11 Do-It-Yourself Ways To Freshen Up Your Home
Spring cleaning. You either love it or hate it. If you love it (like me!), then that’s great! If you hate it, here are 11 tips to help ease you into the art of freshening up your space! Â Â Â
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How to: Organize Your Pantry (…and Make It Look Pretty)
The Social Home Because you can close the door to the pantry, it’s easy to ignore it. But there’s something very satisfying about organized food (for me anyways). So today I’m going to pass along my tips and tricks for giving your pantry a stylish makeover. Â Â
Alternative Uses Cheat Sheet Bundle: Free Download
March is here and in our neck of the woods, Spring arrived like a lion. If you’re anything like me, the extra sunlight and climbing temperatures make you want to scrub your house from head to toe. To help you feed your spring fever, we’ve compiled a set of PDFs to help you tend your house using items […]
Roundup: 10 Super Clever Closet Organizing Tips And Tricks
Pretty Please Every now and then I’ll run across a closet organizing idea that’s just genius – simple, smart and ridiculously obvious. I’m sure you’ve had these moments, right? I call them the “why didn’t I think of that?” ideas. Well here they are, all in one place, for your organizational indulgence.  Â
DIY Idea: Make a 10 Minute Succulent Windowsill Box
House Bella Until I saw Sara’s window planter box, I had always thought that the domain of such things were outside the house. Thanks to windowsills, they have moved inside. (I love windowsills.)Â Made with leftover timber
10 Easy, Affordable, and Natural DIY Cleaning Products You Should Try
Cleaning products can be expensive. And let’s face it – many store bought varieties have toxic chemicals in them. So why not make your own natural cleaners at home? They’re super simple to make and you probably already have most of the ingredients right in your pantry or under the sink. To take the guesswork out of it, we’ve rounded up […]
Decor Disputes: Should We REALLY Never Buy These 4 Things in Neutral?
A line has been drawn in the sand. With the help of this month’s issue of Domino Magazine, the experts at Refinery29 identify 4 things we should ‘NEVER’ buy in a neutral color. Never? NEVER?? Kind of a strong word (and in all caps, no less) for something
Free Download: How to Clean Your Whole House in 30 Minutes
There isn’t always time to clean your house from top to bottom. In fact, there’s hardly ever time for that. But recently, we’ve been using this system – it’s fast and it works.  It’s the perfect way to prep for guests or company, or to put your life back in order so you can focus on what […]
This is Genius: How to Turn a Standing Drying Rack into a Wall Mounted Drying Rack
Two it Yourself If I could give out genius awards, I’d give one to Melissa & Stephanie for figuring out a way to mount a cheap, standing, clothes drying rack into a MOUNTED drying rack. They lay out the entire process nicely, and once you see it, you’ll
10 DIY Party Favors That Will Guarantee Your Guests A Good Time
What’s more fun than throwing a party? Sending guests home with uniquely awesome favors, that’s what. Here are ten party favors ranging from colorful to simple to brilliant to amazing and you can make them yourself! Â Â Â
Roundup: 6 Store-Bought Cake Makeover Ideas
Ages ago, I made a Raggedy Ann cake for my niece Jenna. I used every square inch of my (then) tiny apartment kitchen. Everything was going fine, until I started to slather my 7-minute frosting on the cake. It crystalized and started to look and feel like I added SAND to it. Oh, my, glob. I was in tears. It was […]
Free Download: Should You DIY Or Hire A Professional To Paint Your Walls?
It’s a tough decision. Should you paint your walls yourself, or hire someone to do it for you? It’s a lot of work to do on your own, but it’s expensive to hire a professional… and there are a lot of other factors to take into consideration. So we’re here to help you figure out the […]
Before and After: A Boring Living Room Wall Gets a Simple Upgrade
Since the beginning of time together, Al and I have always struggled with our living room wall; or as I like to call it, the desolate wasteland of blank space. The gigantic flat screen tv, which was one of the only items that made the cut from Al’s bachelorhood to our new domestic life, was such […]
10 Creative DIY Wedding And Shower Gifts
This month has been all about parties, entertaining and celebrations here on Curbly, so I thought we would be remiss to leave out a post on DIY wedding and bridal shower gifts. Wedding season is almost upon us, so you might want to start your DIY projects now! Here are some super creative ideas.
A Really Disgusting Side Table Makeover
Before Meets After I agree with Lisa: this side table was disgusting. And not for the reason you might think. Yes, the finish needed some serious TLC, but that was nothing in the cootie department. Let’s run through the list. Paper ‘stuck’ onto the top, wads and wads of gum stuck under the top edge, a half-eaten
Roundup: 10 Easy DIY House Warming Gifts
Housewarming parties are a good excuse to gather friends and family together to celebrate new chapters and new homes — but don’t show up empty handed! Here are 10 gift ideas that are sure to put a smile on the party host’s face and bring a touch of friendship and warmth to their new abode.  […]
Roundup: 11 DIY Ideas for Photobooth Backdrops
Photobooth backdrops are quickly becoming the most important decor element for parties and events, thanks to clever DIYers, coming up with amazing backdrop ideas. They look great in photos but also oftentimes double as bold wall art after the event has come and gone. So, even if you’re not planning to throw a party anytime soon, […]
Makeover Tour: A Coastal Cottage Gets a Colorful Face Lift
From run-down coastal cottage to casual-living dream home, this 90-year-old house recently received all the TLC it deserves. Read on to get the full scoop on its colorful new look!
Eye Candy: 10 Genius Small Space Guest Bedroom Ideas
HGTV Not everybody has the square footage in their home for a spacious guest bedroom. That doesn’t mean you can’t have one though, it just means that you have to get creative. Check out these ten genius guest bedroom solutions.  Â
10 Banners & Garlands To Make For Any Occasion
It doesn’t have to be the holiday season for you to whip out the fun banners and garlands. Whether it’s a birthday, a party, or you just want to be festive, here are 10 garlands and banners that you can create for any occasion! Â Â Â
