DIY Rug Makeover
Do you have a dingy sad-looking rug sitting somewhere in your house? Instead of tossing it or hiding it, you might try giving it a new look with the help of painter's tape and acrylic paint.
Here's what my rug looked like before the start of the project. Sad, faded, and crying out for a refresh:
Since my rug had a crisp contemporary pattern, I did not have to remake a design with the painter's tape, but instead filled in the existing design with paint. Instead of spending the money on a brand new rug, painting it was a good solution.
See the difference between the painted and the non-painted areas:
Here's what my rug looked like before the start of the project. Sad, faded, and crying out for a refresh:
Since my rug had a crisp contemporary pattern, I did not have to remake a design with the painter's tape, but instead filled in the existing design with paint. Instead of spending the money on a brand new rug, painting it was a good solution.
See the difference between the painted and the non-painted areas:
Using standard acrylic paint in cobalt blue and black, I gave the rug one coat of paint.
It took me only a few hours to finish this project, but love the pop of color!
And, here is how it looks in its original space. What a massive difference!
Are you going to give your rug a makeover? Let me know if you decide to give this a shot!
Craft Room/ Study Reveal
Instead of sharing boring and sweaty pictures of putting this place together, I figured I’d just share the good! So without further ado, I wanted to share a quick tour around my new craft room (before decorating!!!) and of my new craft room basic set-up.
When we were looking for a new house, I was sure I needed a space for me for my crafts and my office supplies and I am so happy with how it is turning out! Besides looking fun and quirky, I also needed it to be functional for both of us. It took a bit of brainstorming, moving and adding things until I finally got it where it needed to be. Let's take a look!
You can see in the before photo that we basically painted it bright white like all the other rooms in the house bringing in a lot of natural light through the high windows. Loved it, and made the room look so much bigger than it actually was!
I went on and doodled one wall of the room to give it some color, texture and a quirky personality. It has turn out super fun!
When we were looking for a new house, I was sure I needed a space for me for my crafts and my office supplies and I am so happy with how it is turning out! Besides looking fun and quirky, I also needed it to be functional for both of us. It took a bit of brainstorming, moving and adding things until I finally got it where it needed to be. Let's take a look!
You can see in the before photo that we basically painted it bright white like all the other rooms in the house bringing in a lot of natural light through the high windows. Loved it, and made the room look so much bigger than it actually was!
DIY Photo Booth props
Whats a party without a photobooth, right? So, for my housewarming party, I knew I had to make some props for mine.
Here is a step by step guide on how you can make your own!
Step 1: Print the prop, cut it out, and apply glue to the back.
Tip - Try to use a glue stick instead of liquid glue. It avoids paper warping.
Here is a step by step guide on how you can make your own!
Step 1: Print the prop, cut it out, and apply glue to the back.
Tip - Try to use a glue stick instead of liquid glue. It avoids paper warping.
Housewarming Party
Painting, and shifting is chaotic; but after all of that, the number of days you spend shopping to furnish it, and the feeling of living in a brand new house of your own is AMAZING! And when you get to have some guests over to celebrate all of this, it is even more FUN!
The first thing we did is figure out the guest list to work on the arrangements for seating, food, etc. We were sure we wanted to go with a theme of "Moving and Painting", to make it fun and unique for everyone!
The Invites
For our housewarming party, we did not want to go with individual handmade invites since they are a pain to hand out! So, I created a fun chalkboard evite that could be easily texted or mailed to all those we wanted to reach.
The Favors
I was sure I wanted to give out some favors, but I did not know what. After a lot of head-scratching and back-bending research, I realized I wanted to give away some cute jars with seeds. The wrapping had to go with the theme, so tied some (my fav!) jute twine and thank you tags on them. On the other side of the labels, I stamped the names of the seeds. Think they look stinkin' cute!
I printed out these chalkboard thank you tags for the favors.
The Photo Booth (How-To)
All you need for this (cheap) decor:
For banners, I used colorful paint chips (we had from when we were color selecting) and added them to a jute twine. Here's a "Welcome" banner work in progress:
Here's how it looked on the front door:
For the backdrop, we had some empty Dulux paint cans from use, and I bought a cheap plastic table cloth from a dollar store in Watergardens. First, I added some paper on to the cans to make them bright for the photos.
For assembly, I hung the paint cans from the fence with the help of "S" hooks, then stuffed the paint can with the table cloth and let it fall to the ground to indicate flow of paint. It would add a pop of color to the white fence and make a fun colorful background. The paint chip banners were added for more pops of color. I also added a moving box as a part of the photo booth, and filled it with styrofoam peanuts I had lying around. :) I also hung some clean paint brushes from my craft room as a part of the backdrop.
Also blew up some shipping labels I found online, and printed them out on paper. I then used them to fill up empty spaces and spruce up the moving box.
Then I got started on the photo booth props. Here is how I made them. They look super fun!
I had an IKEA easel chalkboard, so used it to attract kids and adults to the photo booth.
A camera on a tripod finished my photo booth, and I must say it was a hit for adults and kids alike :)
The Party Flow
Since I was using up my backyard, I had enough space to house the people without overcrowding around the food.
Signature Drink Station - Masala Cold Drink
We had one beverage dispenser and we kept filling it, as it was a huge hit among the crowd.
Near the drink, we kept glasses, water, and anything else needed.
The concept of different stations really did work and kept people bouncing around.
The Food
For the food, we catered. I was going to try to cook, but between the arrangements, a full work week I had to give in somewhere. We did make one item– the masala cold drink above.
The caterers did everything. The guests had so much fun, as did we the hosts.. Mission accomplished!
Happy Party Planning!!
The Invites
For our housewarming party, we did not want to go with individual handmade invites since they are a pain to hand out! So, I created a fun chalkboard evite that could be easily texted or mailed to all those we wanted to reach.
The Favors
I was sure I wanted to give out some favors, but I did not know what. After a lot of head-scratching and back-bending research, I realized I wanted to give away some cute jars with seeds. The wrapping had to go with the theme, so tied some (my fav!) jute twine and thank you tags on them. On the other side of the labels, I stamped the names of the seeds. Think they look stinkin' cute!
I printed out these chalkboard thank you tags for the favors.
The Photo Booth (How-To)
All you need for this (cheap) decor:
- Empty paint cans (or you can purchase new paint tin cans)
- Plastic table cloth
- Paint chips (from when we were selecting colors)
- Moving box
- Styrofoam peanuts (or some fillers for the moving box)
- Paint Brush
- Printer
- Bamboo skewers
For banners, I used colorful paint chips (we had from when we were color selecting) and added them to a jute twine. Here's a "Welcome" banner work in progress:
Here's how it looked on the front door:
For assembly, I hung the paint cans from the fence with the help of "S" hooks, then stuffed the paint can with the table cloth and let it fall to the ground to indicate flow of paint. It would add a pop of color to the white fence and make a fun colorful background. The paint chip banners were added for more pops of color. I also added a moving box as a part of the photo booth, and filled it with styrofoam peanuts I had lying around. :) I also hung some clean paint brushes from my craft room as a part of the backdrop.
Also blew up some shipping labels I found online, and printed them out on paper. I then used them to fill up empty spaces and spruce up the moving box.
Then I got started on the photo booth props. Here is how I made them. They look super fun!
I had an IKEA easel chalkboard, so used it to attract kids and adults to the photo booth.
A camera on a tripod finished my photo booth, and I must say it was a hit for adults and kids alike :)
The Party Flow
Since I was using up my backyard, I had enough space to house the people without overcrowding around the food.
Signature Drink Station - Masala Cold Drink
We had one beverage dispenser and we kept filling it, as it was a huge hit among the crowd.
Near the drink, we kept glasses, water, and anything else needed.
The concept of different stations really did work and kept people bouncing around.
The Food
For the food, we catered. I was going to try to cook, but between the arrangements, a full work week I had to give in somewhere. We did make one item– the masala cold drink above.
The caterers did everything. The guests had so much fun, as did we the hosts.. Mission accomplished!
Happy Party Planning!!
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