A couple weeks ago I shared our laundry room reveal. Last year when we were planning the space, I fell in love with a hook rack from West Elm. There were two problems though: it was $200 and it was in brass (we wanted silver). The lovely hook rack went on sale a few times and I almost pulled the trigger a few times. But I just couldn’t justify the price if I had to repaint the hook tips.
Category: DIY
DIY Fleece Poncho
I am fortunate enough to have a job that lets me work from home a couple days a week. While working from home, I often get really cold because I’m just sitting still all day. I usually use a space heater in my office so I don’t have to heat the entire house. The problem is the space heater is too loud for conference calls, which I regularly have. I have gotten frustrated with a blanket getting rolled over by my chair and also having to leave the warmth behind to go get more coffee or water. Even while watching TV at night I’ve noticed I was craving a blanket I could wear that wouldn’t fall off. Enter the DIY fleece poncho.
Two DIY Necklaces
Some people appreciate a handmade gift. Some people appreciate jewelry. And if you can satisfy both then that’s a win-win. I did that – twice. I made two different styles of DIY necklaces for Christmas gifts. One is so simple, no craft skills required. The other is great if you have a bead and wire background or if you just have the courage to try!
Super Simple Christmas Tree Centerpiece
In early November I started telling Landon I wanted to build a forest on our dining table. In my mind I pictured so many tiny trees spread all across the table. I didn’t quite get as much of a forest as I pictured in my mind but this super easy centerpiece is so much better.
DIY Christmas Fence
When you dream of decorating your front porch with swag garland but you have nowhere to swag it, you build a fence. Or at least that’s what we did!
DIY Inexpensive Cloth Napkins
I don’t know about you, but the biggest indicator for a special meal to me is table linens. Particularly cloth napkins. They also are the easiest thing to add to a table for the holidays. Table cloths need ironing, and are big and slide around. And centerpieces are nice but they take up space where the food needs to go! But you add some cloth napkins and all of a sudden it feels like your dining at the Plaza. I really don’t host enough to justify the cost of some cloth napkins, so naturally I made my own for just a few bucks!
