I’ll be honest, Day 11 is 100% for me! I will be doing this challenge along with the rest of y’all! I don’t know about you, but the two places where my messes tend to pile up are 1: The walk-in closet and 2. My bedside table. Magazines, scraps of paper, empty wrappers from my [ Read More… ] …
30 Day Design Challenge: Day 10 Swap out your Knobs
Welcome back to the 30 Day Design Challenge…it is already Day 10! This is an upgrade that can start as low as a dollar. It is the perfect way to upgrade a ho-hum piece of furniture, or make a piece look more high-end. I’ve done this on several pieces in my house. My latest was [ Read More… ] …
30 Day Design Challenge: Day 9 Try a Stencil!
So if you read my blog from yesterday, I referenced the stencils from my childhood. My parents had baskets lining their bedroom, and I had the Laura Ashely blue bow pattern. Now as an 8 year old, I thought I had the most beautiful room in the word. I kept those until I was a [ Read More… ] …
30 Day Design Challenge: Day 8 Add a Bedskirt
Do the words “dust ruffle” conjur up the 80’s version of that fluffy thing found on your parents bed for anyone else? Maybe it even matched the stencil on the walls? My mom had Longaberger baskets on their walls (Sorry Mom…their bedroom is totally gorgeous today!) I’m trying out the words “bed skirt” to sound [ Read More… ] …
30 Day Design Challenge: Day 7 Add a Table Runner
I remember in college when I learned how to knit. My little sis showed me, and explained that a scarf was the beginner’s project of choice for a novice knitter. It was simple to make, but yet beautiful and highly functional. A table runner is like the beginner sewer’s project. It involves minimum sewing, no [ Read More… ] …
30 Day Design Challenge: Day 6 Paint a Piece of Furniture
PAINT. This is hands down my favorite DIY project around my house! It is one of the most cost effective ways to get something amazing from something you already own. This is also practically what Craigslist was made for: finding something with those infamous “good bones” but in serious need to be prettied up. Youtube and [ Read More… ] …
30 Day Design Challenge: Day 5 Replace a Builder Grade Light
Welcome to Day 5 of the 30 Day Design Challenge, where today we are going to tackle one simple item in your room: your ceiling light fixture! When we bought our current home three years ago I promised myself that I would only put in light fixtures that I truly loved. It has been a [ Read More… ] …
30 Day Design Challenge: Day 4 Good-bye Toy Clutter
I am totally stoked about this day’s challenge! As a proud owner of three little tykes, I am constantly stepping on an Angry Bird or tripping over a semi-finished craft project. We actually paid a $125 plumbing bill to get two My Little Ponies professionally dislodged from a toilet last year. The funniest part was [ Read More… ] …
30 Day Design Challenge: Day 3 Declutter
So today isn’t a design tip. And you have probably heard this tip a thousand times. But I’m going to give it to you again because we can ALL use it! It’s free and you can do it in 10 minutes. Simply Declutter. Start with one room and focus your 100% attention just on that [ Read More… ] …
30 Day Design Challenge: Day 2 Create a Mini Mudroom
Welcome to Day 2 of the Postbox Designs 30 Day Challenge! If you missed the first day, for the next 30 Days you get to soak in some easy-peasy home design tips and mini makeover projects. These are meant to be simple and no stress. Over the next month together we will work through every [ Read More… ] …