Nautical Wooden Buoys

Summer may be winding down, but there’s still plenty of time to dress up your summer décor. Stephanie Lynn from Under the Table and Dreaming created these nautical buoys from scrap wood, making them free. Suh-weet! She just used acrylic craft paint for the punch of color and then added vinyl numbers and sisal rope. [...Read More]

Large Pom Pom Trim Pillow

You may remember making little pom poms out of yarn as a kid. Good times, right? Well, Susan at Living with Punks will have you reliving your childhood with her mondo pom pom trim pillow tutorial. Doesn’t it just sound fun? I really think it’s amazing how this pillow has so much personality but is [...Read More]

Copper Accented Table Lamp

One of the great things about shopping at yard sales and thrift stores is that the items are often so cheap you’ve really got nothing to lose by trying to upcycle them. That’s exactly how Jessica from Mad in Crafts felt when she found a $2.99 table lamp and shade at Goodwill that was the [...Read More]

Burlap Pinboard with Sliding Chalkboard

Most of us would agree that we could be at least a little (or a whole lot) more organized. Messaging centers are great ways to keep all your ducks in a row, and they’ve come a long way in the style department from the basic bulletin board. Kit from Diydiva shares a fairly simple tutorial [...Read More]

Faux Clock Face with Nail Trim

Erin from 3 Meadow Lake Cottage spied a gallery wall in a PB catalog that would be perfect for the large wall space behind her couch. One of the elements she wanted to include was a large vintage faux clock face. To this end, she grabbed a plywood circle from Lowe’s and got to work [...Read More]

Faux Drawer Media Console

Ashley from Shanty 2 Chic totally fell in love with a media console with faux front drawers while browsing Ana White’s site. She modified the plans slightly to allow for more storage space. I love the look of the faux front drawers and contrast of the soft paint and deep stain. Don’t you love furniture [...Read More]

Glass Lantern Chandelier

Seven years after receiving a glass candle holder from a friend, Jen from Jenspire: Simply Inspiring paired it with pieces from a Craigslist chandy to create a gorgeous lantern chandelier. Jen says, “I simply took apart the old chandelier, spray painted it dark brown, and attached to the candle holder using inexpensive chain and S [...Read More]

Black Barstools with Backrest

Sometimes it only takes a little tweaking to take something ordinary and make it extraordinary. That was the case for Jamie from Swoon Style & Home. On a trip to the outlets, she scored two barstools from the Christmas Tree Shop that were almost identical to ones she had been eyeing at Pottery Barn. The [...Read More]