Planning Ahead This Year

I have a Facebook friend who's been posting Christmas holiday stuff that has been appearing way too early on the shelves - even eggnog i...

DIY Hurricane Lamp Bottle

Came across this DIY Absolut bottle hurricane lamp on Jost Van Dyke BVI during our spring break.  (our only daytime shower and we were happi...

DIY Coffered Ceiling

If you're like me, it's no fun to spend money earmarked for decorating on basic repairs like the water damage on this ceiling.  Unle...

My Sofa 4 Ways & Greek Key Trim

While I hate the current trend to find a way to fit the word actually into every sentence, I actually did finish sewing the Greek Key trim o...

Will This Shame Me Into Finishing?

A few weeks ago my reupholstered sofa arrived. Absolutely love it.  It should have been an easy post - "Check Out My New Sofa!"   ...

Guest Bedroom Updates

Our guest bedroom is a real room now.  I made faux roman shades from a leftover Barbara Barry tweed (the pleated cell blinds remain behind f...

1 yd of Peacock Mohair Does Not Equal 2 Headboards

Back in September I mentioned buying 1 yard of peacock blue mohair at Scotts. Originally the idea was to make two pillows but then as Thanks...

Cheap Leopard & my DIY Ottoman

This Laura Ashley ottoman started out as a blue/white check which never went with anything in my house but at $300 I didn't want to pas...

My Practically Free DIY Intaglios

First I should mention that I bought these intaglios from PlasterCraft 2++ years ago for $32. The stumbling block was trying to figure out...