Tag: diy
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These stars were a fun whimsical addition to my Christmas decor this year. I wanted to make something that had a big impact, without breaking the bank. I paid less than $20 for all of the materials for this, and have enough left over materials to make 4x this much. I made a drawing initially…
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I was hosting a few dinner parties this month, and wanted to up my dinner hosting game. Plus with Christmas corner, I wanted to have an amazing table spread. I looked for economical ways to make nice place settings, while still having an overall high end look. I found tons of placemats online that I…
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For a recent dinner party I was having I wanted to fill the center of the table with pretty terra cotta colored jars. A friend and I had set up a whole theme, and prepared a ceiling installation to go above the table. I used the wooden table topper that I shared a post about…
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Another element we added to the kids room when we renovated it, was their own desks. I wanted then to have space in their rooms to do homework , and create. With the desks came fun chairs. I wanted something art deco and fun, yet affordable. Here is what I came up with. I think…
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Recently we remodeled our kids bedroom. Here is what we had before…. We live in a cool art deco 1940 style house, and part of the remodel was to make sure that our efforts were true to the style of the house. Honestly, I didn’t know much about the art deco style before we bought…
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This is my daughter in the skating costume. She started skating about 3 years ago, and we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. The world of figure skating is am intense one, physically, mentally, and financially. She loves it so much, and it has taught her so many lessons in such a…
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I was hosting a dinner party, and I had a very specific idea in mind. I had already built a wooden table topper for my plastic folding table, ( SEE THAT POST HERE) and I wanted to have some faux stone chargers for under each plate. I wanted lots of texture, and neutral colors, but…
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For about 3 years I have had a stack of pallet wood sitting in my shop waiting for inspiration to strike. My sister gave it to me, and it had already been taken apart, and run through a planer. This was cool since it took most of the wobble out of the pieces, making them…
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One of the biggest problems I have run into while re-doing our home is that I like nice things, but don’t always have the budget for them. A lot of my DIY skills have developed because I want to do the project for a reasonable amount, but also want it to be a quality item…
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Easy DIY for office and home. The first major project we chose to do in our 1950’s artdeco house after we moved in was our kids room. It needed some serious love. I will do a whole different post dedicated to that project alone, but wanted to give a little background for those who are…