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How-To: Frosted Glass Stenciling
Craftynest recently gave a makeover to her antique wooden bookcase, and the topping on the cake was a frosted stencil on its glass doors. If you've got a glass cabinet, vase, or even a mirror in need of a little facelift, you can easily recreate this look with a few supplies. All you'll need to repeat this project is glass cleaner, paper towels, a craft knife, a wet erase marker, contact paper, a large stencil, and Krylon Frosted Glass Finish in white.
How-To: Create Festive Fall Votives
Want to add some pretty autumnal style to your Fall Thanksgiving table? Then try this great, simple trick from Better Homes and Gardens for transforming a holiday Autumn table. For a beautiful twist on boring old votives, collect colorful leaves from your backyard or nearby park.
DIY: Etched Glass Vase
If your boyfriend is a sweetheart, or just a guilty bouquet giver, you may be stuck with an army of plain glass vases that you'll never use. Don't clog up your cabinets, put 'em to work by giving them a fresh new look that you love, and drop some subtle hints to your man that they need not sit empty. This easy DIY will liven up your plain glass vases with a pattern that screams "you," not "1-800-Flowers."
Inspired: Fall Colors
Turning leaves, golden grassy fields, and frost-crisped trees all help me to get into the Autumn spirit. But why leave that inspiration outside in the cold? Instead, transfer those colors to the coziest room in your house: the bedroom.
European Union Phases Out Energy-Wasting Bulbs
As of today, it's going to be a whole lot harder to get your hands on a standard incandescent bulb in Europe. In an effort to improve energy efficiency by 20 percent by the year 2020, the European Union has mandated that factories must cease the production of frosted incandescents and 100-watt clear bulbs. The new, more energy-efficient bulbs consume up to 80 percent less energy.
Before and After: An '80s Hutch Gets Up-to-Date
I love a well-executed furniture makeover, especially when a piece that's this ugly can turn out to look so good! Crafty lady Erin explains, "My brother-in-law frequently comes across discarded furniture. The other day he found this hutch and asked if we would like it.
Link Time!
- Get inspired by vacant lots that are now flourishing gardens! — Re-Nest
- Paint your own tin ceiling tiles. — Charles and Hudson
- Make a rustic wood side table.
10 Tips For Growing Great Tomatoes
One of the true joys of Summer gardening (and Summer farmers markets, for that matter) are just-picked, juicy tomatoes. Luckily, you can grow tomatoes in containers, so even the smallest patio garden can benefit from a delicious tomato plant. There are some important things to consider, though.
Cool Idea: This Gate's Gone to the Dolls
Berkeley, CA-based construction and furniture company Able + Baker creates custom-made pieces for its clients using sustainable materials and processing techniques. One of its more unique projects was for a friend in need of a custom, and incredibly original, gate.
Josh Ganshorn of Able + Baker notes that the gate was dreamed up due to the fact that the lack of gates and fences had led to passersby "helping themselves" to bicycles and other equipment stored in the backyard of the friend's home.
Crave Worthy: Polka Dot Credenza
There's something so Serena van der Woodsen about this Polka Dot Credenza ($2,299); can't you just see it in her polka dot bedroom? I can certainly see it in mine! Thanks to an internal lighting system and frosted glass discs set in the dark beech wood frame, this credenza diffuses light beautifully, almost like a constellation.
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