YAHOO! LIFE’S CONTRIBUTOR
EDITOR, CHASSISEDITOR
EDITOR, WHO WELCOMED US INTO HER
HOME FOR EASY DIY PROJECTS.
>> TODAY, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
BEAUTIFYING OUR BELONGINGS.
I LOVE A DIY PROJECT THAT IS
HIGH-IMPACT BUT LOW EFFORT.
THE EASIEST WAY TO UPGRADE YOUR
LAMP SHADE, JUST ADD A LITTLE
TRIM OR RIBBON OR FRAB RICKABRIC
IT ADDS GREAT COLOR AND
CONTRAST, AND TURNS A PIECE YOU
MIGHT NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT INTO
A SHOW-STOPPER.
SO ALL YOU NEED IS A GLUE GUN.
IT TAKES ABOUT TWO MINUTES.
HERE, WE ADDED JUST A LITTLE BIT
OF GREEK KEY TRIM TO THE TOP AND
BOTTOM OF OUR LAMP SHADE.
THEN, WITH THIS LITTLE OWL, WE
TOOK SOME TYPICAL RIBRIBBON, I M
FOR $2, AND TURNED THIS LITTLE
LAMP INTO SOMETHING THAT LOOKS
LIKE A DESIGNER PIECE.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO JAZZ UP A
LAMP SHAPE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO
ALSO THINK ABOUT ADDING SOME
FABRIC.
BECAUSE I JUST NEEDED A FEW MORE
BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES IN HERE, I
ADDED A MATCHING FABRIC TO MY
BIG, STANDING LAMP SHADE.
A LITTLE GLUE GUN, AND FINISHED
IT OFF WITH A LITTLE RIBBON AT
THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF
A POM-POM.
THEY CAN MAKE ANYTHING ADORABLE.
I MEAN, HERE, YOU CAN SEE, WE
TOOK PLAIN, LITTLE TOY BASKETS,
TOOK OUR GLUE GUN, AND JUST
STARTED ADDING POM-POMS.
YOU CAN ALSO ADD POM-POMS TO
THESE GREAT FILE BASKETS OR ANY
STORAGE BASKET.
YOU CAN ALSO USE POM-POMS TO
CREATE ART.
HERE, WE USED A BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT SIZES.
GOT A STENCIL FOR AN INITIAL.
TOOK OUR GLUE, AND THAT’S PRETTY
EASY, RIGHT, AND CUTE.
LASTLY, YOU CAN ALSO USE
POM-POMS TO BEAUTIFY ANY KIND OF
TEXTILE.
COUPLE YEARS AGO, I BECAME
OBSESSED WITH THIS HEADBOARD I
SAW IN A MAGAZINE AND WANTED TO
RECREATE IT, WHICH I DID FOR MY
SON USING NAIL HEADS.
I WAS REALLY INSPIRED TO FIND
SOME OTHER THINGS I COULD
BEAUTIFY WITH NAIL HEADS, AS
WELL.
SO I FOUND THIS TABLE AROUND THE
HOUSE, AND IT WAS JUST PLAIN
GRAY.
JUST WITH THE NAIL HEADS, I
THINK WE TURNED IT INTO A VERY
FANCY SORT OF REGENCY PIECE.
ABOUT EVERY 6 INCHES, THERE’S A
HOLE.
YOU JUST TAP IN ONE OF THE TACKS
OR NAIL HEADS.
IT MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER.
THIS, I THOUGHT, WAS SO FUN.
I JUST COVERED A CORK BOARD WITH
SOME FABRIC, AND THEN I USED
NAIL HEADS AND, YOU KNOW, NAIL
HEADS IS A FANCY NAME FOR A TACT
WITH A RAISED HEAD.
TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT, I PUT A
RIBBON UNDERNEATH.
EVERY 2 INCHES, I JUST PUSHED IN
A NAIL HEAD.
THESE TWO GUYS HAVE SEEN BETTER
DAYS, SO I CHOSE A FAVORITE
FABRIC.
I’M IN LOVE WITH SEBZEBRA.
TOOK THE FABRIC, TOOK MY STAPLE
GUN, PULLED THE FABRIC OVER THE
CHAIR SEAT, AND STAPLE GUNNED
THE FABRIC TO THE BACK.
SO IT DOESN’T LOOK PRETTY ON THE
OTHER SIDE, BUT IT LOOKS REALLY
PRETTY ON THIS SIDE.
ALL YOU DO IS YOU RE-ATTACH THE
CHAIR SEAT TO THE FRAME.
YOU’VE GOT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A
BRAND-NEW CHAIR.
SO HERE’S A FUN IDEA TO CREATE A
GORGEOUS SUMMER CENTERPIECE.
JUST DECORATE A CLEAR GLASS
CYLINDER WITH SOME OF YOUR
TYPICAL ROPE.
WE TOOK A LITTLE ROPE, AND OUR
TRUSTEE GLUE GUN, AND WE WRAPPED
IT AROUND THE CYLINDER.
THEN WE ADDED A LITTLE STARFISH
FOR DECOR.
HERE, WE FOUND SOME PINK ROPE.
I FOUND AN OLD VASE, WRAPPED IT
AROUND.
HERE, I USED A NATURAL COLORED
ROPE, WRAPPED IT AROUND A MASON
JAR.
I THINK ROPE IS A REALLY