Craft Storage Tips
Share Hiding your creative tools where you need them is not always so easy. As I do art, craft and decorating projects in almost any room of the house, I decided to go around and create creative storage zones in every room. Creative Living Room Storage Knitting and crochet I most definitely do most [...]
French Design Inspiration from Paris
Share Sharing my secret: I’m in Paris!!!! Instead of craft & DIY tutorials, you’ll find world-class creative inspirational photos to help you develop your own DIY and craft ideas… for the next 2 weeks! Some of the articles will be a single brilliant idea (I’ll be calling these articles ‘Creative Ideas from France’, [...]
DIY Sofa Make-Over
Share Have to share this ‘Craigslist find’–makeover by Aimee from Wonderfully Domestic: a beautiful contemporary bench, that I guess we would all want to have in the sun room. Amazing ! The Bench – AFTER picture Here’s her girl sitting like a princess on her new throne. [...]
Every Creative Girl’s Dream
Share This guy just has to be every creative girl’s dream: tall and good looking, organized, and best of all: he helps you find stuff as he remembers where you’ve put your things…!! May I introduce you to: … … Mr. ‘Craftbox’ ! This wonderful guy (.. ahem, Craft Storage Furniture) may perhaps be [...]
Upholstered Headboards: Make Your Own
Share Comfortable bed headboards are easy to make and transform ordinary bedroom furniture. Actually good bed headboards have to follow certain design criteria: 1. Decorative items on (or above) the headboard should not be able to fall onto my head. 2. It should be high enough to support my back when having breakfast in [...]
Cool Outdoor Shower
Share Here’s a simply DIY solution you can prep this afternoon, to let you cool down in style and ease when the summer heat is smoldering: By snaking this garden hose around tree branches, it transforms into a little crazy outdoor shower, which will become the oasis in your garden. (Images: Studio Dreyer Hensley, [...]
Craft for Earth Day
Share This year, 2011, as every year, Earth Day is April 22. Last year around this time, I made a huge effort to find 50+ environment-friendly craft and DIY projects. All these projects look stunningly great and are made of 100% recycled materials. If you are interested in featuring this list on your [...]
DIY Luxury Stairs
Share Some people just do things very well. Miriam & Daniel, i.e. the couple who are the proud owners of this stairs make-over, did things* very well, and the results is a luxury stair case, that’s a jewel in their home. (*Even their tutorial is done very well, and concludes with a list of tips [...]
How to Make Cafe Curtains
Share Shabby or chic, cafe curtains have made a come-back. Or did they never leave the kitchen??? Either way, I’m sure you’ll be happy to find a pattern and step-by-step instructions how to make your own cafe curtains. Cafe curtains offer an easy & inexpensive way to create an informal cozy atmosphere. They [...]
10 Holiday Decorating Mistakes To Avoid
Share This is the season that everyone is becoming crafty and a home decorator. Great! Some of us have an innate ability to design spaces. But not everyone is a born designer. Let’s just say we all make some design and decorating mistakes. Here are 10 tips to avoid common holiday home decorating, design and [...]
Create Cool Child Bedroom Furniture w Stencils (DIY Tutorial)
Share ** How to Stencil Furniture. ** Lovely. Fun. Doable. Those are the three worlds … I mean words… that come to mind when I saw this dresser make-over. You love it also? Image source: Lena Corwin, via Etsy. Free Tutorial On Hand-Printing Your Cabinet This design & tutorial for this [...]
Decorate with Recycled Ladders
Share Ladders add a rustic country atmosphere to a home, and can be used indoor or outdoor for decoration. This project goes into my ‘one day’ pile of things to do, but my step one was to collect ‘best of’ recycled ladder decoration ideas. Ladders offer great interim storage solutions: quick and easy places to [...]
