Ettore Console. A Shoe Storage Spectactular | Apartment Therapy San Francisco. Previous image Next image It's Fashion's Night Out tonight, and my mind is on shoes. Though my pesky subconscious is mentally trying on a pair of Christian Louboutin boots I'll never own, my practical, conscious self is looking for innovative ways to organize the shoes that I do have… My current shoe storage situation is anything but spectacular.
I want something functional, but special. So I took a look around to find some inspiration from designers who have mastered the art of carefully displaying the shoe. 1. Images: As linked above. DIY projects. Glitzy Easter Placecards By Ashley Page Norton Easter is right around the around and these egg and nest placecards come together super fast. The supplies are easy to pick up or if you’re like me you probably have most of them on hand – I love pipe cleaners and always have some around! I’m also total sucker for good alphabet stickers so I pick them up whenever I see them, but you could always handwrite the names instead. These will look great at an Easter table setting! Click through for materials & instructions… (more…) Loopy Paper Garland by Kathleen Ballos I don’t think there will ever be a shortage of garlands to make for parties!
Click through for instructions … (more…) Printable Birthday Pull-Card by Alix Sorrell Did you see Kathleen’s adorable Matchbox birthday card? Click through for instructions… (more…) Jelly Bean Garland Don’t you love the candy selection around Easter time? Click through for instructions … (more…) Pretty Paper Party Horns DIY by Chiara Alberetti Milott (more…) DIY Make Your Own Picture Frame. Sep 6 This is a series of posts I’m doing on affordable art. Find my other posts in this series here: Potato Print Art Work, Modern Art DIY, Painted Words as Art.
I was at a friend’s home a few months ago and I asked her where she got her pretty thin wood frames. She laughed and told me to pick it up off the wall and look at the back. Materials Needed: Glass or plexiglass, mat board cut to the size of the plexiglass (from an art store), mat board cutter, a piece of cardboard cut to the size of the plexiglass, ruler, paper tape (from an art store), exacto knife, hardware to hang your artwork, superglue First, I started with some leftover plexiglass we had from this project. Next, cut your own matboard. Now you are ready to put it all together. Once it is done let it dry for at least an hour before handling and wait several hours before hanging. Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time. Circles wall art - Google Images. Rope Art by Design *Sponge. Before & After: DIY Rope Bench Today's Nest | Apartment Therapy DC. Before & after: herringbone wood dining table.
I felt a wave of excitement when this beautiful table makeover landed in my inbox. I’m not a woodworking expert, but I am always looking to try out new techniques. I’m absolutely determined to make myself something using Sarah’s awesome herringbone design. Sarah Summers and her father, a self-taught carpenter, worked together to modify an old door into a custom table that will last for years. They managed to put the whole piece together for around $150, which is impressive for any kind of large dining table, but for a table that looks this good?
Wowza. Great job, team Sarah! Have a Before & After you’d like to share? Read more about Sarah’s herringbone wood table after the jump! Time: 2 weekends Cost: $150 Basic Steps: I recently finished graduate school and moved away from 6 years of college living. In order to keep costs down and be as eco-friendly as possible, we tried to get creative and use re-purposed materials for the table. DIY: Dip Dyed Flower Pots Design*Sponge | Apartment Therapy Los Angeles. Hidden jewelry box. Grace mentioned to me that jewelry storage is a hot topic for a lot of readers, so i set to work brainstorming some possibilities! I realized that there are basically two camps: people who like their jewelry on display (neatly of course), and people who like to hide it away (also neatly). so i am going to do two diys for jewelry storage that can satisfy both camps. the first is an attempt at hidden storage, which in this case is a mega top-secret, ninja-spy, behind-the-painting deal. i’ve always loved the idea of secret hiding places in fat old books, under rugs, and behind old paintings. this is pretty easy to rig up, especially if you have an old painting with a nice wood frame, but really any picture with a relatively wide wood frame will do fine. if you feel like you have too much jewelry to fit, this can also be a great way to store keys and mail by the entryway. or you could pair it with a nice leather bound book with a secret cutout container. have fun!
– kate materials: 15. saw. How's it Hangin'? A Flop Tutorial. I know some of you still have snow on the ground, but for us Floridians summer is already kicking into high gear. And summer means flip flops. Yep, we southern girls have 'em for everything: casual wear, evening wear, 'flops with heels, 'flops with big poofy flowers glued on...you name it. They're cheap impulse buys, so it's easy to accumulate a whole mountain of flip-flops in a single season. But say you don't like the "mountain" storage method. Say you need to get your mound o' 'flops off the floor and into a tidy system, but are limited on space. Well, how about this? This was my no-cost solution last year: a left over curtain rod mounted on two shelf brackets, and lots of modified hangers.
Now, the fun part is the actual hangers. First, grab a handful of the flimsiest metal hangers you can find in your closet. Cut off the bottom section of the hanger like so: You may need to score the metal with the pliers and then snap it with your hands. Now, to be honest, you could just stop here.