Showing posts with label Arts and Crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arts and Crafts. Show all posts

Springtime Crafts to Spark your Interest

Welcome to SPRING! 

What's better than to start of this happy season with some color and fresh plants? 
Here are a few ideas from Houzz to spruce up your home and make it more spring-like!

1. Spice up last years pots with a fresh coat of paint and new design! From stripes to diamonds, your options are endless.


2. Floral cones could be your next hostess gift or party favor waiting to happen! With a little kraft paper, some paint and washi tape, you have an instant vase to show off and hand off some spring sprigs!
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3. Repurpose cans as herb planters. Everyone loves the smell of fresh herbs.. why not make them look appealing as well?


4. String up strands of bulb lights in your back yard for extra added ambiance!

Now get to work for Spring!

4 Craft Spring Projects

Welcome to SPRING! As of this weekend officially ... spring has SPRUNG!

What's better than to start of this happy season with some color and fresh plants? 
Here are a few ideas from Houzz to spruce up your home and make it more spring-like!

1. Spice up last years pots with a fresh coat of paint and new design! From stripes to diamonds, your options are endless.

2. Floral cones could be your next hostess gift or party favor waiting to happen! With a little kraft paper, some paint and washi tape, you have an instant vase to show off and hand off some spring sprigs!
 link

3. Repurpose cans as herb planters. Everyone loves the smell of fresh herbs.. why not make them look appealing as well?

4. String up strands of bulb lights in your back yard for extra added ambiance!

Now get to work for Spring!

Craft Room Organization Tips

One of the most fun rooms in a house, is usually a creative room ... 
somewhere you can express yourself, be free and colorful. 

What room is best used for this purpose other than a CRAFT ROOM?!


Such a space can easily get cluttered, overused and "trashy" quickly. Which is why we have researched ways to help keep this room in tip-top shape at all times
Here are 8 ideas from Houzz that we love and can easily implement in our own design studio daily!

1. Stand paper rolls in a basket

2. Sort loose papers in clear front pull out drawers

3. Use fabric bags to keep current projects together

4. Sort fabric by color in wire baskets

5. Organize spools of thread on wall racks by color

6. Use a peg board on the wall to hang materials and tools

7. Sort small objects in canisters with screw top lids

8. Repurpose a tiered cake stand as a portable caddy for often-used materials

Happy Organizing!

Fall is Arriving.. Bring the Decor Outside!

Here in Texas, it seems that summer lasts throughout the "fall" season most of the time! But we still like to make ourselves feel like it is Autumn ;) 

While we spend most of our time creating beautiful INTERIORS, it still is important to remember the first thing someone will see when they enter your house...your front door.

We have found a few of our favorite Autumn wreaths online, and most are all DIY projects! Grab a friend, your kids or family and have some fun bringing in the "fall" season! Click on the links to take you to the tutorial for each wreath.

Love this ombre effect on this adorable rosettes,

2.Rustic Wheat Fall Wreath
Feeling a little more earthy or rustic? This one is for you.

3. Acorn Wreath
For a more clean, modern look, try this wreath!

4. Autumn Popcorn Wreath
Want to make a wreath with supplies you may already have in your home? Try this popcorn wreath.

5. Candy Corn Wreath
Looking for a splash of color?? How great is this candy corn inspired wreath?

6. Fall Frame Wreath
For those a little more DIY, and rustic, this is a great option!

7. Rosette Wreath with Monogram
Personalize your wreath with your initial!

8. Indian Corn Wreath
And lastly, bring in the Thanksgiving season with an Indian Corn wreath.


A "Martha Stewart" Craft Room...in Reality!

You may have drooled over craft room's such as these on Pinterest... but today, we have a live, Martha Stewart inspired craft room for you to admire!

Our client got to be ON the Martha Stewart show, enjoy lunch with her, and then have her very own craft room just for herself ;) 

While she was on the show, she and Martha created a "Scrapbox" to showcase souvenirs that our client had acquired in New York. Check out their "how-to" HERE.

What is a "Scrapbox"? It is a great way to store momentos, photographs, and souvenirs in this specially decorated box, which can be personalized for a gift!
This special Scrapbox now lives in her beautiful craft room in Dallas!

A great craft room requires a wall station. The painted backs of the built-in shelves add a great punch to the room. Plenty of storage for the perfect craft room. 

Desk space is important for a craft room, having adequate space to create AND organize is always a balance. A great craft room requires a sewing station!

The MacKenzie Child's hardware she place on the built-in and free standing desks are so unique, they add something completely different to the room.

A great craft room requires a "central work station". She has accomplished that with this large desk and sea grass stool.

This adorable hanging pendant is also from  MacKenzie Child's. What a great statement piece for this room. In order to make sure she had adequate lighting for such a light-intensive room....they added can lighting for more direct light around the room.

I'm sure this space evokes a lot of creative juices ;) Our client, herself, is a very creative person! She designed this room herself, so practical AND pleasing to the eye!
Be sure to check back soon as we reveal the "game room" that TCI designed here in this same Dallas home!

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