DIY: Dresser Makeover

Today I am finally sharing my big makeover I actually did a long time ago. I need to get better at making and posting. So lets get started:

6 Essential Steps to Aparment Decorating

I fell in love with designing as a teen. I love creating anything! My cutting and glueing (which I still like to do) turned  into painting and rearranging furniture. With each move my room got smaller, so I learned to have an eye for size and fits even without having to move anything. Most of the time I can look at something and tell you if it fits or not....and that brings me to my first point.

1. Know Your Space

Measure and Stare at your space as you need to. Do you have something in mind. Try to picture it. Do you think it looks good? Measure to make sure your right before moving furniture. (Unless you are excited then just do it and figure out the hard way if your eyes were correct.)

2. Get Inspired

My favorite place now to get inspired is no secrect. With my 11.5K pins on pinterest I hang out there every day. Before pinterest I was inspired by magazines and Home Decoration books I got from the library. Other people's homes you admire is a great place to be inspired. Other people's homes you admire is a great place to be inspired. Also, Invaluble.com has a wide variety of art work and decorative pieces available for bidding or for inspiration. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery.

Heart Home

3. Create a theme

Things will come together so much better if you have a theme. Do you want a modern look, a earthy feel or a beach house? What colors go well together? Which colors compliment those themes? Often you will go with something that already resonates with you. So look what you already have an bring it together. Start keeping your eye open for sales that showcase your theme.

 

Buzz Feed

4. Create a mood

How do you want people to feel in that room. Cozy, relaxed, fresh, alive, inspired. Textures, colors & layout can create different moods.

Creating Happy

5. Work with colors

Like I said above colors dictate moods! Use colors that create the mood you want to set and let it work well with your theme. Colors can really make a theme come out. Bright orange will not do well a earthy feel, neither will hot pink make you feel like you are at the beach....but it sure is a happy and inspiring color!

Living Dreams

6. Multi Use

That might be a made up word but what I mean is that with a small space you need to make the most with what you have. Pretty storage is a great way to have a place for your stuff but also is decorative. Baskets and pretty designed boxes are your best friend. 



I hope these 6 points were helpful. Before you go and decorate your place...do you plan before decorating or do you jump right in?

Friday Favorites// Independence Day

 Independence Day kinda sneaked up on me.... I wish I had thought about sewing some patriotic pillows and decorating my mantle accordingly. The least I can do is be inspired by other people's creative ideas! Here are some of my favorite I cam across that seamed simple to do!

Left: Mason Jars, Flag Fruit & Banner

Middle: Chalk Board & Bottle

Right: Kids Craft, Painted Pillow, Fruit

Sodear reader: How do you celebrate Independence Day? If you are not from the U.S. does your country hae/do something similar?

3 Ideas to Wrap Gifts with Packing Paper

On Sunday I was not only Mother's Day but I also was invited to a "double" birthday party. I had to wrap a gift for my mom, for a 11 year old and a 1 year old. The only wrapping paper I had....packing paper. So I tried to figure out how I could make packing paper work for 3 totally different people.

I thought all three look simply adorable. 

Do you like this style to wrap gifts?

Under Sink Organization

So my #1 goal for during my break is ORGANIZING! And here is the first project I accomplished. Under the sink was a crazy mess. I didn't know I had extra gloves and thought I was out of big trash bags.....cleaning up saves money. ☺

Valentines Mantle

So I got my Valentines mantle done this weekend and I quite love it! ☺ The roses were actually a surprise gift from Patrick last Monday...and I decided to use them for my decorations. Sadly the entire shelf fell down once....breaking some of the stems and smooshing my beautiful roses.

My February Wreath

This wreath was a quick project made with things I had at home. My wreath is the same like I had for Christmas. I added the heart with L O V E which I got for a wedding gift from my pen-pal and tied some red and white polka-dot ribbons to it and VIOLA! ☺

Quick and simple....but cute. How do you like it?

Winter Mantle

I didn't entirely want to get rid of my decorations and decided to just change Christmas to Winter. I really like how it turned out....it looks so beautiful in the dark. Sadly my camera is not as good as our eyes and all you could see was a few blue dots. So this must suffice.

Dear Winter,

Don't only bring cold and grey days. Give us crisp days with snow. Thank you winter.... I love those beautiful white days.

How To Center Post & Date Titles

OK....so I accidentally hit publish. Did the pictures to this tutorial a LONG time ago but never got around to explaining it. So here we go.


I love having things centered and if you like your titles centered on your blogger blog here is a quick fix.... less than 2 minutes.

Go to your Blogs account. Click on →Template and then on the orange button →Custamize.
Now you will see →Advance on the top left.
Now look for →Add CSS

Here is where you will paste the code you see bellow:

  .post-title {
text-align:center;
}
.date-header {
text-align:center;
}

If is doesn't change right away just hit the enter button and you should see the post and date titles go to the center.


Did it work? Looks much better doesn't it!?

Follow along:

Who taught me? Cinsarah.com

Christmas Tour 2014

I copied the lyrics board idea from a picture I saw on pinterest

A nativity scene we've had a long time but never used at my mom's house....

My Christmas pillows....

Who doesn't like Candles to relax?

My living room....pick a seat.

Cookies anyone?

My advent Candles

In the Kitchen

Peaking into the Kitchen

Let it snow...let it snow...let it snow

Do you celebrate on the 24th or 25th?

May I say I am proud of my little apartment? It's so cozy....that's the perfect word to describe my apartment under the roof...with all the wood.

And I must say that Christmas is my favorite holiday...the only holiday you can go all out with decorations....and that is what I did. Ok...not overwhelming but just touches of Christmas scattered throughout my little home.

Welcome to my little home...would like some tea, coffee or hot cocoa?