EASY AFTERNOON PROJECTS
For the first time ever, the school year is starting without us spending hours at the school supply store, and most importantly without a list of countless items with the most peculiar specifications all requested according to each teacher’s personal preference. This year, our school district collected all supplies that will be needed throughout the year for each grade, ordered it for us and… Continue Reading
My sister Irene was on the search for tiebacks for her new curtains. I realized that I’ve never given too much thought to tiebacks. I usually have a piece of the curtain fabric cut and sewn into a large strip and that seems to be just good enough. And for some window treatments, I don’t use any at… Continue Reading
This might possibly be the easiest wall art you’ve ever seen and a totally inexpensive one, too! I couldn’t wait to decorate the wall at the end of our long, long hallway with the new square frames that I got from Goodwill last week. So, I came up with a very simple and minimal solution: I just cut paint… Continue Reading
I liked the industrial look of this wire basket that I had in the powder room. but I prefer the new industrial chic look that it now has! A can of gold spray paint and a few minutes of your time is all that is needed to upgrade a metallic wire basket into something simply glamorous. This… Continue Reading
It’s not every day that you can find a free wooden crate like the beautiful wine crates I got a few months ago, but it’s easy enough to buy one for just a few dollars and make it look like it’s a vintage one! They sell plain ones, in various sizes, at the craft and home improvement stores.… Continue Reading
The little things that don’t need big words… are usually the ones that make us smile! Proppmatt chopping boards – IKEA – from $2.99 to $6.99 Epicurean natural cutting board – Bed Bath & Beyond – from $11.99 – $34.99 Leather lace – Michaels Stores Continue Reading
Boxes, boxes, boxes! I could have hundreds and I’d still want more! I just can’t pass a nice box without studying its design, size, shape and material. I always have a good reason for buying one and I always find the best use for it in some part of the house. A box serves a dual purpose: It can be used… Continue Reading
There was one last thing left that would complete the new vanity desk in my daughter’s room, and that was adding some wall art. I already had a frame that could work for this space; it’s a rectangular, modern, white frame with a mat for two inserts, that I often use for seasonal decor. I intentionally had placed the new… Continue Reading
I love, love, love this new wall clock that I put together in a few minutes for the wall just above my daughter’s new vanity desk. This was a final sale item from Crate & Barrel that I bought two moves ago, and last time I saw it it was in perfect shape, properly stored in the garage. I don’t… Continue Reading
I love the big vases filled with huge branches that I keep seeing on the pages of my favorite home magazines and on some lovely decorated spaces on Pinterest. They’re such a striking accent in any room, they add the color that sometimes is missing – especially in monochromatic spaces, and they bring nature into the indoors. As long… Continue Reading