LONDON HOME

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA-Q1FTMWXZsKbjALlzdB2ZwCBmtSbakD3F7ZONOPjTUm34J6tYcgB1Iuj1MvUc0ZmTu1MOPt9JDZIusOMWpx7msP3yjgPuNPsVnvfth4Jt6GZ26coyUwdoE10RH-Jqo8GNC-aJlRBPrb/s1600/113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA-Q1FTMWXZsKbjALlzdB2ZwCBmtSbakD3F7ZONOPjTUm34J6tYcgB1Iuj1MvUc0ZmTu1MOPt9JDZIusOMWpx7msP3yjgPuNPsVnvfth4Jt6GZ26coyUwdoE10RH-Jqo8GNC-aJlRBPrb/s1600/113.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Esta casa es de esas que te dejan sin respiración, su origen se remonta a mediados del S. XIX y está situada en Londres. Me encanta por lo despejada que está, por el uso principal del blanco en que hay ráfagas de color intenso.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hábilmente decorado, compensa la tradicional arquitectura georgiana, con elementos modernos haciendo que la combinación sea perfecta.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOfrrPpXRRE_E99m2VswiKYLpR58Tm9DZ5PUN8LY5rQ44cNo0GOV_Fu4u8k2Tjq2SCLyJb2YDhhnCrrjSDXGndlDJWEF6t45fl_dkR3yrurR9O8khkxljrHYoOzIyZ66zl0Je-9Y64nDv/s1600/43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOfrrPpXRRE_E99m2VswiKYLpR58Tm9DZ5PUN8LY5rQ44cNo0GOV_Fu4u8k2Tjq2SCLyJb2YDhhnCrrjSDXGndlDJWEF6t45fl_dkR3yrurR9O8khkxljrHYoOzIyZ66zl0Je-9Y64nDv/s1600/43.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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LONDON HOME

Esta casa es de esas que te dejan sin respiración, su origen se remonta a mediados del S. XIX y está situada en Londres. Me encanta por lo d...

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Puffy Heart You

<p>Hello my friends! Welcome to FriYAY, so happy it is here! </p> <p>I have a super quick and easy Valentine’s Day craft for you today. These are little but make a big statement when grouped all together. I would have shared this earlier in the week but just found it myself a couple days ago. :)</p> <p>I saw this idea <a href="http://howaboutorange.blogspot.nl/2013/01/wall-of-paper-hearts.html" target="_blank">here</a> and there is a printable there that I will refer you to that makes this incredibly easy to bust out. I just printed that out on some red cardstock I had, cut them out and then made them “puffy”:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiqAqpFXaof09uE4nlg4YTi4PCbRXdt-IM0hZlPQSaLXGRXOUiyjTdZuH7riLtrkw03NTzgCq_Klzr6SNqMG7m-L1hWPt4z7Xhw3iE200sls8nYdD07oebvc1Urr1rNCw-Gk9m-AZw_U/s1600-h/IMG_1487%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_1487" border="0" height="745" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4LX8xp3li_oHBrcZVt-1YE2q2tlQrry3iaokIzSWUIgGsoEJOoUxH71tDuHpfj1m0_D3oGBoIPaMvBPoJsAVsbGrlxhG0_zldBJkymg1v7UlPUd3Dxl4k1bX_XD6q1PBmNc-OjCNJo0/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_1487" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I did this slightly differently than in the directions – I thought it was a little difficult to puff them up the way she did (probably my thick paper) so I just folded one side of the heart over the other just a bit to make it three dimensional and then glued:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtRj4xMJWbcaDUTBHbsoxa7ozKWHlNBok3qHVwf0bOa9rIo6qmtIMixiuc48MWRTXgxyBrhC4U3PosBE-NEHD6mEnFdb359F_oncQq8jMfQZSFAxiok6UXjJwbvfMcSJscOKs6KS_6w0/s1600-h/IMG_1481%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="IMG_1481" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyMP1tHsJ_u9dOb6RUAOtTdV1B88KVMGv17NqE5kdfbVg3WVpewewpH09Lk9v8j3afPze6YiU6Km5oXLQlXW2L8ABRGzbbkkYRqC0ZzbWbVHe95kkl5k2XCvtLq45QSJkHZyl_YrqY5A/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_1481" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I hung them with some tape on the back and most of them have stayed up! The guy in this picture has realized he can knock them off so that’s been a fun game for him and not for me: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrqbCw03-Jx2eCL3wuJptQVtI1GBcq0mRZPbERxr453aU7k70_alHTUKu_ojdziGubUsviMV97VSXWnQG5yXhbGRFSmUMvcW2AakJ4nTWypHKWXWCgg9jKqKFrtnhC3WqPUnhiNp79E0/s1600-h/IMG_1479%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_1479" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kZZx9nhF7oqaSgIDZSwGVWzdh0PYbacVwBuJBgrCdRbmjTot_CWCT3Uhl-VbelEuUczWh6b6fF2feO_PzUmtjHa42gKUd5M986H9raykFo8KdayHKgSRGfGLC4gmh1jeEeBLOdhpO9Y/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="IMG_1479" width="439" /></a></p> <p>As you can see, I spread them out all over the chalkboard in the kitchen. I love the red against the black! (And yes, I have almost painted those plates numerous times but then realized I’m still going to have white switches so I still haven’t done it just yet.)</p> <p>It took about thirty minutes to cut them all out (I did about a page and a half of hearts) and get them hung. You could make them today and surprise the kids when they get home! Or just do it for you cause it’s CUTE! </p> <p>Have a GREAT weekend my friends, take care!</p>

Puffy Heart You

Hello my friends! Welcome to FriYAY, so happy it is here! I have a super quick and easy Valentine’s Day craft for you today. These are lit...

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Rustic Charm in the Basement

<p>Hello all! I’m back on a rare Wednesday post to share a little spot in our basement that I spruced up this week. </p> <p>I am honored to work with Better Homes and Gardens every other month and share a few of their products! This month the theme is “rustic charm” and although I LOVE and have rustic touches throughout my house, I knew this one would work in our basement best. </p> <p>We definitely have more of a rustic/industrial look going on down there and I dig it. We had a specific spot that was crying out for some attention so I focused on that. This area is right when you come down our stairs and used to just be a spot for the kiddo’s small drum set: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfR1r92w9JDiHTQ3oTMIPn8__irpowml4Q0fBUS-exk0tzJZvmihsryT9mbwLbhQMTUtrX3MVfSVr92ef2gLnbk8i7ahoN9_e-zfEOUJQBC_F981X5bo4f-mjJdx0LCI14CId-3dxCU4/s1600-h/IMG_8571%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blue gray walls basement" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORJZcU2W02szCjHKimZxTUwucycWn_-sMF8uTfZPtTP2moH8ayaNJP_SRs8FvfV7InqVIbT5YI4_1tpqY6oEFmCterK9ZPKb5mFCBSIbZKd7Gixp8J9W785gn0dZF15RCW7b9OIPMTDs/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="blue gray walls basement" width="500" /></a></p> <p>My vision for this area has always been to add a table for games, Legos, whatever, and then to build a built in bench around it. That little angled wall and this skinny little area just seem to call out for it. I haven’t gotten to the bench just yet, but this spot looks so much better already now! </p> <p>I started with the light – did you know you can change a recessed light into a hanging light? There are two different adaptors to do so but I used the simpler one that usually holds a glass fixture. I actually got mine from over our kitchen sink (we have new lights over the island so I was planning to take that one down when those went in anyway) so didn’t have to spend anything on that. You can find them at any hardware store. (I shared how I installed it in the kitchen <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2010/01/diy-ballard-designs-pendant-light.html" target="_blank">here</a>.)</p> <p>I wanted to do a lamp shade fixture but they need to be the kind of shade that fits down around the light bulb, not one that work with a harp. Does that make sense? It’s so the adapter can fit through. I found <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-and-Gardens-14-Taupe-Taper-Drum-Shade/17018198" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this drum shade</a> to use: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJordINAi1Ea4d9kzIyWcYvgNrwZADuxwJhJdLTj8nYwYCYaRcnHJrpIEgX5hs2pVr1r_A4dKRSX0-Y_-9H-TpajiTVyfwlko0JF9-zohK76_EVcPTgA-zyftwX527Ii3RUePRy5Scmk/s1600-h/IMG_1433%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="drum shade walmart" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovPmcttY7OPX2WMZbvAuZJ3rcM2PuAE70sffysUtt_7l2cbMDe6mqpOT_FbH38am6lyJ3tojfYN-81umUDgw7XHFYx0imhGV0hb4uaSZAEuO7une10tDMZvRbpKgNs_R2HxL4EjKYgmI/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="drum shade walmart" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I actually quite loved the color and fabric, but I had a different fabric in mind. It’s been years since I’ve shared how to cover a shade so I thought I would show you again. :) </p> <p>You’ll need about a yard of fabric for a lamp shade this size. I laid it down and then rolled it and marked (anyone else singing pat-a-cake right now?) about an inch to two inches on the top and bottom as I roll: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvfon-j9MaPjoJ7nm5AfEQyRlU38PvHDEKW_urFj5h8F87PMIlSzYo4w8oy7CqSH9zR_Gb9I0tyWkh1pL6iyaQVGJIzqG58Vnhp56U_2DSaoGKPMI62w0-zfD_lX6RNyRPRvTZkYtf54/s1600-h/IMG_1436%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="covering lamp shade with fabric" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5RQx5g14BIxk64sQiM5yXss6RbzZgxaNMhanHVZg5TjpZCKVK52sop4aW52XdVrvuZQ4vnPElvDZKHpu_-P_YvFOeJS6Qh06eeu2CqrK_bIGSXkXHNkoCDTFk3DeXoUfo018MJsDwk8/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="covering lamp shade with fabric" width="500" /></a></p> <p>You can see that I used chalk because it comes off easily and won’t be seen through the fabric. Be sure you give yourself plenty of space when you mark it though – so many times over the years I’ve cut it too close and when I lay it down again to glue it doesn’t roll quite the same way. So give yourself extra. :)</p> <p>I usually start on the seam of the lamp shade and then use hot glue to start attaching it as I roll: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUWXUv-LRkBudoNanaz72kRr311_k1yrfBnVS5n5XE7zp9pjZT7cXyJZGyOtsUBPhhGzd7M4DakIUT14C6l9T-OOdunzk60i6S8vcpOZaJkUm3ofS_ZRsRlhsGiGryrxCRI8RVfWr4NI/s1600-h/IMG_1438%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="cover a lamp shade with fabric" border="0" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfaK4uGUrGkgawgqtFCzrjvksqTtCeKWIWBcfVaVmLZhUl4G7V3i2rUPE6lF49W7JYKTYXIN9ALoekeG3tCOhXBH_iHHUFeE6ERk2w2GmO_TaFNkCSXUh4vm8CRl6RyuN7MyIrvIj8fQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="cover a lamp shade with fabric" width="500" /></a></p> <p>This time I just used little dabs of the glue around the outside of the shade as I rolled. After I got glue on both the top and the bottom I trimmed down the fabric a little bit more: </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxZbGjQKlnPy_9LVRV5GbLkruLM-Ce5D5s56QkBJ0lgKQjYqJ7mBPjuKSdYuTIrQZVKLUMNQHuW4IUem0EYb0d8AAJrdTKp3-F_5FD__39LrClP5OdDLB5E5CfCUNq3SbBNgiLevpaJQ/s1600-h/IMG_1440%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY hanging lamp shade pendant" border="0" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLDildoya1hj4PflfhU0YI8LW0u645JrS6LBUlF_2ZRjUsfX21VmSgctKTwLNm9c33PkxQzBbL_VGCPfx7qJtQ0j4q9CnYcbMd4UfgS5LQDsURQ7PKn2RAKUg9AqHX7SSOMQNNLLbr6Q/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="DIY hanging lamp shade pendant" width="290" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2j-5-1R5H3v7tIB6p7EEqgQlVCbUfN0IEv2adJ0G4Zj9D6Tzzc_HlPZOl_9e1460Y2ZYw6OPutRNN0wcgD0mKfFsM5es0rWqNMXcJGnpq2k1mB9D7Lgs5YEaL2B_P8mDjMdDY34fEGc/s1600-h/IMG_1441%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="how to cover lamp shade with fabric" border="0" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcgBfhG5GLomwO_cAxu3bloMT1r6lfT0z5ji7gxEQchwqcK1Jadzf9yRm89iM-UvXGsZuUYA6vznejXzoWUlGoJD5YrDDKCtxZsO3Q-vxg5fCxUExwOKbfY6Ejza3Y7560XWiT1D-RFY/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="how to cover lamp shade with fabric" width="290" /></a> </p> <p>Again, don’t cut too close. I cut that section a little too short and it was hard to get it around the edge. When you’ve got it cut, put a thin bead of hot glue around the inside of the edge of the shade and wrap that fabric over. </p> <p>I fold over the end to give it a more finished seam before I glue that down: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5luo6jL0-9SxHAd_5RIoYG2nCbb77DRoF95TD3SjqyJF61J9sdrL5ehY0GdDxaEH6H74ZjUziWpulVMNxqycAox9MPW7a3sJjAB6Eht0HUE1Lbl7BDtBz-ifhRw_7K0so4Etd1AzquTc/s1600-h/IMG_1442%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="covering a lamp shade with fabric" border="0" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVTYWsaHQmFramJ7hTmykiYeUjbjONC8bm5HDKx7dS83E3Ff55cX3jjDL_lH542JqdPAtE0vJCK0kej_Xe3EHIiTgSgpeBNAFsBCIKKhlo_C5s3hkcqYhDSVn0yr7E6c8FZs_HEouV7Y/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="covering a lamp shade with fabric" width="500" /></a></p> <p>If your cuts aren’t perfect (mine rarely are), you’ll probably want to add a line of ribbon around at least the bottom to cover up the edges of the fabric on the inside of the shade. Not necessary but it does clean it up a bit. :) </p> <p>Because the light bulb would stick out the bottom if I attached the lamp shade to the adapter the right side up, I had to turn the shade upside down: </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR_56DEepSUt7TRt7hxbwHlC2PJjP8HZr-PnmwvSxEGfx_HusqSKVKwblU2-oWDMfYTCg6AEJfC9AfY_EcWg8MIevdMslMuGVyyhsOzKX3uu5F0R7pb0i4XAzLyJXVJEVwBdE7ZxLpHI/s1600-h/IMG_1452%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="recessed light to hanging light" border="0" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpNDweQw536skLyeSAWasTCfDvfMw72Dq_iZTuG9Dz6C2gsGHTmn8iJqY-dst02hPqDgg-gkUyXMxTvKEzoL37KLI8y9TYASEOFNl5h_rzR-uKYExlvLOhTCHAUB8m-5UwW8fND9ymlU/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="recessed light to hanging light" width="290" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio75xHp6a-IYXS0X6X33f9Tv2dFpTdM3qjmi6gQmDhw5KoQh5AHy8PCpXe8glrfnGiY_17vT3x7ljnNWqHPuoHrr2PXP0wG8prM_s3ekW7iDKjgfgIxOg0UB5F9MouCoICLraBvWMWTb0/s1600-h/IMG_1474%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="recessed light adapter" border="0" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnI1fAW4lxrGggEIbly9aqYVDua5eno9nFbW7RC09q3GwW0jL7oBtQBa3kgx-O1DI5iriFS0MMsCSjssMI9X-ysEk-YenyiDej6uVB8Y-l-Ay8WerQ_rKH_QGEnV8tVm8alcYDOMIibXg/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="recessed light adapter" width="290" /></a></p> <p>That’s why I recommend using as much of a drum shaped shade as you can find. I actually love this inverted look here but if it was more of a classic shade it would look off. I LOVE how it turned out! </p> <p>Then I got to work on some storage for this spot. I have been wanting this <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-and-Gardens-Galvanized-Round-Bin-Silver/24534332?action=product_interest&action_type=title&placement_id=irs_middle&strategy=SMT&visitor_id=DSWzDAyNu-tOIQEYZL8jIk&category=&client_guid=8db10349-39ee-4040-8848-471157bb3de7&customer_id_enc=&config_id=2&parent_item_id=24534331&parent_anchor_item_id&guid=30212792-06a8-498b-afad-b01a170d7493&bucket_id=irsbucketdefault&beacon_version=1.0.0&findingMethod=p13n" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">olive bucket</a> FOREVER and found the perfect use for it down here!: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2IOJuqZCv8gDKhODeuHQ9TK521PFv5ashK12pqN-H4ENFkdfAWUsMpUg6VMPF3q3VVpILI299T7eNAlOyKrtu7BNHTIWPKmNa7xjgaAyZAz-OED3_N5lFhkkwkxIP758hZq6kkoXCw4/s1600-h/IMG_1466%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="olive bucket walmart" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHRriX61qgu4wk0cWdwonKo84MaspV8CbKLcKjBmchshEJ0N9CpuiIzINQEnEvYmew7-xnyq2U2uOL2J7AL8rCZ9FK_DS3nKRp6MZJm_T94W4WxyKYpDVJNkmrfTe0fIea-31vFwWpds/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="olive bucket walmart" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I mean, I know so many of us have kid stuff everywhere, but it’s OK to want to make it look a little nicer, right? The bucket was way bigger than I thought it would be too, it holds everything perfectly. </p> <p>When we got our new kitchen table last year I couldn’t bear to part with the <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/04/ikea-table-turned-farmhouse-table.html" target="_blank">farmhouse table</a> I (half way) made a few years back. I love the look of it so we brought it down to this space and it’s PERFECT in this little corner. </p> <p>Because this is basically the Lego table (our son <strong>loves</strong> having all this space to spread out) there are usually a few sets in mid-completion laying around, as well as 489 tiny itty bitty Lego pieces everywhere. The cats get to them and then they end up all over the place. I found a simple solution in these really <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-and-Gardens-Medium-Wire-Basket-with-Chalkboard-Black/24534322" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cool bins</a>: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yfAvUXJ2Kv4sOv8_PH9nAAwMJXQ_S8_Iwsq451W6uKwYrriCD8kRlgOZGIztejvtrcMKTw6_GUrY7LgeSu_Oc63cWYxoiaKJWJeFzdIgXrz7mTvdzI_vSVU_kfUovdNbyFxjU6ZylzQ/s1600-h/IMG_1463%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="metal baskets with liners walmart" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFpRO3R55_4Msk_kug5DF9jP4St0rS_l4nf5xcd1_Jhib8k6uyvWE83XNxXlLWK5lQ0DVnlrvjm6YEFWTMp3gqWQE2e-aZilWbkRXFaz1kMGL4Bdei5HrRkK5HhcNTHPi66W22wJKQy8/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="metal baskets with liners walmart" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I love the rustic look but love that they are fabric lined even better. No worries about little pieces getting stuck inside and I can take them off and wash them if needed. Whoot! </p> <p>Since we don’t have chairs on that side of the table just yet I slid them under there. One holds little pieces and one holds sets he has yet to open. (He just had a birthday and Christmas in December so he has a few right now.) I LOVE that I can just swipe everything right off the table into the bins. Easy. </p> <p>I found this <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-and-Gardens-Quatrefoil-Wall-Mirror/21806611" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">quatrefoil mirror</a> as well (only $15!!) and added it to the wall behind the table</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdGK1qIO6Bs0tHKrYqECl758scw8OaQcXbLRIi_zHqwEiNnfvogxeXeumSk_K6elZUaN5aQ8gwIEQeJpYPfUrSZYNvjySxa9w8TMkH3NwSGpkNyjgEhZCsiJEwebcltML7xZL4UsC_uw/s1600-h/IMG_1470%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="basement craft table" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtpUPvh0ygjVew71TbgGEJDpYdPtv2v_MwABTAOEOw46Cu45ySD9zvxHfWDdygh9YrcyPWJeb0HBU0ilrPkOH0uPSiA1nezC-QZL9jFZIqxdZXPW2MvBy9U3hOCktQe0hRQbBbs-tm8M/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="basement craft table" width="500" /></a>I moved the guitars (I use that word guitar loosely here) to either side to add a little something to each side of the mirror. I was SO pleased with how it all came together! </p> <p>You can see that I still have some things to do down here – that little access door needs to be painted and the pillar needs to be finished up as well. But these little changes made this corner feels so much more purposeful and it’s so much more functional!:</p> <p></p> <p><img alt="IKEA table norden table hack" border="0" height="683" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eZmbb_kOZnUSGqHxYkhqdSzINlv6GFCMEqxECjgiCymbrKXSOLEPgd1lxZ79_VQo8J_1gQneoCeaA-ZUTukyGOFxKA1P1HRrROseMcshwAssI4gnG-sp590n7E6NjGWD18xdrYtxuag/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="IKEA table norden table hack" width="500" /></p> <p>The light hangs in the middle of the table from the front, but from the side it’s not perfect. It doesn’t bother me though – I just love the look of the hanging light: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPvpdzVNRBas1k52NwMy4oEOWQLtjIXCvubUJ5lAjMvBrtAMTVrTZayZB2vdi7oy73PEQDejmoG9J202PeNxHjWJPL8Cz4qOtB8yg48uuyitLOkiXsNvkiqfYg7lwpLSFZHoCJdkP8QE/s1600-h/IMG_1471%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY drum shade pendant" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpU9Sbe_6xLcR-h3mivrd-q-d836oN5dB96zO9FfwSflN0SVvb8jSkO0bFuKXazF-rBZdLW-3RLWEut9Ksdb8cnbvqNdaEsAClCxHcSqcuJRObulgVV0x4XCHCOWqD7pecdnrCIXTclw/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DIY drum shade pendant" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Here’s a look at it before and now with the table: </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXiqCf2OyY06fnQvLTWLQ1aZw-NVc02NTHRYN400kMzWbvyDDy64ydTeldhVVeVna8xIPL8o8p3XAh1IkzTgQVSkwAOaiYY9dR-0HzD7_LGidc1_rhbnDeJanLXHlM1LydFZOTYYQX6Q/s1600-h/IMG_8571%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAlC6WxkJrTYsOGPq2qjSqr-8muSXzGkfrr9vLLFJS516jKCZPBLZCgBbpkHcS06HK5qwVFdDnjCpY_EESC-NfYdJ019HdhmIUA9pste2mAYcwGqH2RNjEwPeFjQacO3JrV5kQle7cR0/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="" width="290" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezQpcouXoG0qpLy2c10WvmJQmr-fi70Wm0QDMb7IVY_XlUjG5cpXhWmIXo-Y56_pF15V3ewYNhu5t_XlvWN53LVkIRejmxZi5SvbOrlx6lYHftheA4hfFxxaRWm1WZNmvtxuI31pJZ70/s1600-h/IMG_1449%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="drum shade light fixture" border="0" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijeHzjzHOEH9O7sWyMxnJSjrh8yCr4vaeHOzjzsqmsVMCgSDquUG3wk5pHZS5clwOAdzkpttaBsTFlK2AmcNLYibPwG9mmUwA6jVcgEwC7A0BmSmWs3GZVqDD1ynyNgEgrIZIfwc_hf4/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="drum shade light fixture" width="290" /></a> </p> <p align="left">It all came together and adds a little more charm for sure! :)</p> <p align="left">Have you tried one of those adaptor kits before? The possibilities are really endless with them! And that olive bucket…I just love it. I may be stealing it in the summer for big hydrangea bouquets…wouldn’t that be gorgeous? </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tH1csvXgwJE/VNtvT8sdNXI/AAAAAAAAu00/RLRAHZY2bM0/s1600-h/Network-Badge-300x298%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Network-Badge-300x298" border="0" height="298" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EQhnocoD868/VNtvUuFiyVI/AAAAAAAAu08/1aGkMKNvgGs/Network-Badge-300x298_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Network-Badge-300x298" width="300" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><font size="2"><em>I received compensation from BHG at Walmart for my time and participation in the BHG Live Better Network. All experiences and opinions are my own. 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Rustic Charm in the Basement

Hello all! I’m back on a rare Wednesday post to share a little spot in our basement that I spruced up this week. I am honored to work with...

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