Use plates for nerdy party decor
Never mind that this is decor for a child’s Mario-themed birthday party. How cool do those hanging yellow plates look?
Use your wedding card box for video game controllers
Over on the Offbeat Bride Pinterest account we’re rounding up awesome card boxes. The thing about card boxes is that they can be used for MORE than just cards after your wedding. As Mich, who created the card box above, explained…
Attack your cork board with tiny Medieval weapons
Want to make it look like you have a team of tiny Medieval warriors doing your bidding? Or maybe you want a subtle way of showing how much you don’t like your work. These push pins can help with that.
Paint your own ombre dresser drawers
Ombre — or having colors or tones that transition into one another other — is huge in the fashion world right now. This aesthetic can also be used in home decor, like with this ombre dresser.
Use chalk pastels to temporarily add color to your hair
If you’ve ever wanted rainbow colored hair but didn’t want to submit yourself to hours of bleaching and dye, get ready to squeal: you can use chalk pastels to put rainbow streaks in your tresses. YES. This is real!
Cut your pastries with a bonesaw
Libby Bulloff, the Seattle-based slightly-creepy awesomepants who brought us The Satanic Wrath and Evil Despair of Infernal Yardwork presents this lovely breakfast photo of the breakfast she had last weekend.
As she explained: “Stephen takes a genuine bonesaw to a pair of chocolate croissants he baked this morning. Like you do.”
Three words: lenticular puppy placemats
So there I was. Trying to enjoy a glass of wine and some pre-dinner bread at a friend’s house. But the puppy. The lenticular puppy. It wouldn’t stop staring at me. DAMN YOU, LENTICULAR PUPPY PLACEMAT.
Create a dressing table from two shelves and four baskets
The best Ikea hacks are the ones that make you slap your forehead and go, “DUH! OF COURESE.” We call these “Basket moments,” and this one is more literal, since it involves baskets. Specifically: Two wall-mounted shelves + four baskets + a mirror = dressing table with no table necessary! Perfect for a tiny home and a limited budget.