I know, I know, I haven't blogged in quite a while. Life has been keeping me busy! I thought I'd share with you my newly decorated entryway that I mostly DIY-ed for less than forty bucks!! I love to decorate, especially when I can do things myself. I always feel so proud being able to show my house to others when the things around it have a story or are handmade.
If you want to recreate this look, start by shopping your home. Look for odds and ends you might have stashed away in the closet or basement. Use an open mind when searching for things and try to picture what they could look like! Yard/garage sales and thrift stores are always my next stop; you can find some great junk at these places! Lastly, local craft stores with a 40/50% off coupon are a great way to save when buying needed supplies for DIY projects.
We moved into our home 6 months ago, and finally this week I have decorations up in our entryway! Here is what my new entryway looks like now that I've DIY-ed it!
Now let me tell you how I went from an empty space, to that!
Frames: I bought two frames from TJMaxx at $5.99 a piece. Instead of sticking pictures inside, I cut out 5x7 pieces of coordinating scrapbook paper and placed them inside the frames. I already had the paper, so this DIY only cost me $12. If you have frames laying around use them and it will cost you nothing!
Wreath: I LOVE these coffee filter wreaths I have been seeing around Pinterest for the Holiday season. I bought a wooden wreath form from Michaels for $2-3, but with my 50% coupon only paid half of that. I had coffee filters already but needed a couple more. I paid $2 for more filters and stained them with coffee ( I was out of tea bags.) I pinched each filter into a cone shape and hot glued the tip onto the wreath form. A few hours later.... and all I paid was $3.
Wooden Sign: Almost a freebie! I grabbed a piece of wood from an old pallet (we have tons of these for projects/etc.) I painted it a few different shades and of acrylic paint I already had. I found the words I wanted on the sign, typed them how I wanted them to look, and printed it out. I laid the paper on top of my sign according to how I wanted the wording to lay and traced over each letter with a pen, pressing hard enough to make an indention on the wood. Once I was done I used an itty bitty spotter brush from A.C. Moore that cost me $2 and carefully painted each letter. After a light sanding it was done!
Framed Leaf Prints: I got some old matching frames from my parent's house that my mom wasn't using anymore. The frames were oak-like in color so I wanted to paint them. I dry-brushed a dark brown acrylic paint over each frame, only applying one coat. The oak still shows through, but the paint helps it have a more dimensional color. The leaf prints started out as a single poster from A.C. Moore. The original print cost $12. With a 50% off coupon I only paid around $6. I traced out an 8x10 box around each picture and cut them out so they would fit into my frames. This is so much cheaper than buying 3 separate prints at $20+ a piece! In all for this DIY I paid for the price of the single print. I already had the frames and the acrylic paint!
Lamp & Mason Jars: My mom got a set of these lamps at a yard sale years ago. They were in my bedroom at my parent's house and traveled to our bedroom once we got married. They don't give off much light so I decided one of them would look great on the cabinet. The mason jars were just extras I had laying around the house. I used a ton of them at our wedding and think they are so cute for decorating and storing things. I paid nothing for either of these, bonus! Try thrift stores to find old mason jars. You can find all sorts of colors, shapes, and sizes!
Cabinet: This wooden cabinet is another find from my parent's basement. I love going through the things in their basement, it is one of my favorite places to find old things to repurpose! This cabinet was from my mom's house growing up. It started out as an orangeish oak color--definitely not my fave, so I decided a few quick coats of brown spray paint would do the trick. I got a $6 bottle of spray paint at Michaels, and with my 50% off coupon I paid around $3! After a few quick coats it looked as good as new and totally different; perfect! This DIY cost me the price of the spray paint.
In all I spent around $30 to put together my new entryway. I'd say it turned out pretty good!
What are some of the DIY's around your home?
-Megan
Wreath: I LOVE these coffee filter wreaths I have been seeing around Pinterest for the Holiday season. I bought a wooden wreath form from Michaels for $2-3, but with my 50% coupon only paid half of that. I had coffee filters already but needed a couple more. I paid $2 for more filters and stained them with coffee ( I was out of tea bags.) I pinched each filter into a cone shape and hot glued the tip onto the wreath form. A few hours later.... and all I paid was $3.
Wooden Sign: Almost a freebie! I grabbed a piece of wood from an old pallet (we have tons of these for projects/etc.) I painted it a few different shades and of acrylic paint I already had. I found the words I wanted on the sign, typed them how I wanted them to look, and printed it out. I laid the paper on top of my sign according to how I wanted the wording to lay and traced over each letter with a pen, pressing hard enough to make an indention on the wood. Once I was done I used an itty bitty spotter brush from A.C. Moore that cost me $2 and carefully painted each letter. After a light sanding it was done!
Framed Leaf Prints: I got some old matching frames from my parent's house that my mom wasn't using anymore. The frames were oak-like in color so I wanted to paint them. I dry-brushed a dark brown acrylic paint over each frame, only applying one coat. The oak still shows through, but the paint helps it have a more dimensional color. The leaf prints started out as a single poster from A.C. Moore. The original print cost $12. With a 50% off coupon I only paid around $6. I traced out an 8x10 box around each picture and cut them out so they would fit into my frames. This is so much cheaper than buying 3 separate prints at $20+ a piece! In all for this DIY I paid for the price of the single print. I already had the frames and the acrylic paint!
Lamp & Mason Jars: My mom got a set of these lamps at a yard sale years ago. They were in my bedroom at my parent's house and traveled to our bedroom once we got married. They don't give off much light so I decided one of them would look great on the cabinet. The mason jars were just extras I had laying around the house. I used a ton of them at our wedding and think they are so cute for decorating and storing things. I paid nothing for either of these, bonus! Try thrift stores to find old mason jars. You can find all sorts of colors, shapes, and sizes!
Cabinet: This wooden cabinet is another find from my parent's basement. I love going through the things in their basement, it is one of my favorite places to find old things to repurpose! This cabinet was from my mom's house growing up. It started out as an orangeish oak color--definitely not my fave, so I decided a few quick coats of brown spray paint would do the trick. I got a $6 bottle of spray paint at Michaels, and with my 50% off coupon I paid around $3! After a few quick coats it looked as good as new and totally different; perfect! This DIY cost me the price of the spray paint.
In all I spent around $30 to put together my new entryway. I'd say it turned out pretty good!
What are some of the DIY's around your home?
-Megan
