Blame it on the artist in me, but I've always had a thing for fancy paper and pretty pens. And whether you're strapped for cash or just looking to get some extra bonus points from your loved one — I don't know how anybody could conceivably go wrong with a love letter. Here are a few cute kits, books and tips to help you express your feelings in a meaningful way this Valentine's Day. It's sure to be a gift that will be cherished by the special one in your life for years to come. More

This little Ikea bed frame is cute and very economical, but it lacked a certain joie de vivre. With some MDF, batting, stylish fabric, and lots of clever planning, this little frame went from dull to delightful! More

It's many a clothes lover's dream come true: turning an entire bedroom into a Carrie Bradshaw-style closet. And while you can find plenty of professionally staged, drool-worthy examples online, most of the time they're not really feasible for those of us on a budget. Here, we found five examples of real-life bedrooms converted into dressing rooms by resourceful (and lucky!) bloggers. More

The great thing about thrift stores is that you can score insane deals on clothes, gear and decor. A lamp for 99¢? I'm on it. A set of speakers for $7? Done. But the finds you bring home from the flea market usually need a little TLC. Like this project, where a gritty speaker grill was transformed into a work of art with just double-sided tape and fabric.

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As a renter, there is not too much (outside of painting, which I plan on working on very soon) that I feel comfortable changing in my home. One area that I see first thing in the morning and last at night that felt very uninspired to me, was the inside of my medicine cabinet. No matter how many times I tried to clean it, it still felt dirty, it needed a fresh coat of paint and some brightening. I decided to re-paint it white and also added some color in another way. More

This relatively plain bathroom got a major face lift with something that looks as good as wallpaper, but is actually impeccably painted, DIYed stencil handiwork. While that has a huge impact on the space, there are a few other east improvements that A Pumpkin and a Princess implemented that helped transform the room — can you spot them? More

Doesn't this wall look awesome? And a lot of work, you're probably thinking. But look closer, and you'll find that those aren't actual Instax Wide prints tacked onto the wall, but color copies of them. More

Inspired by the striped light fixtures at Schoolhouse Electric, I wondered if there was a way to dress up my basic sconce with a few fun stripes. I wanted the process to be inexpensive and easy, and I wanted it to create razor sharp paint lines. After a bit of experimentation, I think I got it. More

The ubiquitous IKEA LACK coffee table has a lot going for it. It's just the right size for a small apartment, it has nice, modern lines, and at $19.99 the price is pretty much unbeatable. The only problem is that it can look a bit blah. But Catherine McNelly of domesticitie. figured out how to banish the genericness of the original with the help of a staple gun and some unconventional upholstery fabric. More

Call me a hipster, but there's something so... dull about brand-new tech gear. Don't get me wrong—the new stuff is sleeker and shiner than ever, but there's always so much more character to older devices. So I'm totally on-board with this DIY project: hide a modern device inside a broken vintage find. More