This doesn’t quite fit within the realm of “decorating,” but since wardrobe decorates me rather than my house, I’m including it.
My favorite, favorite pair of round-toed brown Steve Madden heels (with pink stitching – sigh!) finally got to the point where wearing them in public was akin to wearing ripped sweatpants, so I stashed them in the back of the closet. After seeing so many articles about revitalizing old furniture with a can of spray paint, I asked Boyfriend if he thought I could get away with painting my shoes. He said no. But he didn’t say anything about using a different color shoe scuff polish to transform them. While he was away on Saturday, I took it upon myself to coat my shoes in two coats of black shoe polish. The result is a pair of shiny black heels, no scuffs to be seen!
Materials: old pair of leather shoes, shoe polish (preferably a darker color – I used an extra coverage scuff polish)
Cost: $0 (I already owned the polish)
You might ask, “Couldn’t you have just bought brown shoe polish?” Yes, but then they’d look the same. I like having a new pair of shoes! Next time I am trying red polish.
