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Thrift Score Thursday #80

September 10, 2015 by CORINNA HENDERSON

Hey Guys!

Let’s chat thrifty finds today. It’s Thursday, which means I’ve got a thrifty find to share with you. And if you’ve got a thrifty find and an Instagram, tag a picture of it with #thriftscorethursday, because my cohosts and I also share features from the feed today and every Thursday. I’m first going to dive into an adorable new accessory I picked up for my living room.

I have an awesome little boy’s and girl’s club thrift store right around the corner from my house. It’s normally a mess, but I feel like I find the best stuff for the price I pay here. This last trip, I was prepared to leave empty handed until I saw this doll sized fanbacked chair. It had no price but they’re really cool about giving a good deal at the register. I kept it cool when she said, “50 cents, It’s broken so 50 cents.”

Dolls totally freak me out, but I have lots of small plants and I’m always looking for fun ways to display them. I have a lot of them on my vintage bar cart. And that’s definitely where this plant will go back and forth from so I can make sure it gets enough light.

And regardless of whether or not anything sits on the chair, I think it’s a fun textural piece that also works as a conversation starter (because I know few people in real life who dig these kinds of things). Once I get those IKEA Vittsjo shelves in here like I talked about when I discussed future plans for my living room, I’ll get it off the floor (same with the books :’D)

And now to spread some love for fellow thrifters and their amazing thrift scores, here are my featured picks from the feed:

@modbeachhouse The Hubs was off yesterday and wanted to go thrifting. Who am I to argue with that? We found some pretty good stuff. I’ve been wanting a floral ginger jar.? Some very nice coral. Zebra pot? Yes, please. Brass & cloisonné candle stick? Sure, why not?! #thriftscore #thriftscorethursday #gingerjar #palmbeachchic #palmbeachregency #chinoiserie #chinoiseriechic #coral #seashells #brass #brassisback #cloisonné #zebra #thrifthaul #designonadime #thriftyhome

@suite22antiques Brass beauty… trunks up for good luck!

@ericareitman There were some hiccups at first, but just like Kanye and Tay Tay’s budding friendship, our new little house is COMIN’ TOGETHER. Truth time: I hung that wall hanging in the…

View all of the #ThriftScoreThursday tagged posts here on Instagram and follow me @adesignerathome.

That’s all I have for you today, but that’s not all! Check out my co-hosts’ finds and features by clicking on the images below. We have the wonderful Kristin from Bliss at Home hosting with us this week (yay!). Have a wonderful day and thanks for being here!

Want To Join In? Here’s The Rules!

We want you to participate! Hit up your local thrift stores, craigslist, yard sales, estate sales, side of the road, anything! Thrifty doesn’t necessarily mean from a thrift store. We want to see your good deals, wacky finds and treasures.
Don’t feel like you need to save those finds for Thursdays! Yes, features are shared on our blogs and Instagram on Thursdays, but we’re all checking in on (and using!) the hashtag all week long. So, when you see/find it, feel free to share it!
Each week, Trisha from Black and White Obsession, Cassie from Primitive and Proper, Brynne from The Gathered Home, Myself (A Designer At Home) and occassionally a guest co-host will pick a favorite thrift score or two to feature! So please note that by linking up with #thriftscorethursday, you are giving us permission to share your finds via social media or on our blogs.
Please remember that we can only share love for photos shared on public accounts. If your profile is private, we can’t see your finds.

Interested in hosting with us for a week? Want to see your face on this fabulous little graphic? You know you want to, it’s so much fun! Shoot me an email, and we’ll get you coordinated to guest host!

How I Made It: Moroccan Wedding Blanket Inspired Wall Hanging

September 9, 2015 by CORINNA HENDERSON

Hey Guys!

One of my favorite things to create are wall hangings. With so many variations of wall hangings to choose from, I find myself making more and more because I just have to have them all. This time around I wanted to try making a wall hanging on a circle form and I wanted to achieve a look similar to moroccan wedding blankets. With a few different, yet inexpensive, materials, I’m happy to report that it’s both beautiful and very easy to put together.

Want to learn how to make one? You’re in the right place 🙂

Supplies:

Fluffy White Yarn
White Yarn with Silver thread
Textural Yarn
Sequin Ribbon

A lot of macrame wall hangings use straight objects to hang the strings/yarn/rope from. You’ve probably seen circular bases beginning to pop up as well as used in vintage pieces. Through a series of events totally unrelated to purchasing a ring for this wall hanging, I’m using the 16″bottom lamp ring from LampShop.com. Nope, not sponsored. But I can vouch that the customer service is on point and the pricing is incredible.

I spray painted the ring with a little gold spray paint and let it dry for a few days. Using the Lark’s head knot, I attached the strings to the ring. I didn’t measure the yarn out, but rather hung the wall hanging at the height I would be hanging it in my bedroom.

The process isn’t complicated, just tie the yarn onto the ring (or rod if you prefer) using the larks head knot (check out the break down of this and 4 other essential knots here). So I put together a short video that hopefully explains it well enough.

The texture and likeness of the wall hanging is so true to the textures you’d see in true moroccan wedding blankets. Not sure? Check out this post (on my old blog) where I share all things Moroccan wedding blanket obsessed 😉

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That’s it for today my friends! What have you been up to around your homes? I’m itching to get working on my my dining room but we are actually getting rolling on a bathroom renovation first. Don’t miss a single post in that adventure by signing up for my email newsletter!

How I Made It: Mid Century Inspired IKEA Tarva Bed Hack

September 7, 2015 by CORINNA HENDERSON

Hey Guys!

Today I’m here with the Ikea Tarva Bed headboard hack from my boho bedroom. A solid wood bed frame gets expensive. Luckily, IKEA has the solid pine Tarva bed. I find the design a little blah, though. I wanted something reminiscent of mid century design (and unfortunately those never turn up in the right size on Craigslist for me).

If you’re a fan of midcentury furniture, you’ll probably have come across many slatted benches and coffee tables. I like the airiness of them. And better yet, the slatted design allows for air flow. Super important to factor in when your bed is situated over the only vent in the room. Several things to consider later and I came to the conclusion that an IKEA Tarva Bed Hack was a must.

If you like this bed I created and don’t like complicated DIYs, this is a match made in heaven!

Here’s What I Used:

IKEA Tarva Bed in the Queen size

Wood Glue

Minwax stain in special walnut

Minwax Polyurethane

2 Paint Brushes

A power drill with phillips head bit and screws

1 x 2 Pine lumber (choose a quality you’re comfortable with, but note that the frame is pine. so if you want it to match, you should go with pine in a 1 x 2 size)

How I Made It: Mid Century Inspired IKEA Tarva Bed Hack

Follow the assembly directions for just the headboard, omitting this part:

Cut the 1 x 2s down to 64 inches. This will leave a bit of overhang on either side of the headboard frame.

Stain and Seal all of the included parts minus the slats in the headboard and the 1 x 2’s. We won’t be using those slats and will be using our own for a more mid century look.

Lie the headboard face up on a flat surface and wood glue the 1 x 2s onto the face of the headboard. Start from the top, and use the excess pieces of 1×2 as markers between the slats.

My lumber got rained on in transit so it warped a bit. I find it okay, not really noticeable, and adds that “real life” touch to a true DIY. So be easy on yourself if things don’t turn out perfect.

Once the glue dries, flip the headboard over and drill into the back of each slat through the frame of the headboard to ensure they stay in place.

Then finish assembling the bed according to the directions.

It’s super easy, but still custom enough not to scream, “Hey! Look at me! I’m an IKEA bed!” Not that there’s anything wrong with IKEA beds, they just don’t always fit into a vintage-y/boho-ey space.

And here’s how the bed turned out:

PS, I’m certain this could be done with the FJELLSE, just note it only comes in a Full/Double, and that’s just a tad tight for my hubby and I (hence the “wrong size” authentic mid century beds I find on Craigslist).

PSS, give this post a share for me, please? I love to share my creations with friends of those who come here!

I really appreciate you being here. <3

Crushing On: Painted Doors part dos

September 4, 2015 by CORINNA HENDERSON

Hey Guys!

Today I have the second installment of swoonworthy doors. If you haven’t checked out last week’s “Crushing On” post, you can check out the first collection of painted doors here. I seriously have the itch to paint mine now!

Sometimes it takes 3 years to completely transform a door (it’s taking me 3 years to get started!). But the after is so worth it, wouldn’t you agree? via The Kim Six Fix

This lovely and classic front door makes me crave neutrals. via The Inspired Room

I love this idea from Petticoat Junktion to paint the storm door the same paint color as the door. It’s so much prettier and cohesive. And I don’t know about you, but I need a storm door. via Petticoat Junktion

Sometimes a brighter color in the same family is all a door needs to reveal a fresh new life. via Whats Ur Home Story

Easily the most detailed tutorial and most fun door I came across in my search. I love the cheery green! via Laura’s Crafty Life

This deep sophisticated burgundy livens up this porch (and check out the hardware- I LOVE old doors and their details!) via My Craftily Ever After

And as was the case as last week’s painted doors, red is still the popular color choice. via Not Just Paper And Paint

Perfectly painted doors aside, a chippy finish is also really beautiful. And a very cool option! via The Heathered Nest

But to save my favorite for last, this coral cottage bungalow door literally gives me butterflies. Shavonda is my spirit animal if you ever wanted to know. via SG Style Blog

And that wraps up all of the fabulous painted doors I’ve found as inspiration. But, who knows? Part tres could be in the works 😉

Thrift Score Thursday #79

September 3, 2015 by CORINNA HENDERSON

Hey Guys!

You may or may not know this based on how you’ve come to discover my blog here (because I once owned and blogged at ForMyLoveOf.net but over the summer I rebranded and started this new blog), but I cohost #ThriftScoreThursday with some fabulous ladies (Brynne from The Gathered Home, Cassie from Primitive and Proper and Trisha from Black and White Obsession). Today is Thursday and that means I’m going to be chatting with you about one of my recent thrifted scores as well as featuring thrift scores from the #ThriftScoreThursday hashtagged feed on Instagram. I’ll have all the nitty gritty details at the end of the post if you’re new to the series.

Let me share with you what I scored weekend before last:

I scoured the basket section of my local DAV and went crazy! I was looking for a few last minute pieces for the package I’ve sent off to my recipient in this year’s #SwapItLikeItsHot (look for that the first week of October!) and found a couple amazing pieces for her but had to be selfish and keep this basket for myself. It suits my style so well and look how beautiful my peace lilly plant is in it! They’re a match made in heaven.

I can only assume that a fabulous basket hoarder recently died in the area because I’ve never seen so many amazing baskets in my entire life. I don’t even want to know what my husband was thinking when he rounded the corner and saw me acting like a mad women with the shelves. It was pretty terrible.

I have been loving the look of plants in baskets lately. Previously I shared the beautiful woven cane planter that I put my fiddle leaf in. And I also have a mass cane in a fabric woven basket (it was from target, it’s a discontinued Nate Berkus basket).

bright plant fileld corner of a living room with a bar cart turned plant cart and diy shelves bring in an element of industrial rustic feel

What do you think? Did I score with this one? It may help to disclose the price, it was $2. I’m a happy plant and basket loving gal.

And now to spread some love for fellow thrifters and their amazing thrift scores, here are my featured picks from the feed:

@mareejackson Just found this #donfreedman at an estate sale for dirt cheap and it looks like a shaggy monster and I'm obsessed with it. #thriftscorethursday #colddeadfingers #estatesalefinds #fiberart — @mareejackson Just found this #donfreedman at an estate sale for dirt cheap and it looks like a shaggy monster and I’m obsessed with it.#thriftscorethursday #colddeadfingers #estatesalefinds #fiberart

@vintagedesignme Sometimes I imagine that my vintage animalia pieces talk to me. Like this embroidered tiger head, for example. During my quiet moments, I think about how Mr. Tiger might say something like: ? "WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU LADY? ALL YOU DO IS WATCH BAD REALITY TV, READ MAGAZINES, SCROLL THROUGH INSTA, AND POST SNAPCHAT VIDEOS. AND ALSO GO SHOPPING. YOU HAVE PROBLEMZ" ?? And then I would say: "I KNOW" ? And then Mr. Tiger would say: "OH, OK THEN" — @vintagedesignme Sometimes I imagine that my vintage animalia pieces talk to me. Like this embroidered tiger head, for example. During my quiet moments, I think about how Mr. Tiger might say something like: ? “WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU LADY? ALL YOU DO IS WATCH BAD REALITY TV, READ MAGAZINES, SCROLL THROUGH INSTA, AND POST SNAPCHAT VIDEOS. AND ALSO GO SHOPPING. YOU HAVE PROBLEMZ” ?? And then I would say: “I KNOW” ? And then Mr. Tiger would say: “OH, OK THEN”

@futuristichuman Last night's #thriftscore: a #midcenturymodern double decker #hangingplanter made of #shells ? #thriftscorethursday #thriftingwithsabrina #colddeadfingers #JungalowStyle also #forsale — @futuristichuman Last night’s #thriftscore: a #midcenturymodern double decker #hangingplanter made of #shells ? #thriftscorethursday #thriftingwithsabrina #colddeadfingers #JungalowStyle also #forsale

View all of the #ThriftScoreThursday tagged posts here on Instagram and follow me @adesignerathome.

That’s all I have for you today, but that’s not all! Check out my co-hosts’ finds and features by clicking on the images below. Have a wonderful day and thanks for being here!

Want To Join In? Here’s The Rules!

We want you to participate! Hit up your local thrift stores, craigslist, yard sales, estate sales, side of the road, anything! Thrifty doesn’t necessarily mean from a thrift store. We want to see your good deals, wacky finds and treasures.
Don’t feel like you need to save those finds for Thursdays! Yes, features are shared on our blogs and Instagram on Thursdays, but we’re all checking in on (and using!) the hashtag all week long. So, when you see/find it, feel free to share it!
Each week, Trisha from Black and White Obsession, Cassie from Primitive and Proper, Brynne from The Gathered Home, Myself (A Designer At Home) and occassionally a guest co-host will pick a favorite thrift score or two to feature! So please note that by linking up with #thriftscorethursday, you are giving us permission to share your finds via social media or on our blogs.
Please remember that we can only share love for photos shared on public accounts. If your profile is private, we can’t see your finds.

Interested in hosting with us for a week? Want to see your face on this fabulous little graphic? You know you want to, it’s so much fun! Shoot me an email, and we’ll get you coordinated to guest host!

How I Made It: Boho Braided Hanging Vases

September 2, 2015 by CORINNA HENDERSON

Hey Guys!

It’s important for me to have plants in my home, but I also think it’s really great for everyone to explore different options in adding greenery to their own home. I’d like to share one of my favorite options with you today for hanging small clippings of flowers or clippings from your other plants to propagate or just to display. Hanging planters are my favorite and this one today is a small vase and can be used with water or soil.

What You’ll Need:

geometric vase, jute twine, gold beads (or any color that fits the twine), hot glue gun, optional: Stones/rocks/crystals

How I Made It: Boho Braided Hanging Vases

I found a fair of the Nate Berkus cream colored geometric vases on a Target clearance end cap a while back. When one finds cute vases for less than $3, one must pick up those vases. If you aren’t lucky enough to stumble onto Nate Berkus vases, no worries, there are loads of ways of getting an interesting look like bigger/funner beads or paint/vinyl treatments to a basic vase. So get creative and work with what you have or what you can find. Give them a good wipe down and pull off any visible stickers.

Next we’ll need to cut lengths of twine. I used lengths about as long as tip of right hand fingers to left shoulder. I could dig out a tape measure to figure that out but it could take a few hours for me to find it, so I’ll carry on with that vague measurement. Cut 4 equal lengths and eyeball about where you’ll want the bottom of the vase to rest, taking into account that with any braiding, crossing over, and knots you’ll lose a few inches of top length. Go ahead an tie an overhand knot for the base.

Now, this step is basically the cheaters way to creating a fast hanging planter when working with a solid base like a vase. You can hot glue all the knots and beads so that when you go to pull/tighten for the next step, everything stays in place. Glue the knot to the center of the vase.
Then take two pieces of the twine to opposite sides of the vase and tie them into an overhand knot at the edge of the bottom and hot glue in place.

Then take one string from each knot and slide a bead onto them. Once taught, place a dollop of hot glue on the back of the bead and press onto the vase. Do the same with the other side. Keep separating the strings and sliding beads and hot gluing in place until you’ve reached near the top. I didn’t go all of the way up because I wanted a bit more space between the strings when it hung for the plants to peep through. Tie the top of the strings into an overhand knot.

You can leave the twine below the first knot free, or you can work a crystal into it. Simply tight a knot, spread the twine to go around either end of the stone, then tie another knot. Or you can work in square knots for some extra fun.

Use simple plant hooks and hang from… whatever!

I hope you’ve found this “how to” to be helpful and inspiring. Leave a comment with any questions or feedback (I love comments!) and give this post a share (this helps me out a ton!). Have a wonderful day & enjoy creating 🙂