Dollar Store DIY: Vintage-Inspired Faux Wood Cloche

Learn how to create a real wood look and turn Dollar Tree plastic domes into vintage cloches! How about an affordable vintage-inspired craft project to kick off 2024?  It's been almost two years since I shared a  Dollar Store DIY !  How is that even possible?  I was itching for an affordable craft project , so I headed to Dollar Tree to see what I could find.  I immediately stopped when I saw a shelf full of plastic dome cloches.  They were marketed for floral displays, but I knew I could use a simple paint technique to give them a real wood finish and the perfect vintage makeover. SUPPLIES NEEDED - Dollar Tree floral garden plastic cloche domes - 400grit sandpaper  - Flat white primer spray paint or paint and primer in one - Flat acrylic paint in three shades ( Almond Latte , Pinecone Brown , Bittersweet Chocolate ) - Craft paint brush - Natural bristle stencil brush   - Paper Towels  I  tried to mimic the stain color of  a vi......

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The Best Storage Containers For Every Room (and Budget!)

Keep your home organized in style with practical storage crates, baskets, and bins for every room and budget! Happy New Year!  Does the start of a new year motivate you to declutter and get organized?  I'm not the most organized person, but a new year always has me itching to declutter and get the house a little more organized. I gravitate toward vintage industrial storage solutions and love utilizing vintage finds to organize everyday spaces in my home .   From my home office to the kitchen pantry, vintage laundry carts, lockers, card catalogs, and metal locker baskets can be seen throughout.  As much as I love using authentic vintage items to organize my home, nothing beats small storage solutions that help keep the insides of closets, cabinets, and drawers organized.  1. LAZY SUSAN TURNTABLE ORGANIZER : We have three of these in our kitchen cabinets and they are lifesavers for organizing spices, baking supplies, and medicine bottles. 2. WHITE PLAST......

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DIY Neutral Christmas Decorating Ideas

Deck your halls this holiday season with these affordable and neutral DIY Christmas decorating ideas!  Christmastime is my favorite time to get crafty.   How about you?  Do you like to craft holiday decor or give DIY holiday gifts ?  Whether you prefer to update affordable thrift store finds or DIY a holiday project, repurposing and crafting is an ideal and budget-friendly way to decorate your home for the holidays.  Keeping with my love of neutrals (tour my  neutral holiday-decorated home ),  I scoured the internet and gathered my favorite neutral DIY holiday craft ideas.   From  easy diamond dust ornaments  to  DIY antique sleigh bells , you can make all your neutral holiday decorating dreams come true with these 20 DIY neutral Christmas decorating ideas.  TIPS FOR CREATING INEXPENSIVE DIY CHRISTMAS CRAFTS AND PROJECTS  1.  Have an open mind while thrifting and hunt for items that can be repurposed or......

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