Monday, February 26, 2018

Macrame

Macrame! A great way to add boho or retro elements to your home! I love the idea of a huge wall hanging above the bed (especially like the one below on a dark wall!). I would love to make one! But also love the more simple versions of a door curtain.. But I might start with a smaller project like some jewellery or planters..

Wall hanging! Love love love! Great with the dark wall!
Wall hanging- with instructions! Good starter..
Wallhanging- DIY instructions
Bedhead wallhanging..
Wall hanging
Wallhanging- Etsy
Wallhanging- Etsy
via- 3 knots instructions
Easy door curtain- with instructions!
Via- Instructions
Macrame curtain- love this!
via or etsy
via
via
Asymmetric
Instructions
Via- Instructions

Video Tutorials:

YouTube Tutorial
Youtube Tutorial

Other inspiration:

Beads and Macrame wallhanging
Beads and Macrame wallhangings
Sally England
Yarn
Room divider
via
Macrame Tablerunner- instructions!

An easier option would be an assemblage of dreamcatchers made from doilies.. Also a recycling project!

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Em's Bedside Tables

We bought a second hand bed for our spare room, along with bedside tables and a tallboy. However, the furniture was ugly pine coloured so in need of some funking up. A great excuse to try some distressed techniques. I sanded back the bedside tables, which didn't take as long as I thought using an electric sander! Then I dry painted the fronts of the drawers blue, mixing my own colour with acrylics. Next I whitewashed the rest of the bedside table by mixing the white waterbased paint with some water. Afterwards I dry brushed over the whole bedside table including the blue drawer fronts.

I wanted some funky ceramic knobs and saw this tutorial to decoupage wooden ones with their free downloadable designs. They turned out fantastically! I love the designs and after spraying with a high gloss finish could almost pass as ceramic anyway but way cheaper! Since they are in the spare room they won't get a lot of use anyway so wearing out isn't an issue but I think the gloss would protect it well.






Some Pinspiration
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