Every time I’m in a craft store I pass by the aisle with the styrofoam wreaths and tell myself that someday I’ll attempt one. Well that day came yesterday. I put together a very simple wreath from a couple supplies. Even though I love my glue gun I only used upholstery tacks to put it all together. I probably spent more time hanging it on the door than I did making it! Here is what you’ll need… {supplies} styrofoam wreath burlap ribbon or garland ribbon of your choice accessories of your choiceupholstery tacks (or thumbtacks) Begin by wrapping the burlap garland around the wreath. I placed a tack at the beginning to hold the burlap down. Try to wrap as evenly as possible so that it is spaced out evenly. Place another tack at the end. Next begin wrapping your second ribbon. Space evenly again since this one will be…
Read MoreLast week I showed you how I transformed my wall with this incredible stencil from Royal Design Studios. Would you like to do it as well? Royal Design Studios has offered one reader here at No. 29 Design a stencil of their own, $50 or less with free shipping included! Here’s what you need to do. Pay a visit to Royal Design Studio and select a stencil you’d like to use for a project. Then come back here and comment on which stencil you would like and how/where you would use it. A bonus entry is given when you 1. Like Royal Design Studio on Facebook2. Follow Designamour on Twitter3. Follow Royal Design Studio on Pinterest4. Follow No. 29 Design on Pinterest One entry per person please! This giveaway will be open until Wednesday, June 6th at 11:59 pm EST. A winner will be chosen at random by Random.org. {read…
Read MoreWhen I went to check out The Shops at Target a while back I had one item in mind that I wanted. I loved the look of this birdhouse from Privet House. It is a beautiful decorative piece and I always gravitate towards birdhouses and birds anyways. I love the architectural aspect of it. It has been floating around my home as I try to decide what to do with it. I like to rotate things around anyways and I especially love working the unexpected into everyday uses. Here are my ideas about how this could be used. {incoming mail} Everyone has that pile of mail that needs to be sorted through and dealt with. What if it lived in this charming birdhouse. The pile wouldn’t be able to build up since space is limited in this place. Leaving it out in the open always helps a job get done…
Read MoreIncluding a barn door in my basement was really high on my wish list. During the process I was hoping to have it in another space, the door leading to the utility/storage area. This didn’t work out because of the baseboard heating on either side of the doorway. There wouldn’t be room for the door to roll on either side. The only other doorway which was not a closet was the laundry room. There was enough space to roll either way, there was no baseboard heating and it is actually very functional. You know when you are walking around the house with a full basket of laundry and there is a closed door in front of you. Unless you are extremely talented you have to put the basket down to open the door. I have tried to wedge the basket between the door frame and my hip but that just…
Read MoreCongratulations to … Mary M. the winner of the Fridge Coaster Giveaway. Thank you to everyone who entered.
Read MoreWhen we were married almost 15 years ago one of the first items of furniture we bought was a sofa. It was a comfortable leather sofa that you could just sink into. We chose a sleeper sofa for the occasional overnight guest. It was big, heavy and perfect, at least then is was. Today, not so much. Why, you ask? I’ll let the picture do the talking. It is green, dark hunter green. Those were my colors back then. Everything I bought was burgandy, yellow, green and dark! I’m not in the market for a new sofa yet. I don’t know if I ever will be although I’d love a sectional down there one day. For now this sofa will do. All it needed was a slipcover. I was able to find one at Target that came in two pieces, one for the sofa itself and one for the seat…
Read MoreWhen we sectioned off our old family room into an office/guest room we created a new wall and hallway. It is a good sized hallway which will eventually fit a random piece of furniture. More on that later. The wall is visible when you come down the stairs from the foyer. It is the first thing you see when you come up the stairs from the basement. It needed something. I chose to end the board and batten at the top of the stairs since on the opposite side of the wall we have the painted pine panelling. This wall needed to stand out. I’d never used a stencil before, so when I was asked by Royal Design Studios to review a stencil of my choice, I jumped at the chance! I chose the Large Marrakesh Trellis Moroccan Stencil. The wall was already painted with Benjamin Moore Brandy Cream. Trying to…
Read MoreI did not put it up because it adds architectural interest to blank walls. It had nothing to do with the fact that the tall section of white board & batten make my 7 foot ceilings feel taller. I also did not choose to do board & batten because I had been “pinning” rooms for months and they all had board & batten. This is the real reason I put up board & batten…. So what exactly are they doing up there? My guesses were bungee jumping off a bridge or high diving off a cliff. I’m told they were climbing up a mountain to catch and save a lion.
Read MoreI did something huge the other day. I cleaned out my fridge. This does not happen all that often, but I had a great reason. I was given the chance to try a product called Fridge Coasters. Fridge Coasters are beautifully designed, super absorbent “liners” that fit inside every refrigerator no matter what type you own. Fridge Coasters should be placed in high traffic areas inside your refrigerator, under produce in the crispers and under milk and salad dressing in the doors. Fridge Coasters provide time saving function and color to the inside of your refrigerator like never before. You can choose from three different patters, chevron, polka-dots or quatrefoil. Then choose from one of four colors. It feels like my fridge has gorgeous flooring! The stiff liner fits snug on each shelf and also hides what is in the drawers below. For some reason it is also making me keep…
Read MoreI explained the other day my dilemma with my laundry room mood board. The fabric I fell in love with is now discontinued so I decided to try and recreate it myself. Then I made a trip to the Container Store and plans changed once again. I found these… Decor Screen Panels that are meant to separate a room or to hang on a wall or window. A package of four durable polypropylene panels was only $6.99! I got so many ideas of how to use these that I grabbed a package. Initially I was thinking these would make a great stencil, they are that durable. Then I switched gears and thought of my artless laundry room. These panels against the blue walls would look great! I brought them home and held them up against the walls. The blue I had chosen for the walls was too light. It didn’t…
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