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Falling in love with a chandelier that goes with a design mojo can make it harder to move on when the chandelier doesn’t quite meet the practical requirements of the space. It’s important to think about the practical requirements first, so that you don’t fall in love with a fixture that won’t work.

While I’ve loved our house numbers, I have never been quite satisfied with the lack-of-background to make the numbers pop against the yellow house paint. So I decided to make a little flower box to display the house numbers.

How to easily remove rust with common household supplies

If you need to remove rust from metal, I have two ways to easily get rid of it.

A little cabinet from Habitat for Humanity ReStore can have a new life as wall art. A little bit of paint, a few tools, and a shopping trip to Habitat for Humanity ReStore can be a magical combination for a creative DIY soul. The variety of items and the endless opportunities to create new uses for those unique treasures makes my heart happy.

A pretty hue of twine inspired a fun pair of crochet handbags. I discovered the star crochet stitch, and I fell hard. First, I made…

How about upcycling cabinets into a plant stand?
8 After Theresa MyFixitUpLife Habitat ReStore Philly cabinet upcycle bench plants sunroom

I love shopping Habitat ReStore for so many reasons.

The first is the amazing and unique finds, from vintage pieces to trendy new items from well-known stores.

The second reason is that the items are donated, so the money I spend goes to helping build homes for others. So I get a more awesome home, and so does someone else!

I shared this upcycle with Habitat for Humanity, and they shared it on the Habitat ReStore blog. I hope you’ll click below and be as inspired to shop, repurpose and make stuff as we are.

I found myself in meditative happiness when making this fun spring wreath This crochet flower wreath makes me smile every time I see it. I…

Thinking about how the it looked before I decided to recover the ottoman in new denim fabric… I can’t believe I waited even a week to do this makeover.

I have been using a heated jacket for several years, and it’s become a DIY winter essential.

Make a happy little succulent planter from a little $1 birdhouse. Birdhouse planters make me smile. And, succulents have been so popular for several years. They…

For less than $20, we can make 4 of these easy turkey crafts.

A meditation space inspires and soothes with hues of blue and gold

Creating this meditation space required the perfect paint color and intentional object placement.