Chic Shelf Paper

Where was this shelf paper when I was lining my kitchen cabinets? Chic Shelf Paper has hundreds of designs and they're available in several finishes from laminated vinyl to satin canvas and with or without adhesive. You can also order up to 4 free samples to make certain it matches your decor.

Book clocks by Hilda Grahnat

Uh, huh. Yes, definitely need one of these book clocks by Hilda Grahnat. Each is one of kind, made from a vintage book with a clock mechanism that runs on a single battery.

DIY Shower Curtain at Poketo

This DIY shower curtain is the next best thing to drawing on your walls. Which by the way, my mom let me do much to my surprise. It all became clear why a  week later when she put up wallpaper. Anyway, what a cool product and it even comes with the marker. At $33 it's a steal from Pocketo. Via Swiss Miss.

Cherry blossom wall decals by Little Lion Studio

little lion studioI really like this cherry blossom tree wall decal from Little Lion Studio. It comes in more color combinations than shown, but these are my particular faves. Even though it's been been designed for a nursery, I could see this design working in other areas of a home as well.

New argyle monogram framables

Just finished some new designs last night. These monogram argyle prints can be customized and look great in children's rooms. The standard size is 11 x 14, but larger sizes are available. They're printed on heavy paper stock and you have the option to upgrade to UV coating or even print on canvas. I think they look great in a simple white frame like this one.

DIY Maple Leaf Roses

image via haha.nuThis tutorial is from 2006, but I think it's wonderful. I ran across it on the haha.nu lifestyle blogzine, but it appears to have originated from this site. Estonia perhaps? I can't read cyrillic languages. I only have a teeny tiny smattering of Spanish, Hungarian and French. Just enough to cause native speakers to laugh hysterically. Anyway, what a gorgeous reuse of existing natural plant life into mimicking other plant life. 

Homemade DIY recessed shelves

Finally! After three weeks of measuring, re-measuring, cutting, sanding and painting, the shelves are done! The house had a narrow hallway with an arched recess that was lovely, but not very useful other than hanging some artwork because of the shallow depth. I have a lot of books and really, really love built-in bookcases so we decided to make the area into library shelving. Each end of the shelves (made of poplar) has a small wood brace for stability and triangular, wooden brackets which are staggered every other shelf for visual interest. We also went with an alkyd, oil-based paint for more durability. This is what added so much time to project as it needed to dry 24 hours between coats. There's also a strip of decorative molding attached to the front with a leaf pattern for a more finished appearance. It's going to be hard to waiting for them to fully cure so I can load 'em up with books!