Designers forecasts for home trends this year are out, and many of them have said that updated light fixtures leads the pack for a must have in your decorating tool box. However, anyone who has…
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Decorating with Books!
Let’s face it, most of us have more books laying around our homes than we can count. That’s a good thing! Even if you are tired of the book clutter, here are some great…
DIY Moss Spheres
What the heck are moss spheres, you ask? Well, they are a cool, organic and chic decorating accent to be displayed on trays, on bowls, in pots… you name it, this works! You can buy…
Chalk Paint Furniture Projects
Chalk paint (not to be confused with chalkboard paint) is one of the hottest products around for painting furniture and other decorative projects. Used widely by vintage and shabby chic decorators, I decided to check…
DIY Train Bedroom for Kids
There are a lot of great inexpensive ways to theme a child’s room for a train lover! Our DIY train theme bedroom ideas give you tips, inspiration, and a few tutorials to create a one of…
DIY Coffee Table Projects
Let’s face it, furniture is often one of our most expensive buys when decorating on a budget… and when it comes to the living room, the coffee table gets a lot of attention. We serve…
DIY Canvas Photos (On the Cheap!)
If you’ve been active in the home and garden or DIY blogosphere as of late, you’ve probably seen a few of these DIY canvas photo tutorials around. I wanted to do something a little different,…
14 Creative Gift Wrap Ideas
When you’re talking about presents, presentation can be everything. Here are 14 creative gift wrap ideas. Photo by ‘Grey Likes Weddings‘. 1. Cut shapes or monograms from cardstock or old holiday greeting cards and attach…
Project: Paper Christmas Decorations
There aren’t a lot of craft materials more budget friendly than paper. With crafting and scrap-booking papers becoming available in almost every craft store, it makes it easy to create quality, low cost paper Christmas…
DIY Industrial Metal Style Numbers
Ok, so my latest project around the house – I wanted to add some cool, industrial style metal numbers to my living room decor to update the look a bit, and give it some edge….
Make a Contemporary Upholstered Headboard for Under $30
Want to make a contemporary upholstered headboard for your bedroom, but don’t want to spend the three to four hundred dollars or more to buy one? Using a contemporary style headboard is a fast way…
TBD’s DIY Paper Bag Floor
Sometimes one of the toughest decorating challenges we have when we are on a budget is replacing old, worn, or ugly flooring. If you have linoleum flooring that has seen better days, or you just…
DIY Natural Wreaths
Natural Wreaths: This is perhaps the easiest and most popular of the nature crafts! You can use any number of collected items for these, and you can add household objects too, you are only limited…