DIY chevron curtains: why buy them when you can paint them yourself?
I decided to DIY a large chevron onto thick canvas curtains from IKEA — and I’m happy to say that it was a total success! I originally rejected the idea as a lot of fabrics won’t hold up paint, but when it dawned on me that canvas is what artists use to paint on, everything fell into place.
Keep Truckin’: Gus and his colorful John Lennon and Jerry Garcia-inspired toddler bedroom
In early September our son, Gus, turned two whopping years old and moved into a brand new bedroom. This is by far the best room Gus has ever lived in. It is totally and completely set up for him. Puzzles, blocks, books, dress up clothes, stuffed friends…they’re all so easy to reach! It’s amazing what a good set of built-ins can do for a toddler!
Avoid gift-giving stress by creating a virtual gift drawer
When I was a kid my mother had a “gift drawer” — a cabinet in our house that she kept a as a catch-all for gifts. Whether she needed a present for one of my friend’s birthday parties, a hostess gifts, or something to bribe us kids into being good on long road trips or frightening doctor visits, that gift drawer was at the ready. As an apartment-dwelling adult, I don’t have room for a gift drawer, so I have my gift drawer hack: a virtual gift drawer!
Make party-ready votives out of funky gourds
I threw a party the other night and these three funky gourd votives made an appearance. They got lots of compliments from party guests, so I thought I’d share this simple autumnal party decor idea with mah Homies.
This five-story castle in New England is stuck in the 1980s
When you think of castles you think “built in the ’80s” right? You will now, when you explore this New England castle that looks like it came out of a David Lynch film.
A skull-themed bathroom with surprising storage ideas
Offbeat Homie T’Rina shared with us her colorful and skull-themed bathroom that includes this amazing flaming heart painting and mini skull mobile(!), kitchen goods as bathroom helpers, and lots of original artwork.
Haunted horror-themed house in Seattle
This week’s home tour is a my special Halloween gift to y’all — a haunted house in a de-commissioned B&B in Seattle. It’s all decked out the way you’d hope a haunted house would be — antique child’s coffin coffee table, antique Halloween goods, metaphysical library, “haunted” ventriloquist dolls, and even snakes abound in this house.
Creepy, cuddly, Halloween-y crochet projects
I’ve noticed a few Halloween-y crochet projects that have been uploaded to our Flickr pool recently. We have a modified nerd reference bat, a tiny winged Purple People Eater, and a super easy and spooky spidery crochet ornament.