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]
Black Barstools with Backrest
Filed Under: Pottery Barn Tagged With: barstool, barstools, chair, chairs, copycat, counter stools, counterstool, matte polycrilic, Napoleon Barstool, Napoleon® Barstool, painted, pb inspired, refinish, spray paint
Aged Spackle Lamp Base
Christine from First Home… Love Life… wanted to create a lamp with a salvaged, architectural look. She scored a $5.00 lamp at a thrift store that had just the right shape for the project. To achieve an aged look she coated it spackle, leaving lots of dents and crevices. She finished it off with some [...Read More]
Filed Under: Pottery Barn Tagged With: accent piece, aged, architectural, Architectural Salvage Lamp Bases, baluster, copycat, decor, decorative, glaze, lamp base, lamp bases, lamps, lighting, pb inspired, salvaged, spray paint, spray painted, table lamp, worn
Decorative White Reed Diffuser
Kristin from Homespun with Love created a decorative white reed diffuser to freshen up her mantel for the remainder of the summer months. Kristin picked up her all supplies at good ol’ Wal-mart, making this a pretty thrifty project. She first spray painted a clear glass jar white with several light coats and then added [...Read More]
Filed Under: Pottery Barn Tagged With: accent piece, decor, decoration, decorative, DIY, glass jar, Homescent Oil Diffuser Bar, how-to, make your own, pb inspired, porcelain jar, reed diffusers, spray paint, stems, white
Black Café Shelving
It was love at first sight when Laura from Inspiration For Moms laid eyes on some café shelves in a catalog. Unfortunately, their purchase would cost her a Benjamin for each shelf. What’s a girl to but make them herself?!? With a little cutting, nailing, and painting, Laura had her shelves just in time to [...Read More]
Filed Under: Ballard Designs Tagged With: bd inspired, build your own, Cafe Shelving - 12 inch Deep, construction, copycat, corbel, dining room, DIY, how-to, kitchen, pine board, shelf, shelves, spray paint, trim molding, wall decor, woodwork, woodworking
Branches and Cups Hanging Advent
Opening the little doors on our advent calendar was always so exciting when I was a kid. (And there wasn’t even any candy inside. Imagine that!) Macey from Olivia Renn created a unique suspended advent from apple tree branches and spray painted plastic cups. The plastic cups were pure genius. They are about as thrifty [...Read More]
Filed Under: Pottery Barn Tagged With: advents, Branch Advent Calendar, branches, buckets, christmas, copycat, DIY, holiday, how-to, make your own, pb inspired, seasonal, spray paint, twine
‘Noel’ Christmas Word Art
Sarah from Life Sweet Life shared a simple knockoff last Christmas that cost her only $4 to make (compared to the $149 catalog version). Sarah bought wood letters from a craft store, gave them a coat of spray paint, and arranged them to spell NOEL. She used a bit of hot glue to hold them [...Read More]
Filed Under: Pottery Barn Tagged With: christmas, copycat, decor, decorating, decoration, decorations, DIY, holiday, how-to, make your own, Noel Metal Word Art, pb inspired, seasonal, sign, spray paint
Bedroom Chandelier with Crystals
Beth from Home Stories A to Z updated the ceiling fan in her master bedroom to this beautiful bejeweled chandelier. (A pretty nice step up, wouldn’t you say?) She started with a $10 Craigslist chandie, gave it a few coats of spray paint, and added some crystals for bling. I think they give it a [...Read More]
Filed Under: Pottery Barn Tagged With: Celeste Chandelier, chandalier, chandeliers, crystal, crystals, fixtures, hanging light, jewel, jewels, light, light fixture, lighting, lights, master bedroom, pb inspired, spray paint
Oil Rubbed Bronze Outdoor Candle Chandelier
Here’s a little motivation to spruce up your outdoor living space for those of you who are dragging your feet a bit. Diane from In My Own Style took a standard brass light fixture from a thrift store and transformed it into an outdoor candle chandelier for her gorgeous patio. (Please, Diane, invite me to [...Read More]
Filed Under: Pottery Barn Tagged With: candle, candles, decorating, hanging candles, hanging light fixture, hatcher chandelier, light, lighting, lights, oil rubbed bronze, outdoor, outdoors, outside decoration, patio, patio decor, pb inspired, porch, spray paint
