Our new guest nester, Maria Romvari, transformed this corner of her house for her Hungarian blog A Hoover-gáton is túl, and she’s sharing her tutorial with us! Maria used ordinary thrift store items—side table, vase, and mismatched frames—totaling $10.67 to create this stunning vignette. Another $17.75 spent on paint, primer, and a brush bring the [...]
My friend Julie (watch her videos here) gave me this lamp base as a project. Southwest isn’t my style, plus it had rusty hardware and a tattered cord. I adore Jill Rosenwald’s lamps, but they’re out of my price range. So I decided to rewire and paint this lamp instead. I got a bit carried [...]
My sister Christy came up with this super easy idea—and I love it. Even better: I had all the supplies on hand. No, I don’t drink wine, but I have plenty of friends who do. They saved their corks for a big project I have planned. I could spare a few for this trivet. You [...]
“Have nothing in your homes that you do not know to be useful and believe to be beautiful.” -William Morris (1834-1896)