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Trying to create a beautiful outdoor seating area without breaking the bank?  Shelly from ModHomeEc turned inexpensive beach chairs that she picked up for just …

A white floral jingle bell wreath caught the eye of Virginia from LiveLoveDIY back before Christmas. Even with the arrival of spring, Virginia hasn’t been able to get the wreath out of her mind. Well, she can finally stop ogling its picture since Virginia now has her own rendition, a much “sassier” spring version that flaunts tons of white blooms with glass pearls, green glitter butterflies, and mini disco balls for extra pizzazz!

Allison of Refunk My Junk wanted to give her little astronaut’s room a fun space-themed makeover but was struggling in the wall art department. Pottery Barn Kids came to the rescue with inspiration, and Allison morphed their constellation wall mural and rug to create her own DIY wall art. Allison even outdid Pottery Barn by making her stars actually light up with white Christmas lights. What kid wouldn’t go crazy for glowing wall décor?

Did you realize that yesterday was the first official day of spring? Tamara from Provident Home Design added a little touch of spring to her mantel with a DIY canvas painting that exudes a bright and airy vibe. Even if you consider yourself a non-artist, don’t write this project off. Tamara says she is not a painter but still decided to test her luck and learned a lot along the way. Now she has a pretty painting to show for it!

What’s a girl to do when she can’t spend hundreds on a pretty, patterned rug for her front porch? Paint one of course! Check out how Gina of The Shabby Creek Cottage transformed this $20 Wal-mart rug into a statement-making piece for her porch. The ever resourceful Gina made the quatrefoil stencil all be herself using a cereal bowl and a piece of cardboard, traced it onto the rug with chalk, and then went over it with paint. Easy peasy and cheap to boot!