As part of our Styled by You $500 Giveaway with Ikea, Elka and I have been re-envisioning some Ikea products, thinking beyond the flatpack. Today, I'm sharing my first project, which was made with an ÅSELE lamp shade ($15) and a BRÅN Clear Glass Table Lamp Base ($20). I was inspired by an Uzbeki ikat polka-dot fabric and was determined to re-create the look on my own. I decided to take a Read more

As part of our Styled by You $500 Giveaway with Ikea, Angela and I have been rethinking and restyling some IKEA products, thinking beyond the flatpack. Today, I'm sharing my first project, which was made from the SKURAR Hanging Planter. ($5). I love this product's design and lacy detailing and have long admired the easy switcheroo that turns this planter into a hanging lamp. At least, it seemed Read more

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member h2urHome. I bought this chair a few months ago and it sat in my garage waiting for a makeover, it looked pretty sad but I loved the frame! After a lot of spray paint, new padding, and some new fabric for the old chair she's looking pretty great now! If you'd like to see more of the chair makeover or some of my other furniture makeovers, please feel Read more

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member h2urHome. Last year I showed off my foyer to CasaSugar. In case you forgot here's what it looked like. I liked how it turned out but I've been obsessed with black doors and trim for awhile. Well, painting all the doors and trim in my house would be a major project — I thought perhaps I'd just paint my front door in the foyer. This is how it Read more

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Nolakat from the Su Casa group: A $40 Craigslist chair that had been covered in a mint green polyester damask was a mess.High gloss paint + funky suede fabric = a fabulous frenchy star for a tween girl's bedroom! Read more about the chair and its transformation here. Happy DIYing! Have you completed any DIY projects lately? Be sure to share your Read more

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member CourtneyOutLoud from the Su Casa group: I love chairs. I love textiles and fabrics. What I didn't love was the chair sitting in my guest room. However, when I stumbled upon this cane chair at a resale shop for $28, I found a solution to my "problem." It needed to be cleaned and restained but it had potential. The stars lined up when I found a rug Read more

Here's a post from OnSugar blog House of Anaïs: When we bought the house of Anaïs, it really was because of the lovely garden and the image we had of what the house could become — despite the purple-painted ceilings, silver Chinese writings on the wall, mint-green and peach toilets, all the excessive color contrasts and mismatches, and the dampish smell in the house. But it certainly took Read more