A while back I bought this display stand at Savers: I’m not sure what it was used for, it’s got narrow shelves with grooves for holding whatever it used to hold. I wanted to use it as an easily changeable display of postcards and pictures and other small things, but on the wall it didn’t … Continue reading »
The idea of taking book pages and turning them into a wreath has turned up all over the web lately: From left to right (click pictures to visit their origin site) 1. Vintage Ivory French Text Paper Wreath Sculpture from Etsy seller SimpleJoysPaperie 2. livingwithlindsay.com 3. card-blanc.blogspot.com. Some months ago back when I lived in … Continue reading »
As I previously mentioned I have collected all the small metal frames I see at thrift stores in preparation for this project. I wanted to display a line of these cheap little metal frames on the strip of wall next to my living room closet. I actually ended up with a couple more than I needed, … Continue reading »
When I was little I loved to read, and one day I came across a list of hobbies for children, one of which was stamp collecting. I loved it, I stapled together a bunch of grey construction paper and started gluing stamps into it. Eventually I progressed to a more sophisticated method of storage. Around the middle school high … Continue reading »
About a year ago a friend of Matt’s was moving out-of-state and had a pile of home decor items his family didn’t want anymore. Knowing I am always up for a new project he grabbed a bunch of the stuff for me to mess with including some white mini shelves, several sets of sconces, and … Continue reading »
Matt and I received tons of awesome stuff when we got married two years ago. Unfortunately moving tends to be hard on delicate things and we have moved four times since receiving this gorgeous Crate&Barrel platter. When I picked up its box I heard a rattling sound and knew something had gotten smashed. I couldn’t … Continue reading »
I went to the thrift store today looking for some specific stuff for our new house, furniture, and some small stuff like jars and picture frames. I did find three jars that worked but no furniture. I am always shocked how much thrift stores want for picture frames, I think it would be cheaper/easier to … Continue reading »
A few months ago, once again hanging around the thrift store, I happened across a book on Impressionist painters. It had lovely reproduction of many well know paintings in all different sizes. It looked like the perfect candidate for an art display like these featured on one of my favorite blogs Apartment Therapy. Although I would have loved to … Continue reading »
