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Woolly DIY Projects for Fall
Better Homes and Gardens

Wool is the epitome of fall fabrics; we love the idea of using wool accents in creative ways to add cozy texture and earthy color to any room. Better Homes and Gardens suggests some fun DIY options fo...

Bulletin Boards: Funky, Fancy and DIY
Roundup

Our desk is in the same room as our dining table, so it's important that our work space be classy and organized. Currently, we're fixated on organizing with classy bulletin boards. If you have a sim...

Wallpaper Projects from Darling Octopus

A bit of beautiful wallpaper can make all the difference sometimes. Such was the case with these tables, which received an upgrade courtesy via a little paint and a few yards of Julia Rothman wallpape...

Before & After: Chalkboard Table

We've seen chalkboard walls, mugs, calendars and fridges, but Kate's idea is new to us. She figured out a great way to spruce up this ho-hum table from Craigslist and provide a bit of entertainment fo...

Ariel's DIY Bookshelf Surprise
I Suwannee

As if our obsession with owning books weren't enough to deal with on its own, we've now also become obsessed with the "bookcase of the day" feature on Jamie Meares' blog, I Suwannee. The book storage ...

How To: Make a Block Print

We did a unit on printing in our high school art class, but relying on our fuzzy memory to employ those techniques today would no doubt lead to crafting disaster. Luckily, Urban Outfitters has paired ...

Wood Cabinets 10 Ways
Do It Yourself Magazine

Bored to tears with your wood cabinets? We hear you. If you're not a renter or you have some stand-alones that you'd like to embellish, DIY Magazine has ten clever and inexpensive projects for adding ...

How To... Build a Birch Log Table
PointClickHome

Brent Comber's alder tables are highly covetable, but at around $2000 a pop, not exactly affordable. PointClickHome editor Anne E. Collins decided to take matters into her own hands and create a side ...

Look! Updated Toile from Cucumbersome

We featured a Before & After project from Britt (of the crafty blog Cucumbersome) last week, but when she sent us this look at her recent toile pillow project, we just had to share again......

30 Easy Artwork Ideas
Do It Yourself

DIY has compiled a bunch of ideas for quick, easy alternatives to the standard painting or print for filling that empty space on your wall. We'll probably pass on the old license plates (too TGI Frida...

Etsy Find: Chairs from Vintage Renewal

We have no business looking for chairs on Etsy, but you know how that site goes - one minute you're being good and looking for a little card for a friend, the next you're knee-deep in beautiful things...

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