How to: Make a Modern Wooden Tabletop Christmas Tree
If you live in a small space, it can be tough to find a spot for a Christmas tree. In my urban apartment, it's impossible to display one, let alone make space to store it the other eleven month...
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How to: Make a Colorful Christmas Light Garland
Nothing says holidays like a festive garland. Hung over the mantle, taped to the wall, draped over shelves... they're a seasonal must. So, grab a bit of colored paper and create this Christmas ...
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The Curbly House: Our Dining Room Revealed!
A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to have Emily Henderson and Orlando Soria come out to Minneapolis to help makeover four rooms in our house. It was, as my daughter might say, the most amazing...
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How to: Make a Dramatic Test Tube Vase in 3 Easy Steps
Who doesn't have a bit of 2" x 4" in their stash? That's all you need in the lumber department to make our 4th easy-peasy scrap wood project. We're labeling our test tube vase 'dramatic' because ...
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Play Guess the Gadget: The VINTAGE Edition
Thought it was about time to play another guess-the-gadget game. But to make things interesting, this time we're going back in time to kitchens of yesteryear. As always, hints along the way! ...
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The Curbly House: Our Sunroom Styled by Emily Henderson
For the last few weeks, we've been sharing all the amazingness Emily Henderson is going to bring to the Curbly House. We hooked up with Emily, her assistant Orlando Soria, and Sherwin-William...
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How To: Give Old Furniture a Colorful, Patterned Makeover with Wallpaper
Let's say you find an old piece of furniture at your local thrift store: it has great bones but the finish has seen better days (sound familiar?). You know you can do something awesome with it,...
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How to: Make a DIY Chalkboard Greeting Card Holder from Scrap Wood
For our next scrap wood project, we're going to make a super easy and FAST chalkboard greeting card holder. Again, because this project is customizable to what you have on hand, the supply list...
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The Curbly House: Our Living Room Styled by Emily Henderson
We've told you all about the plans for our bedroom, and our dining room, and this week we're back to tell you a little bit about what Emily Henderson has in store for our living room. And P.S.:...
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How to: Make a DIY Poster Hanger from Scrap Wood
If you're a DIYer, you probably have a stash of scrap wood somewhere. Various sizes and lengths of various species that you have no idea what you're going to use them for, but you can't bear to...
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The Curbly House: Our Dining Room Makeover with Emily Henderson
Last week we told you all about the magic that's happening in our master bedroom, thanks to Ms. Emily Henderson and the lovely folks at Sherwin-Williams! This week, we're back to give you a lit...
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The Curbly House: Designing Our Master Bedroom with Emily Henderson
Welcome to our master bedroom ... almost. Two weeks ago we announced that Emily Henderson is coming to the Curbly House to make it beautiful. Just reading that last sentence makes me w...
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How to: Make a DIY Mini Bell Jar
The popularity of bell jars (aka cloches) doesn't seem to be stopping. I have one—a big one—that encompasses a lot of real estate. A small do-dad can get lost in it. So I decided to make a mini...
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How to Install an Occupancy Sensing Light Switch (Video + Giveaway!)
Installing an occupancy-sensor switch is a quick, easy job that can make a big difference. This week, I got a chance to try out one of Lutron's Maestro Occupancy Sensing switches in our bathroom....
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Curbly Giveaway: Win The Dremel Moto-Saw!
I love tools that do double-duty. This week, we're giving away a Dremel Moto-Saw; a handheld or bench-mounted precision scroll-saw/coping-saw! It's perfect for all sorts of detailed craft and w...
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How to: Strip Wooden Furniture and Give It a Freshly Painted Makeover
I never had visions of being a stripper, but here I am... almost middle aged, living the suburban dream and, BAM, I did it. It wasn't pretty, but I swear I'll be better the next time. Painti...
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How to: Make Easy and Elegant DIY Concrete Planters
To the uninitiated, concrete might seem a bit intimidating. But, it's got all kinds of fun, design-y uses in home decor projects. These planter project is inexpensive, easy to create and a great ...
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How to: Make DIY Colorful 3D Geometric Wall Art
Inspired by an Anthropolgie installation I saw a few months ago, I created a three-dimensional piece of wall art that is easy to install and relatively inexpensive to make (the final budget cam...
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Rustic Bench Gets Modern Moroccan-Inspired Makeover
(HEY! We're giving away a $200 Home Depot gift card at the bottom of this post! Read on to find out how to win!) My dad was a jack of all trades as far as DIY was concerned. Plumbing, heating, engi...
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How to: Keep Out Garden Pests with DIY Row Protectors
As with all gardens, protecting your seedlings and plants from evil predators is a top priority. Evil predators like this: Look at this devilish little nibbler. He must be stopped. ...