Ballard Designs

Tufted Canvas Headboard

Tufted headboards are so beautiful, and a very popular design for a soft and luxurious headboard that you won't bang your head on. Unfortunately, they tend to be very expensive! Ballard Design's headboard retails at $399! Lana from Lana Red Studio decided to DIY her own using craft store art canvases, Ikea blankets, and some fabulous fabric. The … [Read more...]

Ballard Inspired Accordion Drying Rack

Awhile ago the Ballard Corday Accordion Drying Rack caught Crystal at Fussy Monkey Business' eye. It was pricier than she wanted to spend and she couldn't think of an easy way to have her husband recreate it for her so Crystal resigned herself to the fact that she wouldn't have one. Then she came across a pine drying rack shelf for $5. Using some … [Read more...]

DIY Burlap Message Board

It's so easy to get a Ballard Designs inspired message board for less when you make one yourself and it couldn't be easier with this tutorial from Living Rich on Less. All you need is a piece of wood, can of spray adhesive, cardboard, some burlap and you'll have a brand spanking new message board in no time and for a fraction of the … [Read more...]

Knockoff Garden District Mirrors Just Like Ballard Designs

The Garden District Mirrors from Ballard Designs are truly stunning and have caught many DIY enthusiasts eye, including the team from Mine For The Making. They share with us all the steps for making a set of these gorgeous mirrors for our own home. It really couldn't be easier! This DIY was inspired by Ballard Designs Garden District … [Read more...]

DIY Monogrammed Message Board

Jami from the blog An Oregon Cottage shows us how to make this fun, monogrammed message board just like the Ballard Designs version. She used an old thrift store message board and gave it a makeover with some burlap, a drill and a staple gun. It so simple and looks amazing! This DIY project was inspired by these Burlap Massage Boards from … [Read more...]

DIY Drink Labels Just Like Ballard Designs

Rachel from the creative blog Like Saturday shares with us how to make these gorgeous wooden drinks labels, just like these ones from Ballard Designs. Making them yourself is a great way of customizing the labels for your next party, rather than the stock standard bought ones. All it takes is some blank wood labels, a sharpie and wood … [Read more...]

Painted Chevron Rug with Perfect Zig Zags

When it comes to décor, Elisha from Pneumatic Addict Furniture likes to keep things on the neutral side. However, she decided to shake things up in her living room with a chevron rug (just to make sure she wasn’t erring on the “old lady” side). Elisha found a $20 rug at Wal-mart that was perfect for her experiment. She taped off her chevron pattern … [Read more...]

DIY Mr. and Mrs. Bedroom Pillows

Kait from The Jones Journal was eyeballing a pair of adorable Mr. and Mrs. burlap pillows from Ballard Designs. They were so cute, but they were $59 apiece! Kait figured she could DIY that for way less, so she headed to the craft store for some inexpensive burlap and fabric paint. As a non-sewer, Kait even finished her pillows with a liquid stitch … [Read more...]

Café Shelves on a Budget

Aime of Aime Christine Interiors had been swooning over Ballard’s café shelves for some time. But $100 for one small shelf? Not happening! Aime instead turned to DIY to get the same look and built a set of shelves for only $50. The good news is that it’s a simple DIY too! Aime says, “This is a project you can totally do in a matter of hours. The … [Read more...]

Pet Food Storage Tin

Tidy Mom Cheryl shares a cute idea for storing your pets’ food in style using an old popcorn tin from Christmas. Cheryl painted over Santa with a bright yellow spray paint and then decorated the exterior with vinyl cut by her Silhouette and some ribbon. Here’s what Cheryl has to say: “I LOVE the way my designer pet food canister turned out!………and … [Read more...]