A Branch of Treasures

Fun, whimsical display made from dried tree branch and paper clips to hold favourite photos and treasures...
Idea from Pottery Barn

From That to This

The weekend is near, the season is here... time to go treasure hunting!
I love how this vintage hotel lobby key box finds new life as a mailbox system.
From Pottery Barn

Grilled Garden

I saw this while I was in the Kootenays for a fabulously fun (Italiano-style!) wedding this past weekend...

Spark up a garden on the ole retired BeeBeeQ!! What a "grilliant" idea...

Bungee-o-rama

Oh the noble, ever-useful bungee cord! How I adore thee...
I am hooked on the idea of stretching a bungee cord to create a great place to drape mags, books and newspapers. An inexpensive space-saving DIY... especially perfect for an outdoor space like a makeshift tented canopy. Handy dandy!

Image from Pottery Barn

Postcard Pizazz

I love this idea... a row of vintage postcards as a snazzy looking backsplash!
Image from Creating Vintage Chic

Stump for yer Rump

I think this is one timber terrific idea!
The Stump creation from ReadyMade. Bore out the entire cavity of a (fallen) tree stump to create a cubby for storage and a sawed top for a lid. Voilà! Instant storage, seat and sidetable!

Crazy for Corks

Crazy for corks?
Here are some quirky-cool ideas on how to recycle your towering collection of wine and champagne corks...

Home Cheap Home, art from Andy Warhol's cliffside house in Long Island Cork Chalkboard/ Message Board Cork Lamp Flat cork coasters Cork bulletin board Cork placecard holders, as seen on eBay Corks in plants Cork Table, House Beautiful Cork-Filled Lamp (or vase), from Wine Enthusiast Cork Baseboard Cork Art, Modern: Creative Living Spaces Cork under lid handle Cork Chair, by Gabriel Wiese Cork Coaster made with CDs
Corky Roof, The Crafty Wino's Birdhouse
Cork Wall, from Strat'sPlace

Doll's House

Does your home seem itty bitty small for space and storage?

Here's a delightful way to keep order in *your* dollhouse... use an old miniature toyhouse as a wall mounted storage cabinet.

Unique and chic...

From Country Living

Displaying Memories

"The two offices of memory are collection and distribution"

~Samuel Johnson

To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it, to re-member that special moment in time...
An artful tabletop vignette with beautiful bowls full of loose photos or postcards
From Canadian House & Home

M for Magnetic Magic

M for Metal, M for Magnetic, M for Marvellous, and M for the last day of March...
Creativeness with magnetism...

Big Dot Creative Magnetic Bulletin boards from Three by Three Seattle
(top) Magnetic metal letter "M" from Canadian Home and Country

Mounted metal board in the kitchen creates a great place to display recipes, from Pottery Barn
Magnetic paint additive mixed with primer and a favourite colour creates a magnetic square for a workspace, from Home Cheap Home
A DIY project from Amber at My Aim: a magnetic poster wall for her office
Metal numbers created into magnetic board with DIY domino magnets, from Junk Market Style
Magnetic clipboards fit into shelves and provide display space and a place for notes and memos, from Pottery Barn: Home
A metal letter "U" from an old shop sign finds new purpose as a magnetic memo board
Metal sheeting creates a great organization space, from Oh My Apartment
A metal door becomes a showpiece of magnetic art, from Marie Claire Maison

Suitcase Love

I love coming across inexpensive, cool-looking vintage suitcases at local flea markets and thrift shops. They aren't just for travelling... a vintage suitcase can become a unique piece of furniture as a side table or a stacked console for the entryway. The suitcases are also a great place to store extra stuff! Vintage chic... and functional!

Wish
(top) Junk Market Style

Living Etc

Pottery Barn

Ron Marvin

Junk Market Style


Pottery Barn

Net yourself some Flora

Amrita Takhar idea...
Make this simple plant hanger from recycled fruit and veggie mesh bags... just tie the mesh around plant pots and hang in a place where you can relish your eco-creation!

Chalk it up to Dewey

I'm loving these Chalkboard Bookmark Stakes from Pottery Barn. What a way to organise a collection!

Springtime in a Bottle

A pretty flower holder... a blue glass bottle tied with a ribbon hangs from a nail
From Country Living

Inspiration du Chalk

An antique armoire adorned in a stunning chalkboard design inspired by Japanese plates, from Canadian House & Home

Trees to Please

A gorgeous and very practical woodlands illustration...
The Cole & Son handscreened Woods wallpaper design by Michael Clark 1959:
To personalise a kitchen, Jane and Darko's space on Apartment Therapy
To bring the outdoors into your sacred space, Living Etc
To fill a frame, from flickr
To complement head gear, Canadian House & Home
To add trees and birds, from Mrs. Me
To jazz up the loo, from Jeffers Design Group
To mirror a scenic window, from Ghislaine Viñas
To camouflage unsightly furniture, from The Style Dept