We are finally getting to the stage of building where I’m thinking less about the guts of the house and more about the pretty things. Hardware on cabinets, rugs, curtains, and fabrics are where my mind wanders to these days. For the past few weeks I’ve been spending most of my "stuck on the couch breastfeeding” time scrolling through fabrics looking for inspiration, so I thought I would share my favorite places to shop. I would love to be able to shop for fabric in an actual store, but I have …
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Cowboy bedding and how to make lined curtains
Okay, sorry for the awkward long break...lots of things going on here at Casa Domestic Imperfection! Exciting news...we are we are almost finished finalizing plans for the new house and will be breaking ground much sooner than we thought. Yay! (and holy stressful!). I can't wait to talk about all of it, but first let me get out these last three posts about the boy's room and then we will talk new house stuff. (If you're wondering what the heck I'm talking about, you can read HERE, HERE and …
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Sewing a Euro Sham Pillow with Flanges
Today I have a simple tutorial to share...
A couple of weeks ago I showed you the new bedding for my southwestern guest room, and today I'm going to show you how to make the euro sham pillows. (Those are the big orange ones in the back BTW, I know different people call them different things.)
Euro shams are generally large square pillows, usually 26 x 26 or 28 x 28. They are really simple to make, and if you're a beginner you can totally do this. I know that because I'm a beginner...I've …
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How to Make Book Slings
When it comes to kids' book storage, I really don't think you can beat book slings. They are a simple DIY that is space efficient, budget-friendly, hold a ton of books, and are easy to personalize. In fact, I like them so much that I have made them twice!
I made my first set of book slings a few years ago while pregnant with boy #2, but I'm going to throw it out there again since 98% of my current readers probably haven't seen that post. Plus I just love them... I mean, we're renovating the …
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Adding Length to a Shower Curtain
It all started when I feel in love with the
Mosaic Shower Curtain from World Market. I already had a perfectly good shower curtain from Target, but it was kiddie themed..and as much as I try I just don't like kid stuff. So I ditched it. This one is beautiful (although it - and the entire bathroom - photograph terribly) but it has the same problem that 99% of shower curtains have. It is too dang short. It's like my bathtub is wearing high waters.
If I hang it to where it covers everything …
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25 DIY Shower Curtain Tutorials
If you're in need of a shower curtain (or just want to add a little something to your current one) then look no further... today's post is sure to have something you will love!
Pleated accent shower curtain from Addicted 2 Decorating
Waves of Ruffles shower curtain from Adventures in Dressmaking
Striped shower curtain from Craftaholics Anonymous
Leftover fabric shower curtain from Decorate With A Little Bit
Yarn embellished shower curtain from Design Love Fest
Layered …
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DIY Tree Skirt from a Tablecloth
For years now my Christmas tree and been naked underneath...we have just had the highly sophisticated fake tree stand out there in the open. This year I decided to class it up and add a tree skirt, but of course buying premade things is just not how we roll in this house. So here is how I easily made one out a tablecloth and some burlap ribbon.
Start with a plain (or not plain, whatever tickles your fancy) round tablecloth. Since I avoid shopping with my toddlers I bought this one off of …
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Crazy Easy Placemat Pillows (and Napkin Pillows and Dropcloth Pillows)
So pillows. We all love them and use them. We like them for comfort, we like them for decoration, we like them to add color to our neutral couches. The more the merrier really...except for one little problem.
Throw pillows are freakin expensive.
Not like Rolex and Mercedes expensive, but even cheap pillows are $20-$30 a pop. I've seen plenty a pillow go for well over a hundred bucks and that is insane....especially in my house where they are just going to get peanut butter and boogers wiped …
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Drop Cloth Barstool Makeover
Two years ago we bought our barstools off of Craigslist for about $40. I wasn't particularly in love with them, but they were cheap, tall, and there were three of them. And they were brown, and we all know how I love brown.
But it was time for a change... after all, I am still working on debrowning the living room. I wanted to lighten them up and reupholster the seats and backs. Normally I would have gone for a fun print fabric... but Adam requested that I not do any patterns, since the …
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Slipcover Fail
My newly built farmhouse table has been begging me for some new slipcovers. The greenish ones were never my favorite and they don't fit well at all - the backs are too tight and the bottoms are too loose. Most of the time they look like this....
I bought the chairs on Craigslist, I want to say it was $80 for five of them. One turned out to be broken beyond repair, which was okay because I only needed four. The other four I ripped apart, pulled off the broken springs, added plywood, foam and …
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How To Make Curtains
Yesterday I told you how to make curtain rods, and today we are moving onto curtains!
Curtains are so superbly easy to make. If you can sew a straight stitch on your sewing machine, then you can make curtains. If you don't have a sewing machine (or just don't want to use it) then don't leave just yet, you can easily make these curtains with some hemming tape and an iron.
You will need -
Fabric (check out this list of my favorite online fabric stores)
tape measure …
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My Big Fat Nursery Chair
My nursery list is dwindling! Good thing, cause so is my time to complete it. Here is a picture of my nursery chair as of last week. It was given to me by my mom, who got it from a garage sale a looong time ago. (Update: After posting this my mom called to let me know that she actually didn't get this at a garage sale, but rather found it on the side of the road while on a walk. Just the chair - the ottoman she made. Looks like trash chairs are a recurring theme around here!) She recovered and …
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Triple Book Slings
Do y'all remember the list I posted about all the things I wanted to finish in the nursery before the baby comes? Well, I've completed my first task...book slings! I first came across the idea on Pinterest and then found a tutorial here. It's a really simple project...if you just make one. I of course had to jazz it up a bit and make three. Still a simple project, just a little more time consuming. Here is a picture of the finished product, just in case you have no idea what the heck a book …
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How To Make an Envelope Closure Pillow
I'm not great at sewing. In fact, I pretty much stick to sewing square things like pillows, curtains, book slings, tablecloths, and handkerchiefs. Okay, not handkerchiefs (do people actually use those anymore?), but you get the picture. Luckily sewing an envelope closure pillow is super simple and a great place to start if you're new to sewing.
So here is the process...
First pick your fabric. This is the best part! Don't be afraid to go with something bold, its just a throw pillow …
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DIY Bay Window Curtain Rod & Back Tab Curtains
Bay windows, though beautiful, can be a problem when it comes to adding window treatments. The main problem is that hardware can be crazy expensive, if you can even find any to work for your particular window. But I found a way to my windows go from the bare before to the much better after for only $100 (including the curtains!).
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Here is what you will need to make the bay window hardware -
Materials
Electrical conduit (one for each window …
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