Gardening is one of my favorite hobbies, but it can also be expensive when you start buying lots of plants and pots. What if you could double, triple, even quadruple the number of plants you currently have without spending a dime? If you have a little bit of time on your hands, along with a lot of patience, you can do just that. Let's dig into cacti and succulent propagation!
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I've been working on my closet for some time now, trying to figure out how to maximize space and make it feel less utilitarian and more glamorous. Now that I've made some progress — or at least have a solid plan — I can focus on the little details. Pretty frocks deserve pretty hangers, don't you think?
You don't have to go all Julia Child and hang everything you own in your kitchen. But a simple pegboard — even just a small one that takes up the unused side wall of a cabinet — can go a long way towards organizing all those pots and pans, especially if your ceiling isn't suitable for an overhead pot rack.
If you're in the midst of spring cleaning and still have no idea how to organize your jewelry collection, try this tip from Kara Paslay's accessories closet.
Light fixtures can be changed. Colors can be painted over. Ugly floors can be covered. They're not all easy projects for renters who've found themselves in apartments cramping their style. But they're all do-able, and importantly, reversible. Just like this solution for covering ugly appliances with removable peel-and-stick wallpaper.
When I first looked at this piece I thought, "Oh, just a little polishing and it'll be good as new." To my surprise, that is not what the after was about to reveal at all.
To get ready for summer entertaining season, this month we're sharing a mini-series of pro tips and projects from our guest blogger, party planner extraordinaire and designer David Stark. This week, his idea for a fun one-of-a-kind tray to commemorate a fun event or honored guest.
The key to making a table lamp is finding the correct socket set-up and mount. Some readymade kits already exist but, otherwise, you have to figure out what works best for your chosen vessel-turned-lamp base. I myself had a random wooden vase/candleholder that perfectly accommodated a basic globe shade from the hardware store. It was screaming to become a lamp, and I was more than happy to oblige.
What can you learn in 6 seconds? How to make coffee? Maybe how to lay down tile? Some industrious types have worked within the 6 seconds video limitations of the Vine app to create extremely concise, yet informative short format how-to videos...
My backyard is the size of a postage stamp, and filled with dog poop and sorrow. Redoing it, however, is for another day. I'll get there at some point, and will then be all over these DIY outdoor tables. In the meantime, if your outdoor space is in better shape than mine, follow the links for instructions on how to make one of these yourself.
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