5 no-cost ways to update and refresh your home right now
There are a lot of ways to update a home space, but many of those are time-consuming and incur at least some cost. Never mind the skills and tools needed to make it happen. There are a ton of great ways to make rooms feel fresher without any major overhauls — and without spending a cent. Save your money for that amazing lamp you’ve been eyeing and try these free home refresh ideas right now.
Use your aprons to hide ugly old kitchen phone jacks
This photo might just look like Homie StellarP‘s adorable vintage apron collection, and it is! But it’s also a super clever way of covering up an unsightly, and unused, phone jack in the kitchen.
Help us make our bed nook look less “Old European shack”
y manfriend and I recently downsized our bedroom. We moved our office area into our bedroom and moved our bed ( nothing else) into where the office used to be. The Bed takes up most of the room (we can’t fit anything else in it)… it’s more like a bednook really.
Now I need ways to make the room look more like a cozy sleeping space and less of a solitary confinement room. I’ve draped a scarf on the wall to make a “headboard” (it’s just a mattress on the floor) but now it’s got this “Old European shack in the middle of winter feel” to it.
Homie holiday decor: A peek into your homes
I put out the call for our Homies to send us their holiday decorations. Damnit, I want to see how y’all offbeat the holidays. And WOW did I get some amazing peeks into your homes. We’ve got alien-head tree-toppers, Mid-century Christmanukkah decor, beer ornaments, and trees that are both sideways AND upside down!
Recycle your wedding decor into holiday decorations
Remember this awesome widely-circulated Pinterest image? I loved it and we made some similar lights for our wedding in our color, lime green. Now it’s the holidays, and we celebrate Christmas. I was sad at the thought of taking apart our beautiful light strands to turn back into icicle lights (plus, it sounded like a lot of work), so I decided since they were green I’d use them for our holiday lights anyhow!
Smell the holiday decorations: DIY orange and clove pomanders
I’m not much of a baker, and during the holiday season I really miss the smells that were produced from my mother’s kitchen. When I first saw these pomanders, I loved how pretty they looked — but then the amazing smell hit me and I knew I needed to make some to help fill my house with awesome aromas.
Advice for holiday decorating around adventurous pets
Do Homies have any suggestions for pet-friendly holiday or winter decorations? Most pet owners are aware that tinsel and poinsettias can make animals sick, but if you have adventurous pets like I do, even normal decorations can pose a hazard. Any suggestions for pet-proof decorations? How do you attach ornaments to a tree or garland so that a cat can’t remove them?
Makeshift ornaments personalize your tree on the cheap
This is my first Christmas away from home, and while my family suggested I bring some of their ornaments with me, I thought it would be nice to leave them there for their tree. When it came time to decorate, though, my partner and I realized we didn’t have any sentimental crap for the tree at all. So how do you make a tree special when you haven’t yet collected sentimental ornaments? You use the keepsakes you have around the house!