DIY Decorating

Printable Monograms For Decorating and Giving

March 7, 2013

I have a serious case of Spring fever. Spring and warm weather cannot arrive fast enough as far as I am concerned. Do you feel the same way? To help coax its arrival, I have been adding pops of fresh cheery color all over my house. I have been working on many projects – the [...]

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How To Make a Pillow Cover Without Using a Sewing Pattern

September 7, 2012

Easy to make pillow cover - no pattern needed

If you follow me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook you may remember this photo that I posted a few weeks ago showing a big day bed pillow that I made a cover for. I actually made four. Two using this turquoise fabric from JoAnn’s Fabrics and two using woven rugs. (Yes, woven rugs can be [...]

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DIY: How To Make a Decorative Folding Screen

July 6, 2012

Decorative folding screen ideas to decorate a home

I have an obsession with DIY decorating, but one decorating item in particular truly excites me when I choose items for a room. It is an item that is so useful and versatile when decorating a home that no home should be without one. It can be easily found at furniture stores as well as [...]

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Painting Furniture: Black Stain vs. Black Paint

October 20, 2011

How to use Minwax PolyShades to stain a piece of furniture

Remember my client’s house that I have been working on? The one with the blue trimmed windows? Well, I have been busy helping make it over step by step. This week I updated two pine tables the homeowner had. When I was assessing what to keep – these two tables made the cut. They are [...]

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Thrifty Find–Making a Wicker Tray Usable

July 4, 2011

Last week I found not one, but several wicker pieces that I like to collect and use to decorate with. I spent $3.25 on the lot. I love the round wicker tray, but also found a rectangular one, too. When I first saw it I passed it over as it had a hole in the [...]

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Bloggers Home Tours InMyOwnStyle 2011

April 7, 2011

Bloggers Home Tours – Parade of Homes 2011 If you are new to my blog, let me introduce myself. My name is Diane I love all things creative, colorful and DIY. My background is in display – which led me into the wonderful world of DIY decorating and design when my husband and I bought [...]

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Mirror…Mirror On The Wall

November 22, 2010

3 more days until Thanksgiving and my Decorating Marathon is complete. Woo Hoo Hoo Hoo! I made my deadline. I used to have an old Victorian mirror over my mantel in my dining room. It was something I picked up at a garage sale years ago, but I wanted change. I wanted something above my mantel that [...]

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Dining Room Chandelier Make-Over

November 8, 2010

Before and After Brass Chandelier Makeovers

This is the second project of my decorating marathon that I have finished!!! Yeah - I think I may make my T-Day deadline. Of all the projects I have been working on this one excites me the most. I created exactly what I envisioned. I want this room to be neutral, casual, yet elegant. I mixed old and rusty with a little [...]

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Goodbye Knotty Pine

November 1, 2010

I FINISHED one of the DIY furniture painting projects that I have been working on the past two weeks! It is the oak hutch in my dining room. I am thrilled how it turned out and also thrilled to have my garage back. I originally was going to paint the hutch a sisal color and the walls white, but [...]

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Prest-O Change-O! New Lamp

September 15, 2010

Lamp and shade makoever ideas and tutorial

A basket, a table runner, or a metal flower pot are some of the easiest ways to quickly change the personality of a lamp in an instant. Before A white ceramic base Prest-o Change-o – a rustic look. I placed the white ceramic lamp into a basket so it would blend in with a rustic decor. [...]

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