Kate from Magic City Thistle exercised some serious resourcefulness to recreate the look of a white desk with wood top she’d been eyeing from Pottery Barn. The base was the simple part – a few storage cubes, and Kate was done. However, it’s pretty tricky to make a wood desktop without any wood. Kate rummaged around and found an old shelf, … [Read more...]
DIY Bottle Lamp
As Amanda from What Hopes and Dreams are Made of points out, glass lamps are a great fit for pretty much any color scheme or decorating style. It leaves little question to why they have soared in popularity! Amanda got in on the craze by making her own bottle lamp from an apple juice jug she already had. Amanda’s lamp came in at only $24.50, … [Read more...]
Kids Cabin Loft with Gallery Wall and Daybeds
While designing her Alaskan cabin, Ana White knew she wanted it to be a welcoming and fun space for the kiddos. She took inspiration from Pottery Barn Kids and turned the loft into a playful space that both boys and girls will love. Best of all? Almost this whole entire AMAZING space is DIY! The gallery wall is made from just scrap plywood … [Read more...]
$90 for TWO Pottery Barn Inspired Nightstands
Remember that beautiful farmhouse bed from DIYstinctly Made that I shared yesterday? Well, it made the laminate nightstands on each side of it look really BAD. The task of building new nightstands kept getting pushed to the bottom of the DIY list, but “a girl can only look at laminate furniture for so long.” Eventually the couple again turned … [Read more...]
Rustic Farmhouse Crib for Under $200
I absolutely adore this farmhouse style crib built by the handy couple over at DIYstinctly Made. With a nine- and six-year-old, I am way past the baby stage. However, if I were designing a nursery, this beauty would be at the center it! Sarah and Kurt knew they wanted to build a crib for their new baby and did all the research about safety … [Read more...]
Inexpensive Faux Metal Monogram
Would you believe you can make an incredibly expensive looking monogram using cardboard!? This DIY from Medina at Grillo Designs is easier than you would think and gives you that cool rustic industrial vibe everyone is dying for. Using a furniture box (the larger the better!) Medina cut out her letters using a template she printed out … [Read more...]
Rope Finial Curtain Rod Makeover
When Samantha from Little Bits of Home was challenged to create a DIY project from rope, she knew exactly what she was going to make. Her master bedroom was in need of a little TLC, and Samantha decided to update the curtain rod finials with rope. She followed a video tutorial to tie a monkey fist knot and then slipped a wooden ball from the … [Read more...]
Industrial Gear Decor
If you love the industrial look with your furniture, you might want to bring the style to your walls and shelves to complete the look. Elisha from Pneumatic Addict has a great tutorial on making some fabulous industrial looking gears using craft foam! Elisha used a template she printed, a hot knife, and some smooth finish coating to get rid of … [Read more...]
Inexpensive 3D Geometric Wall Art
This DIY is totally outside the box, but turned out amazingly chic! Rachael from This is our Bliss loved the Forged Metal Sculpture from Pottery Barn- it is super cool, geometric, 3-dimensional, but still modern and fun. It is the ultimate wall art, but retails for $299. To get the look for way less, Rachael had the brilliant idea of using … [Read more...]
Wall Mount Jewelry Organizer
Amanda from The Tale of an Ugly House needed a way to organize her jewelry, and when she saw Pottery Barn’s wall-mounted jewelry organizer, she knew she had the perfect solution! The only problem? It was $99. Amanda instead made her own very convincing knock off for way less and shares the tutorial at Reasons to Skip the Housework. Here’s … [Read more...]
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