Let’s dream about sleeping porches
The last time I was over at my mom’s property, she was mentioning all the different places on her property where her and her partner like to sleep. They’ve set up beds on just about every deck, porch, and patio surface they could find. Now that it’s finally summer, I say ‘TIS THE SEASON for this kind of sleeping around. So let’s dream about some sleeping porches — and even one sleeping balcony, for those of us in the city.
Bright pillows, peacocks, and playtime on this very summer deck
I know it’s the Fourth of July for our US Homies, and a lot of y’all are outside — grilling things, drinking drinks, and exploding stuff. So in honor of this most summer-y of days, I bring you allaboutevelyn‘s very summery deck decor, with pillows, peacocks, and playtime.
Make a hanging garden of jam jars
Love it. Rope + soil + clean jars and some succulents, and you have a hanging garden.
This would work super well with herbs, too, or small flowers like violets!
Use your wedding lights as balcony decor
After her wedding, AndiLani put her wedding twinkle lights, grapevine balls, and lit-up pumpkins to good by using them outdoors.
6 ways to use strings of twinkle lights all year long
Hands up: how many Homies have a cadre of Christmas lights boxed up somewhere? Sounds like you have some project ideas to brainstorm this weekend — especially if you’re living in a dorm. These projects SCREAM “battling bland.”
A double shot of how-tos on hanging gardens
Hanging gardens are SO SO hot right now — and why not? They’re easy, gorgeous, and fit in even the smallest homes. We’ve covered one version of a hanging garden — now you can add two more to your knowledge base.
Library cats, bunnies, and guinea pigs in the pantry — photos from our readers
It’s an animal-filled Monday Montage, and we’ve also got a homemade reading tent and a radical balcony gardening solution. In the links, nerd out on office supplies and learn what people make from 200 plastic bags.
Weird and funny doormats as cool as the rest of your home
They greet our friends, catch our stuff and clean our shoes. Dorms, apartments, houses — I’ve seen doormats at them all.