The Inspired Room http://theinspiredroom.net Creating a beautiful life and home on a budget Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:47:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 DIY: Book Pages Wreath http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wordpress/woWq/~3/pgFmu1jwRaE/ http://theinspiredroom.net/2009/11/11/diy-book-pages-wreath/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:47:01 +0000 Melissa @ The Inspired Room http://theinspiredroom.net/?p=6922

I am not usually too crafty in my skill or taste, but THIS little project jumped out at me! I love it. A wreath made out of the pages of an old discarded book! If you didn’t see it on Living with Lindsay, you simply must head over and find her step by step directions! Pretty soon everyone will want one of these beauties on their wall, I just know it. It is that fabulous.

And many congratulations to Lindsay for being featured on Apartment Therapy! Woo Hoo!

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]]> http://theinspiredroom.net/2009/11/11/diy-book-pages-wreath/feed/ http://theinspiredroom.net/2009/11/11/diy-book-pages-wreath/ Fall Nesting Tips: #20 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wordpress/woWq/~3/2HUf1WVuf8M/ http://theinspiredroom.net/2009/11/11/fall-nesting-tips-20/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:14 +0000 Melissa @ The Inspired Room http://theinspiredroom.net/?p=6904

It is time for our Fall Nesting tips to transition from fall to ideas for embracing the holiday seasons. I have many more series like this in mind for the future! But before we make that switch to holiday and winter ideas, I’ll offer you one final Fall Nesting Tip for 2009.

Fall Nesting Tip #20

Find beauty where you are.

It is so easy to get caught up in all the things you have, don’t have, should have, wish you could do, envy about what someone else has and wish you could change about your life TODAY.

I’ve always disliked the term “decorate.” It is quite ironic considering that is my chosen profession. But decorating seems so pretentious and superfluous. I prefer to get to the heart of what it means to create a home.

Nesting isn’t about having the latest, greatest, most stylish, up-to-date or most picture perfect magazine-worthy home. Nesting is the process creating a HOME — a place where you and your family are nurtured.

Nesting is creating a safe haven, a place a peace and comfort that welcomes us home every day. Don’t let blogs or magazines or glossy photos of stylized rooms intimidate you into thinking your home is not wonderful enough.

Be real. Be yourself. Each and every one of us can have a lovely home if we can make peace with where we are. I really don’t care if your home is “current” or “fashionable” or if all the design snobs would snub their nose at your choices. The important thing is that you learn to love where you are, that you live within your means and limitations, and your life at home is beautiful to you.

There are many things I want to change about my home or my furniture. Things I want to change NOW! You all know my walls oink and squeal at me. They mock me. I enjoy seeing my rooms in black and white to blank out those swine colored walls and fabrics I don’t want to see! And sometimes that is just how life is. You have to blur out the things about it that are not perfect so you can see with clarity the beautiful things you do have all around you.

Nesting is finding beauty where you are.

For the rest of this series and other fall ideas, click here!

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Make Your Own Silhouette Pillows {Brooklyn Limestone}

Some of you might remember about five months ago I announced that I was setting up some new channels on The Inspired Room. The first one I was going to set up was a DIY page. As you might recall, I invited you all to share your own DIY home decorating or remodeling posts as my guest contributors.

Make an inspiration board out of a door! {Jeanne Winters}

You probably thought I forgot about the DIY pages. Or more likely, you probably forgot about it. But, periodically over these past months I’ve been adding articles and ideas you have submitted and finally {drumroll}, the first series of  DIY posts are now live. I have some fancy pants plans for the page down the road, but for now you will find a list of DIY posts. It is a start!

Quite often my ideas come faster than my ability to actually implement them {rolls eyes at self}. Eh hem. Thank you for your patience with me!

Make Your Own Stenciled Sign {The Shabby Chic Cottage}

If you submitted ideas and you don’t see them on the DIY pages, don’t worry. I still have posts waiting in my inbox and will continue to add ideas over time. I hope you all will share an idea with us! The more the merrier!

This is just a small start so feel free to add your own inspiring ideas! I want YOU and YOUR blog to be represented as one of the great “go to” resources for DIY ideas!

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You do NOT have to have a blog to participate. All submissions are considered.

So how can YOU contribute a DIY post?

It is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

1. For now, I have set up an email address for DIY posts. Please DO NOT send them to any other email address except for this one. DIY [dot] inspired [at] gmail [dot] com.

2. Simply attach clear DIY (do it yourself, as opposed to hiring someone else or buying something ready made!) photos (please make them 500 pixels wide) and send your DIY tips in article form within the body of the email. You can give me a link to your blog or site if you want to. I will give you credit and link back.

Posts can funny or serious in tone, whatever is your own natural style. You can send them anytime.

If you have already blogged about your DIY tips (that is fine), give me the permalink(s) directly to where you shared your tips on your own blog and I can find them there to create your guest post. You can send lots of them if you want, there is not a limit.

3. You MUST state in the email that I have permission to share the tips and the photos in your guest post. You will be credited. If your DIY tips are approved, your post will be published in the DIY channel and that channel will be linked from my main blog. I cannot guarantee I will use every submission or WHEN they will be posted — posts are approved and published at my discretion. These are guest posts and not paid posts at this time.

Posts or ideas don’t have to be magazine worthy, this is all about REAL LIFE DIY. Just keep posts and images in general good quality and taste and please proof read your submission! I don’t have time for a lot of editing! I do reserve the right to make changes to the post if necessary to fit the style of the DIY channel.

So, go ahead and send in your posts or links anytime! New posts will be added regularly and many ideas will be highlighted and linked to from time to time on The Inspired Room!

Be sure to check the DIY pages regularly to see what is new and visit all the amazing DIY bloggers!

And for a weekly list of inspiring links to DIY posts be sure to check out Kimba’s DIY day on her blog at a new address A Soft Place!

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