Tag: project

home: made [ no-sew cushion covers ] 

home: made [ no-sew cushion covers ] 

When you want to update a room regularly, change a colour scheme or make an easy crafted gift, what could be better (and easier) than a no-sew cushion cover?

A simple, quick project where all you need to do is choose your fabric. For bargain fabrics try carboot sales and charity shops for second hand duvet covers or curtains that give huge pieces of fabric at low, low prices. 

Across the web there are plenty of tutorials (click below) to make the simple knot design cushion that will give you almost instant covers to update your lounge or bedroom. 
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SugarAndSoul 

home: made [ lampshades ] 

home: made [ lampshades ] 

Home projects are always satisfying and there’s lots of simple lampshade tutorials to produce your own shades for your home. Choose the fabric, colours and style to suit your interior. 

A great method is to use the DIY kits available to buy that allow you to make a drum shade. These kits are available on line from various stores including Ebay and Amazon. 

We also found brilliant tutorials from Cath Kidson and Design Sponge.  

The tutorials are straight forward and can allow you to create various sizes of shade. They can also inspire you on fabrics to use. Always ensure you’ve tested your fabric by holding it up to the light to ensure the light can filter through. 

home: made [bed headboards ] 

home: made [ bed headboards ] 

The vamping a bedroom with new furniture can be costly so a good alternative is to make a bed look like new with a new DIY headboard. Or by a cheap basic base and make it look better with your own designed head board. 

We found some great projects that use anything from reclaimed wood to old doors as a base for your project. Think outside the box – you could try an area of tiling, patterned or plain, to create a modern look or work on creating a giant weaving that could hang at the top of the bed. You could even suspend a rug in the place of the board to create a textured bohemian feel. Search online now for sale rugs from West Elm or Urban Outfitters that would look great.

Head to CuteDIYProjects or DIYnCrafts for a big selection of tutorials for head boards – a great selection of projects for many skill levels.  

home: made [ ladder ]

home: made [ ladder ]

In recent weeks we have noticed the popular trend of indoor ladders used as decorative and practical objects in the home. Ideal for hanging plant pots and tea towels in a kitchen, hooks and accesories in a hallway or maybe just somewhere to hang clothing in a bedroom. 

To get the look why not try making one yourself. A wood finish is great as you can look at different thicknesses to suit or use dowling rods [ plus you can paint it any colour you like ]. Alternatively opt for copper, a popular choice still. Using piping and attachments it couldn’t be easier.

We have found some online blog posts and tutorials for you to follow.

Wood:    

themerrythought.com

amerrymishapblog.com

Copper: 

popsugar.com

abeautifulmess.com

home: made [ feather light ] 

home: made [ feather light ] 

We’ve had the cloud light, and now we’ve come across the feather light tutorial from the inventive folks at Crafts on Facebook. 

This simple but very clever ‘make’ using  papermache, a balloon, glue and some paper results in a oh-so-pretty feather ball light for your home. 

You’ll need a little time for the papermache layers and drying time but the feather making is quick and straight forward for an effective result. 

Ensure using a safety bulb that doesn’t heat up when used or instead fill with fairy lights. Even without the light element it’s a super pretty room accessory!