a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
I was recently re-doing a hall in my house and I thought it’d be fun to do something unique on the walls. I remembered finding some little vintage wood houses and I thought this would be the perfect place for them to go. They’re called Shelia’s Houses and are from the 1990’s. They’re also known as “shelf sitters.” I thought I’d tell and show you all about them!
It’s officially spooky season! We love Halloween over here so I thought I’d make a Dollar Store craft to decorate with. I love the look of old bugs in frames and cloches so when I spotted cloches and giant bugs at the Dollar Store I was excited! I figured I could make an entomology DIY Halloween cloche. This is a super easy project and I’m excited to show you the tutorial!
When I we designing my room, I knew I wanted a bed crown or a canopy- just something hanging that’d make it feel super cozy and romantic. I spent a ton of time researching HOW to create the look I want. Turns out, there’s some hardware you can buy that makes it super easy! I thought I’d show you how to make a DIY bed crown if you’re into this look.
I recently bought a wool rug while vintage shopping. The seller gave me a great price since it desperately needed cleaning! I thought I’d show how to clean a wool rug in case you have one that’s stained and gross too. This is a project anyone can do at home. Let’s get started!
Anthropologie is one of my favorite stores to get beautiful decor. I recently fell in love with their Flora Taper Candlestick, but at $38 for each one and I wanted 5, I figured I could make this for less than the $190 it would have cost to buy them. So I made my own! I thought I’d show how to make a Flora candlestick dupe in case you love this look as well.
Who’s ready for a look for less DIY?! Today I thought I’d make my version of Anthropologie’s Minka pot. This beautiful planter is $88 so I thought I’d try to see if I could make it for much, much less. Ready to DIY this Minka textured pot dupe?!
My sister Kate is a teacher and loves reading. She lives in a newer house. In her living room, she has a large (and super tall) wall that’s been begging for a library to add a bunch of character to the space. I’ve been wanting to do an IKEA Billy Bookcase Hack Library. Now I can share how anyone can build one too!
My sister lives in a newer house. This is in a small living room with vaulted ceilings. They already had a bookcase there, but wanted to go much bigger!
I love the movie You’ve Got Mail! I watch it during the holidays, and in the fall, and it’s good pretty much whenever. So I absolutely noticed the amazing trim in Kathleen Kelly’s apartment. But this time when I saw it, I was redoing my bedroom and I could implement it into my house! If you love her house too or are just into traditional Victorian trim, this post is for you.
If you don’t remember the trim, it’s shown in this clip-
I’m not going to include any still images to avoid any copywriter infringements. But if you need a good excuse to watch this movie, here’s your sign.
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I recently re-did my bedroom from top to bottom. The floors are one of my favorite elements in the space! I thought I’d share 6 tips for how to choose the right floor color for your home if you’re looking at new floors too. I’ve lived with my floors for a few months now and LOVE them! I’m also an interior designer so I hope these guidelines will be helpful to you.
Thank you to DuraDecor for sponsoring this post!
Since April I’ve been working on redoing my bedroom! And it’s done!!! I really wanted a relaxing place to sleep that’s also romantic and cozy. And I’m going to tell you- at night when the sconces are glowing and I get to sleep in my fancy pants room, it feels like we achieved all our goals with this space! So let me show you the reveal of the main bedroom.
It’s so pretty! I think you’re going to love it!
