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stuff I do and make

How to style a two-tier coffee table

handmade display frame with old medals and trophy plaques

What can you do with old sports trophies and medals

wifi leak detector next to toilet

The easy way to detecting a water leak

Living Room Layout Ideas

slime supplies storage cart

How to organize your slime supplies

how to decorate your teenagers bedroom on a budget

dark blue girls bedroom with turquoise velvet bed , macrame chair and moroccan shag rug

Dark Blue Teenage Girl Room

How to make a personalized plates of your cats | How to make a personalized_salad_plate of your pet for walldecor

DIY decorative pet salad plates

3 reasons why we love our Schlage Sense Smart Deadbolt | schlage keyless lock | schlage keyless deadbolt | door bolt lock | push button door lock | best door locks | electric door opener | most secure door locks | wifi controlled door lock | homekit deadbolt | wireless deadbolt lock | smart lock | keypad door lock | electronic door locks | keyless entry

Our new Schlage Bluetooth Smart door lock

DIY Piero Fornasetti plates | decoupaging Piero Fornasetti plates | black and white plates with faces

Decoupaging your own Piero Fornasetti Plates

pretty hanging macrame chair in girls bedroom with dark blue walls, rainbow pillow and shibori fringe pillow

Our new hanging macrame hammock chair

How to build a painted window cornice

How to build a painted window cornice

Girls bedroom with Dark Blue Walls

grey velvet swivel chairs in eclectic bohemian living room

grey velvet swivel chairs

How to make your own huge oversized tassel | DIY huge tassel for $9 | tassel made from mop | affordable DIY tassel

How to make a huge tassel

Modern European Eclectic Christmas Tree with pinecones, white stars, clear Christmas balls and white Christmas balls on a real untrimmed fir tree | blue, white and black fireplace area with leather swivel chairs

My Home Style: Christmas Tree Edition

DIY huge wood bead garland made with unfinished furniture feet

DIY huge wood bead garland

butterscotch leather butterfly chair in sophisticated boys bedroom with dark green walls, mixed plaids and soccer memorabilia

Seeing my style and taste evolve over time

butterscotch leather butterfly chair in sophisticated boys bedroom with dark green walls, mixed plaids and soccer memorabilia and yellow sputnik light fixture

sophisticated boys room with dark green walls

sophisticated boy's room with dark green walls and flags

Progress report on my son’s room

Working on my son’s room

Delta Faucet 574T-CS-DST Zura Single Handle Centerset Bathroom Faucet with Touch2O.xt Technology @deltafaucet

installing a Delta Touch faucet on an Ikea floating vanity

black and white striped porch with tropical colorful accents

The ugly truth behind my small house

vintage wicker rattan canopy bed in master bedroom with

Southern Living Idea House 2017 (part 2)

Southern Living Idea House 2017

Southern Living Idea House 2017 (part 1)

DIY huge stacked ombre tassel

DIY huge stacked ombre tassel

a hint of modern fall decor in this eclectic home tour

A hint of fall tour

pillow made from a jeans skirt

Pillow made from a jeans skirt

easy 4th of July star banner photobackdrop

Easy 4th of July Star Banner

vintage black and white cathedral prints - le cattedrali del giubileo

Le Cattedrali Del Giubileo Cathedral Art

DIY Hmong Tassels

DIY Hmong Tassels

woodsy summer patio dinner

Summer Home Tour

black and white budget bathroom makeover

Bathroom update

fire column on front porch

Tropical, black and white striped porch

a readers black and white striped porch

handmade tassels as lamp jewelry

A little lamp jewelry

Succulent arrangement idea with different colors and textures

Succulent arrangement idea

More fireplace sources and details

Fireplace Area Makeover Reveal

#therealstoryathome

a little wood bead tassel DIY

A little wood bead tassel DIY

turquoise yellow and blue girls bedroom with colored moroccan shag rug

A new beautiful rug for my daughter

black, white and gold powder room with sharpie stenciled walls

The new gold arched mirror is here

jeans chindi pouf with tassels

Jeans Pouf With Tassels

custom black and gold vanity light

My new custom black and gold vanity light

a trick for stuffing a deflated bean bag

a trick for re-stuffing a deflated bean bag or pouf

teal turquoise yellow coral girls bedroom

Teal, turquoise, coral and yellow girls bedroom

stylish black and white powder room

Little black squares stencil wall

neutral eclectic living room with black and white accents

Home Tour Time

My Favorite Painting Tips and Tricks

Budget Powder Room Progress

Thick German Poppyseed streussel or crumble cake recipe

German Poppy Seed Streusel Crumble Cake Recipe

Powder Room Moodboards

Delicious Gluten Free Key Lime Pie Recipe with real limes

Gluten-Free Key Lime Pie

Small visual home changes with a big impact

Small visual interior home changes with a big impact

My favorite 4 ancestry research tips

black lamp shade with gold studds

Small Decor Changes: How to add a harp to a lamp

Saying Goodbye to my cross hallway

IPL treatment after

A very personal skin post (TMI?)

neutral eclectic bedroom with black and white and pink accents

New Fabulous Pillows

neutral boho glam bedroom - Cuckoo4Design

Looking back at 2016

affordable flower arranging ideas

Affordable Flower Arrangement Ideas

Home Decorators Collection® holiday homes blog hop - mancave/basement family room

Our basement family room for HDC Holiday Homes

German Christmas pyramid

Christmas Tour (part 2)

Blue, black and white eclectic Christmas living room

Blue, Black and White Christmas

very easy DIY pinecone mixed media artwork

DIY pinecone mix media canvas artwork

blue jeans gift wrapping idea

jeans gift wrapping idea

DIY poster board snowflakes with free silhouette cameo download. Also tutorial on how to make them by hand without a cutting machine.

Poster Board Snowflakes for Christmas Tree Decor

family room crafting area

sports illustrated man-cave

twin girl bedroom with dark blue wall

A twin girls’ bedroom

How to hang a plate on a wall

How to hang a plate on a wall

Blue Jeans Fall or Thanksgiving Tablescape

Blue Jeans Tablescape for Fall or Thanksgiving

mop head yarn wall hanging

Mop head yarn wall hanging

Easy Abstract Art for Beginners

Easy Abstract Art for Beginners

untraditional Fall and Halloween flower arrangement

untraditional Fall and Halloween Flower arrangement

DIY fringe jeans rug pillows

DIY fringe jeans Chindi rug pillows

blue and neutral fall home tour

Natural Modern Fall Decor for Blogger Stylin Home Tours

giant leather tassel from old couch

Giant tassels made from my old sofa

A little black kitchen accents

DIY wood bead pendant light

DIY wood bead pendant

neutral eclectic boho fall tour - Cuckoo4Design

Neutral Eclectic Fall Tour

abstract art - Cuckoo4Design

My downloadable art on Etsy

Friday Favorites – DIY idea

Some more quirk in my home decor

A Little German Friday Favorite

Palm Leaf Rug Moodboard

Palm Leaf Rug Moodboard

black and white neutral mantel

Fireplace and man-cave update

The last 6 month

my three pom-pom tips and tricks

My three pom-pom tips

bright colored summer patio table setting

Outside Summer Tour

beautiful neutral living room with pink and tropical accents

Summer Home Tour

9 of my favorite Ikea decorating tips - Cuckoo4Design

My 10 favorite Ikea decorating tips

striped washitape mirror makeover

Black and white striped mirror makeover

Valspar Everglade Glen front door

Picking the right color and painting exterior doors

Quartz Pink dresser makeover: before and after - Cuckoo4Design

Quartz Pink Dresser Makeover

adding a mirror to your porch

My 5 favorite Ways to Decorate an Outdoor Space

Last Minute Gift Idea: Mothers Day Printables for under $5

Painting Crisp Black And White Stripes on Textured Front Porch

How to Paint Stripes on Your Front Porch

Steeler Country Mancave

Work & Play Home Tours

10 Etsy shops with great downloadable art for under $6 - Cuckoo4Design

Friday Etsy Favorites: downloadable art for under $6

Easy black and white abstract art tutorial - Cuckoo4Design

DIY Goodwill Art

Ikea Godmorgon sink and graphic black and white tiles - Cuckoo4Design

Master Bathroom Updates

DIY rope belt palm tree embellishment - Cuckoo4Design

A Little Rope Belt DIY For My Palm Tree

neutral living room decor with black and white accents, Beni Ourain rug, letter sofa - Cuckoo4Design

Spring Home Tours

IKEA Godmorgon Odensvik bathroom decor idea - Cuckoo4Design

Bathroom Plans With Ikea Godmorgon Vanity

How to update plain checkerboard floor - Cuckoo4Design

Updating my plain tan checkerboard floor

Stylish neutral budget living room - by Cuckoo4Design

How to decorate on a very tight budget

How to cut a sofa apart to fit it through a door

How to cut a sofa apart to fit it through a door

How to refinish carpeted stairs

How to refinish carpeted stairs (part 1)

modern man-cave designHow to cut a sofa apart to fit it through a door

Basement Man-Cave Update

How to make an annual family phonebook - Cuckoo4Design

How to Make Annual Family Photobooks

Queen Anne Secretary Desk Makeover - Cuckoo4Design

Another small secretary desk makeover

plastic coated Ikea Sofia fabric brass chair makeover - Cuckoo4Design

Black and White Brass Parsons Chair Covers Makeover

black, white, gold and blue Christmas dining room table setting

Our New Chandelier

turquoise, white, blue and gold and silver little girls Christmas bedroom

Yearly Family Photo Christmas Ornaments

flocked Christmas tree - Cuckoo4Design

How to assemble the flocked Christmas tree

Welcoming Our New Man-Cave Sectional

Christmas living room - Cuckoo4Design

Christmas Blogger Stylin Home Tours

Canadian Home Trends Feature - Cuckoo4Design

Christmas 2014 Magazine Cover

Thanksgiving Table Setting - Cuckoo4Design

Fall or Thanksgiving Tablescape

How to make no-sew, no-paint DIY graphic black and white curtains - Cuckoo4Design

No-paint black and white DIY curtains

Decorating with photos

neutral boho glam bedroom - Cuckoo4Design

Reveal of the new bedroom look

dream home look for less master bedroom - Cuckoo4Design

Dream Home Look For Less

DIY otomi dresser - Cuckoo4Design_4

Otomi dresser

Fall Blogger Stylin Home Tours - Cuckoo4Design

I scored and didn’t even know it

Fall Blogger Stylin Home Tours - Cuckoo4Design

Neutral and Natural Fall Home Tour

family room with pullout couch moldboard - Cuckoo4Design

Family room dreaming

Picking a new area rug

summer living room with neutral layers and texture

Neutral Living Room

Pearl City Click Bamboo in our bedrooms

Pearl City Click Bamboo – revealing my new floor – part 2

Pearl City Click Bamboo in our bedrooms

Pearl City Click Bamboo – revealing my new floor

How to dress up cheap aluminum mini blinds

How to dress up cheap aluminum mini blinds

project round-up from January to May - Cuckoo4Design

The past 5 months

thick beautiful macrame wallhanging

Feeling Inspired by Fiberart aka Macrame

How to install Lumber Liquidators Pearl City Click Bamboo

Installing Pearl City Click Bamboo

eclectic bedroom update - Cuckoo4Design

Lets talk about new floors

black bathroom with red mirror - Cuckoo4Design

A black bathroom for the kids

DIY towel holder

DIY hand towel ring

Annie Sloan Aubusson Blue and Scandinavian Pink Secretary Desk

Annie Sloan Secretary Desk Makeover

Waverly Lotus Lake Porcelain Fabric

Behind the scenes of my Patio Style Challenge

stylish black and white cabana patio - Cuckoo4Design

DIY black and white cabana

Spring Home Tour - Cuckoo4Design

Blogger Stylin Home Tours Spring Edition

abstract art - Cuckoo4Design

I’ve been painting

Revamped Ikea toiletpaper holder - Cuckoo4Design

Ikea toilet paper holder makeover

DIY Killim painted pillows - Cuckoo4Design

easy DIY Kilim pillows

creating interest in a white on white kitchen

Newly painted kitchen wall

How to create different looks with pillows

Playing the pillow shuffle

Delta® Faucet VERO Single Handle Centerset Lavatory Faucet

our shiny new faucet

nightstand vignette

Layering Different Styles of Artwork

Brass towel ring

bathroom plans

boys room with silver sputnik fixture

Silver Sputnik

Legrand Adorne Brushed Brass switch plate and dimmer

New brushed brass outlets and switches

Milo Baughman extendable brass dining table

Milo Baughman Inspired Dining Room Table

Different ways to decorate a fireplace - Cuckoo4Design

Freshly painted fireplace

vintage wicker doll chair

How to pierce a doll’s ear

boys room with world cup flag banner and grey horizontal striped walls

Boys room with hints of soccer

stylish girl nursery with vintage touch

Adorable and stylish nursery

brass shelf styling with neon Kate Spade boxes

Styling My Brass Shelving Unit and Random Updates

Bedside Brass Swing Arm Lamp

Bedside Brass Swing Arm Lamps

How to hide Christmas light cables on a fireplace mantel without garland

How to hide cables on a fireplace mantel

Foldable 3D stars silhouette cameo downloadable file

Foldable 3D Stars with downloadable file

Painted Brushstroke ornaments by Cuckoo4Design

DIY brushstroke painted plastic Christmas balls

Christmas dining room decor with icicle chandelier and fresh greenery

Pink, Teal and Green Christmas Decor

HGTV dream home on Martha's Vineyard

My visit to the HGTV Dream Home on Martha’s Vineyard

turquoise, white and gold Christmas mantel

Teal, Gold and White Christmas Mantel

black and white fabric painted curtains

Black and White Fabric Painted Curtains

DIY Fabric Painted Gold Polka Dot Towel

DIY Painted Gold Polka Dot Towel

Ikea fur pillow and fiddle leaf fig tree

Ikea fur pillow and fiddle leaf fig tree

Swiss Cross Fabric Painted Floursack Dishtowels

Fabric Painted Floursack Dishtowels

My New Limited Edition Print

neutral living room with hints of color

A new gorgeous rug for our living room!

work with what you have closet makeover

Walk-in Closet Makeover

Girl's desk organization

Girl’s Bedroom Organizing Ideas

gold and white powder room with Delta FlushIQ Toilet

My First Toilet Installation

Painted Leopard Pumpkin

Fall Blogger Stylin Home Tours

New Shower Head Installation

New Colored Wall and Animal Plates in Our Kitchen

My Touch2O Faucet Installation

outdoor hammock retreat

Woodsy Patio Hangout

DIY Marble Paper Watercolor Curtain Tutorial

large catio cat enclosure structure with trees and climbing posts

Awesome Large DIY backyard Cat Enclosure

Adding a Kitchen Counter Post

Painting a Glossy Flower Pot

French Provincial Annie Sloan Graphite Dresser

New Backsplash with The Tile Shop

Radiant Orchid Desk Makeover

copper coral and blush bedroom

Copper, Coral and Blush Bedroom

My New Upholstered Chaise

DIY abstract art tutorial

DIY Abstract Artwork Tutorial

Gallery Wall With Abstract Art

DIY Top Knot Print

White Wall in Dining Room

White Cross Coat Closet Makeover

Black and white cross wall treatment with wall vinyl

Black and White Cross Hallway Wall

nursery with mint walls and gold polka dots

Mint, gold and pink nursery

Share The Love Free Printable

Kids Artwork in Your Home

Jingle Mingle: Origami Diamond Jingle Bell Ornament

Cuckoo 4 Halloween

8 affordable mens black and white mens Halloween costumes

Friday Favorites: affordable Black and White Halloween Costumes

easy tutorial on how to make creepy zombie makeup with some easy to follow steps. If you can decoupage a craft project than you can make zombie makeup too | kids Halloween makeup | affordable DIY costume | soccer zombie

Soccer Zombie Makeup

black and white Halloween porch

Black and white Halloween Front Porch

4 easy costumes that start with one plain shirt dress

4 easy costumes that start with 1 plain shirt dress

cat in a lion costume

Friday Etsy Favorites: Halloween

Easy and unique sad clown costume

Easy and unique sad Harlequin costume

Easy Queen of hearts costume - Cuckoo4Design

Cheap and Easy Queen of Hearts Costume

DIY Maleficent Costume

DIY Maleficent Costume

Kids DIY Sugar Skull Halloween Costume - Day of the Dead costume | Dia de Los Muertos | sugar skull | Kids halloween costume | Homemade costume | cheap costume for kids

Easy Sugar Skull Halloween Costume

Cuckoo 4 Cat Care

the same cat in TNR trap

Our Feral Neighborhood Cats

Friday Favorites: The Best Little Cat House in PA

cat drinking from Catit water fountain

Favorite Pet Water fountain

Friday Favorites: Kitten Update

Things I have learned from taking care of kittens

What I’ve learned from caring for kittens

Kittens

Cuckoo 4 cat DIYs

How to make a personalized plates of your cats | How to make a personalized_salad_plate of your pet for walldecor

DIY decorative pet salad plates

outdoor DIY cat enclosure

Another awesome outdoor cat enclosure

large catio cat enclosure structure with trees and climbing posts

Awesome Large DIY backyard Cat Enclosure

Best electronic cat door ever

Custom Electronic Pet Door Contraption

DIY heated igloo for stray cats

heated igloo shelter for outdoor cats

cat litter box sign by Cuckoo4Design

Vinyl Cat Litter Box Sign

Easy DIY Cat Enclosure

Easy DIY Cat Enclosure

Cuckoo 4 Recipes

best pumpkin pie with fresh pumpkin, gluten-free version included

The Best Pumpkin Pie Ever

Thick German Poppyseed streussel or crumble cake recipe

German Poppy Seed Streusel Crumble Cake Recipe

Delicious Gluten Free Key Lime Pie Recipe with real limes

Gluten-Free Key Lime Pie

aperol spritz recipe which is aperol with wine, seltzer water, ice and a slice of orange

Aperol Spritz

Boston Banoffee Pie

Cuckoo 4 Crafts

easy tutorial on how to make creepy zombie makeup with some easy to follow steps. If you can decoupage a craft project than you can make zombie makeup too | kids Halloween makeup | affordable DIY costume | soccer zombie

Soccer Zombie Makeup

easy 4th of July star banner photobackdrop

Easy 4th of July Star Banner

DIY Hmong Tassels

DIY Hmong Tassels

black and white budget bathroom makeover

Bathroom update

fire column on front porch

Tropical, black and white striped porch

a readers black and white striped porch

Succulent arrangement idea with different colors and textures

Succulent arrangement idea

affordable flower arranging ideas

Affordable Flower Arrangement Ideas

very easy DIY pinecone mixed media artwork

DIY pinecone mix media canvas artwork

Cuckoo 4 Organizing & Cleaning

slime supplies storage cart

How to organize your slime supplies

work with what you have closet makeover

Walk-in Closet Makeover

Girl's desk organization

Girl’s Bedroom Organizing Ideas

I’m a German citizen living in the US who is cuckoo for all things DIY, design and pets. This is my design journey of our small home on a budget. Come stay a while and look around. Click HERE to read more about me and HERE to see my projects and blog posts.

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