Thanksgiving Wreath
A Thanksgiving wreath is a lovely way to show the beauty of the season, and besides, the holidays are not the holidays until I tackle a DIY project. Materials Wreath Glue gun Floral wire Wire cutters...
View ArticleFrom Prefab to Post Fab: Customizing Prefabricated Bookcases
A basic meet your needs bookcase can be transformed into an anything but basic bookcase in a weekend. Storage is a universal need from office to home and beyond, and a stylish bookcase or bookcases...
View Article18 Easy & Elegant DIY Chandelier Ideas
I received the nicest email late last week. They’re the best kind, don’t you think? My bird feeder chandelier project recently posted on Hometalk opened the door to me being asked if I would like to...
View ArticleFocal Potential: A DIY Light Fixture Project
Necessity and sticker shock is the mother of all DIY projects. If I search for an item and either can’t locate it or can’t bring myself to shell out $$$$ in order to make it mine a DIY light fixture...
View ArticleDiamonds In The Rough: Architectural Antiques
Dave the Builder frequently stops by our friend’s antiques shop for a cup of coffee and an antiques market analysis. via Each time he goes to the shop I remind him to keep an eye out for my latest...
View ArticleDIY Project Inspiration
About the time I think it’s time for a blog vacation, I see something so gorgeous, so share worthy, my blog writing, sourcing and general gabfest battery is recharged and DIY project inspiration is...
View ArticleCurrently Catching My Eye
Sourcing and sightings of home decor accents is all in a day’s work and I love it! When I started Places In The Home my objective was simple: to design an all things house that make a home show and...
View ArticleFirst You Must Shop, Second You Must Create, Third You Must Link
Holiday DIY projects are often only as good as the materials used. Sadly, we are retail deficient in my area of the world. Making the most out of what we do have continues to be a difficult kind of...
View ArticleDecor Mistake Or Furniture Placement Brilliance? In An Unexpected Place
Far be it from me to ever doubt the proven interior design perfection of Darryl Carter. As I glanced at the feature “Capital Classic” in the May-June issue of Veranda and the recent feature...
View ArticleFootstool Redo Status: Completed!
The soon to be footstool redo referenced in the post Decor Mistake Or Furniture Placement Brilliance? In An Unexpected Place is painted, upholstered, hot glued, messed up, re- hot glued, embellished,...
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