Home Decor

How clever are these coasters? I love the idea of making faux tile with with custom images for a party or a gift! [via hostesswiththemostest]

Meg Allen Cole, formerly of Threadbanger's Decor it Yourself, drops in for Etsy's How-Tuesday to show viewers how to make a stylish and inexpensive wood wall hanging. Check out the video for the complete how-to.

Tricia of Oh So Crafty shares her tutorial for making this cute ruffled pillow from a man's button-down shirt and a t-shirt. Excellent upcylcing!

June was the month where I became a verified "weekend warrior" making over my new apartment. During my training, I learned the importance of getting your paint mixed at the store. Whether it's painting your living room or working on a craft project, here's a quick way to mix a can of paint from my dad.

I have such a thing for stripes, so I couldn't help oohing and ahhing over this stripe project roundup over at Martha Stewart. I love the way the ideas make more stripes in your life using materials that come easily to hand, like tape, paint, and ribbons, or simply just rearranging objects!

Sean Ragan really likes fabric wall clings, and he's enumerated his enthusiasm in a review of Makers Market seller Larger Than Life (LTL) Prints. They print custom posters on a magical, non wall-harming fabric post-it note-like wall clings in big, bold dimensions.

I love this counter (spotted in a book store) made entirely from stacked books and topped with a flat surface. As Cambria over at Re-Nest points out, the options for working this concept in to your home decor are endless.

... we could see all sorts of applications for it in the home: as a kitchen counter, a low coffee table, a bedside table. And for all of those don't-destroy-books-for-the-sake-of-your-next-craft-project people, this is a nice creative reuse alternative that keeps all those wonderful books perfectly intact!

Wow, awesome pipe lamps! Sean @ Make: Online writes:

These "Kozo" handmade iron-pipe lamps from Israeli group Demo Design Clinic first appeared on my radar back in early 2009 when Boing Boing blogged about their original model, the kozo1, pictured top left. They were a runaway success, and Kozo has since added many more models. They've got a clever trick for building the switch into a faucet handle to match the spot-on DIY aesthetics of the lamp itself. Gareth blogged a pretty sweet remake, minus the fancy switch, by a reader named Boris shortly thereafter.

Sweet Paul is amazing! His projects are great because not only are they easy, they tend to be sophisticated and useful at the same time. He added tea towels to a boring table and created a stylish piece that is more useful than the original. This is Ikea hack is going to be a classic.