Budget Friendly DIY & Interior Decorating
Are you going to be entertaining this month? Anxious about how your table will look? I'm here to tell you that table centerpieces don't have to be elaborate or costly to be pretty. When my breakfast room was nearing completion, I knew I didn't want to add yet one more complicated project to my "to do" list, and I certainly didn't want to spend more money for something to decorate my table, so I looked around for things I already had on … [Read more...]
Well, I've reupholstered my dining chairs...again. This time I used two fabrics -- a striped fabric and white duck cloth, both of which I used on these easy-to-make three-fabric pillows. I didn't use the linen on the chairs because that linen is pretty thin, and linen used for upholstery really needs to be either upholstery-weight linen, or it needs to be backed with another fabric to make it upholstery weight. So, to … [Read more...]
I finally decided that a painted table top just wasn't right for my little breakfast room. I wanted a stained chevron table top, but of course, that posed some problems. If you'll remember, I made this table out of cheap pine (or some sort of yellow wood), and I absolutely hate the way that pine looks when it's stained. The grain turns orangish yellow, and just looks...well...CHEAP in my opinion. Want proof? When I made … [Read more...]
The 30-minute acrylic artwork that I made to go over the pet station in my breakfast area has since gone to live in the hallway. (Matt thought the hallway needed the brightness and cheerfulness of the painting.) :) Since I needed something else to go over the pet station, I decided to make this iridescent watercolor "fish scale" artwork. I've seen other "fish scale" artwork projects over the last couple of years using one color of … [Read more...]
I decided to start over with the pillows on my banquette. The other pillows that I made just weren't doing anything for me, and as some of you mentioned, they were just too small. So this time I went with 24-inch pillows. I wanted to add a unique design...something with color and texture, but that wasn't too overwhelming or busy. When I saw this particular skein of yarn with the beautiful (and perfect for my breakfast room) … [Read more...]
I finally made some pillows for my banquette. I made a total of four pillows last night, but I'm only certain that I like two of them...these little three-fabric pieced pillows. I think they add just enough color and texture to be interesting, without being overpowering next to my chevron table. They were really so easy to make. In fact, they were so easy, that I didn't even bother to take pictures of the process. I think that if you know how … [Read more...]
On Monday when I posted the before and after of my kitchen, I left out the info about my DIY wood slat ceiling. Many of you noticed that it was different than in the original kitchen, and wanted to know more, so today I'm spillin' the details. Before I added the wood slat ceiling, my ceiling was really in sad shape. It all started when we added the recessed lighting. We didn't remove all of the drywall because...well...something to … [Read more...]
Well, this chevron wood table top project turned out to be a real time-consuming pain in the neck, folks. And the interest thing is that the actual building of the table top was the easiest part of the whole thing! I mean, cutting all of those wood pieces was a breeze since there was no measuring involved, and then gluing and nailing them to the MDF was simple and went fairly quickly. Getting the finish to look like I wanted was a real … [Read more...]
Let's just say I've learned my lesson about doing things right the first time. I'm really going to make an effort to stop trying to take shortcuts, because they seldom work out for me. Remember my dining chair "makeover" disaster from last week? Well I redid it, and this time I didn't take shortcuts. I cut the wood for the seat so that it was the right size, I cut the fabric for the welt cord on the bias like it's supposed to be (FYI, it was … [Read more...]
You know that I've been on a wood veneer kick lately, first with this refinished storage cabinet, and then with this simple wood vase made from a coffee can. Well, I have yet another wood veneer project for you -- a serving tray with a pretty herringbone design and rope handles. This time I'm using iron-on wood veneer edge banding that you can purchase at Lowe's, Home Depot, and other home improvement stores. This edge banding is generally … [Read more...]
I'm an interior decorator-turned-blogger, and a DIY fanatic. My blog is where I share my own creations, as well as inspiring projects from other fabulously creative bloggers. Sometimes on weekends, I like to share info on my other favorite topics: blogging and WordPress. Read more >>.
Breakfast Room Makeover
Kitchen Makeover
Laundry Room (Disguised As A Hallway)
Small Bathroom Makeover
Jute Rosette Buttons
Decorative Pillows With Variegated Yarn Design
Mini Painted Pumpkin Topiaries
Decorative Pillow
Very Easy Color Block Fall Hydrangea Wreath
Footed Bowl Made From Lighting Components
Stamped Polymer Clay Plant Markers
DIY Wood Countertop Made From Cedar 2 by 4′s
Outdoor Rug With Painted Stripes
Simple Quilted Patchwork Throw
You can do it yourself! My e-book has over
80 pages with over 100 screenshots to
walk you through the entire process.
