Quick and easy makeover for dresser drawer fronts

October 23rd, 2012 | Posted by ideaqueen in DYI Bedroom Ideas - (Comments Off)
cute drawer fronts to do yourself from martha stewart

Image from MarthaStewart.com

I love quick and easy for DIY projects. They’re the kind of thing that makes everyone feel handy and crafty and creative.

So I just loved this one I found over at MarthaStewart.com to dress up the front of a chest of drawers. Or … well, just about anything made of wood, actually.

Now, her project is specifically around doing a weather-coded bureau, which is fine. Around here, it’d be tough to define any particular garment as being for a specific type of weather, so it’s probably not the designs I would pick. But those are the designs she has templates provided for, so go for it!

As for other ideas, on a drawer, I like the idea of clothing shapes – undies, shirts, pants, socks – defining what goes in each drawer. (In theory, I know.) Or if you have a shared room, putting their names on the drawers so they can have their own spaces. Or just use the dots to do lines or waves or whatever you like. This is the part where you get to be creative.

If you have a soft wood like pine, you could even try doing this with push pins, giving you some bright color options that you wouldn’t have to paint. I’d suggest using a buffer between the head and the hammer, though, to keep the color from coming off. That goes for the painted nails in the original version as well.

Where to find great images to use? Well, these are just the basic outline, really, so a coloring book is a wonderful place to start. Don’t worry about getting lots of the details; you just want the outlined shape.

Just remember whatever you do that it’s about creating a piece that’s all your own through your choice of design and colors.

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Inexpensive artwork from an old calendar

August 7th, 2012 | Posted by ideaqueen in DYI Bedroom Ideas - (Comments Off)

Cinderella Exclusive Barbie PrintFashion Shelby 50th Anniversary Barbie PrintLimited Edition Vintage Veronica Barbie Print

Barbie is so glamorous, isn’t she? Especially in these gorgeous fashion art prints.

And wouldn’t you know it? The price is pretty glamorous too!

These exclusive, limited edition prints come in two different framed options – silver at $150 and with a mat at $135 – or unframed for $99, all from PoshTots. And you can choose from Barbie in all sorts of couture from evening gown to daywear.

Barbie 2012 mini calendar cover - pink Cinderella dressBut for the price of just one of those, you could have an entire collection, easy peasy. That’s because the 2012 and 2013 versions of Barbie calendars are using this exact same artwork! Just rip up a calendar, frame in the images and you can have a similar look for way less. In fact, you can be pretty flexible in how use use them since you’ll only have invested a few dollars. Decoupage them on furniture, cut them into different shapes – it’s all up to you.

Barbie 2012 mini calendar - all imagesThe 2012 mini wall calendar pictured to the right includes the dresses in the images above, plus others (some in the image here to the left). They come in at 7″x7″; not a standard frame size, so expect to get creative on how you display them. The 2013 Barbie wall calendar is using the exact same images, so you can get them in a larger, almost 12″ square size now as well. Those would be more dramatic and possibly easier to find frames for.

Barbie 2012 mini calendar - January - black evening gown
You can see the mini calendar uses the Veronica print with Barbie in the elegant black evening gown for January. With nothing but the dress image as the top part of the month, it’s easy to use it as art. Best way to go about it would be to remove the staples from the entire calendar, then use a straight edge to cut the bottom edge of the image. This gives you the best possible piece of paper for framing.

I did find some interesting frames in sizes like 8″x8″ and 12″x12″. Both would call for at least a small mat. Floating glass frames are also a good option if you can find the right shape. I found a set of 12 glass and metal clip frames in the 8″ square size, so you could do the entire year.

(You can score the 2012 calendar over at Calendars.com for a great price while they last!)

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Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission, probably enough to get a stick of gum. I generally only recommend products or services on this blog that I would use personally and believe you will find cool as well. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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