Decorating and DIY Project Journal

Older decorating tutorials, paint projects, furniture ideas, and house updates from the Objectales archive.

Home ImprovementOctober 28, 2009

Ok, we’re back on speaking terms with the basement. After it gave us quite a hard time when we began our Dryloking-interrupted-by-oh-no-is-…

First HouseOctober 28, 2009

Our bathtub drain is hopelessly clogged and now we’re turning to you, our brilliant readers, for hope. We’d love your drain unclogging tips…

DecoratingOctober 27, 2009

Sometimes it’s fun for us to scroll through the photos on our House Tour page and try to pick out decorating similarities or patterns that …

GiveawaysOctober 26, 2009

Want an iPod Touch? Get one here courtesy of DuPont and their new countertop-pickin’ app: mySurface. Enter through Wed, Oct 28, 2009.

Reader RedesignsOctober 26, 2009

When Jen and Erik sent their toddler-friendly entryway makeover our way we had to share their genius transformation. Here’s their letter: I…

RandomOctober 23, 2009

1. A few months before starting this blog we had never painted brick, ripped up a carpet, upholstered a chair, made a headboard, caulked an…

Reader RedesignsOctober 22, 2009

When Trish sent us photos of her vibrant living room walls we couldn’t wait to share the amazing before and after pics. Here’s her letter: …

FavoritesOctober 21, 2009

And now we’ll continue the cleaning chit-chat with this handy little homemade cleaner breakdown. When we talked about getting even greener …

Cleaning, Organizing, & EcoOctober 21, 2009

We did it. After a few months of passively wishing that we were using reusable microfiber cloths to dust our house (instead of disposable S…

First HouseOctober 20, 2009

We decorated our porch for Halloween with spiderwebs, dead branches, and even some white pumpkins. Here’s how we threw it together on a dim…

Home ImprovementOctober 20, 2009

So we started the big basement makeover and let’s just say it’s proving to be quite a challenge. Good thing we love a challenge…

GiveawaysOctober 19, 2009

Our nephew is coming this week, so we’re doing a baby-themed giveaway from LaJobi Industries – an eco-friendly crib and mattress combo wort…