Monthly Archives: February 2012

DIY Read Letters

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DIY “READ” letters tutorial: I recent shared where I read and what I’m reading…

DIY Show Off reading nook

See that sliver of bare wall to the left? GASP! I’m not a minimalist so I decided it needs something. A quick trip to the craft store and I had an idea…

Aged/vintage inspired wall letters

Materials:

  • Cardboard letters spelling R-E-A-D (or “D-E-A-R” if I want to change them around)
  • Deco Art’s Americana craft paint
  • Dark brown glaze (I use Rockler’s TransTint dye)
  • Command velcro hangers
Tutorial:
1. I painted my letters and let them dry. I love this beautiful red (Deco Art Americana Tuscan Red)…
painting vintage inspired wall letters2. Once dry, I sanded the edges for a distressed/worn look.
sanding vintage inspired lettersafter:
vintage inspired wall letters3. Next I brushed on a dark glaze and wiped it off. I love the aged look it gives.
vintage inspired wall letters4. Once the glaze was dry, I applied velcro hangers since the cardboard is so light. (And no holes in the wall…that usually doesn’t stop me though. Holes can be patched.)
aged, vintage inspired wall letter tutorial
5. My letters are centered and spaced evenly and secured to the wall with the velcro.
BEFORE
reading nook beforeAFTER
aged, vintage inspired wall letters
What do you think?
I just learned that I’ve been nominated for the Best Home Design Blog at Apartment Therapy’s Homies 2012 and I’d love your vote!  Visit AT Homies 2012 here. Thank you SO MUCH!

DIY Project Parade and re-arranging the living room.

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thrifted gallery wall, hanging a gallery wall, plaster walls, decorating, do-it-yourself

Winter gives me spring fever. I love being snowed in when I don’t have to go out but I can’t sit still and get bored looking at the same old thing (as if I have time to be bored) but staring at the same four walls day in and day out and looking at tons of inspiration (thanks to my talented blog friends!) – well, it makes me itchy to re-do and re-arrange. And so, my living room was the victim of my decorating bug. Today, I give you the evolution of the living room.

Earlier this week I shared what I’m reading and where I read…

DIY Show Off reading nook

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Involving Color

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I’ve “known” Jena from Involving Color for quite awhile and I not only love her creativity and beautiful home, I love her site.  She has some new features and really helpful tools so I asked her to share a little about it today. It’s a site you’re going to want to pin or bookmark for when you’re trying to choose a paint color. See paint colors in “real” rooms. Here’s Jena:

Hi, I’m Jena from Involving Color, and I’m so excited to be guest posting here on The DIY Show Off! I’ve been a long time reader of Roeshel’s blog, so when she asked me to come share a little about my site with you guys, I was beyond excited.

Involving Color is a blog all about paint color. I have hundreds (and growing!) reader submitted rooms organized in galleries by paint color and room type. I even have a section just for painted furniture. I recently added a lot of functionality with an improved search and image tags, which I’ll talk about below.

InvolvingColor