Tell me…what do you see when you look at this post? If you answer “an awesome and affordable DIY project for my modern home” we’ll diagnose you with an awesome case of knowing a great DIY project when you see it. Spotted first on Dismount Creative but taken from the — Continue reading
The PlayHive is a backyard play structure that just about anyone can make for their kids pretty quickly, to get to the squeals of joy coming from them quicker. All you need is some basic carpentry skills, some 2x4s, screws and common tools (like a chop-saw, a sander and a — Continue reading
White doesn’t have to bring to mind chilly swirls of snow and the hectic holiday season. Decorating in light neutral tones can be just as warm and inviting year-round as darker shades, while still maintaining a sleek, modern feel. The key is to incorporate interesting pieces that will give character — Continue reading
When we first spotted a photo of this project, we thought it’d be very complicated, involved and require a lot of skills and power tools we just don’t have. Weren’t we just delighted to know that’s just not true. Since one modern planter full of succulents is good looking, surely — Continue reading
Spotted over at the precious and informative Camille Styles’ blog, pine cones are painted ever so slightly with a bit of hot pink, and in this case, used adorably as place holders for a holiday meal. While we’d certainly like to use these just the way they’ve been used — — Continue reading
Just love a deceptively simple DIY idea — and with the holidays both sucking up more money and time than anyone can really spare, to find a holiday DIY project that is both easy to do and affordable is quite the Chrismas miracle! Spotted on the blog Ambrosia Creative, this — Continue reading
With the air getting chilly for most of us, it’s time to bring that greenery inside. I know for me personally, if I don’t have nature around me, I go a little cra cra crazy! This DIY, seen on Design* Sponge, is the perfect way to bring those house plants — Continue reading
Remember those rolling pin stamps with the geometric pattern we posted about awhile ago (Rolling Pin Geometric Stamps)? It was a clever idea…but strangely enough we couldn’t see past just the fun of it. We couldn’t quite see all the applications this type of DIY project could really apply to. — Continue reading
File this under things we wish we had when we were little (and wouldn’t even mind having for ourselves today). Spotted on Honest to Nod, this brilliant DIY project combines a furniture piece you probably would already have in your home (or wouldn’t be difficult to acquire) with a little — Continue reading
Ever find feathers and think they are so beautiful you want to keep them around forever and ever? Well, with this DIY project, you can preserve them in a way that is quite permanent, and use them in a way that might delight folks who receive a gift of yours — Continue reading
There are stacks and stacks and stacks of books and magazines around my house. As a design lover and design blogger, I’ve just got loads of the things coming in on a daily basis. And as a pack rat, I find it impossible to throw or give any of these — Continue reading
If you like modern design, you might be interested in streamlined, minimal interiors. But how to make a minimal interior room, like a dining room, without it being so boring? It’s easy: Use a big piece of furniture to anchor a space and a viewer’s attention. The perfect, chunky, farmhouse — Continue reading
If there’s one thing we hear ourselves saying multiple times a day, day in and day out, it’s that we just don’t have enough totes. They’re completely indispensable! They are so convenient and functional! They allow you to display your personality perfectly! And when used in the right way, they — Continue reading
Any modern design lovers and book nerds out there? The Venn Diagram of those two groups would feature, quite clearly, this cute little fox bookmark in the middle intersection, that’s for sure. Spotted on the Danish blog and portfolio of Lonnie Jacobsen, you can print this cutie out for free, with — Continue reading
Super in love with this DIY project for rehabbing old or vintage ceramic bowls, plates, trays and more. Spotted on Vitamini Handmade, using a gold leaf pen kit and some ceramic bowls found on sale, we just love the polka-dot pattern found on these bowls. But Casey also thought of — Continue reading
With the absolute flood of amazingly talented people making amazingly talented things out there, it can be overwhelming approaching even something as simple-sounding as making a birthday or thank you card for someone. And while there are plenty of beautiful ones out there to choose from, we’ve always felt it — Continue reading
Got a sleek round tray? A clock face mechanism? A few tools and a couple of minutes? Then you could definitely have all of the ingredients for a perfect DIY project to add a pop of timely functionality to one of your walls or perhaps give the gift of modern — Continue reading
Need something constructive to do this weekend? Why not choose from some of our most popular DIY projects that we’ve posted about. They’re obviously hitting all the right notes! One will bring a little light into your life: Hanging Mason Jar Lights. One will give one of your rooms some graphic — Continue reading
It’s another DIY neon string project with jars. And what a lovely one! Spotted on the PapernStitch blog, these squatty, white jars are given quite the makeover with the addition of neon string wrapped in delectably striped ways. Affording a pretty large measure of customization, you could wrap each jar — Continue reading
Ready for a quick and easy nightstand DIY that won’t require sawing and nailing and screwing and basically any put-together-ness at all? Then this DIY project we spotted on Lark & Linen is right up your do-it-yourself alley. Snapping up a few discarded wooden wine boxes (they found theirs from — Continue reading
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