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23 Harry Potter Party Essentials for 2025
Looking to use the Harry Potter franchise as the theme for your next party? This classic young adult franchise has been reigning in popularity for more than 20 years through multiple novels, movies and spin-offs.
Appealing to both kids and adults in equal measure, the Harry Potter universe offers much in the way of inspo for your next party or gathering, including fun party food options, decorations and activities that will make you feel like you are journeying into the heart of Hogwarts Acad...
Jeremiah Brent's Sleek Entryway Storage Idea Keeps Essentials Tucked Away In Style
Entryways are often the first spaces we encounter in any home and can manifest in all sorts of ways. It could just be a console table and coat hook near a front door, a grand foyer with a large stairwell, or a mudroom with all sorts of cubbies and hooks for storage. Whatever the size of the space you're working with, because these spaces are well traveled and used, keeping them neat can be a challenge, especially since clutter tends to build up over time. A simple solution from designer Jerem...
Repurpose A Thrifted Filing Cabinet Into A Unique Entryway Statement Piece
Discarded metal file cabinets are a frequent sight at many thrift stores. While once the place for important papers in any home office, these cabinets, in the era of digitized and paperless recordkeeping, are often useless and take up considerable office space that can be put to better use. There are, however, a number of great ways to repurpose an old filing cabinet, including as a stylish way to store and organize garden tools and a tool to organize your fabric. Instagram user @reedeaux_sty...
DIY Easter Wall Art Using Leftover Christmas Decor From The Dollar Tree
Dollar Tree stores are typically known for their abundance of holiday accents, whatever the season. But you may not know that some items that are popular during certain parts of the year, like Christmas, can be just as useful during other seasons like spring and summer. If you find yourself with leftover Christmas décor or supplies you want to make work in subsequent seasons, there's a DIY that has a great way to take a holiday favorite and turn it into a budget-friendly piece perfect for dec...
Textured Drawer Pulls Are The Perfect Way To Add Personalization To Your Cabinets
Choosing just the right cabinet hardware for your space can be one of the best ways to reinforce your chosen aesthetic and give your furniture, cabinets, and the entire room a sense of personality. The right drawer knobs and door pulls can instantly make a statement far more impactful than their mere function of opening and closing. This is particularly true in areas like kitchens and bathrooms, where there are often many cabinets and drawers, sometimes covering entire walls and dominating th...
Repurpose A Broken Desk Lamp For Another Source Of Warm Light At Home
What do you do with table lamps that don't work anymore or are past their prime? In case your answer is to dump them, think again. Metal lamps often have long lifespans and are made of enduring materials like enamel and stainless steel, making them perfect for upcycling once their initial use has come to an end. TikToker @redeux_style came up with the idea for a great upcycle project to turn an ordinary metal desk lamp into a stylish candle holder with some reconstruction.
Not only will this ...
17 Budget-Friendly Window Treatment Options That Look High-End
Whether it's simply blocking light, creating privacy, or helping to reinforce a desired aesthetic, window treatments are an important element in any space in your home to add texture and softness. With so many options available, both from retailers and DIY window treatment projects, you may be wondering which of the many options can make a room feel more luxurious and elevated. The great news is, whether you simply want a way to give older curtains a stunning new look with accessories or swap...
The Luxe Home Design Alternative To Basic Gallery Walls
Choosing art and décor items for your walls can often entail lots of conflicting advice. While some homeowners and designers swear by gallery walls as a great solution for dealing with large blank spaces and creating a dynamic focal point, many also believe there can be drawbacks to this approach. When poorly executed, gallery walls can look chaotic, unpolished, and junky. Bad choices in art, placement, scale, and framing for DIY gallery walls can make your room look even smaller than it is. ...
Achieve An Elegant Wood Grain Look On A Budget With This Front Door DIY
Exterior doors can often be a mixed bag in both new and older homes. Many older homes have doors that look a little worse for wear after many years of use, but even newer homes may be cursed with generic metal or fiberglass builder-grade doors that lack personality. While stunning wood doors are always beautiful, they can be a mistake people make when choosing a front door under some climate conditions, and they can cost much more than other door varieties. There is, however, an easy solution...
The Genius Way A Tackle Box & Broom Handle Can Get Your Holiday Supplies Organized
Any holiday or event season can leave you with quite a lot of stuff to put away in its wake, particularly gift wrapping supplies for Christmas, wedding and graduation season, or a slew of birthdays and anniversaries. You can all too easily amass a huge number of rolls of wrapping papers, bows, ribbons, gift tags, and other accents that potentially take up valuable space in your closet, drawers, or holiday bins. While storage solutions for these items can be found from retail outlets, a great ...
These 17 Unique Doorstoppers Are As Fun As They Are Functional
A doorstop is an example of an object that can be as decorative as it is functional, with many designs that fit different aesthetics available from retailers both large and small. In addition to store-bought options, you can also find a number of repurposed DIY doorstoppers and cool vintage ones in materials like concrete or black cast iron that would bring a lot of charm to your vintage or traditional space. Made out of all sorts of materials, including knitted yarn and upcycled motor oil co...
Turn Inexpensive Rakes Into A Beautiful DIY Room Divider In No Time
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Sometimes the most creative home projects come from simply observing shapes and patterns in all of their infinite possibilities. Using things in new ways presents an opportunity for getting stunning décor with a bespoke touch. While Dollar Tree plastic rake heads may not seem like the building blocks of a beautiful fan-motif room divider, YouTube DIYer Yoduvh Essentials shows how you can turn these plastic pieces,...
Turn Dollar Tree Canvases Into Unique Tapestry-Inspired Wall Decor
While there are many options for framing and presenting artwork in your home, you may find yourself gravitating toward simple and minimalist ways to approach hanging accents on your wall, including wall scrolls, which give a charming cottage feel. It's both fresh and slightly retro, allowing the artwork to shine without being overshadowed by framing. Scroll hangers are also great if you're looking for lightweight options if your walls are plaster or if you worry about hanging heavy frames in ...
An Alternative Household Use For A Broken Piano That Turns Trash Into Treasure
Old upright pianos can be quite beautiful even when their playing days are over. The wood craftsmanship of a vintage or antique piano often reveals an intriguing mix of style and purpose that can be a stunning addition to your home. If you happen to have one in your home or stumble across these pieces in your exploring, you may wonder what use it might fill if it is damaged or unplayable. Old pianos can be difficult to move and store, which can prevent a challenge in removing them, so many pe...
Can This IKEA Picture Frame Hack Save You Money On DIY Wainscotting?
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Beautiful wall moldings and wainscotting are having a recent resurgence in popularity, adding the glamor of old European homes to even the newest builds. If you are looking to add this element to your home, there are a number of options and types of wall molding, including buying and assembling strips, a process which can often involve lots of measuring and the need for saw access. Another popular approach is buying pre-cut pieces that are already shaped in a square or...