knock off decor, copycat decor
Amanda from House Revivals is at it again with another way to make fancy hardware on the cheap. With a bit of paint and the application of a paper filigree cut from a doily, Amanda transformed a plain old wood knob into beautiful works of art. I love how she achieved the look of ceramic [...Read More]
Like Amanda from House Revivals, many of us are always on the lookout for ways to make our builder-grade hardware look… well, less builder-grade. Amanda turned her brass and oak handles into Anthro-lookalikes with some oil rubbed bronze paint and twine. It took Amanda less than 5 minutes per handle, which, in my opinion, is [...Read More]
Even the ugliest container can be made beautiful with a bit of burlap and rope! Just check out this vase that Lucy from Craftberry Bush created from a tin can. After covering her can with burlap, Lucy finished the edges and handle with rope and then added text with a Sharpie. This is a great [...Read More]
It seems forever ago that I was heading off for that first year of college, but I still remember the excitement of getting to decorate my dorm room, my own little home away from home. Debbie from Me and My DIY sewed an amazing replica of Anthropologie’s Catalina bedding for her oldest daughter who is [...Read More]
Jessica from Dear Emmeline distressed a hand-me-down coffee table for a beachy, weathered finish and needed knobs to complete the look. After researching and perfecting her monkey fist knot tying skills, Jessica was able to easily update her old cabinet knobs with a roll of jute. This is such an inexpensive way to refresh some [...Read More]
Why waste hours searching for that perfect fabric when you can just paint your own? That’s exactly what Mary from At Home on the Bay did after months of searching for plaid and stripe wool coating for her custom-made lampshade. I know it’s summer and smokin’ hot outside, but Mary’s shade makes me want to [...Read More]
When Sherry from Pondered Primed Perfected laid eyes on some stoneware berry containers from Anthropologie, she was taken back to childhood days of picking berries with her family. But why spend $14 on a container that is identical to the free cardboard pint berries come in? Sherry held onto her cash, and instead painted and [...Read More]
Meghan from Another Crafty Day gave a burlap drum shade an Anthropologie-inspired makeover with a bunch of felt blossoms. She already had tons of felt on hand, making it a natural choice for her flowers. However, you could definitely experiment with different fabrics to lend a more causal or formal feel to your shade. I [...Read More]
