With plans of giving a garage sale dresser a makeover, Mia from Jilly & Mia headed straight to her trusted friend – Google. She stumbled upon the perfect inspiration piece and got to work giving the dresser a healthy worn look with her sander and diluted paint. She stenciled on some numbers, added rope pulls, [...Read More]
Acid Wash Mirror Wall Art
July 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
Pamela from PB&J Stories turned a $2.99 Goodwill mirror into unique wall art for her master bedroom. Pamela says, “I always thought these Anthropologie mirrors were gorgeous, but for a small collection of them the $750 price tag was out of this world. In a Saturday afternoon I was able to create this acid wash [...Read More]
Colorful Fabric Beach Chairs
July 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There is still plenty of summer left to sit and soak up the sun. Of course this requires the perfect seating. Shelly from ModHomeEc turned some inexpensive beach chairs into bright bombshells by trading out the plain nylon sling for fun, colorful printed fabric. With these chairs, you’ll feel like you’re vacationing at a 5-star [...Read More]
Wire Basket Pendant Light
July 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ashley Ann from Under the Sycamore wasn’t deterred when a plan to form her own pendant light from wire didn’t go as hoped. Instead she simply moved on to Plan B which took form when she laid eyes on her daughter’s wire toy basket on the floor. Ashley Ann removed the handle and added an [...Read More]
Custom Monogrammed Mugs
July 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
Gabrielle from Design Mom shares a simple gift idea that you can get the kids in on creating. Gabrielle and her daughter used transfer paper to create these monogrammed mugs. After transferring the initial, her daughter used a porcelain pen to fill it in with sketchy diagonal strokes for a fun, imperfect look. Pair them [...Read More]
Yellow Ruffled Shower Curtain
July 5, 2011 By 3 Comments
I simply love this gorgeous ruffled shower curtain created by Leanne at Elle Apparel. The layers of ruffles are so soft and flowing yet fun and dramatic at the same time. According to Leanne, this project doesn’t require advanced sewing skills, just a lot of patience and perseverance. (A ruffle foot is also highly recommended, [...Read More]
Appliqued Deer Silhouette Pillow
July 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
Who’s up for a little Christmas in July? Jessica from Sew Homegrown created this deer head silhouette pillow to add a little festivity to her couch last year. Jessica’s hubs drew a pattern (that has kindly been made available to Jessica’s readers), which Jessica traced and cut from a colorful, textured fabric. She then used [...Read More]
Colorful Zigzag Throw Pillow
June 27, 2011 By 3 Comments
Calli from Make it Do created the perfect pillow for adding a subtle touch of fun and color to your space. The zigzags definitely take the spotlight, and Calli makes them look so simple to create in her tutorial. Calli’s color and pattern choices are totally workin’ for me here, as they lend a softness [...Read More]
