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Do It Yourself

How-tos, photos and topics of DIY discussion.

Quick and dirty couch makeover for under $50

I’m in a bit of an awkward position because I can’t afford to buy a brand new (nice) couch right at the moment, but I do intend to replace this old couch within a year. Thus, I need to have a useable, comfortable couch until I can replace it, but don’t want to put any more money into it than I have to. So with the Interwebz as my guide, I did a few more hours of research about couches and successfully “made over” my sad old couch for under $50.

Get a giant perfume bottle vase without cutting glass

Doesn’t everybody love Dior? I cut the front from an old perfume box and glued it to a glass vase, for an over-sized perfume bottle effect.

How to make nearly-free, DIY blotting papers in less than 1 minute

The blotting papers you see for sale are often made from rice paper, but this DIY version is next-to free, and works pretty well! Theoretically, you could make these any colour or shape you like, which makes it way more fun.

Make your own paper, then use it for fauxidermy

I was taking a little trip back in the Offbeat Home Flickr pool and found some crafty gold! One Homie upload a tutorial for how to make your own paper, and one Homie to covered her fauxidermied deer head with book pages. Keep reading to learn how to make all things papery…

How to use a washing machine to dye a dress

We just talked about how to break the news of a divorce on social media. While on our sister site Offbeat Bride we’re talking about what to do with that perfectly-fitting wedding dress after you divorce. However, you don’t have to be going through a divorce to reap the benefits of this DIY. Plus there’s a super-uplifting story to boot…

How to sew a large puppy bed from an old duvet cover

When we were getting ready to adopt our two ex-racing greyhounds, I bought a flannel duvet cover at a charity shop, studied a couple of pillowcase patterns, and made these giant pillows. This is my step-by-step tutorial for making a large puppy bed in a pillow shape, out of an old duvet cover and duvet. Only beginner sewing skills and supplies are required!

Spruce up the outside of your kitchen cabinets with contact paper

Homie Cj Ahrens uploaded these photos of their kitchen cabinet DIY. Check out the before and after…

Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey, DIY-ey TARDIS lanterns

From the genius who brought you Weeping Angel Barbies, comes her DIY TARDIS lanterns…