ALL POSTS by LyzL
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The Look for Less: Designer Wallpaper
The fabulous wallpaper designs of Jill Malek, who uses patterns in nature to inspire her work, is now available in much less expensive decals until April 30th from dVider. Her wallpaper sells for near [.....] [...] Read More
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DIY- Do It Yourself / Gardening and Outdoors
DIY: Terrariums
We love these Smith and Hawkin Terrariums (pictured above), but even with our much-anticipated tax refund, we don’t have the $50 to spend on one of these. So we decided to make our own. Using [.....] [...] Read More
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DIY: Make Your Own Ottoman
Over at Bluelines they have a fancy, dancy how-to for making your own ottoman. We love it! This project is perfect for those cold winter weekends, when the thought of another snow storm makes you [.....] [...] Read More
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The Look for Less: Re:modern
Sometimes the planets align and you find things that are beautiful, green, and fit your budget. Re:modern sells items that are beautifully crafted, made with integrity and they give back a portion of their profits [.....] [...] Read More
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Decorate Your Home on a Budget
The Look for Less: Eco-Friendly and Squeaky Clean
We’d like to be eco-friendly, but it’s just so darn expensive sometimes. Especially with grocery prices rising, the economy tanking, and the glut of reality and game shows on TV, the future can look pretty [.....] [...] Read More
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Decorate Your Home on a Budget
Entertaining on a Budget: Valentines Day
No matter how bitter or cynical you get on Valentine’s Day, admit it, you’d eat a gorgeous heart-shaped cookie without any second thoughts. This is why we think resurrecting the old Christmas cookie exchange for [.....] [...] Read More
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DIY: Plastic Bag Totes
You know all those plastic bags you’ve been saving? Well, there really is something you can do with them. Eclipse has a fantabulous tutorial on how to turn your plastic bags into handy dandy totes. [.....] [...] Read More
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The Look for Less: Kanibal Home
Kanibal Home devours old items and gives them a new life�?cutting down on manufacturing waste and repurposing products without unnecessary production. They have a beautiful inventory of repurposed, restored, and found vintage items at very [.....] [...] Read More
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DIY: Magazine Bowls
Patricia over at A Little Hut, has a great post on how to turn old magazines into a stylish bowl. We love this idea; it uses old magazines and makes something useful and beautiful, that’s [.....] [...] Read More
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Ways to Reuse Old Clothes
We love to reuse anything we find lying around the house. Not only does it get rid of clutter, but it saves money in the process. Here are two great ideas for reusing that one [.....] [...] Read More
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The Look for Less: DwellStudio for Target
At last! Now the rest of us can afford DwellStudio’s fresh, vintage-modern style and sophistication. This week DwellStudio is launching a special home line for Target. Here is a quick peek at some great design [.....] [...] Read More
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Decorate Your Home on a Budget
The Look for Less: Slipcovers
Raise your hand if you DON’T have a crappy couch or chair you can’t afford to get rid of? That’s what we thought. Everyone has that less-than-desirable piece of furniture that you can’t afford to [.....] [...] Read More
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Decorate Your Home on a Budget
Entertaining on a Budget: Super Bowl Party
Super Bowl parties should be fun and low key, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be awesome here is a round up of our favorite budget-friendly ideas for your Super Bowl party. Grass centerpiece. Hostess with [.....] [...] Read More
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The Look for Less: Fabulous Fabric
Jessica Jones, who blogs over at one of our favorite sites How About Orange, just came out with a line of fresh-faced fabrics called Modern Flora, for sale at J. Caroline Creative. The fabulous retro, [.....] [...] Read More
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Decorate Your Home on a Budget / DIY- Do It Yourself
How to Make a Heirloom Cookbook
Give Simple has a fabulous DIY kit for making your own cookbook. You can compile years of your family’s favorite recipes, ensuring you never lose grandma’s no-fail, super-secret pie crust recipe. This would make a [.....] [...] Read More
