Handmade Home
How-to for the humble home
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Okay so on my adventure to redecorate our guest bedroom I thought I would start with small pieces of inspiration. I made this three-tiered vanity tray for less than five bucks!
3 different shaped metal trays from the Dollar Tree
2 different candle sticks from the goodwill
Hot glue gun
It took less than five minutes and I absolutely love it. You can get different sized candle sticks depending on how you want to organize your make-up. When I glued them together I didn’t get them lined up quite right but you can hardly tell!
These would be great in the kitchen to for cupcakes or other h’orderves!
Happy Home Making!
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Here is just a tease of what I created for my master bedroom. Along with the white wash headboard, white canopy, chandler, and other touches. I created these from scratch.
An assortment of flowers
4 different size mason jars
Three fragrant candles
Glass rocks
Colored ribbon of your choice
All for under 20 dollars, I have created customized decor for our entertainment center/dresser in our master bedroom. You can choose any color scheme or level of frill to fit your desires!
Happy DIY!
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Alright so here is my guest room as it sits right now. We have been here for a year, and I still have not gotten to making this room useful. For inspiration I have carried on the shabby chic motif from my master bedroom. I am setting a 200 dollar budget for myself. Let’s see if I can make it happen. With help from my best friend Caitlin this is what I hope to achieve.
Overall a Paris inspired vanity and wardrobe room. Some must have’s…
A chandler similar to the one in my master
A cocktail bar
A vanity for all my make-up and primping materials
A lounging space to relax
And most of all a wardrobe to display my favorite pieces (including shoes)
Work will begin next week and I am giving myself a month to complete the entire project all under 200 dollars. Do you think I can do it?
Follow the project here with at the minimum once a week updates, plus a few extras along the way :)
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My very first DIY project was to overhaul my 11x13 apartment bedroom. I found inspiration from a pile of old pallets advertised on Craigs List. French countryside with a contemporary feel began to jump out at me everywhere I went. After hours of searching “how to build a headboard” I snagged my step-dad and we went to work.
After…
6 Pallets
2 2x4’s
3 1x2’s
Several 3” and 2” wood screws
We had a VERY rough rendition of my dream headboard. It took some serious elbow grease and 30 grit sandpaper and it was ready to paint. A single pint of semi-gloss white paint applied with an old rag and it was all I had dreamed of!
All for a days worth of work and less than 40 precious dollars.
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It was a time of such splendor, charming people, good food, laughter, and brave ideas, enough to entertain us for years.Maya Angelou
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This is me, a thriving twenty-something creating her life one DIY at a time. Balancing school, and part-time work does not leave much time for creating an oasis of home. Even with limited artistic talent, but a abstract imagination anyone can created their dream home for pennies on the dollar. Here is my attempt. Jouir de.
