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I’m ready to share my son’s nursery with you! I decided to base the room around a selection of Warehouse Fabrics Inc. materials. The first thing I did was put together a few concepts that I liked and shared them with my husband. I wanted him to feel included, you know? Only, silly me, I forgot that he’s sort of the most stubborn man in the world. Or universe, maybe. So right away he chooses the one that was last on my list. And from there, there was no winning for me. (more…) |
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Posts Tagged ‘Home Decor’
A wee boy’s room
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010Quick burst of patriotism
Saturday, June 19th, 2010 |
Looking for a patriotic way to spruce up your home for the Fourth of July holiday? These flag panels are an inexpensive way to show off your creativity. Try a fringed pillow or maybe place mats for an outdoor barbecue. Use your imagination and let Old Glory shine. (more…) |
Bathroom makeover on the cheap
Saturday, June 5th, 2010Shower curtain, wall hangings and fancy towels
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My guest bath used to be an awful chocolate ice cream color. I’ve hated it for the last few years, but not enough to bother painting it. I finally had it painted a cheerful yellow, and I knew it was time for a whole new look. I felt inspired by the black and white accessories, and set out on a mission to create a whole new bathroom with very little money.
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Quick and easy pleated window valance
Sunday, May 30th, 2010 |
I am preparing a nursery for my baby, and it’s not done yet. I’ll be sharing photos with you soon. I’ve made bedding and accessories from some adorable fabrics, but I probably won’t be ready to share the whole shebang with you until later in June. For now, I wanted to make a little window valance with some of the fabric. The room feels really bare right now, and I loved the oomph this project gave to that wall. I whipped up a very simple valance; it’s not lined and it’s quick and easy. For me, the back side of the curtain didn’t matter. It’s a second-story window and it has blinds, too. If someone can actually take note of the fact that it’s not lined, they are probably a peeping Tom with binoculars. And I really don’t care what peeping Toms think of my window valances, anyway. (more…) |
Ottoman slipcover
Monday, May 24th, 2010 |
I had been wanting to make a slipcover for our ottoman for a while. It’s still a nice ottoman, but it’s leather and we want to keep it protected. It didn’t take long for that one piece of the leather set to start showing more wear and tear than the others. One time, I made a little “shower cap” type of cover for it, and it’s ugly as sin. So when I came across this ottoman slipcover tutorial from Sew4Home, I fell in love.
The nice thing about the tutorial is that it shows you how to make it to your own measurements, since chances are, we all have different sized ottomans. Mine is more rounded, which I didn’t consider ideal for this project, but I still think it worked out well. A great thing about slipcovers is that you can pick up a mismatched piece of furniture just about anywhere (yard sale, thrift store, new) and make it work with your decor. In the entries to our recent gift certificate giveaway, some of you said you’d like to learn how to make slipcovers. This is not a couch or a chair, but it’s one piece of your living room furniture to get you started! (more…) |
Make a pillow using a pillowform
Saturday, May 8th, 2010 |
Pillow forms are nice for several reasons. For one, you can more easily clean the visible part of the pillow if something soils it. Pillow forms also have a nice shape that is hard to get from polyester stuffing. Also, no slip stitching the edge closed! Just use a zipper. (more…) |
Reversible tissue box cover
Saturday, May 1st, 2010
 It's allergy season, right? |
Maybe we just have too many cats, but in my house, there is a box of tissue parked in every room. Sometimes, multiple boxes. Here’s a cute way to make them more of an accessory to a room than an eyesore. Best of all, it takes just minutes to finish. Oh, wait. No … best of all is that it’s reversible, so it’s like two, two, two covers in one! (more…) |
Tufted floor pillow
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
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Sitting on the floor seems to run in my husband’s family. I prefer a couch, myself. But for those who lounge on the floor, how about getting comfy on a big, soft, tufted floor pillow? This pillow is HUGE, and the sewing part is really quick and easy. The tufting and covered buttons take the bulk of your time, but you’ll be surprised what a great pillow you get for little effort. (more…) |
Bordered place mats
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
 Mix and match! |
Last week, I showed you how to make mitered-corner napkins. This week, we’ll make coordinating place mats to go with them. My first attempt to make place mats came right when I taught myself to sew. I gave them to my grandmother. Looking back, boy were they awful! Funny, I’ve never seen them around her house. I guess they must have been bad if your grandma won’t pretend to like them. These place mats are super-easy to make, and they will hold up well in the wash. (more…) |
Mitered-corner napkins
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
 Napkins in a jiffy! |
I love cloth napkins. I use them all the time, for no special occasion. Yet guests are always terrified to use them. They are so easy to make, good for the environment and make an average meal or snack feel a little bit special.
Here is a quick and easy way to make napkins with nice mitered corners. Next week, we’ll make place mats with coordinating prints to go with these napkins for a full-on, fancy-pants dining experience. (more…) |
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