DIY this grassy make-up wall storage
I’ve been searching the web for a cute wall-mounted makeup storage unit, but could not find anything. So, I just made one! Here’s how…
How to make oil lanterns out of test tubes
Who doesn’t like test tubes and fire? No one, I tells ya. I thought these DIY lighting projects came out pretty cool, so I figured I’d teach you how to make them, so you can learn from my many mistakes.
DIY bookends made from cement and toys
I’m not over the cement trend, and I’m certainly not over the toys-as-decor trend. So, I put them together in a functional DIY. I made a few of these dinosaur cement bookends! You could make one, or a pair. Here’s how…
“Baskets!” moment: it’s super easy to DIY your own chalkboard on the cheap
I’ve been wanting a gigantic chalkboard to hang in my house for a while but they’re expensive — or they were, until I realized just how easy it would be to make my own inexpensive version. I picked up a canvas at an art shop, a can of spray paint, and got busy! I tend to change things in my house pretty often, and since this chalkboard is lightweight, it’s easy for me to move around or change the drawing.
Who wants flowers when you could give zombie portraits, boozy candy, and trophies?
Want to get that someone special… something special… something a little more curious? Here are three options that go way beyond “flowers and chocolate”…
I fixed my toilet and cut my water bill by 75%
My house has five toilets. I know, it’s an embarrassment of porcelain riches. When we first moved in some of them ran occasionally, and I knew it was wasting water, but fixing these odd-duck toilets just seemed so daunting and confusing. It’s an easy problem to ignore, so we did. When we finally got around to investigating the problem, the fix was simple, fast, and cost us all of $10.
How to build a Super Bowl snack stadium
Soon, ‘Mericans everywhere will cheer on their spandex-clad warriors while eating fried food and drinking beer! If you’re hosting this seasonal celebration, why not take it to a whole new level and build a Super Bowl snack stadium? (Come on, do you love ‘Merica or not?)
Choosing the right &*$#? paint color for your walls
Apparently, there’s such a thing as a “color of the year.” A bunch of people at Pantone get paid to travel the world, tour private fashion and decoration events, and BAM!, they barf up a color. They say it’s science, I think it’s bullshit. If you don’t want to become one of those Pantone cultist and actually live with your colors more than 12 months, here’s a handful of advice from a girl who learned how to pick the right color through trials and errors.