a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
I have a little spot in my yard that’d be perfect for a planter. But the problem is, planters are expensive! So instead of buying a big fancy one, we’re going to thrift a filing cabinet and repurpose it to be a planter- yay for sustainability! Plus I’m going to tile it to make it even fancier. I have a… Read More
One of my favorite motifs is the house shape. It just does it for me! So I thought I could make a DIY house shaped mailbox to hold my mail. As a fun detail, I’m going to make it look like my house too! inspiration The inspiration for this project is the house shaped mailbox from the movie Little… Read More
I love beautifully bound books that feel amazing to read and look gorgeous on a shelf. But I also love books that only come in paperback versions. I thought I’d take some of the softbound books that I read as a kid and rebind them to majorly upgrade them. I thought I’d take you along and show how to rebind… Read More
Marbling paper is a centuries old craft where you create a pattern with paint that looks like marble and then dip paper into it to create decorative paper. I’ve been wanting to get into book binding and love when the end papers or book covers are made with marbled paper. So I’m going to show you how to marble paper.
I’ve recently finished renovating my bathroom. One element of the room I’m really proud of is the DIY medicine cabinet! We made it ourselves, but honestly, never finished the inside. So I thought I’d show how to create one. Plus this will give me the motivation to finish up the inside! Let’s talk about medicine cabinets. For awhile, it seemed… Read More
In January I started redoing my bathroom. Now, four months later- it’s done! My goal was to take the same floor print, but upgrade it in every way I could dream up. I had issues like a leaky roof, an exposed pipe, peeling flooring, and a gap from a small vanity. All those issues are fixed and the room is… Read More
