Simple built-in bookshelf DIY
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Simple built-in bookshelf DIY

This little project’s been on my list forever but we finally got around to doing it. Isn’t it funny how sometimes the simplest projects hang around your to-do list the longest? This one’s a good reminder that not everything needs to be complicated to be worthwhile. 🤗

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Easy upcycle: DIY clay-effect paint to turn junk into trendy decor pieces
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Easy upcycle: DIY clay-effect paint to turn junk into trendy decor pieces

Have you seen the DIY chalk paint craze, where people refinish tacky thrift shop items and make them look all contemporary and textured? I love the idea…but I wanted to do it in a way that didn’t require buying anything (even secondhand) to spruce up my decor collection. So I tested this DIY on some more unusual items I already had at home. And while it didn’t work for everything, I was pretty stoked at how nice-looking (and easy!) this one turned out.

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How we found the “perfect” ethical leather sofa
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How we found the “perfect” ethical leather sofa

I wanted a cozy leather sofa you'd find in a ski lodge...but like a ritzy one, where all the guests smelled good and wore crispy, starched Ralph Lauren plaid button-downs, sipping handmade ceramic mugs of hot cocoa next to the fire. (Know what I mean??) But finding that dream sofa ETHICALLY was a tricky challenge. Here’s how we made it happen.

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3 easy DIY home projects to make something useful out of “waste”
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3 easy DIY home projects to make something useful out of “waste”

Honest-to-goodness green living isn’t just crisp linen napkins and fancy glass canisters. Chopped up old t-shirts and repurposed salsa jars work fine, too. And finding purposeful uses for “waste” is its own little act of defiance…and a great reminder that we already have enough, if we just pause and look.

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