a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
Hi, I’m Ashley!
Your DIY bestie. I’m here to help you add more color to your home, show you exactly how to make things, and get you vintage shopping. My goal is to help you create a cozy home that feels uniquely yours through step by step tutorials and a ton of inspiration.
A few years ago, I had the idea to make over my board games. So I put them in boxes that look like books and then made custom labels from vinyl for them. It worked really well! But I’ve been wanting to come up with more variations. Today I want to show you my newest version- a beaded board game… Read More
I was vintage shopping when I found a big neon sign- a W! Which is perfect since my last name is Wilson. We bought it for $35 and it came home with us. Now my goal is to get the neon to light up so it can be cute decor for my backyard. Here’s how to wire a vintage neon… Read More
Pretty soon it’s going to be my husband’s birthday! So I’m working on making some birthday party decor that I can pull out for every celebration that feels special. Today, let’s make a DIY birthday banner. This takes 3-4 hours to make. It can be constructed with fabric scraps. And it turns really cute with the individual letters spelling out… Read More
Whenever it’s someone’s birthday and I need to find the candles and matches, I’m always fumbling around searching for them. So instead, I thought I’d make a keepsake box to hold them that is beautiful and functional to grab and use. Something that’ll become a beautiful part of our memories as we celebrate! So here’s how to make a birthday… Read More
At night, all I want is for my living room to feel as cozy as humanly possible. As part of that goal, I figured adding lots of warm lamp light would help. So I bought some cordless wall sconces (the lightbulbs are rechargeable so I don’t have to hard wire them). But of course, I can’t leave them plain. Instead… Read More
I have a hallway in my house with a thick doorway. It’s plain white and I wondered if I could add some decorations to it to make it little prettier? After looking on Pinterest at historic homes, I decided to do a DIY plaster appliqué doorway to add some much needed detail. This has European manor house vibes. Let me… Read More
