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: $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