

DIY Velvet-Lined Drawers
Felt-lined drawers are like red sole shoes: Completely unnecessary...yet completely necessary . SUPPLIES Fabric - You can use any fabric you want. For this tutorial, I used hot pink felt, but velvet, cotton, or suede are also excellent choices! Krylon Spray Adhesive - Joann - $10.99 Elmer's Glue - Joann - $1.99 OR Tacky Glue - Joann - $1.99 X-Acto Knife - Joann - $5.49 Tape - Joann - $7.99 Scrap paper / newspaper STEP 1: Cut Fabric Since I don't trust myself to lay the fabric


3 Step DIY Framed Dry Erase Board
Welcome to the "Dry Erase Boards are Expensive" Recovery Blog. I decided to write this support blog because re-designing an entire office on a $250 budget is difficult, but not impossible. Re-designing an entire office on a $250 budget that requires a $200 dry erase board, however, is... actually impossible. (I'm looking at you, Staples!) #TakingDonations #Lemonade4Sale ...that is, until I discovered how to make one for $45. Fine Print: Price reflects parts only. Time and ene


How to Hang Picture Frames Using Toothpaste and Wine
I know I'm not the only one who has a dozen tiny "oops" holes all over my walls. Don't worry, I patched them (by painting over them - don't tell my landlord). Hanging picture frames is H.A.R.D. There's no standardization of where the wall hangers are placed on the back of the frames. Why would there be? We're all expert mathematicians who paid close attention in pre-algebra and know exactly how to add and subtract fractions and solve for X to get the co-efficient of Y . ...a


$3 DIY Sphere Sculpture in 15 Minutes
I find it particularly unneccessary to purchase things that I can easily make for $3.00. And this a DIY that even my stick-figure-challenged sister can pull off (no offense, Liz). Take a look at these Veneer Spheres from West Elm. Love. ...But not the $29 kind of love. The love that means "Thanks for the idea, Imma go home and make it myself." So Here's How. Supplies: 1. Quilting Hoops (x2) - Any size, ranges from $1.29-$5.00 (mine are 10" diam) Available at Michaels, Joann F


DIY Dresser
DIY Dresser: $50 Anthropologie Dresser: $595 Occasionally (ok, often), I find myself wondering through the aisles of furniture stores & boutiques looking at the pre-arranged furniture collections, when my imagination transforms into an invisible sitcom before my eyes. I picture the perfect little family sharing a perfectly prepared meal at the formal dining set, and the happily married couple cuddling up in the perfect bedroom trio. For a split seco


How to Use a Sander
Howcast.com will show you how to use a sander. #DIY #VideoTutorial


How to Use a Jigsaw
Howcast.com will show you how to use a jigsaw. #DIY #VideoTutorial