I recently styled a project and wanted some pretty napkins to accent the table setting. I soon discovered that patterned fabric napkins are hard find, so I thought I would try making my own.
I picked up these plain white napkins from Gluckstein Home:
This is the time of year when we all feed the need to be more organized. A great way to 'corral your clutter' is to use decorative trays throughout your home. They add colour and pattern and keep small every day items together in one place. I created this fabric covered tray for a recent Cityline segment. It now has a happy new home on my coffee table. For now, it holds flowers.
Halloween is on its way. Have you spookified your home yet? If not, never fear, I searched the web for the top five Halloween DIY projects to turn your home into a haunted house:
Click on the links below to find out how you can make each one of these amazing DIYs. Happy Halloween!
The Fall Home Show starts in just over a week.
DIY.
Why is this such a dirty word* in the design world? Time after time I see tweets, blog posts and Facebook updates criticizing DIY.
Fine. Not everyone likes it. I get it. What I want to know is, why do people have to put something down if they don't like it?
I am so excited about the DIY projects that I am working on for my next Cityline segment that I just had to share a little peek with you!
Holiday photo booth props are just one of the many ideas I will be sharing. And, seriously, is there anything cuter than a child posing with reindeer antlers?
Here is a super easy crafty project to give your old cans new life. I am talking food cans. Obviously. You are reading the wrong blog altogether if you are looking for ways to improve your other cans.
All you need is pretty paper, clean food cans, scissors {or a paper cutter} and double sided tape to take your cans from this:
to this:
I have never been one to make resolutions but I have always been a big dreamer so I thought it would be fun to make a list of all of the posts I dream of writing in 2011.
I got a tad carried away.....
-to observe, or take part in, the styling of a space for a photo shoot for one of my two favourite magazines, Style at Home or House and Home
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Sarah Gunn loves interior design almost as much as she loves her two adorable boys and her hot husband.
She has had a vision her whole life of her dream house. You know. The mansion that sits on the ocean with a pool and the massive wrap around porch. And a butler. Then she grew up. Turns out life isn't a fairytale and she's not exactly living in a castle. In fact, her house is in constant need of design intervention. Little things like children, exhaustion and budgets get in the way.
But this story does have a happy ending: years of experience watching decorating shows and clipping ideas from her favourite design magazines have equipped Sarah with the mad decorating skills she needs to turn anyone's house into the home of their dreams with great tips, tricks and inspiration.
Join Sarah each week as she shares DIY projects, inspiration and her favourite new décor finds...all on a budget every mummy will love.
Sarah has recently had a dream of a lifetime come true: she now shares her mad DIY skills on the popular show, CityLine. She is also now designing spaces for children. If this is all a dream, then please don't wake her up.
Follow Sarah on Twitter: @SarahGunnStyle
Email her: sarah@yummymummyclub.ca
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