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05/25 Shop

Shop: Simple and Modern Planters

Probably my most favorite decor for the home (have I said that before about something else? It’s likely that I have.) because in a lot of situations, planters can serve multiple purposes. Storage is a good one and some of these would work very well for stylish organizing, but sure, let’s focus on the plants! As important as it is to pick the right frame for the right art, I consider it the same for plants. I take this process seriously and am always searching for planter options. This makes versatility a preference of mine, so keeping the designs simple ensures I won’t outgrow (heh) them too quick.

1. Leather hanger
2. Pot with saucer
3. Wooden stands with pots
4. Large planter
5. Pink small planter
6. Fluted round planter
7. Speckle planter
8. Brass planter
9. Ceramic planter
10. Planter + stand
11. Speckled ceramic planter

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05/24 DIY

DIY Room Sprays with Printable Labels

I’ve unintentionally started an essential oils collection due to prior soap and candle DIYs, so we gotta explore that a little more don’t you think? Room sprays have been on my to-do list for so long, and with the soon changing season this felt like a good time to make some summer inspired scents, so here are three for you to try! In addition to the recipes, I’ve partnered with Canon to bring you free printable labels to help these sit pretty on your dresser, nightstand, counter, anywhere you’d want to proudly display and use these (everywhere).

I used my PIXMA MG7720 Wireless Photo All-In-One Printer to print the labels on these sticker adhesive sheets. I made two versions of the labels: black and white and color!

For the best results, use a ruler and a rotary cutter or X-ACTO knife to cut out the stickers. For extra best results, use a paper cutter guillotine (major wish list alert. Only thing holding me back from getting one is I have no space for it!)

For the room sprays, I referred to this guide for the basic recipe as follows to approximately fill an 8oz bottle:

1/2 cup distilled water
1/2 cup vodka or witch hazel
20-30 drops essential oil

I tried both vodka and witch hazel hoping one would work better than the other, but they work the same, so which one to use is only a matter of your preference. The alcohol helps the oil and water mix, though some beading will still occur. Mix the oil and alcohol in a bowl first before adding water for slightly better results!

Regarding the essential oil blends, I’m not at all a pro and believe this is about experimentation so I highly encourage you to play with combos and ratios. I felt like a potions master wannabe dropping this and that here and there, and these were my favorite summery scents.

Sandalwood Rose (romance alert)
15 drops sandalwood essential oil
15 drops rose essential oil

Citrus Blend (sweet and fruity)
4 drops grapefruit essential oil
4 drops lemon essential oil
4 drops lime essential oil
8 drops orange essential oil

Green Tea Cucumber (very clean and fresh)
30 drops green tea cucumber essential oil

This one is my favorite and just so happens to be the easiest, so I like it even more.

For the containers, I used these frosted glass and clear glass spray bottles. I think I’m digging the frosted glass more, what about you?

I should at least mention these would make amazing favors or gifts. I imagine them looking swell in something like a housewarming gift basket. Just please don’t forget to make them for yourself, ok?

In case you missed the links, download the black and white labels here or color labels here!

This post is in partnership with Canon. Thank you for supporting brands that help bring fun ideas for you to discover and try!

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05/19 DIY

DIY Stone Trinket Dishes

I was going through my SD card deleting photos from almost two years ago and came across a DIY I never posted. It was a stone glass vase to use as a planter and something about it wasn’t working for me, where I wasn’t at all excited about it and didn’t even end up keeping it long. Seeing it now though made me think it was a really cool and simple idea but maybe needed a different application, or even to be done on an object of a different shape (I figured it out- I didn’t like the shape of the vase!)

Mystery was further solved when these little diamond dishes fell into my Target basket. The idea of turning these into stone felt a lot more transformative even though it’s the same exact process as painting a vase, but to me these are more unique. They also have multiple uses and can be kept in a bunch of different places as catch alls, which is very exciting in my world! Trinkets, office knick knacks, jewelry, it’ll all work and be cute.

Materials:
–dishes
–stone spray paint (I used black granite, obsidian, and charcoal sand)
–clear coat sealer

This is about as simple as spraying on multiple thin coats with drying time in between. K that’s it.

About this spray paint though. If you’ve never used it, it’s very different. It comes splattering out in chunks to create that stone-like texture, but that also means thin layers with sufficient drying time in between is extra important. I did about 4 layers on each dish with at least 20 minutes of drying time in between, though when I flipped the dish over to do the outside I waited about an hour before doing so to minimize dings from handling. Once completed, I gave them about 12 hours to dry but they were still slightly tacky at the end of that time, so I’d say 24 hours is best to let them sit. These paints take a while to dry!

Once dry, spray a couple layers of clear coat. The one I linked in the materials list is specific to this stone spray paint.

I’m so happy with them and even more happy to have revisited a lost DIY. It’s satisfying to see how just a small pivot on an idea as simple as this can completely change prior meh thoughts about it. The best is being able to come out of it with something I see myself using a lot and not getting sick of too soon.

Shall we play my favorite game? Which of the colors do you like the most? I have a feeling you like the white one, because that’s also my favorite.

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05/17 Inspiring Spaces

Black White and Wood

The most common commentary I see about black and white spaces is that they can look too cold and stark, and while I’m still a crazy fanatic over the look, I see that point and have sometimes found myself looking for ways to warm up a monochrome scene. Adding in light, natural wood has become a favorite go-to of mine and what I tend to fall back on for that warm minimalism that still remains neutral but adds a little more dimension, that something something. It works in both small and large doses, and texture is definitely at play for making things more interesting. Let’s see!

It’s just that small little hand, but it makes such a difference, no? The cat helps, too.

Images: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14

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05/13 Friday Links

Friday Finds

Some weeks are on and others off. This week was somewhere in between, ha! I’ve recognized many times that when I try too hard to find my flow, it doesn’t want to come, and the absolute best thing to do in situations like these is to take a step away for a minute and sure, eat that cookie and take a nap.

It also didn’t help with the bad news yesterday about the major ClassPass price hike in LA. Amazing timing after I had just posted a few days ago about how I can’t live without CP, right?? Maaan, what is going on! Still don’t know what I’m going to do. I’m putting off the decision until after the weekend… Any LA CPers sad about it, too?

So hello, weekend!!! It’s my girl’s bachelorette weekend and we’re flying out on a quick trip to Vegas. The movie Bridesmaids totally plays in my head, only we’re actually going to make it to Vegas ;). It’s going to be a ball.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Easy trick to free up storage on your iPhone (cleared a little on mine but maybe you’ll have better luck!)

In love with these quilts.

On the list of dream kitchens.

The most adorable plant stand DIY.

So I’m going to need to get one of these chunky knit throws.

The second I saw these, I craved them, and I now I have to make them.

Favorite color alert: greige.

*Image from my Instagram.

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05/12 DIY

DIY Double Ring Wall Hanging

I’ve been tossing around a few ideas on what to do for the rest of our bedroom, namely the bed and above/beside the bed, and in my attempt at making a macrame hanging that I’m still not sure yet will turn out, I got sidetracked and tried to adapt that idea to a couple gold rings I had leftover from previous projects, then found that the thickness of the macrame rope wasn’t looking as cool as I thought it would for this, then reverted back to my trusty yarn and ended up here!

I know, I’ve only done a million wall hangings already, but aside from how I love them forever, they’re so easy and perfect for blank spaces like the one going on in my bedroom. I’m actually really enjoying the not entirely on purpose super minimalism going on in this room lately and want to savor the calm of the blankness before trying other ideas I have that I’m going to brew over for a while in typical fashion, so for now I thought something small and ornamental like this wall hanging would be cute to hang up, and for very little hassle at that. Ok I’ll show you!

Materials:
–3 inch gold ring
–6 inch gold ring
–string
–yarn
–glue
-scissors

Tie a lark’s head knot with the string around both rings. Do this by folding the string in half and creating a loop, then pulling the ends of the string around the rings through that loop (more on this type of knot here.)

Wrap the string around the rings down one side, then down to the other side, then come back to the center before double knotting the string in place with the knot facing the back. Apply a couple drops of glue to the knot to secure it. A gel formula works best since it soaks right into the string.

Tie long pieces of yarn around the 3 inch ring in lark’s head knots. I did a total of 11 of these.

Cut the excess yarn off the bottom either straight across or however you’d like. I considered angling it or doing a staircase pattern, which I still might do.

I’ll be relocating this wall hanging elsewhere in a bit since I have plans for a sconce to be replacing it soon, and next time you see this bedroom there will probably be art above the bed, but I’m still going to try and finish the macrame idea and share that if it’s good for yet another wall hanging DIY for you to enjoy. We love wall hangings, yes??

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