It’s Monogram Monday! Playing with typography and various techniques is an easy and fun way to add new contemporary luster to whatever you feel the need to reinvent. Why not grab a vintage sheet to make monogrammed napkins or draw monograms onto plain white mugs to score instant DIY dash? There are lots of monogram [...]

Old tea & coffee cups are a thrift store staple. Yet, there are only so many cups you need for your everyday tea drinking. Good then, that the D.I.Y blogosphere is sprawling with hacky ideas on how to inject new life into the un-loved teacups of the world. This post taps into that pool of [...]

The applications of D.I.Y projects with rope are infinite, so i found limiting the number of DIY ideas for this post super tricky (i’ve been pinning them like crazy too, so visit my D.I.Y Dreams board for more ideas). I ended up with 10 ideas to which you can easily add tweaks and details to [...]

Storage in our homes is often a challenge…and finding storage options that are both practical and personal even more so! Old dressers and chests are abundant in attics and thrift stores, but more than often dingy and uninspired…This post features 15 doable D.I.Y ideas & tutorials on the crafty tricks that will dress up any [...]

More D.I.Y dash than cash! Bold Button D.I.Y Bling adds instant attitude to an outfit and makes great gifts for friends too! Today’s post features a selection of awesome Button D.I.Y Bling projects (bracelets, necklaces, earrings, rings…) spotted around the D.I.Y Blogosphere. Hope you’ll find a little something in the mix that gets your D.I.Y [...]

The trend for graphic chevron is still going strong! Hacky D.I.Y adaptations are all over the web, covering anything & everything from painted rugs to upcycled furniture. I’ve previously featured a round-up of DIY Chevron Ideas as well as a post full of ‘Half-painted DIY’, with some chevron thrown into the mix. For this post [...]

Spring means time for spring cleaning & high time to make those dreams of organized bliss come to fruition! Living in a creative home, you probably know that documents, clothes and craft supplies don’t organize themselves…To get things sorted out and organized you need to set a storage infrastructure! I’ve gathered a bunch of DIY [...]

Easter celebrates rebirth, so what better way to celebrate than to inject new life into the often overlooked Easter leftovers; the egg cartons? This post proudly presents 10+ D.I.Y Egg Carton hacks from around the blogosphere. First out in the Egg Carton D.I.Y round-up are the awesome egg carton stools by Andrew Wagner & Jen [...]

I think copper is really cool, it’s one of those darling materials of mine. When browsing at my local hardwear store find myself admiring the shiny copper pipe, having that brief moment in the spotlight before disappearing into anonymous plumbing infrastructure. I’ve always had a weak spot for neon too. So, It’s perhaps not that [...]

Today I’m happy to share some of my snapshots from interior designer Jonathan Adler’s N.Y.C Soho Store (47, Greene Street). Adlers signature bright’n’quirky ”Happy Chic” style might not appeal to all of you… However,  I think the 10 DIY décor ideas I have extracted from from my snaps can be tweaked into suiting your own [...]