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Drum Ottoman – DIY Designer Furniture

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Two ‘identical’ designer ottomans. One ottoman costs $1650 + tax + shipping + surcharge. The other costs $12. Which do you want? Can you tell the difference??   Elegant Ottomans image credit | tutorial | source: FeralTurtle.com The incredibly low price for this homemade piece of furniture is the use of recycled materials. Yep, your [...]

DIY Upholstered Ottomans w Storage

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We have a collection of upholstered ottomans and benches here at the Fine Craft Guild. Some for just your feet, some as a soft-furnishing coffee table, some to look pretty at the end of your bed. The ottoman today had been transformed to also be a room storage unit for sofa throws and blankets. This [...]

How to Make Upholstered Ottomans From Scratch

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Sam and Phil have expensive taste. Their dream ottoman in solid oak and wool would set them back £875. So, they decided to make their own, using equally top quality materials. Sam and Phil’s beautiful ottoman The result: their beautiful ottoman totaled £157. Frankly, I think it looks nicer than the inspiration ottomans from Anta [...]

Lovers of Campers: Van Makeover

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Join the Smallards in their joy over their campervan makeover. This camper sure looks ready for a vacation trip, camping in nature. So happy. Isn’t this a super-sunny campervan with Blue, Red and White? Tri-color stripe upholstery with white piping for definition Sailboat stripe bunting Matching polka dot French café curtains. Painted blue campervan frame

Featured DIYs & Crafts of Linky party 25

Featured DIY Home Decor & Craft Ideas First, I have 5 highlights for you that stood out amongst the previous week’s crafts / diy projects submitted. 1. Recycled Book Rose Wreath :: we all need one.. 2. Vintage Tin Makeover :: excellent decoupage | scrapbooking project 3. Dinosaur Kids Costume :: excellent.

Mantelpiece Headboard

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Sometimes Martha Stewart really has something novel to share, like this piece. It is a gorgeously upholstered bed headboard with a carved wooden frame from… a fire place mantel piece. Awesome! A typical mantel piece fits a single bed, up to a full-size bed. This is an ideal solution to create luxury in a tight [...]

Linky Party #10

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10th edition of TIME FOR A PARTY + Featured Creative DIY Ideas Before you’ll link up your party idea this week, have a look at some of the best entries in the prior two parties. Because we are covering 2 weeks’ worth of entries, I’m featuring 9, instead of the usual 5. Top 9 Features [...]

Best Glue for Each Craft

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Ever wondered which glue is best for your project? Today I’m sharing an overview of different glues and their uses. In this article comparing different glues, I’ll start with the all-time favorite glue which is ideal for professional paper art as well as fun paper craft projects: Yes!glue. (Sometimes called “the official Yes! paste” or [...]

Best Home Decor and Creative DIY Ideas

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Featured: Best Submissions of Last Weeks Link Party. As promised, here are my Top Picks amongst many gorgeous, inventive submissions. Those with patterns & howto tutorials are marked as such. Be inspired.  Featured Top Entries 1. Chevron Wall Paint How-to(my all-time fav fab submission) 2. Toddler Boots Tutorial (also check out the bag she made [...]

Anthropologie for Less: 5 Decorating Craft Ideas

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Anthropologie Bedroom Furniture   Apartment Therapy is starting to be ‘like me’ once and a while. Today, I looked at the Anthropologie January 2010 Catalog through their eyes, and this is what I found: 5 contemporary craft projects to make your home Parisian & splendid!  For those of you who are not fortunate to live [...]