Sweet Dreams | Shabby Chic Bedhead

Ever since buying our new ensemble bed almost a year ago I have been searching high and low for the "perfect" bedhead, one that suited my "style" and was not going to cost me an arm and a leg.
After months of frustration I turned to Pinterest. Why on earth did I not do that sooner? I dont need to hunt down a bedhead - I can make one!! (with a little bit of help from Mr Owl!)
I am so in love with it! Made with repurposed recycled wood, white washed and laquered and shabbied within an inch of its life, I love how rustic it is! Heck i just plain LOVE it!! Everytime I walk past my bedroom with its perfectly arranged throw cushions (an ocd habit I learnt off Mrs Elephant) I cannot help but *sigh* its just so damn lubly..... So tell me - what do you think?

If you love it as much as we do - we would love to make you one! Stay tuned to our website as we will be listing them for sale very soon.

Thought of the moment:

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me.

Steve Jobs

What does an Elephant make an owl for christmas?

Ok so fairs fair, you got to see what I made Mrs Elephant for Christmas so now it is time to show off what Mrs Elephant made me!!!

Not one......

But TWO gorgeous handcrafted beautifully beautiful owls!

Henry here is created with a repurposed jacket. Check out his wee little eyes and that gorgeous "jacket" pleat on his back:

And Marcel - well he is just too cute for words!!

I just love them!! Isn't she clever?

On a sidenote - don't you just love the little chair? Did you see the one in the newest little unborn elephant's room? The littlest Owl loves to sit on my one at snack time:

Love them just as much as we do? Register your interest below in the comments section or send us an email at sales@theowlandtheelephant.com.au - we think it is time to share the love and get some in stock for all our lovely followers!!!


Thought of the moment:

Winning moments:

Rocking Chair Reveal!!

So yesterday we started off with a pink fairy girls rocking chair, today The Owl & the Elephant have transformed it into a super funky, Sock Monkey Rocking Chair!!

Remember the "before" shot:

And here is the finished masterpiece:

 So what do you think? Please don't be shy.....leave a comment!!

Thought of the moment:
"Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere." ~Glenn Turner

What a rockin' rocking chair!

So our devoted Facebook followers will know that Josie is on holidays at the moment in her hometown of Sydney...and that leaves 'her baby', aka The Blog a little neglected as we all know she is the one who has a 'way with words' and not moi!!

But, I couldn't leave you all waiting for our next post....so here is a little glimpse into our latest project.

A friend of mine kindly donated a little girls rocking chair to me recently, sweet baby pink with delightful fairies on it. Now those of you who know me...or know Miss Elephant, know that fairies "aren't my bag, baby"...so we had to do away with those and give them a little touch of The Owl & the Elephant of course!

Here are some before shots:

So this morning, a fine blustery Perth winter day...made me feel like tackling a project. Now Mr Elephant is on his last day of holidays today, so Mrs Elephant being ever so crafty (in the evil sense of the word!) only had to utter the words "Honey, I 'wonder' if this rocking chair seat would come apart with a screwdriver?". Of course my Mr Fixit jumped at the chance to whip out the tool box and got to work disassembling the chair for me.

The as you can see in this photo below, there was a nasty crack and bulge in the seat area which had to be sanded...a few more words from the Elephant and he was onto that too!

My oldest Elephant, almost 4 just loves Monkeys, and you may have seen this Sock Monkey Light Switch Cover we made for her some time back (available to purchase here), so I thought it would match perfectly to use that fabric on the renovated rocking chair which will sit in her bedroom. So I got to work....here are some 'during' shots...

Now it should be dry some time today, tomorrow I will finish off trimming it all up and then reassemble it and post the 'after' shots!!

Please leave a comment below and let us know what you think so far. Also if you are in Perth and have a piece of furniture you would like us to add The Owl & the Elephant touch to, contact us here. We love a challenge! 


There is a sample of our current furniture pieces on our website.

beauty isn't in the eye of the beholder - ITS HERE!!!!

So as mentioned in earlier posts we have a side table/ hall table/ doolacky table that we intended to repurpose/shabby chic/ do up/ renovate and make all round amazing..... well we failed.

We did NOT make an amazing table. We make a super dooper ooper beautifully awesomely amazing table!!! We just fell in love with this Michael Miller fabric and new it would go perfectly on this table.

As you MAY be able to tell we are a little excited!!! So tell us..... what do you think??

Thought of the moment:

Everyone has photographic memory; some just don't have the film.
Anon

Our next furniture piece...commence drooling...NOW!

Simply take this exquisite side table and add an equally as exquisite piece of fabric...........

Then sit back and wait...... finished product coming soon!

Meanwhile....we are so excited our shipment of homewares has arrived... check out my comfy cushiony couch! 

(comfort level as displayed by Miss 3!!)

Thought of the moment:

laugh as much as you breathe 

and love as long as you live

Anon

Kids Table - The Owl & the Elephant Style!

We hope you have all had a fabtabulous weekend!! Perth was lucky enough to have a public holiday today giving us one extra day to do... "stuff"

 The Owl spent the weekend learning how to braid hair (thanks mumsy-in-law!!) and use her slow cooker
(HELLO! hands down BEST kitchen tool EVER!)

Whilst the Elephant took this table and chair set belonging to Evie Elephant....

Along with this piece of INCREDIBLY cute fabric...

Ironed it .... (a concept foreign to Mrs Owl who has only just purchased her first iron)

Prepped took apart the table...

Assembled the necessary tools including Pierre the Pirate (everyone needs a cheer squad!)

and created this!!!!.........

 (The Table!!! Evie elephant whilst undoubtably cute is a past project!) 

I WANT ONE!!! you hear yourself yell! wellllll........

OK! We would LOVE to make one for you in YOUR choice of fabric for  $70 simply send us an email and we can get started!!

Thought of the moment:

Slow cookers are ORSE 

filling the void....

So.... as you may have heard by now Alice is gone! *sniff* 

We are SOOOO over the moon, jump up and down, heart smiling, face crackingly happy that she has found someone who is going to love her just as much as we have but what to do next......

 * insert finger drumming nose!!*

 So we had a play with a stool....... 

What do you think???? 

and as fun as it was hootifying it (hehe get it? beautifying? hootifying? The OWL and the elephant? ahahaha ahhh sleep how I miss thee) it just isnt enough! So we have headed to our "workshed" (aka the Elephant's garage) and pulled out our next project!!!

We have visions of a piece for the boys this time around, rockets and spaceships, blues and reds and more scrummy handles!! 

Maybe with a dash of....

THIS!!!!!

Would love to hear your ideas! If we where making it for you (which is TOTALLY an option lol) what would YOU like to see?

Thought of the moment:

" Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture" 

Maria Buatta

Voila!!

We started with this (well, after a little sanding!):

Knew we HAD to have this fabric:

The Owl worked her magic "shabby chic'ing" up Alice and making her look all rustic and beautiful...then came the next step - fusing the fabric onto the dresser...a difficult task!

Measuring it all up before we start

The very painstaking task of getting the fabric fused perfectly to the top of Alice

The Elephant being 'pedantic' about smoothing out every single bubble or imperfection

All smoothed out waiting to dry

Just about dry....time to trim off the excess fabric (stay tuned for what we do with that)

Little Miss Elephant HAD to have a closer look...its JUST her size!

Now all we are waiting on are these beautiful drawer knobs we searched high and low for and eventually found in a store in New York

We think they will be just the finishing touch for Alice! Now please pray they arrive THIS WEEK!!

and here she is completed...

WHAT DO YOU THINK??

If you have fallen in love with Alice, register your interest by comment below or email us at theowlandtheelephant@yahoo.com.au