Don’t throw away that old trophy, instead convert it into a chic brass and marble DIY photo holder.
Bedroom Tour
Many months ago I posted about making a mood board for our bedroom, and a couple of weeks ago when I posted about finding a location for the hanging geometric himmeli gems I made, I included a teaser photo of our bedroom. I’ve been meaning to share a tour ever since, and here it is! This […]
DIY Tassel-Trimmed Basket
I picked out the thread for the tassels on this basket to match a rug in my bedroom (this one from Ikea), but when I was putting it together I realized something weird: each one almost perfectly matches a color that features prominently in my house. Three of them are actual wall colors, and the […]
DIY Crystal Curtain Holdbacks
One of my favorite elements to use in my home is rocks. Which doesn’t sound very attractive, but I’m not talking about any old piece of earth. I prefer chunks of marble, fossils, minerals, and crystals. Mostly they just sit around and look pretty, but these particular rocks have a job to do: holding back […]
Make a Hanging Himmeli Plant Holder
Update: I’ve since switched out the plant in my hanging himmeli plant holder. Here’s the new one: The plant is a type of Tradescantia pallid (otherwise known as wandering Jew, which is a problematic name) that is very easy to grow. After I made my geometric himmeli gems, I couldn’t decide quite where to put them. This one […]
DIY Eye Magnets
Make your own eye magnets out of clay and paint.
My DIY Industrial Pendant Light
Lately I’ve been working on house projects that we’ve been meaning to tackle ever since we moved in a year ago (see bathroom painting). We go back and forth between “What’s the hurry? We have years ahead of us to get this stuff done!” and worrying that we’ll get so used to the status quo that […]
DIY Geometric Himmeli Diamonds
Once I got started making himmeli-inspired shapes, I couldn’t stop. The only thing that stopped me from making brass versions of the other straw prototypes I came up with was that my hands were sore from cutting too many brass tubes. But this morning it occurred to me that a cutting wheel on a Dremel […]
DIY Himmeli Geometric Gem Decor
Before I started this project I thought the hardest part would be figuring out how to put the shapes together, so I started by practicing with some cocktail straws. I worked out all the kinks with the straw prototypes, and then I moved on to the brass tubing versions. It turns out that cutting the […]