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decor

Homies for the holidays: A festive peek inside your decorated pads

I was searching around for something to replace a Doctor Who angel Christmas tree topper (I waited too long and they’re sold out now, boo) it occurred to me that I’d LOVE to see what other Offbeat Homies have for their holiday decor.

Horrifically awesome mortician-themed bathroom

I stumbled upon mortician-themed apothicary jars, and it hit me. I’ve already made an apothecary-themed bathroom, what would a mortician-themed bathroom look like? I’m gonna say, it’ll look something like this…

Use a towel to make a grave, and 3 other final-hour DIY Halloween projects

If you’re looking for last-minute (final hour?) Halloween decor ideas, Homie Sabrina has a ton of easy DIYs that you could do today… probably with things you already have in your home! Check out how to make a grave from a towel, how to create “witch lanterns” from Mason jars, the cheap and easy way to rust plastic, and how to make drippy candles that won’t ever drip.

Sit on Darth Vader while you eat from the Death Star

Stop everything you’re doing and join the Dark Side… we have cookie jars shaped like the Death Star. But first, look at this Darth Vader chair…

Glowy shelves from an alien tree

Your cyberpunk-meets-rustic dreams are about to come true: World of Technology took some pieces of chestnut with cracks and knotholes and made them look other-worldly with some glow-y resin.

These 12 pretzel home decor items are making me thirsty!

It all started when I saw this duvet cover on Modcloth. I don’t know why… but I love it. So it made me think… what else was I missing out on in the world of pretzel home decor? Turns out… quite a lot.

Apartment balcony container garden: before and after

Last year, I tried planting some simple herbs for the first time; this year, I decided to get serious and do some real vegetable container gardening! To fuel my motivation, I even took a workshop on organic balcony gardening through one of our local CSAs, Fresh City Farms. But first, I needed to clean up the rust and ugly of our apartment balcony…

The mythical and magical unicorn bathroom

It’s that time again for another Offbeat-themed bathroom round-up. This time one of you suggested a horse or unicorn-themed bathroom, and I have accepted the challenge. Hell, I’ve even thrown in the perfect bathroom faucet!