Pb inspired

Friends of Crystal from Penny Love Projects had been looking for a generous-sized table for their new dining room. Unfortunately, their search came up short, …

The very first piece of furniture that Ashley from Shanty 2 Chic built for her gorgeous new home is this octagon-shaped table. It’s a six-seater and only cost… wait for it… $110 to build! Just to put it into perspective, the Pottery Barn inspiration retails for $1,899 before tax and shipping. The octagon shape is easier to build than a round table yet still fits Ashley’s breakfast nook to perfection. Wanna build your own? Ana White drew up the plans for this baby and shares them for FREE!

Katie of The Shabby Cottage Home created her own mondo-sized magnetic calendar from a piece of galvanized metal. She had the most fun cutting numbers and symbols, like a cake to represent a birthday and ballet slippers for her daughter’s lessons, from magnet sheets. This would make it SO easy to plan out your month, and even your kids could have fun planning out their schedules with the magnets.

Debbie from Confessions of a Plate Addict is up to her old tricks again – creating the Pottery Barn look for waaay less! This time Debbie’s dining table got the five-star treatment with a colorful and textural new Easter tablescape. Debbie combined items from the Dollar Tree and Wal-mart among other stores to pull it all off, and she’s such a sweetie that she breaks down exactly where she bought it all and how much it cost!

Cara from Build It Craft It Love It fell in love with a upholstered storage bench from Pottery Barn but was definitely NOT spending nearly …