Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Toy Shelf

Ok... I have been working on this project for a while now and I finally was able to get it finished. I am SOOOOOO excited. It turned out so great and works great. So, here is what I did...
Turned a bookshelf into a toy shelf. Doesn't sound to genious when I type it out, but here is how I did it.
1. Took an old bookshelf that looks like this: I took all of the shelves out and the backing off (you could leave the backing on if you want, I took mine off because I want to be able to access it from both sides.) 2. Turned it sideways like this: At this point, I went to Home Depot and bought a peice of wood that measures 10 inches wide by 6 feet long. (I bought this size because it was the perfect sixe and there was no cutting involved) Then I screwed it in about half way down the shelf.3.I built me an insert out of the old shelves. (I did this because I wanted more storage space for my smaller baskets, you don't have to do this part) Here is what it looks like with both additions.
4. I painted it of coarse!! What color??? Orange!! And it looks soooo cute!! It will look even better when I move it into the room it is really going to go in against the green walls.Tada!! Enjoy and let me know if you have a cool project like this too or if you try this one out!!
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Christmas Ideas

So I was browsing on ways to update and add to my current christmas decorating plan, and came up with this awesome ideas! Here are a few simple ways to add a little flare to your decor without spending a whole lot.
And the last pic is of an advent calendar that can EASILY be made DIY. Just find cans of the same size, wrap them in paper, number them, and stick colorful tissue and ribbon on the top and fill with candy, handmade notes, little toys, etc.
I love this idea...something that can easily be changed from year to year.










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Friday, November 20, 2009

Corner Shelf Redo

I am soooooo excited!!!! I found this beauty at a garage sale and only paid $10 for it!!!!! Talk about awesome!!!

It came with this color, so, I painted it!!! :) Sorry I forgot to take a before pic, but here are the after pics.
After I painted it, I scuffed it up a bit using sand paper. I love, love, love how it turned out. It has totally changed the entire look of my dining room!!! So, next time you are out driving around and see a garage sale, stop!!! Because you never know what treasure you might find!!!!

Becky

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Coolness

I found some things that are just plain cool. I love how "out of th box" people can be in their expressions via home decor. Someday.... my house will be this cool. lol



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Friday, November 13, 2009

Create Wall

So, I did this one a while back, but it is still my favorite wall in the whole house. I made the CREATE out of vinyl and then just hung a really thick piece of wire on 2 nails (one at each end). I use safety pins to attach the pictures, although I think that using those really small clothespins would be a lot more cute, I was going for cheap, so I used what I had on hand. It works and my daughter loves to put the things that she makes on the wall.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Chest Redo

I am working on getting my girls room done. The other day, I decided that I wanted this chest to go in their room. So, I took it outside, sanded it down and then painted it black. When it dried I went over it with a wax finish so it wouldn't scratch as easily. I also recovered the cushion with this fabulous material. It looks GREAT!!! I am so excited with the way it turned out. I recovered a pillow (with ruffles too!!!) as well to go on the chest. Take a look and let me know what you think!!!
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Fun Christmas


I can't believe it's getting close to the holiday season. I'm trying to think of how to spice up my christmas decor and I came across this pretty little thing. Isn't it the best? I do believe I want to go bright and fun this year. This is all something you can do yourself...and just think of how the kids would feel to have all these bright colors around them too!
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Floating Wall Shelves

I have been wanting Floating Shelves in my living room for awhile, so I finally sat down with my husband and we figured out how to make them ourselves. I was soooo excited (and still am!) I hate spending money on shelves or anything that I know I can make or get cheaper. SO.... here they are.....you can make them too!! All you need is: a router, a piece of wood in the size that you want your shelf, sandpaper, and paint!
Cut your wood to the size of shelves that you want. (Mine are 4 ft., 3 ft., and 2 ft.) Router key holes in the back of each peice.
Then paint them, and hang them. Here are a few pics of the final look. Enjoy and let me know how it goes when you try it out!

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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Nursery/Kid Room

I found this the other day... it makes me happy :)
I do believe this will be the EXACT thing I do to my boy's room. The color combo is just perfect and you can't walk into a room like that and NOT like it. *sigh* I'm in love. lol



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Monday, October 12, 2009

DIY Lampshade

I know that there are a lot of lampshades out there. Most of the time, if I'm going to have a lamp in my house, I'm going to want a funky, fun design on the lampshade instead of the typical plain colored one.


I found this tutorial on another site called J Caroline Home. It's full of projects and inspiration.


So enjoy this small tutorial... it's uber easy. I'm going out to find me some cheap fabric and re-do the lamps that I already have :)






*You can buy pre-glued lampshades or cover a plain one. With the self-adhesive variety, the
lampshade's label is the pattern for your fabric. If you fabric edges won't be covered with trim,
add a 1/2" seam allowance and fold it over the lampshade and glue to the inside.
*If you want to cover a lampshade you already have, make a pattern from a piece of newspaper.
Tape or use temporary spray adhesive to stick the paper to the lampshade and use a
highlighter to trace around the edge. Overlap where your edges meet by approximately 3/4".
Then remove the paper and cut to make a pattern. Cut your fabric based on your newpaper
pattern. You can then use a permanent spray adhesive to adhere the fabric to the lampshade. I
recommend spraying the lampshade thoroughly and then applying the fabric.
*Where the fabric edges meet, fold the raw edge of the top fabric under and use Tacky Glue to
glue down. Then you can use glue on the edges to prevent the fabric from pulling up.
*On the lampshade shown, I used a bias tape (basically a narrow piece of fabric similar to a
ribbon with the raw edges folded in to the middle) as the trim, which I glued on the top and
bottom with Tacky Glue.

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Friday, October 9, 2009

Fall Decor

I love decorating for each new season. It gives me a reason to redecorate and add new things. This year, I added fabric pumpkins. They were super easy to make and really cheap. It cost me about $7 to make them. You can find the tutorial for them here: http://bloggingwithholly.blogspot.com/2009/08/more-requests-for-pumpkins.html
Here are my pumpkins. They are sitting on my mantle. I think the best thing about these pumpkins is that the sewing does NOT have to be perfect and they will still turn out GREAT!!
* tip: if you are going to make these, just get the samples from the fabric in the home decor departmet at Joanns. They are the perfect size and it is free!!!*
Find something around your house that is fall colors and stick them in vases in your fireplace, or go outside and cut some branches (with leaves) off a tree and stick them in a vase, then tie a ribbon around the vase. It makes a huge difference and adds a nice little impact that makes me smile everytime I look at my fireplace. Continue to add little things here and there. They all add that touch of 'home' to your house.
If you don't have any fall decor things and you want some, just wait a few more weeks and they will all be going on clearance. Trust me it is worth the wait, then you have something to look forward to when you decorate next fall!!
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

A Few favorite things

I found these yesterday and I'm in love. All 3 of these places are something that I need to add to my "dream house" folder. I'm in love with that wood walkway though.... what a way to make a statement, but also keep things natural and green. And I might want to attempt to do that mirror mural above my fireplace... it's so pretty :)


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