Who gets your money, your vinyl collection, or your blog? The basics to making your estate plan, part 1
With some basic planning, you can provide for your loved ones in the worst case scenario. “Estate planning,” an umbrella term, can help you direct exactly what happens with you, your loved ones, your money, and your things in the event of your incapacity or death. Usually people think that an estate plan requires an attorney and a lot of money. While an attorney will be able to give you comprehensive advice and documents unique to you and your situation, it need not be expensive. And you do not necessarily need an attorney for many of the documents that can help in tough situations. Here’s how…
Easiest home upgrade ever: fancy floor vent covers
If you have central heat and air conditioning, especially if you have registers on the floor, it is DEAD SIMPLE to replace the floor vent covers with something that has more personality. As in, no tools required for floor vents.
Fill an empty corner with this two-tiered corner planter and watch the gorgeousness grow
Derek Powazek of Plantgasm uploaded a few photos of his awesome two-tiered, corner planter to our Offbeat Home & Life Flickr pool. This was what it looked like when he first made it.
How I turned a mannequin into a curiosity shelf
This bronze dude was donated to me years ago by friends opening a retail store, who found a dozen or so vintage mannequins in the attic space. But after a few moves, he wasn’t as handsome as he used to be, but I was reluctant to toss him. In a last ditch effort to revive him for one more life, I decided to cut off his imperfections and make him into a shelf.
What can we buy, build, or make to commemorate our first home?
I’ve been looking for a way to commemorate buying our first home together — something I can buy, build, or make.That way we can keep it forever, and whenever we look at it we’ll know we’ve had that since we moved into our first home.
Make your own bloody, gothic pumpkins!
I made these bloody gothic pumpkins, and you can too! Use them for home decor, party decor, doorstops, or bookends. I used pumpkins, but there are also crafting apples, pears, flowers, and more that you can use this method on. These are so super easy to make I bet I barely need to explain. But here we go…
Spooky boobies: How to make a DIY pentagram cage bra
Still looking for something to wear on Halloween? Check out Homie Alex Tinsley’s (of peeing in your wedding dress fame) pentagram cage bra tutorial.
Steal this fabulous Halloween table setting idea
Thanks to Tatum Witter (who’s no stranger to awesome gothic home decor) for uploading this fabulous table setting to our Flickr pool. Let’s analyze and break it down for your next dinner party designs, shall we?…