Kristy Bowen

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Sometimes, the most creative projects can have their roots in the humblest of places. Instagram artist @arte_fusiongallery showed off how she created dynamic textured art using recycled paper towel rolls. While her sculptural and beautiful minimalist paintings look luxe and expensive, creating a similar piece may be easier than you think. With cardboard rolls, plaster bandages, and texture paste, you can create st...

Looking for the best gift for a Baby Boomer in your life? The Boomer generation spans the birth years of 1945 to 1965, meaning it encompasses a historically large swathe of living Americans. The “Boomer” moniker reflects the large birth rate in the US that skyrocketed after WWII. This 20-year span means that its oldest are enjoying their retirement, while the youngest may still be in the workforce and watching kids leave home for the first time.
These new freedoms and changes in life offer ma...

In the past two decades, pole dancing and pole fitness classes have become one of the trendiest ways to work out. The muscle coordination and strength to maneuver your body around a standing pole, and keep to the music at the same time rivals gymnastics in its intensity. It’s a full-body workout that is excellent for core building, stretching and aerobic activity. It can also be a great dance class to help you tone and strengthen while pursuing other forms of dance.
If you are new to the pole...

Beautiful patterns and prints can instantly add personality to any room in your home. This is especially true in bedrooms, where adding patterns to bedding, throw pillows, and curtains may be what you may think of first. However, adding patterns in smaller, more subtle doses can add polish to a room, particularly one with a lot of solids or neutrals. By adding patterned fabric or wallpaper to unexpected places like lampshades, shelves, furniture, and on the wall, you can get all the benefits ...

Flowers and greenery add endless charm to both our interior and exterior spaces, with seemingly unlimited options for wall-mounted planters, hanging plant configurations, and other methods that use organic elements to make homes more inviting, layered, and inspired by the natural landscape. Plant walls in particular can be a great way to decorate a large and empty wall or create a dynamic focal point. Supplies and custom installation for an entire plant wall could get expensive, however. Many...

A useful and welcoming outdoor living space always needs the right mix of elements to make time spent there enjoyable. Lighting is one of the most important aspects of patio design, especially if you use your outdoor space more at night and for entertaining. While there are endless options for adding illumination, both accent and task lighting, they can be pricey for more luxe and decorative-looking options. TikTok user @redeux_style recently unveiled how she turned a bamboo bath mat from a d...

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Great storage options in your craft room or art studio are essential to making your time there productive and enjoyable. Even better if those options happen to be both stylish and inexpensive. If you think creatively, some of the best tools for craft room organization may already be harbored in your pantry or recycling bin. Simple glass jars have a multitude of uses for stowing supplies within easy reach. TikTok u...

Learning to draw can be both a challenge and an enormous gift. While it's one of the things in art that takes the most practice to do well, it also offers the easiest entry into art-making since all you really need is paper and pencil. Drawing is also the baseline for understanding things like proportion, depth of field and lighting and shadow that can be incredibly important as you move onto other mediums like sculpting and painting for beginners. Learning to draw well is one of the top pain...

Looking for a way to use belts you no longer want to wear? Leather belts are usually made of sturdy all-natural leather, making them a durable natural substance that will not break nor stretch under most conditions. It also means that the leather becomes richer, softer, and more charmingly supple with time. While there are many excellent ways to repurpose an old belt around the house, one of the most clever is to fashion them into a stunning woven chair that incorporates numerous belts and a ...

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Collecting items as you travel can be an amazing way to bring home both a piece of your favorite destination as well as fond memories of your trip. All too often, once you arrive home, you find yourself struggling to find a place to store or display them if you are already strapped for space. Finding clever ways to incorporate pieces you collect into your existing decor is crucial. Instagram DIYer @cotton_clara, h...

Large-scale artwork can add so much charm to a space, whether you are just looking to decorate a large and empty wall or trying to create a dynamic focal point in any room. It's especially great for spaces above sizeable pieces of furniture like dressers, headboards, and sofas, as well as a perfect way to add an immediately dramatic flavor to small spaces like entryways and hallways. Larger art can be expensive, however, especially when created by working artists. Even home retailer prints an...

Distinctive art is important in any space. It's even better if it's eco-friendly and upcycled. The web is filled with cool tutorials on how to turn ordinary plastic bags into gorgeous DIY art and other useful objects. If you have a growing stash of shopping bags you would love to make something with, the process of fusing bags to make art may be easier to create than you think. With just an iron, parchment paper, and some plastic, you can create cool DIY works for your walls.
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Finding cute ways to store jewelry and other small items can add a lot of charm to rooms. This is especially true for cottagecore or maximalist spaces that revel in cute details, a sense of eclectic coziness, and interesting collected objects. Instagram user @angelsign_recently showed how she turned a blank wooden box into a beautifully intricate cake-shape using some acrylic paint, silicone caulk, and a pastry bag. Use them for jewelry, trinkets, and accessories to add whimsical charm to you...

Burlap is an often overlooked textile when decorating a home, but it's actually perfect for incorporating a natural, organic vibe into any space. Whether you use it to add texture to decorations, when lining your flower pots, or for other decorative purposes, burlap's tan color is a fetching neutral, so it's great for adding interest to minimalist spaces as well as to cottagecore, bohemian, rustic, or modern farmhouse style rooms. If you want to add some of this material into your home, check...

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Beautiful and stylish statement lighting can go a long way toward setting the design style and tone of any space, be it overhead fixtures, wall sconces, or beautiful accent lamps. Chinese ginger jar lamps, recently cropping up more and more in design circles, are one way to add both a vintage feel and a classic, traditional look. Ornate ginger jars can be found in rooms embracing a number of styles, from maximalis...