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2 Creative (and Inexpensive) Home Decor Ideas

Corina's DIY home decor ideas definitely make us say, "Hey, why didn't we think of doing that?!" We're always on the lookout for creative (and inexpensive) lighting solutions and Corina's awesome ide...

New Clocks Made From Old Stuff

We started wearing a watch again for the first time in years. This single act has freed us from locating our cell phone when we need to know what time it is. Using a wall clock in the home affords...

Sarah's Beach Cottage Charmer

Sarah over at A Beach Cottage uses her home as the star for her blog. It started out as a fixer-upper and has been transformed into a cozy and natural beach side retreat. We love how Sarah chronic...

The Cutest Photo Booth Idea to Steal

Of all the things we've seen today, nothing brought a smile to our face like this photo booth made from a spare sheet of plywood with cutouts, some wallpaper, ornate/vintage picture frames and some ...

Before & After: From Carriage Seat to Entryway Bench

We love Grace's enthusiasm for all things vintage. While busy running an amazing blog of her own, Poetic Home, she also manages to find amazing pieces to transform. Take for instance, this carriage ...

5 DIY's from The Shabby Nest: Another One for the Blogroll

Shabby Nest is one of the many sites we lurk around, reading but not participating. If this were an actual place and not just an address in cyberspace, they would've noticed us this weekend, obsessi...

Repairing Window Screens

We love to leave our windows open during the summertime to catch a breeze. Not to mention during the Fall and Spring to bring in the lovely outdoor weather. Unfortunately, a damaged or torn screen c...

Viv's Paper Prowess

We're all for transforming thrift store finds and IKEA pieces with decorative paper (it's just that sometimes we forget). Thank goodness Viv of (Ish & Chi) is a maven with leftover wallpaper. Her ...

One Serious DIY Hardwood and MDF Sofa Project

There's DIY and then there's something like Eric Dalpiaz's project, recently highlighted over at Plastolux; what looks like a store-purchased modern seating solution is actually a hand constructed DI...

Home Ec. of Silver Lake

Some of our best DIY project posts came way by special guests post from local Los Angeles crafting specialist and friend, Jenny Ryan. If you're ever in the vicinity of Silver Lake's Sunset Junction,...

Wary Meyers' Tossed & Found: Unconventional Design from Cast-offs

Here are some preview pages from the new Wary Meyer's Tossed & Found: Unconventional Design from Cast-offs, a DIY, reuse/recycle-centric book from the creative minds of husband and wife team (and th...

Fun and Crafty Wall Murals

We spotted this fun and crafty wall mural last week at a local music venue in Echo Park called Echo Curio. The mural jumped out at us instantly for its fun color combo of blue and yellow and for the...

One Frame: 5 Ways

We love IKEA for making home decor items that can be hacked, DIY'd and molded to fit our homes individual personality. Take for instance their UNG DRILL ornate frame. We've got 5 different ways you...

Floor-to-Ceiling Collection At Home

When we were in Vegas last week at the Ahead of the Curve event, we spotted this amazing collection that could be a personal, colorful and easy do-it-yourself project in your own home. Wonder what thi...

3 Quirky Lamps To Try At Home

In our home, we like to mix it up with vintage finds and then throw in an offbeat item to make a statement. It usually comes in the form of an oversized lampshade which can be found inexpensively at...

From Blah To Brilliant: A Colorful Entryway

An important step of Apartment Therapy's Home Cure is to create a functional and inspiring landing strip. And while your landing strip can be found in alternate rooms, we usually spot them in a home...

A Spin On The Traditional Embroidery Hoop Design

We grew up with our grandma cross stitching the classical home and landscape scenery of the time. Recalling the handiwork of crafted sentiments like, "Home Sweet Home" and framed pieces with our fam...

Make Your Collection Art In Your Home

For this month's Apartment Therapy theme - art, crafts and collections - we've been covering a range of inspiring ideas, especially when it come to showcasing your collections. We spotted this very ...

Julie's DIY Film Slide Light

Our friend and fellow professional organizer, Julie Naylon just returned to LA from an extended summer trip to New York. Feeling inspired from all of the galleries and museums during her summer hiat...

Plywood Art

We were first introduced to plywood art when our artist friend, Dan created these cool plywood pieces with handmade vinyl decals. So simple and inexpensive we thought we'd round up a handful of insp...

Delightful Doily Inspiration!

With trends like patchwork quilts and “granny chic” décor coming back into style in recent months, we can’t help but focus our attention on another old fashion craft item, the doily. Weigh in...

How To: Create Yarn From Plastic Bags

We keep a small supply of plastic bags on hand for kitty litter detail when our compostable bags run out. We try not to use plastic bags for anything else but we're really liking Helle's idea for re...

Consider New Uses For Old Furniture

Being thoughtful about what items you have in a smaller space is important. As you start editing, consider taking the things you don't use or want anymore and try to find a new use for them before thr...

Fun and Easy DIY Doorstop Idea

We love it when we find new ways to use stuff we've already got around the house. In this case some left over fabric and a brick helps the door from going bang bang bang....

DIY Cupcake Stand for Displaying Items

Craftiness oozes from Natasha's DIY cupcake stand. Made from found vintage plates and glass candle stick holders, we think this homemade cupcake stand can do more than just hold dessert......

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