Tag: thrifty decor
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Building a faux fireplace mantle, part 3
When we last left you, our beautiful antique mantle with its faux firebox looked like this: Nothing was painted, no stone was laid. Things were kinda bare. And unfinished. Our first item on the agenda was to paint it. First, we caulked any cracks or areas we felt needed filling in. We painted the mantle […]
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Make a tray from an old picture frame
I have had this old picture frame for ages, and while I knew I could make something cool with it, I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted to do. I had painted it green at some point. I initially thought about painting it another color, but I found some old scrapbook paper that matched the […]
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Make it Monday: How to improve your curb appeal with only $50
Our house looked like this: Pardon the snow pictures; since my server crashed earlier this year, I’ve lost many of my pictures. Not bad, but this eyesore wasn’t doing a thing for our home’s facade. Our garage door was big, white and booorrrring. I’ve been crushing on Coach house garage doors since forever, but because […]
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Spring and summer crafts: DIY moss spheres
Remember when I made these Spanish moss topiaries? After making them, I had tons of Spanish moss left over, so I decided to make something else. Grapevine and moss spheres can be costly if you buy them, but did you know you can make your own? I had these supplies left over after making the topiaries: […]
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DIY Kate Spade Inspired Desk Boxes
I have loved the Kate Spade office line since it came out, and I especially loved these cute storage boxes. But I couldn’t see myself paying $54 for three cardboard boxes. I had three shoeboxes at home from recent purchases. I also picked up these items: I quickly broke out that gold spray paint and […]
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