Decorating and DIY Project Journal

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

Reader RedesignsJune 20, 2009

This kitchen makeover will leave your jaw on the floor. Here’s how Rachel transformed a dated and dingy room from the checkered floor up.

RandomJune 19, 2009

We’re taking a look back at my cringeworthy grade school bedroom, college dorm and first apartment to see what (if anything) reflects my cu…

DecoratingJune 18, 2009

We’re answering a flurry of window treatment questions in one fell swoop. If you’ve ever had a window treatment question, chances are the a…

First HouseJune 17, 2009

Here’s how we pinned our featherbed into submission for free (thanks to one smart hubby!).

First HouseJune 16, 2009

We hung a slew of blooms on our guest bedroom wall and couldn’t wait to share our mini makeover. Here’s how Umbra’s Wallflowers can transfo…

GiveawaysJune 15, 2009

Local furnishings favorite LaDifférence is helping us give away 3 sets of contemporary wall art for your home. Enter here until Wednesday, …

First HouseJune 15, 2009

We used a can of paint to majorly update our bathroom with tone on ton stripes. We love of the cream lines look layered and expansive, and …

First HouseJune 13, 2009

We made the sweetest discovery in our detached garage this weekend. Check out what we found (and the three exciting accessories that came w…

House CrashingJune 12, 2009

We trotted through a local home with character (and sprawl) to spare. Here’s how Karyn and Eric took a crumbling casa and made it into a ma…

Shopping & ThriftingJune 11, 2009

Every once in a great while a product comes along and wins us over from head to toe. This is one of those things. We just can’t get enough …

Reader RedesignsJune 10, 2009

Beth followed our lead and hung breezy white curtains with bamboo blinds on her large sliding doors to add polish and style to spare. Here …

DecoratingJune 10, 2009

When it comes to picking the perfect paint color it’s hard to settle on the prefect color scheme or swatch. Here’s a rundown of our favorit…