DIY Wood Dining Table with Natural Look

If you happen to know someone with some carpentry skills, or you happen to be handy yourself, this is just the sort of thing you could build for me  I absolutely love the natural look of this table (not to mention the gorgeous sheepskin accents) which can work with so many looks. And yes those … Read more

DIY Pretty Vellum Cake Flowers

Those clever clogs over at Oh Happy Day have come up with a way to make you cake look gorgeous without having to labour like a beast over tiny icing flowers. They simply print them on vellum paper and use as cake toppers. Beautiful! The only issue I foresee is my own excitement getting in the way … Read more

DIY geometric lanterns

Pretty! These fabulous and fabulously easy paper “lanterns” are featured over on Oh Happy Day. I use the quotes only because they do not have any light in them, but so what – the entertainment industry is full of pretty things with no light inside, so why should the DIY world be any different? Get … Read more

DIY Kids: Monster Hooded Towels

This right here is why I don’t have children. I’d make them a few of these and then in the middle of some dark and stormy night, a little one would pad into the bedroom, clad in their favorite monster hoodie, hoping for some comfort from the storm. What they would get is a mother who opens her eyes, … Read more

DIY Pets: Build a Cat Hammock

If you have a cat, you had best provide for them with a few necessities such as scratching posts and places to recline regally. Why? If you have to ask me that then you have never been on the receiving end of a cat who thinks they have not been given their due. To help … Read more

Easy DIY: Amazing desk from old door

Prepare to lick you lips as you salivate like Wile E. Coyote gazing down on a field of fat sheep. I give you this amazing desk made from an old door: Ugh. Gorgeous. This is the work of Manoteca, a company out of Italy: I really like the idea that in every object is held somebody’s life. … Read more

DIY Chalkboard Play Table

This is a great idea for kids, but also grown ups. Imagine it as an illustrated cocktail table with drink recipes and the like. See? Adults and chalkboards go hand in hand. Visit I Heart Organizing to get the instructions.  

Upcycled Dresser Using Textured Wallpaper

Check out this amazing dresser that was spotted on Swedish eBay. Sadly this means that little is known about its origin and method of upcycling, but Mike (the girl) over at Blue Velvet Chair reckons it’s wall paper or gift wrap. Whatever they used, it’s a great job. I’d love to have this in my home. See more … Read more

DIY Bathtub Tray

What could be better than a nice long soak in a hot bath? How about a nice long soak in a hot bath, with a gorgeous handmade tray to hold your candles and a decently sized glass of wine? Amber at Snippets of Design figures the supplies will cost you about $20 for this (she had them on hand). You’ll … Read more

DIY Kitchen Utensil Hangers

I know what you are going to say: “The tutorial is in German!” Indeed it is, but in my defence there is always Google translate, and this one is relatively simple and comes with step-by-step pictures – the international language of DIY. It’s a quick but charming project – you can see all the steps (and read … Read more