DIY Bread Set Foodie Gift
Give a fresh bread gift basket with a cutting board and bread bag. Use a wood burning tool to decorate and customize the cutting board and the linen bread bag.
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Refinish a Piano with Chalk Paint
Make your own chalk paint to refinish furniture. See how this old, beat up piano gets new life with a few coats of chalk paint.
If you read how my sister gav...
Beauty and the Beast Rose and Glass Cloche
Make a miniature version of the floating rose and glass cloche from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast using an old wine glass and an etching tool.
My oldest daug...
A Design Makeover
Five steps to the perfect interior design makeover. Learn how to give your home a charming and finished look, in the style that best fits you. For today'...
Midcentury Lighting: A Sputnik Chandelier
An affordable sputnik light is a fun lighting accessory to add to any mid-century room. It looks great and really lights up the room.
I love our mid-century...
Give a Jewelry Making Kit
Create a jewelry-making kit to give to your favorite teen or tween this year. Include a good how-to book and lots of fun supplies.
My kids have lots of stuff...
Classy and Tasteful Halloween Decor
Halloween decorations don’t need to be expensive to look elegant, spooky, and bring the Halloween spirit to any room. Here’s a few tips and tricks.
This ...
4 Ways to Refinish a Music Stand
Anything can be refinished, including music stands. Here’s four ways to refinish and update a standard black music stand into something more artistic.
My d...
Updating a Large Clock
Update a large clock by replacing the face and refinishing the wood frame. Make the style of the clock fit with the style of your home.
I really like analog ...
A collage frame of baby photos and the movie Storks
Babies are adorable. Display pictures of your babies in this easy DIY collage frame.
We saw the new animated movie Storks from Warner Brothers. It was a fun ...
Adding Color to a Cabinet with Removable Wallpaper
Use removable wallpaper from WallsNeedLove to make the back of any shelves or cabinet more bright and colorful.
I have a vintage 1940s cabinet that I love. I...
Principles of Garden Design
Use the principles of design to make your garden look beautiful and well-designed. Create proportion, emphasis, balance, movement, rhythm, and unity in your lan...
How to Replace an Old Fixture with a New Light
or Installing the Death Star Light from Ikea
This weekend we added a new piece to the Star Wars nursery: the light. This meant taking out the original ligh...
A Custom Illustration of His Car Makes a Great Gift
Need a gift for a guy that loves cars? Give him a custom illustration of his favorite car.
A messy desk is supposed to be the sign of a creative mind. I def...
A Service & Activity Advent Calendar
The countdown to Christmas starts in a few days, so I’m sharing the advent calendar my family uses to make December more about service and giving to others wi...