One of the latest crazes on Instagram and TikTok has been faux textured pottery and painting old thrifted vessels with baking soda paint to make it look like stone wear and terracotta. Today I want to show you how you can transform cheap Christmas ornaments and thrifted or old vases into modern faux terracotta beauties. Transforming cheap Christmas ornaments and…
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Who knew you could repurpose cheap Christmas ornaments with baking soda paint?
Easy and affordable paper fan decorations inspired by faux sun palm leaves
Paper fan decorations for Christmas trees have been around for centuries and were especially popular during Victorian times. They used to make paper fan medallions for their trees as well. Right now I’m not really into the Victorian look. That doesn’t mean that I dislike it but I’d rather put my own twist on the paper fan look which I…
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Holiday magic with plug-in Christmas tree fairy lights
This year I completely converted my holiday lighting to plug-in fairy lights. Last year I started with my tabletop Christmas tree, then added the plug-in fairy lights in my palm trees over the summer and added even more Christmas fairy lights throughout the house this season. I want to show you where I used fairy lights as part of this…
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How to make Christmas ornaments with macrame yarn
Since spending so much time this year making accessories with macrame yarn, I of course have to make macrame ornaments as well. Last week I re-shared the macrame half-moon tassel embellishments I made over the summer but this time used as a Christmas tree ornament hanging in my small boho Christmas tree. So today I want to show you how…
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Neutral boho Christmas tree with macrame, grasses and orange slices
This week it’s time again for “My homestyle bloghop Christmas Tree edition” hosted by my friend Stephanie of Casa Watkins Living. I decided to go with a boho Christmas tree this year loaded with my own macrame Christmas ornament creations and other projects I have made. I always love participating in this blog hop because it gives so much inspiration…
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My honest review of cheap peel and stick floor tile
Last week I shared the reveal of our budget bathroom makeover and today I’m writing about my review of the cheap peel and stick floor tile I used for the makeover. They make the biggest impact in the little room and I still can’t believe that I only paid $93.47 for 5 boxes. I mean I buy jackets and shoes…
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Our bathroom makeover with black and white peel and stick floor tile
You guys, today I want to finally share my budget makeover of our bathroom with black and white peel and stick floor tile. I had been wanting to give this little bathroom that is connected to our bedroom a makeover for a long time. My dream was to rip out the shower tub and tile and to finally put in…
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DIY wooden fluted planter sleeve and fluted vase
After finishing my fluted dresser last week, I decided that I wanted to use the leftover pole wrap to make a fluted vase and fluted planter sleeve. I’ve become a fan of planter sleeves ever since making my macrame planter sleeve version. You can use a tray or plate inside of it to catch access water at the bottom which…
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Super easy fluted molding hack for dresser makeover
Today’s post is going to be a long one. Since redoing my Queen Ann secretary desk and my bleached French Provincial dresser, I have been wanting to also redo our midcentury modern bedroom dresser. Now that the weather is cooler again, the time was finally right to tackle it. I ended up turning it into a beauty with fluted molding…
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DIY post apocalyptic costume for girls
I’ve pondered the thought whether this year’s costume is a bit of bad taste after going through and living during a pandemic. But hear me out first! I’ve had this idea for the past two years already where I had no idea how this year would turn out. The reason I’ve wanted to come up with my own version of…
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Decorating for fall with area rugs
I named today’s fall home tour “Decorating for fall with area rugs” because that is pretty much what I did. Plants and rugs to be precise. For summer I mostly remove all the rugs throughout the house because the floors are easier to keep clean when people run in and out of the house with bare feet and it feels…
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