These 10 Home Libraries Are For People Who Really, Really Love Their Books (PHOTOS) As lovely as it can be to come home to a good meal and good company, there's really nothing like coming home to spend some quality time with a good read -- especially if it's in your very own library.
And whether you're a newspaper in the morning kind of person or someone who's constantly growing their classics collection, it's difficult to argue that these libraries from our friends at Porch.com are anything but where literary dreams meet decor dreams. Where could you see yourself getting lost in a good book? Nothing makes books pop like sleek white bookshelves. Porch.com For a classic look, deep tones and rich woods are the way to go. Porch.com No need to take an entire room with fab modern shelves like these... Porch.com. 19 Foolproof Ways To Make A Small Space Feel So Much Bigger. 51 Budget Backyard DIYs That Are Borderline Genius. 8 Tips From a Master Renovator. It doesn’t take maximum money to make maximum impact in your home.
Hollywood interior designer Nicole Sassaman, who recently completed her hundredth home renovation, says that all it takes are a few savvy design ideas to add value to your home—no matter your budget. The home-flipper extraordinaire, author of the new book "100 Sassy Tips: Renovations," believes in reusing and repurposing whenever possible. 31 DIY Ways To Make Your Backyard Awesome This Summer. While you’re impatiently waiting for summer to just GET HERE already, start planning your outdoor space. 1.
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11 awesome things to make using empty wine bottles. Since you're a student we're guessing you've got some empty cans and bottles lying around.
Just a hunch. Well, whilst those beer cans might be a bit of a lost cause, turns out your wine bottles may be ripe for reusing. But we aren't just talking recycling here. We're talking upcycling. 15 Easy DIY Ways To Add Color To A Room. 27 Ways To Maximize Space With Room Dividers. Ornamental greens. Psychology-of-color.png (PNG Image, 975 × 3080 pixels) Reader's home. I am pleased to present a fabulous renovation of a reader's home today.
This one I can relate to. Interior designer Sary's home looks about as narrow as mine (12') which is quite a design challenge. Here is a bit of history of her home: "It's a typical brick Philadelphia rowhouse built in the early 1900's. The previous owner was an elderly woman that had been living there for over 60 years and probably hadn't renovated it in about 50. It was filled with paneling, peeling wallpaper, drop ceilings, dirty carpets... " Sary essentially redid every surface - the walls, ceilings and floors. Painted Wood Wall Art. Photo: Claire Ferrante of Little Dog Vintage Materials: -2 pieces of MDF 30 inches x 24 inches and 1 centimeter thick which equals one piece that is 60 x 24.
I bought two pieces because I assumed when I attached the wood strips, they would end up being heavy and it would be easier (and safer) to hang them next to each other as two separate pieces -approximately 100 pieces of wood various sizes and depths -7 paint colors. Modern Wall Art with Paint Swatches! Looking for a way to fill that blank wall but don't have permission to paint?
All you need is a trip to a major hardware store and an afternoon in front of a good movie to take care of that little dilemma. Supplies Needed: Large frame with paper insert, a ton of pretty paint chips, double-sided tape squares, and vinyl letters appropriate to the size of your frame or phrase (4" - 6"). Suitcase. I’ve mentioned before that I use suitcases in our bedroom for extra storage.
But that’s just one way to repurpose a vintage suitcase. For some gobsmackingly creative ideas, scroll on! Giftwrapping box Better Homes & Gardens Collect all your wrap, tags and tape in one place in a mobile wrapping station. Sewing kit. Map Coasters - Martha Stewart Entertaining Crafts. Wire-Edged Fabric Flowers. **This tutorial is intended for personal use only.** Hi!
How are you doing? I'm having my usual beginning of the year, slow-like- molasses kind of start. Moving on......... Branch Bookshelf. Loop de Loop Pillows. I am a chronic doodler. My school notebooks always had more scribbles of flowers, geometric shapes, and animals than actual notes. To this day, my Purl Bee notes look more like mysterious outsider art than useful information. One of my recurring doodle themes is a loop de loop motif. I love the hypnotic repetition of it. Book Lamp. This project is very simple and if you already have a book that you're willing to sacrifice, the cost is just $5 for the lamp from IKEA. Some people freak out when books get destroyed for projects like this. Well, tons of unsold books get destroyed every year. If this was one of the last few copies on Earth that would be one thing, but according to the dust cover of the book I used there were over 100,000 sold so there are plenty more.
Having read some of it a while ago, the world isn't missing much anyway. Materials. Woven Rag Rug. Recycle Tutorial: Woven Rag RugMaterial1. Old bed sheets (3 king size flat sheets, more if you have fitted sheet)2. Sturdy corrugated cardboard of your preference size (mine is 28 x 20″)3. Tapestry needle or masking tape5. Pointed In The Right Direction Pillow (Tutorial and Giveaway!) Darkroom and Dearly: {diy: shower curtain} First of all, can I say how in love I am with this Anthropologie shower curtain? I mean, really. Freaking gorgeous. Then again, the price on it is $118.... gulp. DIY Stone Sconces. This is a super easy project that anyone can do on the super cheap. I wanted some nice sconces for my guest bath downstairs. I looked high and low and couldn’t find anything I wanted and the ones I did like were about $20 a piece….story of my life.
I couldn’t bring myself to spend $40 on 2 sconces for the guest bath. A few weeks back I was strolling the Dollar Tree trying to see if there was anything that I could fashion into a sconce. I walked the whole store 3 times and came up empty. Anyway let us continue. Freezer paper stenciled reverse applique hand stitched pillow - artsy-crafty babe. 25 Awesome DIY Ideas For Bookshelves. Do-It-Yourself, Upcycled Polymer Clay Flower Vases. Earth Day: Free As A Bird Pillow. A horizontal pillow injects an interesting shape into the ordinary pile of pillows. This one features an envelope style opening on the front rather than the back, so we can show off a set of three beautiful cherry wood buttons. The buttons are not only fabulous, they are also keeping the pillow cover closed. Cool Finds: Gorgeous Painted Floors. Hardwood flooring is a weakness of mine. I can’t get enough. Actually, I’m fortunate enough to be renting a home that’s full of it — every room, save for the bathroom, has this amazing, original flooring and it’s a thing of beauty.
Photo Tacks. Re-using drawers. Useful Ideas and Layouts to Create a Photo Gallery Wall. My most popular post to date that you, my awesome readers, just swoon over is how to create a photo wall display. This post alone has received well over 70,000 views and today I’m sharing even more great ideas and layouts to create your own photo gallery wall. DIY Telephone Bookends.
Sleeper - 27 ideas. Bedroom – one of the main room in the house. It finds a way out of love energy, here we rest, read, get ready for bed. Make coasters from curling ribbon. Dollar Store Crafts » Blog Archive Make a Glass Marble Tiled Table » Dollar Store Crafts. DIY Wall Decor/Decoration/Decorating Ideas. I saw this idea on Pinterest and loved it. Salvaged drawers = modular bookcase. I picked up these drawers on Freecycle. They were salvaged from the kitchen of a 1940s house that was demolished. My original plan was to put the drawers on wheels and use them as under-bed storage.
Turns out, no two drawers are the same height, which would look janky. So I tried stacking them vertically instead (anchoring them to the wall, of course). You could also hang these drawers as individual shadowboxes. 30 Super Cool Beds. 26 Fab Pillow Tutorials! - Wildflowers & Whimsy. DIY Paper Flower Backdrop. We’re delighted to have Jenny of Hank & Hunt back with us today to share another DIY tutorial. Sewing 101: roller blinds. Revolutionaries: A Project for Fall! Felt craspedia (a.k.a. billy buttons) DIY - Lace Earring Holder. Crafts: Enormous Window Mosaic. Toilet Paper Roll Wall Art «
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