This holiday season, I just can’t get limbs, stumps and branches out of my system. I’ve been out in the wood pile again so I decided to slice up some more tree limbs to create a set of great big graphic number coasters with whitewashed bark. The numbers allow you to keep track of your […]
Last winter, I spotted the above pic on the internets and thought, “I can DIY that!” I stashed the idea in my ‘make some day’ idea bin, and few weeks back, I decided to finally give it a go. A bit of plastic rescued from the recycle bin, a drop or two of glow-in-the-dark paint and I […]
Here we go onto round 3! Most of you asked right on the blog post, but today I am answering the Facebook discussion board questions. Lighting, couches, big spaces to cover, these are great questions that I see a lot of people identifying with. Tania Johnson asked: I have a bedroom that is solid walls of […]
Who doesn’t have an ugly or worn out wingback chair somewhere in their house? Lofty intentions of buying fabric and reupholstering it yourself? Hold on there baba looey, a wingback chair is NOT a beginner’s upholstery project.
Jessica took the string ball idea and ran with it, creating a gorgeous string ball chandelier. The chandeliers were the perfect addition to the outdoor dining experience, but they would be equally pretty inside as well.
Ahh…to have a fireplace. Urban apartment dweller that I am, I haven’t such luxuries, but if I did, I’d be making these by the dozens. Curbly reader Rachael came up with these very cool DIY fire Starters using found pine cones, soy wax, and (optional) essential oils. Since they’re easy to make in bulk, they’d […]
If you’re not busy making wreaths, sewing napkins, or drilling out napkin rings, and you’re ready and willing to take on a festive fall project, see if any of these garlands tickles your fancy!
Should you find yourself with a little bit of free time in the days leading up to Thanksgiving (hey, it might happen), consider whipping up a set of linen napkins for the feast. It’s a super easy project, plus, whether you’ll be dining with family or friends (or both), everyone will be impressed with your […]
What’s not to love about this deerhead pillow? There are so many things I adore about this project, where do I begin? Here are the top four. 1) The Anthropologie inspiration pillow costs $88.00, a bit steep for a holiday throw pillow, so you’re saving about $78.00 by making it yourself.
This year, I wanted to bring some natural, but still contemporary, elements to my Thanksgiving table. I figured out how to create these adorable little place card holders from a small fallen branch, and I wanted something else round and wooden to coordinate. Coasters? No, not necessary. Wine glass charm indicators? Not quite. Serving utensils? […]
An abandoned chair goes from sad to sensational in just five minutes. Wanna guess how this was achieved?
I love the idea of bringing in found, natural elements for Thanksgiving decor; maybe some drift wood, or smooth river rocks. But where I live, all I can find are dead, brown oak leaves, some leftover dried corn stalks at the nursery, and twigs that get knocked down during windstorms. Crunchy foliage doesn’t do much […]
Homemade sweets that look like turkeys but taste like heaven…now that’s some fowl I’d like to devour! Any of these exceedingly clever recipes would be a fun addition to the Thanksgiving table. We start with Gimme Some, who tells us how to make Rice Crispy turkeys using such things as candy corn, cashews and Whoppers! (Via.)
This week marks Curbly’s fourth birthday! We’re pretty excited, and so we’re bringing you some of our favorite original DIY projects and how-to posts from the last four years. This one’s from Curbly’s most established Featured Writer, DIYMaven. This is a really fun and effective way to make a little photo album–all without using glue or adhesive in […]
If you liked last week’s Scandinavian Modern kitchen makeover, you’re in for a treat! As I mentioned yesterday, around this time of year I always get that rustic itch (which sounds like a virus, but I swear it’s not). I seek out and take inspiration from cozy spaces – move over shiny minimalist houses, I […]
When my husband and I moved from Chicago to Houston last year one of the things we looked forward to was trading our small condo for a larger home. Now we have double the space and lots of rooms to decorate. In the living room I really wanted to find a piece that was original, […]
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Being a dog bed maker myself, I’m tickled to see Lisa’s project on Design Sponge. This style of heavy, cumbersome cabinetry is plentiful in the secondhand market and you better believe I scurry past it like it has The Plague. Lisa, on the otherhand, had vision.
My friend and Curbly team member Capree has an amazing dining room, where she created this awesome hand painted branch wall. Her hard work is accented by her spectacular light fixture, which is a single bulb surrounded by thin metal rods that jut out at artfully random angles, the Twig Light by Fire Farm. I loved it […]
So a few months ago I spotted these DARLING felt, flatpack breadbaskets from Teroforma, and I thought, “Dude, you can totally make that.” My idea, however, was not a breadbasket, but a little gift basket. So I grabbed paper and pencil and came up with plan. First, the supplies: Second, the how-to: Print and then cut […]
