Firsthomedesign. DIY decorating with books. If you need a cheap decorating idea that will make you look smarter, check out these tutorials using books as wall art. You probably have a million books sitting around already. If not, hit up your nearest garage sale, rescue some from a dumpster, or take some from the stacks on the floor at my house. Bookshelf made of books by McJulie-O (scroll down for how-to)Upside down trick bookshelf by Fungus AmungusInvisible bookshelf by May December Home that doesn't sacrifice any books, or one that does at LifehackerBook wall art at Paper n Stitch.
DIY Idea: Vintage Suitcase Medicine Cabinet. Here's a fun DIY idea; turn a vintage suitcase into a medicine cabinet! I couldn't resist posting this after seeing in on Pinterest today (via a site in Turkish)? Is that a YVR baggage tag? Guest Room. Share this image Share It Pin It Our guest room has remained practically unfurnished since we moved in. The problem is that it's essentially two rooms in one - there's an awkward little add-on that used to hold the bed, which left the rest of the room feeling disproportionately empty.
Yesterday I decided to move things around a bit and brought in the vintage settee and gold pouf from my office and propped the lamps (that had previously been in the living room) up on the glass console under the window. Share this image Share this image. All Season Tires | Recaptured Charm. Pages This Blog Saturday, September 11, 2010 All Season Tires I’ll never ‘tire’ of these planters! My summer flowers bloomed beautifully in these tires and I couldn’t wait to plant for fall. These planters have been such fun for me. Click HERE to see these tire planters in full bloom in summer. As always, thanks for reading! Linked up to these Linky Parites:Sunday Showcase Sundae Scoop DIY Project Parade Made By You MondayGet Your Craft On Thursday Strut Your Stuff Thursday 27 comments: Jason and MallieSeptember 11, 2010 at 8:22 PMToo cute!
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How to inexpensively Stage a Home for Sale with Tips and Tricks You Can Do Yourself. Part 3 + 3 More Tips Today is the last post in the Home Staging series on a small budget. You can click over to the first two posts in the series – Staging or Decorating Tips and Tricks Part 1 and Part 2 to see more. Unlike the staging shows on HGTV where there is a $1000 budget or larger to buy new rugs, art, and furniture – in real life – when there is a much smaller budget – staging requires some creativity and the backbone to Edit, Edit, Edit – and then Edit some more.
It requires you to look at every single item in the home with a new eye – one that can see what will make the most of the structure or the features of the home and find where it will have the most impact and remove the rest. I am happy to say that the house that I have been showing you received a great offer yesterday making the homeowner extremely pleased. Only four days on the market. Kid’s Rooms Before Bedroom 1 What kid’s room should look like when the house is a home, After Yes, it is the same room! Before Bedroom 3. Crazy Domestic: Mason Jar Mania! Who doesn't love mason jars? They are chic yet rustic, simple yet versatile and oh so affordable! I am amazed at how many cute ideas there are out there for these wonder jars! Here are some of my favorite ideas! I love these little daisy lids! You can purchase them HERE Get the tutorial with Decor Chick This is made from wall molding and hose clamps!
The old blue mason jars are my favorite! To have your ideas featured on Crazy Domestic, click HERE. DIY Wrapping Paper and Ribbon Organizer. Kids have a way of springing things on you – it just comes with motherhood territory. Friday, my daughter announced to me that she was expected at the social event of the season. Okay, it was just another invitation to yet another kid’s birthday party, but it happened to be taking place that very afternoon.
Need gift, need it wrapped, pronto ! In the past, whenever these kinds of social events had arisen, I always found myself scrambling for wrapping paper and ribbon. It drove me crazy. I had no place to store wrap in my office and I didn’t want to store it under the bed. Then I thought, hey, I’ll use the space behind my laundry room door. I searched around online for a quality organizer, and even considered buying one like this, but most of the consumer reviews said it was junk. I was inspired by this image from Country Living, but I wanted to build a tall skinny version. So I did. Building This Simple Wrapping Paper & Ribbon Organizer That’s all folks. Total time for this project ?