A fireplace makes a fine focal point in every room. If the fire can still work, there is nothing better than to curl up in front of a crackling fire on a cold winter evening. Layla from The Lettered Cottage had a fireplace that was off center and outdated. With some basic materials and hand tools, they set to giving the fireplace a presence … [Read more...]
Pallet Wood Christmas Centerpiece
Do you have leftover pallet wood in small pieces and have no idea what to do with them? This Christmas centerpiece box will put those pallet pieces to good use. The best part is that this will make a lovely hostess gift around the holidays and put a smile on the face of the lucky recipient. With step by step instructions, Ananda from A Piece of … [Read more...]
Rustic Decor Horseshoe Shelf
Horse lovers will definitely want to add this great shelf to their bathroom decor. It is rustic, classic, and unique as well as functional. Katie from Modern Mountain Life includes a detailed materials list that will help get you started. The best part of this project is that it does not require expensive tools to cut the wood or screw it … [Read more...]
Wedding Decor Rustic Lantern
Do you want your wedding decorations to reflect your rustic style? Brooke from All Things Thrifty came up with a novel idea to make her own copper lantern. Using some basic woodworking tools and 1x2's Brooke set to work constructing these beautiful lanterns. You'll find lanterns at the local craft stores but Brooke's are quite inexpensive. … [Read more...]
Five Of The Most Attractive Color Combos – And How To Use Them Properly
Choosing paint colors is sometimes the hardest part of decorating. You need a color (or two) that goes well with your furniture and curtains. Then, as if picking a single color wasn't tricky enough, there comes to trouble of picking two complimentary ones for the same room. While some colors will always go together, you do need to be careful, lest … [Read more...]
Simple, Elegant, Wall Decor
Sometimes the simple things make all the difference when it comes to decorating. In this case, a grater became a lovely flower holder and a wall decor item at the same time. Colleen from Life on Kaydeross Creek shows with good pictures and instructions how to make this farmhouse friendly item. Using weathered wood and her grater, she gave … [Read more...]
Quick And Easy Thanksgiving Centerpieces
Thanksgiving food preparations take so much time that the last thing you want is to spend hours putting together just the right centerpieces. Thankfully (pun intended) you don't, due to these quick and easy centerpiece ideas. All use things that you probably already have laying around your home, so all that you need to do is arrange them … [Read more...]
Drain Pipe and Shutter Wall Decor
Shutters always make a wonderful backdrop when adding decorative items to a wall. If you have modern farmhouse or rustic decor, the shutter look is almost a staple. Colleen from Life on Kaydeross Creek shares with us her wall decor project made from a shutter and drain pipe. Yes, you read that correctly, it is a drain pipe. If you do not … [Read more...]
Rustic Functional Message Center
If you are into rustic with rusty, this message center project is for you. Some of us cannot have too much rust. Donna from Funky Junk Interiors shares with us an easy to make message center board complete with a rusty hinge. Whether you use yours to communicate to other family members, or in Donna's case, a grocery list holder, this board … [Read more...]
How To Choose The Best Lighting Fixtures For Your Bedroom
Lamps not only provide much needed light to darkened rooms, but they are a crucial part of the room's decor. You shouldn't take just any lamp that you have handy and place it in a room without checking to see if A) it throws off enough light and B) it complements everything else in the space, from your furniture to paint colors. These two things … [Read more...]