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Christmas Farmhouse Beads and Wall Decor
Hi and welcome back! It’s beginning to look a lot like a farmhouse Christmas! We hope this season finds you happy and healthy. We are finishing up our Christmas decor here at our home. If you followed along with our entry in the One Room Challenge® this fall, you may remember the rustic wall decor we made using an old window frame and some farmhouse beads. That post can be found here if you want to check it out. Well, today I decided to give that wall decor a little Christmas spirit. Here’s the original version: Step1: I removed the decor from the wall, and removed all…
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DIY Christmas wall decor
Hi everyone and welcome to our tutorial for this really amazing DIY Christmas wall decor. This may well become one of our families favorite decorations. Here’s another look. I have these decorating the hallway and it adds such a magical touch to an area of the house that is difficult to decorate. The great thing about these; they are so much easier to make than they look! Gather your supplies: You will need wooden embroidery hoops like these: The number of hoops you need will depend on the size of the area you wish to decorate. I used 9 hoops for a…
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One Room Challenge – Warm, Cozy Dining Room Reveal
This week we finished the One Room Challenge® for our warm and cozy dining room. Who is ready for the reveal and some before and after photos? I can’t believe we have already arrived at the end of this season’s One Room Challenge®. I had such a fabulous time that I am already planning which room I will renovate for the spring event. I also learned so much from the other designers and I really enjoyed following along with their renovations. If you have followed along with me for the last 6 weeks, thank you so much! If you are a new visitor, welcome and feel free to check out…
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Ornament Tree DIY
Welcome back. Today I want to show you how to make this adorable little ornament tree. I have seen these selling in stores for between $60 and $90 and I thought it didn’t look that difficult to make, so I figured why not give it a try. You can see my inspiration here. It only takes a few supplies to get started. I used a medium sized floral cone because of the size where I planned to display the completed tree, but you can use any size you like. Here’s one similar to what I used. If going smaller, I would recommend getting thinner garland and smaller ornaments.…
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Window Treatments and Wall Decor – Week 5 – ORC
Hi everyone, this week we finally made it to the window treatments and wall decor for our dining room makeover. If you are following along on our One Room Challenge adventure, welcome back. If this is your first time visiting we are so happy you are here and if you would like to catch up you can find everything from our plans of Week 1 to our accessories of Week 4 at the following links. Week 1. Week 2. Week 3. Week 4. Let’s jump right in and get started with the window treatments. I knew I wanted sheers for this room to add some light texture to…
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Christmas Ornament Basket DIY using Plant Stand
Hi again. It’s so good to have you back. Today I want to show you how I used the leftover branches from the bottom of our Christmas tree to make this beautiful decorative basket for our front porch. Begin with any shape outdoor planter or plant stand and the leftover branches from your live Christmas tree. I have had my plant stand for years, and can’t find one exactly like it to link, but I linked a couple of hanging baskets and a plant stand. I think either of those would look amazing, but how cute would this decoration look in this replica bicycle! First, you will want to…
