Posts tagged: rustic
Sled Shelf
By ZolaClaireAwhile back I did a post on making a Canoe Paddle Hat/Coat Rack and when reading the comments on the post I thought, hey - wouldn't it be cool to make something out of an old sled.... Well someone at Pottery Barn Kids thinks so too. Check out this cool shelf that I'm pretty sure you can make yourself.
If you have a mere $89.99 you can get it at Pottery Barn Kids, but if you have an old sled, you can get 2 with a little grunt work. Now w » READ MORE
Decorating my Living Room for the First Time
By kathyt812I need help decorating my living room. I have a lot of dark wood in my living room - there are dark wood beams, and a huge rustic fire place with brown and nuetral stones. I want to go with browns and blues. Here is my problem. If I want to do browns and blues can I have a couch and love seat, and chair that is a greenish brown color? I have attached a picture of it but in the picture you can hardly tell its green. Please help. My inlaws a » READ MORE
The Woody Side of Modern
By DIY Maven
Brent Comber, artist and ‘fourth generation Vancouverite’ creates ‘art that blend[s] the natural shapes and materials of the Pacific Northwest with a modern urban aesthetic.’ Those materials--recycled and reclaimed cedar, Douglas fir and maple--are generally not associated with modern interiors; however, Brent’s use of them confirms the glorious versatility of wood–even the rustic variety.
Save a Horse; Ride a Cowboy
By DIY Maven
Did you know there’s such a thing as cowboy furniture? It consists of a lot of cowhides, leather, logs and animals heads, as far as I can tell. It’s evokes "Southwest", a dash of something people up here in Minnesota might refer to as "Cabin Chic" and sprinkling of yippee-ki-yay.
Southwest
Plus Cabin Chic
Plus a sprinkling of yippee-kiy-yay
Equals Cowboy Style. (I wonder if the pistols are sold separately?)
For a ride on the co » READ MORE
