Budget Friendly DIY & Interior Decorating
Jennifer in South Carolina is having trouble deciding what window treatments to use in her family room. She seems to suffer from the same thing I do--a need for everything to be perfectly symmetrical. Here's what she wrote: I have a wall of windows (and one door) that I need to cover but the door is causing an big headache. I just don't know how to cover or if to cover. See I have a symmetry affliction. If it does not have some symmetry, it … [Read more...]
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Well good morning, all! I know I've mentioned this before, but let me repeat myself. As a DIY home blogger, there are few things that thrill me more (when it comes to my blog) than when readers actually use my tutorials and then send me photos of their projects. Seriously, every time I get one of those e-mails, I get as giddy as a little school girl. So I've decided that rather than hoarding all of your amazing A2D-inspired projects to … [Read more...]
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(Here it is...the post that started it all. With the exception of a short "Welcome" post, this was the first post I wrote on A2D on February 20, 2007. The only thing I changed is the picture. The original post included a picture of a room designed by Candice Olsen. I replaced that with a room I designed--John & Alice's master bedroom, which includes draperies that I made myself. I'm as passionate about window treatments now as I was … [Read more...]
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Last night I came across some pictures for a tutorial that, for some reason, I never wrote! This is a bit of a blast from the past, but do you remember Gwen’s bathroom makeover? She had a shower with a brass frame, and to camouflage it a bit, I made an unlined pinch pleated drapery panel with a contrasting fabric band along the edge to use as a curtain in front of the shower. So if you’d like to know how to make your own unlined … [Read more...]
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Rebecca in Chicago writes: In my living room, I have dark wood floors as well as chocolate brown furniture with alternating tan and brown cushions and pillows. I have two accent ottomans that are brownish but have a bunch of circles on them in tan, light blue and chocolate brown. I recently purchased muted gold colored honeycomb shades for three narrow floor to ceiling windows in this room. I liked them because they are … [Read more...]
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I love fabric. LOVE.IT. And when it comes to decorating, there's possibly nothing more exciting to me than when a brand new bolt of fabric is delivered to my doorstep. Now if I could only decide exactly what to do with it. Roman shades? Short draperies that stop right at my desktop? I still don’t know. Hopefully I can decide soon, because I’d like to get started on these today! Have you been working on some … [Read more...]
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You would not believe how much time I spent last week trying to finalize my office design. I’m pretty sure I changed my mind at least 20 times. And even now, I’m pretty sure I have a design in mind, but I’m not 100% sure. When I purchased the drapery fabric last week, I was planning on having my desk and an entire wall of built-in cabinets along the one long wall in the room, which is the first thing you see when you walk in … [Read more...]
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Want a large scale patterned fabric for your curtains, but can't find what you want? Stencil your own fabric! Tutorial available at The Thrifty Abode.Via The Thrifty Abode.Do you have a project or room makeover you'd like to share? Link your project up to the weekly A2D link party (every Friday around 1:00pm).View the complete pictorial index of all Inspiration Files projects. … [Read more...]
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When it comes to decorating, window treatments are my favorite things. Specifically, I love draperies. I think they are the one single thing that can make the most impact in a room. So I was thrilled when I finally got to install the draperies in John & Alice’s family room!! Remember this fabric that I got from Fabric.com for around $5/yard (with a coupon)? Well the draperies are made, they’re installed, and I couldn’t … [Read more...]
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Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I worked over at John & Alice’s house on Saturday, and then took yesterday OFF. I intended to do a couple of projects, like work on my dining chairs, but I decided I just needed a break…completely. Anyway, John & Alice’s kitchen is coming along very nicely! Well, except that the electricians broke their glass top stove as they were reinstalling … [Read more...]
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I'm a self-employed interior decorator-turned-blogger, and a DIY fanatic. I hope you enjoy your visit here at A2D! If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact me.
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