Make a holiday wreath out of a ceiling medallion
I’ve seen ceiling medallions used as wall art before, but this is my first notice of them being used as wreath alternatives. Of course you could make easy ceiling medallion wreaths for ANY of the upcoming holidays. But I’m definitely a big fan of this dark Halloween version.
How Megan attempted to win a pumpkin carving contest with the pumpkin keg
Did y’all catch that DIY pumpkin keg video that went viral? The moment I saw it I thought, “now THERE’S a Megan-simple pumpkin carving project!” Much like my cooking skills, my crafting skills are, well, let’s just say sub-par. I was invited to my friends 5th annual Halloween pumpkin carving contest and I accepted with the express intent of trying my hand at the pumpkin keg. The video makes it seem so simple, spoiler alert: it wasn’t!
How to cross stitch custom designs sans computer
I bet I’m not the only Offbeat Homie who loves needlecraft with a passion that borders on the obsessive! Now you too can read all about my crazy methods for creating custom cross stitch designs without using cross stitch computer software.
Monday Moment: “Happy haunted Halloween!” decorative shelf
Hey Homies! Welcome to Halloween half-week on Offbeat Home! We’re going to be bringing you all things ghost-y, monster-y, spooky and… zombie! That’s why I was STOKED to see that Alexandrea (aka WhistleFishy) uploaded her decorative Halloween dining room shelf moment into our Flickr pool.
Add a rainbow to your stairwell
So you don’t have the hallway or the cash to rock a rainbow hallway runner? But you do have a stairwell that needs sprucing up? Steal Hyla Waldron’s rainbow stairwell paint job idea! Hyla uploaded this pic to our Flickr Pool AND added, “Rainbow stairs: And my husband doesn’t hate them!”
Charging gadgets without the snake-pits: DIY charging stations
Are you with me in the loathing of the tangle of cords that makes up the contemporary charging station? Let’s doodle together and see some sweet-ass DIY options for how you can make a charging station that doesn’t look like a pit of cord snakes tangled into blood-thirsty coils, waiting to strike when you reach for your smartphone.
Send your friends on their way with a road trip care package
My best friend since I was a child/my downstairs neighbor just packed up and moved away. She’s driving with her husband and two dogs in tow from Los Angeles to their new home state of South Carolina. I didn’t know what to get her for a “going away present” so I put together a little road trip care package. Here’s what I included…
Modernized Brooklyn brownstone, rich with personal history
Almost nothing in our home was purchased brand new. Much of our decor was passed down from parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and even great-great-grandparents, giving this recently refurbished Brooklyn brownstone, with all its modern amenities, a rich sense of personal history.