Giving your garden a beautiful design requires a nice touch of landscaping and an aesthetic sense. So the professional designers would like you to believe. Truth is you can make your garden look good on your own and have a beautiful result. The solutions lies in making impressive mosaic art and decorate the garden with it. From stepping stones to gazing balls, garden pots and table tops, Continue reading “DIY Mosaic Art in the Garden” »
Your outdoor event requires a little bit extra to really impress your guests? Did you run out of little decoration tricks you could implement in order to improve the design and ambience of the event you are organizing? Here is a quick and simple solution you can whip out, especially if the event itself is held in the evening or at night: DIY Wine Bottle Tiki Torches. A popular decoration for many events, torches can cast some light at the table, as a centerpiece, or in some corner of the bar or at the entrances to the yard. Continue reading “How To Make A Wine Bottle Tiki Torch” »
As there are lots and lots of Halloween decoration tutorials on the web this month, you have plenty of option from where to choose. You can find a wide variety of ideas, from traditional to cool and even fancy ones, like this next tutorial. If you like glitter and shiny, stylish things, you will love these glitter covered pumpkins. Yes, this idea is quite of the box, but you will surely have the most unique decorations ever. You will need to spray a layer of glue or mod podge on a smaller pumpkin to make sure the glitter will stick. After that cover your Continue reading “DIY Glittered Pumpkins” »
You see log homes all the time on the internet, but they don’t quite appeal to your taste? That means you haven’t seen the projects done by Land’s End Development. This company helps its clients build their story, not just their houses. An important part is turning the needs and wants of the home-owners into a real and habitable space in the middle of nature. This amazing two-story residence, located near Trout Lake, will make you fall in love with it right away. The shade of wood used in the Continue reading “Amazing Two-Story Residence” »
Log houses are not just a great example of building with natural materials, or a destination for a short holiday, they can also be great homes for one to live in permanently or at least for the warm/cold season. Matt and Jeff Balmer are the architects of this wonderful structure made out of logs. Their business has grown from making custom log furniture to designing and building beautiful houses. And they should be proud of their work! The residence you see in the picture is located in Sylvan Lake and could be your cozy nest. Continue reading “Absolutely Wonderful Sylvan Lake Cabin” »
When you aren’t connected to the DIY community and the DIY way-of-thinking, a barrel is just a barrel. You don’t see past the obvious function of storing that a gallon drum has and that’s a pity. But no need to feel down because we are here to offer you a fresh and creative approach to things around you. This nice collection of ideas in which you can repurpose your gallon drum is going to help you improve your home and lifestyle. The impressive design you can obtain out of a normal barrel is astounding. A sofa, a chair, a cabinet, Continue reading “55 Gallon Metal Drum Project Ideas” »
Here’s a beautiful tree house designed by german company Baumraum , that takes the whole idea to a next level, creating a cozy and stylish environment. If you like movies, you probably noticed that the concept of tree houses appears frequently in Hollywood movies and is associated with childhood and playfulness. Well, if you look at this next design, Continue reading “Small Spaces In Nature: Treehouses” »
A real interesting fountain is something you can use for enhancing the aesthetics of your garden as well as impressing every guest that crosses your doorstep. If you think you can achieve such a beautiful piece of outdoor decoration, here is a short tutorial by Julee S (Hometalk), accompanied with photos that will definitely help you in the process. Needless to say, the tea pot is the central item in the whole design, in matter of aesthetics, but the functionality part is just as important. So be advised that some handling Continue reading “DIY Tea Pot Fountain” »
This next tutorial is both cute and trendy. Owls are very popular among young people and not only, and there are lots of great tutorials about how to sew owl shapes. If you want to surprise a dear friend with a special gift, this owl lavender sachet is a great option. As you can see, you can decorate the small owl in various ways, making it as cute as possible. The size of the owls will be around 3 inches and all you need are lots of colored and patterned materials and some basic sewing skills. Continue reading “DIY Little Felt Owls – Free Pattern” »
