Decorating with Fabrics

Fabrics aren't just for clothes and curtains...Have you ever thought of using fabrics when it comes to decorating?? There's all kinds of different fabrics out there, in a million colors and prints!  The selection is amazing.. and fabrics can be used for so many different things when it comes to decorating your home.

Here's some inspiration for you:





How about a fabric covered wall??  I LOVE THIS and it's perfect for those who live in apartments... Just take it down when you leave and put it back up in the new place :)

Fabric Covered Wall @ MYAJADE HOME IMPROVEMENT

Look at this beautiful desk, partially covered with beautiful fabric with the matching chair!

Beautiful Fabric Covered Desk and Chair @ Brittney's Budget Crafts

Or you could do something like this.. One large fabric wall panel, or maybe a few..

DIY Fabric Wall Panels @ How About Orange

Look at these fabric covered bins, aren't they cute?!......Be sure to visit the link for the AWESOME tutorial!

Fabric Covered Boxes @ IHeart Organizing

There are TONS more things you can do with fabrics... I hope you are inspired!!    Have fun :)

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DIY Decorative Letters- Cheap!

These beautiful letters that spell the word 'Dream' cost me about $6 bucks to make!  I am super excited and can not wait to do some more of them.   

Here is what I did:

I found these foam letters at  Hobby Lobby just the other day...  I had no idea they even existed-they are perfect!  

red and yellow 4 in foam letters

 Second, I primed the letters with plain white acrylic paint.. the colors they came in were way to bright for me. 

Then I painted them with a couple coats of flat black acrylic paint..then sanded and then added one more coat of black paint and VIOLA!! 

Gorgeous decorative letters for your walls, shelves or mantel!

For a more detailed tutorial with photos go to:

Learn How to Make Large Decorative Words from Cheap Foam Letters

P.S. If you know of any other places that sell these letters online, please feel free to share in the comments, as I am planning on buying and making plenty more of these!

 

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Home Decor Ideas - Wheat Grass in Containers

wheat grass in terracotta pots @ Make and Takes

I've been seeing containers of grass used for home decoration for a long time now but I didn't realize that they were so easy and inexpensive to make.  I just happened to run across these today online and I'm SO glad that I did... I'm feeling very inspired and I think I'm going to try to make some of my own.

You can actually grow real grass in containers OR you can use faux grass from the craft store which looks just as good and will last lots longer.  Here is the photo of the faux grass one:

artificial grass in a tin @ House of Hepworths

House of Hepworths has been gracious enough to share a great photo illustrated tutorial showing just how she made this fabulous faux grass container!  Go have a look :0)

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Faux Metal Ceiling Tiles

If you are lucky enough to own your home, you may be interested in these beautiful embossed faux metal ceiling tiles for a inexpensive yet bold transformation.  They are made from a type of Styrofoam called Polystyrene or PVC.  They aren't soft like Styrofoam but more like a hard plastic.  They are very easy to install and it wouldn't take very many to cover the ceiling of a small room if you want to do a low budget, high impact makeover.   They come in many different colors.. and you can even buy them white (which usually costs less) and paint them yourself.  You can purchase them in-store at places like Lowe's and Home Depot or you could get them online at several places. They are not really all that expensive considering how easy they are to install and the huge impact they can make.  Here are some photos:

antique copper

copper

Silver

Antique Silver Tiles 

antique copper tiles fully installed

white tiles

All the above photos belong to nagolya via Flickr and there are LOTS more photos there too!

Thanks for reading... I hope I have inspired you :0)

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Decorating with Glass Jars

bean jar @ Lookie What I did

I love using jars for home decor and crafts.. and I happened upon this really cute layered colored bean design in an apothecary type jar today.  Talk about a budget craft! The beans were colored  black and orange just for Halloween decor. Isn't that clever!  You really could do this for any holiday or just display a nice colorful layer of all kinds of beans for all year around.  To see a really cute blog and how she colored the beans go to   Lookie What I did.

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