a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
This year, a big goal of mine is to learn how to crochet. I’d had no prior experience (except my mom trying to teach me as a kid and me failing). To be honest, even as an adult, I struggled majorly to figure it out! It did not come easily to me. So I decided to break it down into doable everyday lessons that make it easy to succeed! Here’s how to crochet for beginners if you want to learn too!
My thrift store always has so many beautiful (but mismatched) plates. So I decided to buy a few to make a DIY tiered stand from vintage plates. This really blew up on my social media, so I thought I’d write a tutorial if you want to try this too! It’s a fast 30 minute project and then you get the cutest dessert tray with lots of charm.
I have a really fun DIY for you! If you ever need a new garbage can- why don’t you try thrifting it?! I bought one for $2 because our playroom could really use a trash can. It was plain stainless steel with a plastic lid- boring and basic. Then I made it over with tigers and a gingham pattern and suddenly it’s the cutest trash I’ve ever seen! Let me show you exactly what I did!
Here’s a before of the $2 thrifted garbage can. Keep reading to see how this DIY gingham garbage can is an easy thrift flip that turns a boring trash can into cottagecore decor.
Have you seen that Lenox released 12 new spice houses?! They’re calling them the “Regional spices” and there’s 4 new collections! Evidently they listened to their customers who were begging for an expanded selection. So I thought I’d build a diy Lenox spice rack shelf to hold them all. There’s 24 from the original set so this will hold all 36.
If you love cottagecore decor and thrifted furniture makeovers, this DIY cross stitch chair is such a fun project. I found a $15 cane back chair at the thrift store and transformed it by stitching a rose pattern directly into the caning using yarn. The result is a sweet cottagecore style accent chair that looks like something out of a storybook.
The best part is that the cross stitching doesn’t damage the cane, so it can easily be removed later if you want to change the design.
Cane chairs work perfectly for cross stitching because the holes in the caning act like the grid of a traditional cross stitch pattern. Instead of fabric, the chair becomes the canvas! Let’s get started!
I really enjoy embroidery- it’s a fun way to create art AND it’s portable for car rides or kid’s soccer games or waiting rooms. So I decided to marry my love of embroidery with my board game books and see if I could make a DIY embroidered board game book! I wanted to do one of my favorite childhood games- Pass the Pigs. Keep reading for the tutorial
Cottagecore came around in 2020- people were stuck at home and the idea of making it cozy, nostalgic, and romanticizing the details suddenly made perfect sense. And it’s been a style with staying power! I call my style Cottagecore- why, yes I want to embrace all things grandma! So if you’re wondering what is cottagecore decor? I thought I’d share all about it and how you can bring it into your home.
We have one of those smart thermostats and I love it! But wow, do I think it’s ugly. I’ve been wanting to cover it. I’ve seen people use art or a basket to hide theirs, but I wanted to put my own spin on it. So when I noticed that one of my Sheila’s houses was the perfect size, I knew I had to make a DIY thermostat cover!
Here’s a before picture of my thermostat.
I have been wanting a fancy ceiling in my living room for years. Well, the time has finally come! We tore our boring drywall ceiling down and put in a DIY coffered ceiling! I’ll be honest- it was expensive and took weeks, but it was also definitely worth it. I thought I’d share how we put it together in a step by step tutorial.
Before of the living room-
I’ve recently been working on a kitchen refresh (I just added some much needed color to my kitchen)! And have been asked about the decor shelf I have in my kitchen that I added with the sole purpose of having a place for more cute things in my life. If you’re wondering how to build a shelf below upper cabinets, I hope this walk-through inspires you to try it too.
Our 1905 kitchen came with taller ceilings-9 feet high- which are so beautiful! But they also posed a big question during our remodel: how should we install the upper cabinets? The old ones didn’t go to the ceiling, leaving nearly two feet of wasted space that just collected dust. I hated that! We have a small kitchen so I wanted cabinets that went to the ceiling for more storage.
After thinking on the issue for a while, I landed on a fun and functional solution. I decided to build a shelf below the upper cabinets for a display area. This idea was partly inspired by The Grit and Polish, who also added a shelf under their upper cabinets. I put my own spin on it, but their lovely kitchen really helped me when I was trying to figure out a lovely solution for displaying more items in a tight space.
