Total knob jockey

In an effort to spice this stank burger up, I've been working on a few DIY projects around the house.  The first of which I talked about in a previous post regarding my crappy couch to shabby chic makeover.  It took very little time, and just a wee bit o' casheesh on my part.  Also on the DIY list was to change the boring knobs on my blue dresser.  Here is what the original knobs looked like:

Kinda plain jane, nothing awesome about them.  They weren't ugly by any stretch, but they didn't add any flavor to the dresser.  During one of my trips to World Market I saw they stock a variety of different knobs -- shapes, sizes, colors, etc.  I decided to do a little switch up with the dresser in my bedroom.  Here are some of the knobs I picked out:

The picture doesn't show all of them -- there are 12 total -- but you get the idea of what type of knobs I was looking for.  They aren't that expensive either!  I got a couple sets for $3.99 a set, then a few of the more colorful knobs were $3.99 to $4.99 each.  I think for the whole 12-knob transformation I spent about $40.  Here's the dresser now:

Not the greatest picture ever, but you get the idea.  It looks pretty sweet in person.  I find that, like The Dude's rug, it completes the room :)    

Shabby Chic Couch Makeover

I purchased my couch in the fall of 2008.  And less than 3 years later it looks terrible.  The fabric pills, the pillows that form the back of the couch are scrunched and malformed..... I kinda can't stand the couch actually.  But, replacing it isn't top on my priority list of things I'd like to spend money on at the moment.  Here's what my couch looks like:

 
Pretty gross, huh?  While my mom was here visiting this week, she came up with a great idea to make the couch look freshened up, without spending a ton of money.  The inexpensive fix?  Pillows.  Big colorful pillows.  We threw out the three large back pillows that came with the couch, and switched them out with some fun, bright, shabby chic pillows from World Market.  And I love the difference!!

Pretty cute, huh?  I love the way they look, and the pillows will give the couch new life for another year or so until I want to throw down the cash on another couch.  A couple other DIY changes that I'm working on over the next few weeks / months: switching my boring dresser knobs out for some cool, mismatched, vintage looking knobs, and painting an old wooden IKEA bookshelf a bright, vibrant aqua!!  I'm looking forward to working on these inexpensive projects.  Of course I'll post photos as they come together!

Any DIY projects you're excited about that you'd like to share?