Pinboards are great for pinning your pics and mems; usually such boards are made from cork but why not make it a bit more original covering with burlap? Prepare a canvas board, brass pins, burlap fabric, rolled corkboard with adhesive back, a staple gun, artwork. First step is to unroll your corkboard and measure it...
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Marble is classics that never goes out of style but it’s quite expensive. If you want to get a cool marble piece for your home décor without spending much money, make this faux marble lamp. The supplies are a lamp, marble contact paper, a ruler, a pencil and scissors. Measure the height of the white...
Hemnes is one more awesome piece from IKEA, and as always – it’s kind of a blank sheet of paper, perfect ready for your painting and creating. Look at your interior and decide what style you need, then take spray or usual paints, paintbrushes if needed, sandpaper and maybe new knobs or pulls. Sand the...
Sometimes we can’t find a place for storing books, and a couple of bookends can help to fix them in any place. The supplies are a milk carton, scissors, packing tape, rapid set concrete, a mixing tub, a stirrer, a cylindrical object, sandpaper, painter’s tape and granite spray paint. Start off by cutting your milk...
Getting ready for your big day? Make this wedding date art for décor! You’ll need 36″ x 48″ canvas, wooden letters, acrylic paint, a foam brush, 3 cans of satin white spray paint, E-6000 glue, canned air, 180 grit sanding sponge, 320 grit finishing sandpaper, paper towels, tape measure, a ruler, a pencil, a level,...
Malm dresser by IKEA really stimulates your imagination! A blank dresser can be renovated into something so personal and original that you won’t take your eyes off! Remember all the crafting techniques and get all materials to change your dresser into a super peculiar one. Paint it, take away some of the drawers, stencil, add...
A lamp from concrete easily can be made by yourself with quite simple tools and materials. First you will need a wooden board which is 14cm wide and 80cm long. From this board you need to saw five pieces with following dimensions: 4 pieces 14x16cm, 1 piece 14x14cm. Therefore you can use any electric saw...
Even a switch plate can be original! Doubting? Here’s a tutorial from gina-michele.com to convince you! The supplies are an unfinished wood switch plate, a wood burner, graphite paper, an image you want to burn, a pencil and tape. Resize and print out your line drawing to fit the switch plate. Place the graphite paper...
IKEA is famous for simple, affordable and timeless items, which are perfect for developing your creativity: they just make you thinking of personalizing in some way. Such a dresser is like a blank sheet of paper, and you can turn it into a retro, modern, Scandinavian, glam, kids’ or any other piece. Choose colors and...
Postcards are really fun souvenirs to send while you’re travelling, but you can only do so much personalization, right? Fill it with photos, memories, and little tidbits from your journey, and your recipient will be wonderfully surprised! The supplies are a square kraft gift box, cardstock paper, chipboard stickers, ribbon badge stickers, stamps, embellished paperclips,...