I love wall pockets or flower pockets made out of antique grain sacks, but as usual, I don’t love how much they cost. I was searching for a way to make my own and I really wanted to find a no sew option that I could share with you. My first instinct would be to sew one, but I know that is not an option for many. Then I thought of using craft store totes! How easy is that?! Today I am going to show you how to make no sew antique grain sack wall pockets.
There are so many beautiful options when it comes to hanging racks or rails for the kitchen. I knew I wanted to add one under my open shelving in the kitchen, but couldn’t decide on a style. I had a couple of wrought iron hanging hook rails from Amazon in my cart, but I just couldn’t pull the trigger. It didn’t feel right. I was scrolling Pinterest when an image sparked the idea to use my fence picket. Not only did I love the idea, but it was going to be free! So here is how to repurpose a fence picket into a hanging rack for the kitchen.
…A couple of weeks ago I made all new pillow covers for my family room, and let me tell you, I have a lot of pillows in there. I wanted to mix things up a bit with a little more color and pattern for that relaxed, cottage look. Today I want to share with you how to mix fabric patterns for throw pillows. My first rule is, there are no rules! If you love it, you got it right. But I do want to share a few tips to help guide you to that look you love.
When I added the buffet and hutch to our stair wall last fall, I knew I wanted to add something next to it. It just seemed lost and out of place. I had seen a rustic rolling cart at the antique mall. After I got home, I decided to buy it, but when I went back it was gone. So of course, I decided to figure out how to build a farmhouse style rolling cart myself. The cart at the mall reminded me of crates stacked on top of each other. Because I wanted to use wood I already had, I got the idea to build something that looked like a crate standing on its end.
…It’s that time of year, time to fill all the areas left empty from Christmas with spring decor. One of those areas was my mantel. I always find decorating the mantel a bit of a challenge, and I am not really sure why. It’s just a shelf, and I love styling shelves, but somehow it just feels different. Maybe because it is such a focal point? As I was styling my mantel, I thought it would be a good time to share my spring mantel decor ideas, past and present.
A lot of my ideas start out very grandiose, and then I have to reel them in, sometimes waaay in. My original vision for this wall was to cover it in faux brick and paint a really large sign on the brick, like the side of an old building. Have you seen that? Such a cool industrial look, but maybe a bit much for this room, at least right now. So I reeled that way in and decided to make a sign to hang on the wall. My artistic talents are very limited, but this project doesn’t really take any. Perfect! Today, I am going to show you how to make an “antique” sign using stencils.
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When I started designing my studio area, I knew I wanted a cabinet to store and display fabric and trims. I really wanted to find an antique store counter or open cabinet, but I just didn’t come across one that fit all the requirements. The few I found were too long or too expensive. Well you know what that meant. It was time to grab my tools and figure out how to build an “antique” cabinet!
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I have wanted vintage fabric covered boxes forever! When I started decorating my creative studio, it was finally time to get some. I looked into buying authentic boxes and they were $80 and up! Well that wasn’t going to work for me, because I wanted a big stack of them! There was nothing left to do but make my own. Today I am going to share how to make fabric covered storage boxes, vintage style!
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What has 20 drawers, 40 pieces of hardware, and 120 screws? This cabinet! Not that I am keeping track or anything. I found this old cabinet on Facebook Marketplace and fell in love with all the drawers. Who doesn’t love drawers, right? I had no place to put it, but I decided to worry about that later. All those drawers needed to be put to good use, so I rearranged my studio to make a place that it would fit. That’s when I knew I wanted to change the style. See how a painted green old cabinet becomes an antique specimen cabinet.
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I am working on turning a cabinet I picked up on Facebook marketplace into an antique looking file/specimen cabinet. Well this cabinet has 20 drawers, so in order to keep things in budget, I had to find some inexpensive hardware. These cup pulls were the right style and price, but they were too smooth and shiny for my “antique cabinet”. I needed to figure out how to create an antique rust finish on the hardware. I came up with two ways!
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