a home decor blog, making it pretty one space at a time
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
I love going to the antique store and finding beautiful old frames. Or art with intricate frames. They used to be made so well and you just can’t buy anything new that touches it! But sometimes, the frames are damaged. I thought I’d try my hand at picture frame repair and show you how to do the same!
My bathroom renovation is coming together! This week we are adding storage with a tall cabinet that’s actually meant for the kitchen. But storage is storage so I’ll be doing an Ikea Sektion hack. We’ll build a base, have a scallop detail, add a pediment on top, put on pretty hardware, and attach a carved onlay. It’s going to be… Read More
I have an awkward spot in my backyard. It’s shady so things won’t grow well, there’s a lot of random concrete, and I haven’t known what to do with it. Since renovating my bathroom, we took out the old clawfoot tub. So I figured it could stay outside! And I could decorate it to make it cute. Here’s some outdoor… Read More
