Decor Ideas
We found a brilliant tutorial at Scoutie Girl that will show you how to turn cheapo rental apartment mini blinds into the sleek roman shades your windows deserve. Choose a fabric appropriate for such an application and make sure it has the desired transparency properties that you need for the room. Decide where you'd like your roman shades to fold as they are pulled up, and mark the corresponding mini blind slats, then remove the rest but leave the cord mechanism in tact.
How To: No Sew Roman Shades Scoutie Girl | Apartment Therapy New York
Kitchen
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-30103" title="fern-1" src="http://assets4.designsponge.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/fern-1.jpg" alt="fern-1" width="475" height="475" /> Wow, I’m truly overwhelmed at the response to my first stab at my living in: column yesterday. When I hatched the idea to do roundups based on books and movies , I just thought it would be a fun way to find stuff online. I didn’t really comprehend that it would open a whole world of inspiration for all of us! I am SO excited to go through each and every suggestion and start some good old fashioned movie watching. That is, after I run to the corner store to pick up some more popcorn, of course.
made with love: pressed botanical specimens
Etched Glass Storage Jars - Martha Stewart Home and Garden
Keep pantry staples organized with a set of glass storage jars customized with etched lettering. 1. Clean and dry the glass.
DIY Decor
Here's a creative way to turn seashells the kids have collected into objects both beautiful and practical: Make them into candles. Tools and Materials Seashells Bleach Water Wax Wicks Double boiler Candles in Seashells How-To 1. Clean seashells in a weak solution of bleach and water.
Candles in Seashells - Martha Stewart Crafts
