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Repurposing Furniture: How to Make it Work in Awkward Spaces

April 17, 2023

Transform Your Home with Repurposed Furniture: Tips, Ideas, and DIY Projects. Learn how to choose the right furniture, customize it to fit awkward spaces, and incorporate it into your home decor. Get creative and repurpose old furniture into something new and functional.

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In Awkward Room, Do-it-Yourself, How To, Inspiration, multi-purpose furniture, Tricky Space, Sustainable Furniture Tags repurposing furniture, DIY furniture, creative furniture ideas, furniture customization, storage solutions, interior design, home decor
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From Awkward to Awesome- How to Choose Anchor Furniture That Maximizes Your Living Space

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From Awkward to Awesome: How to Choose Anchor Furniture That Maximizes Your Living Space

February 20, 2023

Discover how to choose anchor furniture that transcends different styles and maximizes your living space! From timeless designs to multifunctional pieces, our guide offers expert tips on selecting proportional, versatile, and high-quality furniture. Create a cohesive and stylish living space that lasts with our strategies for choosing classic, neutral, and functional pieces.

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In Awkward Room, Decorating Advice, How To, Small Space, Small Space Edit, Tricky Space Tags furniture, home decor, interior design, anchor furniture, timeless design, versatile furniture, multifunctional furniture, high-quality furniture, small space living, neutral colors, classic shapes, functional furniture, furniture style, furniture size, furniture scale
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5 Ridiculously Simple Ways to Improve Your Accent Furniture Game

September 11, 2020

Accent furniture is a piece of furniture that compliments a space.

Literally it is a piece that emphasizes something like a color or style.

Accent furniture adds the punctuation to a room, providing a pause as you peruse the space.

Often, they complete a design; adding that last detail, or filling an awkward corner where nothing else works.

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In Decorating Advice, How To, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, multi-purpose furniture, Small Space Tags accent furniture meaning, what to put between two accent chairs, accent furniture ideas, accent furniture cabinet, small accent furniture, what is considered accent furniture, accent furniture pieces, accent table, home decor, hygge meaning, how to pronounce hygge, hygge decor, hygge house, hygge home, 60 30 10, Rule of 60 30 10
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3d Modern Tabletop Candle Holders

July 23, 2017

Diy Sunday!! I am so excited to bring you this SUPER simple diy Sunday project. You can make these two candle holders in 1 hour or less, no lie! If you have an outdoor party, these are perfect for the patio or poolside. They will look amazing as the candles in a centerpiece on your dinning table. Put them on a étagère or bookshelf. Place them on the fireplace mantel. They can be placed anywhere for some instant glam and pizazz! Don’t let the fact that they look a bit modern throw you because you can use other materials to get a totally different look. So, without further adieu, let’s learn how to make a set of 3d modern tabletop candle holders!
 

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In Interior Decorating, Interior Design, How To, Do-it-Yourself Tags do it yourself, diy sunday, diy, home decor, decorating advice
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How To Create An Awesome String Art Picture!

July 9, 2017

Big or small, string art makes a great embellishment for any wall. The possibilities for creating something pretty magical are really endless. This could be a group of small pieces for a nursery or one large piece for that empty wall in the family room. I say, go nuts and let me show you how to create an awesome string art picture!

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In Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Do-it-Yourself Tags string art, string art diy, how to, home decorating, home decor, wall art, wall decor, diy wall art, diy sunday
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What Is The Golden Ratio, And Why It’s Important For Decorating Your Home

June 22, 2017

Artists, architects and a slew of interior designers have been using the golden ratio to create “pleasing” compositions for centuries. If you flip through any art or architecture history book the evidence almost jumps off the page. There is something about how the elements are arranged that just makes sense. Why should you care? Well, let’s say that you’ve spent the weekend rearranging your furniture and after moving it around 10 different ways, you still feel that something is not “right” but you can’t quite figure it out. Chances are your room’s golden ratio is out of whack! Darlin’, we’ve all been there! So before you chuck the furniture out the front door and go full on minimalist, let’s really get into what the Golden Ratio is and why it’s important for decorating your home.
 

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In Interior Design, Interior Decorating, Decorating Advice Tags golden ratio, Fibonocci, home decor, home decorating, interior design, interior decorating
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How To Make A Simple Clock

June 11, 2017

For this week’s diy Sunday, it’s all about watching the clock! No, not like you’re at work on a painfully slow day and all you can think about is 5 o’clock and running like your ass is on fire out the door… This clock watching is a little different. That’s because you can create a totally working clock out of some PVC pipe and a little ingenuity! Let’s get our creative on shall we? Here’s how to make a simple clock:
 

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In How To, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Do-it-Yourself Tags diy, home decorating, home decor, pvc pipe, clock, simple clock
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How To Accessorize Your Home Like A Pro

May 25, 2017

There are a many tricks that designers use when accessorizing spaces and all of us have our favorites. That’s because most of these tricks, or techniques – if you want to be fancy – really work in a number of situations. Here’s a list of my favorite tips for accessorizing your home like a pro. I subtitled this piece 10 Tips For Decorating Your Home From Scratch because these techniques can apply to accessorizing a new home – from scratch – or they can also apply to a quick seasonal or holiday makeover too. 

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In How To, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Decorating Advice Tags home decor, home decorating, accessorizing, home makeover, interior decorating, Interior design, diy, find decorating inspiration
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