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DIY Mirror Jewelry Wall Hangers

I was so excited to find these mirrors at the dollar store because hexagons are currently a huge trend in home decor. Then I realized later they’re octagons. Oops. Still cool, though!

Originally I had only planned on arranging them on a wall, but after deciding that I wanted them to be near my vanity I thought I should make them functional and turn them into jewelry hangers. It is SO. EASY.

All I did was glue on acrylic knobs (THESE are shaped like hexagons) to the mirrors using E6000 Craft Adhesive (affiliate link) and held them in place until the glue set a little bit. I let them dry overnight before sticking on an adhesive hanger on the back. Two would have been more stable and less wobbly after sticking on the wall, but one in the center sufficiently holds up each mirror.

The knobs were love at first sight. I was sold on the copper accents and the acrylic keeps consistent with the look of the mirrors, especially being similar in geometric shape.

This “vanity” is actually a built-in dresser with an awkward ledge attached on the left. The blank wall behind this ledge always bothered me, and my default plan was to put up some art but I much prefer decorating with mirrors! Plus, I’m always looking for new ways to store my jewelry. You can check out another DIY centered around my jewelry obsession here.

Anyone else love decorating with mirrors? My apartment is officially saturated and I’ll be cooling off from them (for now).

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02/17 DIY Projects

Gold Pencil Cups

Continuing on with the gold desk accessories! I think I’ve mentioned this a couple times before, but I’m re-decorating my desk area and I’m incorporating a lot of gold, The one thing that’s helping me the most with this is gold spray paint, my holy grail craft weapon.

Spray paint is seriously addicting. The way it can entirely transform objects encourages me to see in shapes instead of colors, because most often something can be done about the color much more easily than the shape. Take for instance these pencil cups.

I found them in the wildly exciting Target dollar spot. The chevron pattern is alright, but what caught my eye was the geometric shape. For a dollar each, I thought it was absolutely worth trying to turn them gold, so I used my favorite gold spray paint (affiliate link) and applied three light coats on the outside and on the inner edges at the opening.

I’ve found that gold spray paint picks up fingerprints very easily. For decorative items that I won’t be touching much, I won’t spray on a protective coat, but since I expect to be moving these pencil cups around a lot, I sprayed two light layers of acrylic coating (affiliate link).

I have an instinctual desire to turn any vessel into a vase. These cups aren’t fit to hold water, but the dried caspia turned out to be a beautiful alternative! I can see myself regularly switching out what I put in the cups and relocating them throughout my apartment.

What do you think? Did you like the chevron pattern better or is gold more your fancy?

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02/13 Inspiring Spaces

Decorating With Red

I come across so many inspiring photos of decorated spaces, and unless you’re following me 24/7 on Pinterest, you probably don’t see the majority of them. So I’m doing something different today by sharing some interiors centered around decorating with one of my favorite colors.

Valentine’s Day being around the corner definitely influenced my desire to look at decorating with red, but I’ve also become very fond of the color ever since adopting my boyfriend’s red couch, which you might have seen a glimpse of here. Having been forced to decorate around it, I’ve found that my favorite ways to work with red are pairing it with light blue or black and white. I’m also finding that it can be a surprisingly versatile color! What do you think?

Soft reds in a Scandinavian style living room

I LOVE how this Scandinavian style living room incorporates softer shades of red in different textures and patterns.

And can I just say that I’m obsessed with The Hunted Interior??? Her style, her home, everything Kristin does speaks to me. Her site is a must for anyone interested in a chic, DIY home.

And finally, I just had to throw a heart in here.

How epic would it be to work in front of a heart backdrop like that? It would be like being in a perma blogger photoshoot. It’s big, bold, and everything beautiful about red.

So how do you feel about decorating with red? Which of these spaces inspires you?

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02/10 DIY Projects / Seasonal/Holiday

3 Creative Ways to Give Flowers

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I thought I would share some different and unique ways to give flowers. It isn’t always about having the biggest, trendiest, most professionally designed arrangement, and I hope to prove to you that a little creativity can go a very long way.

Case in point, I used this bouquet of grocery store flowers.

“Grocery store flowers” has a connotation of being generic and boring, but it all depends on what you do with them and how they’re displayed.

1) Display them in an interesting container– How adorable is this mini mailbox??? I came across it in the Target dollar spot section (goldmine). I cut out a heart from red card stock and wrote “Sending you my love” to keep consistent with the mail theme, then taped it on the front cover. I cut down and wrapped a couple of the flowers from the bouquet in blue paper and stuck them inside.

So. Cute.

2) Arrange them around food– This idea was inspired by my boyfriend. Sometimes, during the frequent late nights I spend working on my blog, he’ll bring me a cup of tea. It always makes me smile. It’s the little things that get me, and tying this little flower to the teabag string would be such a special touch.

In case you were wondering, I did in fact eat the cookies and drink the tea after photographing. I really enjoyed having the little flower dangle off the side of the cup. Oddly more than I thought I would. Seriously, the little things.

3) Create a garland– How often do you get balloons? For me, it’s rarely, if ever, and I think tying flower heads to the string of a balloon packs a wow-factor punch. This probably wouldn’t travel well, but would definitely look great wrapped around something in the home to surprise your SO. Or, just what’s in the photo above would be great to come home to as well :). Attach a card, display it around a gift, lots of possibilities.

All the flowers I used were from that one grocery store bouquet. We’ve seen now that they can be so much more special outside of the plastic wrapping, right? I did have some leftovers that were broken off and shared how I arranged them on Instagram.

I wonder, do you ever give flowers to the men in your life? I don’t think I’ve ever given flowers to anyone other than my gal pals. All the ideas I shared would be something I’d do for them, or would love to have given to me ;).

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02/06 DIY Projects

Gold Painted Geo Planters

I’m still riding the succulent train, guys. As long as they keep dying, I’ll keep replacing them <3.

The idea for this project began when I was about $5 short from reaching the minimum purchase total for free shipping at Urban Outfitters online. Quite the dilemma, I know. I was sure I’d find something in the home sales that would help me out and came across this geo bowl and cup.

All I could see was how perfect they’d be for planting succulents. Sometimes you just know these things and can’t fight it! Of course I had to add some customary gold flair.

I applied Gold Leaf Rub ‘n Buff (affiliate link) with my finger, and while it was difficult to create clean edges, I love how I was able to remove mistakes with a q-tip dipped in acetone. Very easy and convenient (two of my favorite words). I applied two layers, waiting about an hour for drying in between.

I’d say the color is more brass than gold, which is still a metallic, so I dig it.

The metallic filler on top was an afterthought, which I conveniently had on hand. I imagined the bowl would have several succulents planted in it but after plopping in this one, I thought it would look best on its own. What do you think?

Here’s to hoping they survive! I actually have a mini succulent garden that has been thriving most excellently, which I’m very proud of considering the many other losses, and I think I might have figured something out… Every plant I’ve put in front of our East facing window has grown so good. Could that be the secret??? Or is it just a coincidence… Either way, my boyfriend banned me from watering our plants and he has taken over that responsibility. That might also be the secret.

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