Stacy from Not Just a Housewife recently had a momentous event occur in her creative blogging career – her very first knock-off! Woot woot! Her inspiration was a cutout star sign from Pottery Barn. Stacy went for a bit more rustic look, but, all in all, her sign is a dead ringer for PB’s. I sure hope this will be the first of many knock-offs for Stacy!
Monica from East Coast Creative says her entryway was in desperate need of a “stylish, but functional table.” Like a $1,099 table from Pottery Barn made from reclaimed wood and steel – except without the $1,099 price tag. Actually, it came with no price tag at all! Monica used wood she had leftover from other projects to build the table and then finished it off with spray paint and stain. It’s amazing how much the metallic spray paint looks like metal. Sure had me fooled!
With the entertaining season upon us, it’s the perfect time to dress up your table with festive linens. Mary from At Home on the Bay shares a simple tutorial for creating a fun pom-pom table runner like one she saw at Anthropologie. Mary says, “It had colorful layers of pom-pom trim that added the perfect playful touch of whimsy to what was otherwise a plain white table runner. I new I could create a version that would be just as cute and more affordable for my budget.” And that’s exactly what she did! Isn’t it darling?!?
Jackie from Teal & Lime’s mind was whirling with ways to recreate a herringbone mirror with wood and bone inlay from West Elm – tile, paint, paper??? Then her husband stepped in and suggested fabric. Genius! Jackie already had a mirror with a wide flat frame that was perfect for the project. She covered the edges with veneer and the front with chevron fabric, and voila – a gorgeous and graphic mirror!
Inspired by glass cloches, like those from Restoration Hardware, Susan of saf affect was on the hunt for a thrifty alternative. She scored two industrial glass light fixture globes at a Habitat for Humanity Restore for only a few dollars. Placed on a tray with a few interesting objects, you’d never guess they were once used for lighting. What a great repurpose!
