Category: decor

Friday Finds #17: Colorblocked

So lets talk some more colorblock… we’re kind of addicted to it! There’s just something so fun and playful about it and the best part is it can be done in many different ways! You can pair similar or contrasting colors together to create a colorful outfit, or you can wear a colorblock piece of clothing that has already been created for you. It is also very easy to DIY your own colorblock pieces, just take a look at this quick jewelry update tutorial or this refashioned dress tutorial.

At the head of all this colorblock hype is of course our Color Block Party Skirt that is featured in our shop. We had a great opening week and are grateful for all of you who helped spread the word. If you have not yet seen our Color Block Party Skirts, check out our shop to view all four fabulous colors! For more colorblock inspiration and finds, visit some of the links below!
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Enjoy and have a great weekend!!

Be sure to join us Monday for the Your Design This Time linky party!

Linked to: http://www.prototypemama.com/2014/08/15/thats-fresh-friday-38/, http://lollyjane.com/creative-collection-group-link-party-13/


Pottery Barn Knock-Off: Seagrass Headboard

One of the first rooms I wanted to put together upon moving into our new house was the guest room. It’s located in the basement, which is actually perfect as it gives guest their own space and is on the opposite end of the house where the kids are not. However, it’s a little dark down there and the green walls sure don’t help. In my effort to try and fix up the guest room without immediately painting the walls (although it’s something I still want to do) I started looking for other ways to brighten up the room and make it more cozy and relaxing.

In my search I stumbled upon THIS Seagrass Headboard from Pottery Barn’s. I thought the texture and color of the seagrass would go great against the green walls of the guest room, giving it that natural feel, but that $340 price tag didn’t seem so “natural” for me to spend! So in my attempt to be crafty and save some money I started to look for some way to do many own. I came up with this DIY seagrass headboard using a seagrass rug I found on Craigslist. The whole headboard cast me just under $75 to make!

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The supplies:

– 4’x8’x3/4″ MDF board or OSB

(Use whatever is cheapest. We found ours in the clearance bin at Home Depot.)

– Seagrass rug

– King size quilt batting: Thick

– staple gun and staples

(I would recommend getting some longer staples when doing the rug since it’s so thick)

– jigsaw

– heavy duty hanging hooks or 1×3’s for the legs cut at desired height.

Seagrass headboard tutorial

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I’ll be honest in saying that there would be a few things that I would do differently if I did this project over again or maybe that’s just the perfectionist talking in me. All in all though I’m happy with how the headboard turned out!

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I still have a few more projects for the guest room before I call it “complete” including painting it, a dresser redo and some more wall art. For now, it still gives our guests a nice place to sleep!

Linked To:

Share your Fun Creations – From Dream To Reality #127

http://www.bravenewhome.com/diyers-link-party-10/

http://www.tinysidekick.com/makers-link-party-27/

http://theblissfulbee.com/work-it-wednesday-no-57/

http://lifeinvelvet.com/2014/07/thursday-style-link-party-30/


Friday Finds #15: Aqua (Under $15)

Thank you to everyone who has joined in on our blogiversary celebration this week. It’s been a great and crazy week! If you missed a chance to enter the giveaway for our Numbers Pouf or Slouchy Tee, there is still time! Click HERE to enter!

Today we’re wrapping up our birthday week with a colorful Friday Finds. This summer we’ve decided to assign each Friday Finds a fun color to center our finds around. Today’s color…aqua. The best part of all, everything is under $15! If you’re looking for an inexpensive way to add a pop of color to your home or wardrobe, we’ve got you covered.

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What color of Friday Finds would you like to see?


Outdoor Summer Dinner Party

Besides blogging, one of our favorite things to do together is to host a great party full of delicious food, good company, and fun decorations. Since we bought our house last fall, I’ve been itching to throw an outdoor party on our spacious deck. With Sara and her family here visiting, and with it being our one year blog anniversary, we decided to throw a little outdoor summer party to celebrate. Usually we have things planned out several weeks in advanced, but besides our dinner menu everything else came together last minute.

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You might be wondering how we managed to pull this off with such a limited budget in such little time? Honesty, we were quite amazed ourselves, but in the end we were very pleased with the turnout. It was the perfect combination of fun and classy. The key to throwing together a nice dinner table layout with limited time and money is being creative and resourceful. Everything you see on the table, besides the white flower centerpieces and the aqua colored plates, were things we already owned that we used or re-purposed.

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I think what really made the table, were the fun ikat patterned chargers. And would you have guessed that we made them for under $2 a piece?! About a year ago Sara found a bunch of these gold charges at Goodwill for $1. They have truly been a great purchase as we have used them at several other occasions. For this outdoor summer party we wanted something a little more bright and playful, so we purchased some wrapping paper to cover them with. Below is a simple tutorial on how we did it.

First, trace around the charger on the back side of your wrapping paper, then cut it out. Make sure to cut the circle about 1/2 inch bigger than the actually size the of the plate. Since you only see the outside edge of the plate we decided to only cover the edges, in which case we measured and cut out the middle as well.

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Second. use spray adhesive to bond the paper to the plate.

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Flip the plate over and spray the excess paper with glue, then fold over to the underside of the plate.

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Lastly, spray a clear acrylic coating or sealant over the top for added durability and protection from food and water.

Allow each plate to dry before using, then add these fun new chargers to your table setting for some added color and interest.

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Linked To:

http://theblissfulbee.com/work-it-wednesday-no-55/

Share your Fun Creations – From Dream To Reality #125

http://www.bravenewhome.com/diyers-link-party-8/

http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2014/07/wow-me-wednesday-162.html

http://elizabethjoandesigns.com/2014/07/designs-time-no-18/

http://gracelangdon.blogspot.com/2014/07/making-monday-49.html


Sew Inspired: Sewing Room Update

As you may have gathered from my previous posts, I’ve been doing a lot of sewing lately. In fact, almost all of my spare time in the last couple of weeks has been spent in my sewing room. And it is my philosophy that when you spend a lot of time in a certain space it should be one that inspires and one that you love. 
 I will admit that my sewing room never looks quite this clean and organized when I’m actually working on a sewing project, but it is a space that I enjoy being in. While it is nothing grand, I believe a home is what you make it. Sure, I’d love a big sewing room filled with lots of light, a big cutting table, and lots of shelving to store my fabric and crafts; but the truth of the matter is this is what I have the means for right now and that’s ok… I still love it! I’m sure many of you are in the same boat where you’re still in school or just starting out and I’m here to tell you that you don’t need a lot of money or space to make something beautiful and functional. 
The only items that I actually purchased for this space were the “S-E-W” letters, the pegboard hooks, the watercolor floral photo, and the table (a past purchase from craigslist for $10); everything else I already had. The pegboard, the wooden letters, and the photo frame I brighten up with some paint I had left over from other projects. I’ve been going a little crazy with my silver metallic spray paint. The diy aluminum/silver metal look has started to become a theme throughout my house (see more of my projects: DIY Silver Lamps | Faux Stainless Steal Dressers).

As for the gorgeous skirt, it’s a little sneak peak of what you’re going to see in our shop that is opening up this summer! 
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Bedroom Makeover Reveal

 Our bedroom makeover is finally complete! We’ve been piecing it together bit by bit over the last month and we love how it all came together. It’s become my new favorite place! Before, our bedroom had a very feminine feel so our main goal with this makeover was to make the space more gender neutral while still keeping things light and airy. Our second goal was to transform the space on a limited budget, which we successfully accomplished! The quilt is probably the most expensive piece in our bedroom. We bought it from Target for $70. Besides the sheets, the decorative pillow, the lamp, and the curtain, everything else you see here was either reused or upcylced.
Remember these dressers? They were given to us when we got married and I added some faux stainless steal contact paper to the front and spray painted the knobs to give them a sleek look. Since buying new furniture was not in the budget, this was a great alternative that only cost me about $30! For the full tutorial on how I transformed this dressers click HERE.
Both the shutters that we use as our headboard and the canvas painting I found at thrift stores some time ago. I would eventually like to get a different headboard, but haven’t found one I like yet for the right price.
These black frames I already had around the house and I found these cute free printables online to go in them.
Vintage Camera Free Printable  |  from Design Editor
So there you have it! I’m here to tell you that you CAN makeover a space on a very limited budget. Sometimes it takes a month or so to find everything your looking for (and for the price you want), but it is well worth it! Some great places that I like to shop for inexpensive home decor items are Target, TJ Maxx, Home Goods, and Goodwill. To save even more money, you may also consider re-using or re-purposing things you already have around your house.
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