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Ballard Designs Dupe – Look for Less Cushion

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Ballard Designs Dupe – Look for Less Cushion

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Hey there! Hope you are doing great! Today I have a fun Look for Less dupe from one of my favorite high end home decor stores, Ballard Designs. I just love everything about them, except their prices. They have such gorgeous decor and furniture, from tableware, to bedding, to wall art and even patio furniture.

One of the thing I came across were these pillow cushions. They come in 3 different colors and I love the pattern on them. At almost $60 each I just wasn’t going to pay for it so I thought I would recreate them myself.   

Also, stick to the end to see 2 more dupes from Ballard Designs that I also created for my YouTube channel. 

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I decided that the best tool for this would be my Cricut Maker 3. I have had a Cricut for over a year now and I absolutely love it! With Cricut Design Space I can easily create my own pattern to mimic the one from the original pillow cover. And then I repeated it to make 4 stripes. 

I did a total of 8 in order to make 2 cushions for my sectional. 

 

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Once I was happy with the sizing, making sure it would cover my cushion front, I sent it to my Cricut Maker 3 to cut and removed the excess vinyl. 

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Cricut has these cushion cover blanks that are perfect to add any pattern to. You can use these with iron on vinyl as well as infusible ink so they are super versatile. I like the bright white ones. 

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I laid out the pillow cushion cover and made sure to measure the spaces in between the vinyl so that they were all even. If you don’t have a  fabric measuring tape definitely get one. They are perfect for measuring projects like this (even if you don’t sew). 

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I used the Easy Press to set them onto the pillow cushion. When I do this I place my cushion on my Easy Press Mat and I also put a cardboard piece inside the cushion cover so none of the adhesive manages to seep through to the other side. 

I also use some parchment paper between the heat press and the pattern. 

RELATED: Pottery Barn Candleholder Dupes

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Once it has cooled a little bit I remove the clear plastic. And that is all there is to it! 

Tip: If you want to make sure everything is set, you can always put the parchment paper back on after you removed the plastic and use the Heat Press for a few seconds. Just press it lightly all over to make sure everything is on there securely. But make to not put the heat press directly on the vinyl. 

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I love how they turned out. And while the pattern is a little larger than the original, it still captures the aesthetic and the color is almost identical. 

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This is how I did as far as savings. For two original cushions I would have spent $118 at Ballard Designs. But by making them myself I only spent $36 and that includes the price of the vinyl and cushions for both. 

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I am always excited when I get to make something custom for my home and even more so when I get a professional finish that mimics that of a high end store. 

Let me know what you think of this dupe and if you enjoy more like this, check out the video below where I share 2 more Ballard Designs dupes! 

 

Don’t forget to share this with your crafty friends! 

Ballard Designs Dupe – Look for Less Cushion

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I will see you all next week!

Until then… adios!

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Thrifted Seed Box Makeover


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Thrifted Seed Box Makeover

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Hello friends! Today I am back with another thrifted makeover. And this time I am using items I have never used before. I purchased this cute little box at a thrift store in South Carolina a couple of months ago and I finally got a chance to make it over. 

It cost me $8 and it was actually a recipe box, however, since I plan on doing gardening in the near future I wanted a place to store my seeds. And this was the perfect size, plus the drawer had compartments! 

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I cleaned it up and used DIY Paint in the color White Swan (and the good news is my shop is almost ready so I can start selling these paints!). 

DIY Paint is a highly pigmented clay based paint that is made with all natural ingredients. It dries very much like chalk paint and covers any surface with ease! 

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I had to give this a couple of coats since the stripes were pretty hard to cover up. But the paint did the job nicely!

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Once the box was completely dry, I used some of Iron Orchid Design Transfers.

IOD sent me a fun package of some of their products to try out and I had so much fun using these transfers on this little box. I used one of their rose transfers.

Plus, I figured it was appropriate since this was after all going to be for seeds.  

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These transfers come in several sheets and all you do is cut out the ones you want and lay them on your desired surface. You then use the little plastic spatula they supply to rub them on and then you just pull off the clear plastic! How easy is that!? 

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After I was done placing my transfers I decided I would use some Rub n Buff on the feet and drawer pull. Rub N Buff is great for touches like this. It is highly pigmented – one coat and you’re done! I used the Antique Gold one for this project. 

Then I sealed everything with DIY Paint’s clear wax. I let it dry over night and then I buffed it the next day. After that I was done! 

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This little box is just perfect! 

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All of them fit so nicely and it is so great to store them in such a cute box instead of a plastic bin. 

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The little floral knob it came with look so much better in gold and it pairs so nicely with the transfers. 

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The best thing is I don’t even have to put this box away. It can stay out and be a part of the decor. And it’s perfect for Spring!

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What do you think of the transformation? 

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If you enjoyed this and wish to see more amazing thrifted makeovers check out the video below! 

GORGEOUS THRIFTED MAKEOVERS

 

Please share this with your friends and I will see you next time! 

Until then… adios!

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Extreme DIY Bathroom Makeover

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Extreme DIY Bathroom Makeover

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Hey there! It has been a little while since I have posted and I am here to make it up! Today’s post has been a couple of years in the making. We have finally finished our guest bathroom! This bathroom has actually not been operational since we moved in… 2.5 years ago. 

Crazy, I know. 

This has been one of the reasons we only have my parents over at the house, LOL! No guest bath means no guests. During this time we just used the master bathroom or my daughter’s bathroom. This is technically my son’s bathroom that he would share with guests. 

This bathroom was a wreck when we moved in. 

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Besides the broken counter, this is what the bathroom looked like when we purchased the house. The hubby got a little excited with the demo before I took before pics.

It was dingy, dirty, smelly and sticky. 

I sure as heck did not want to use it and I sure didn’t want anyone to see it. 

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The finishes and fixtures were extremely dated. Of course this wasn’t news to us, we knew we were purchasing a fixer upper. We just didn’t realize that because of time and funds, it would take us a lot longer to complete. 

The lights to the bathroom were a part of the medicine cabinet and mirror.

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The toilet area was extremely tight and uncomfortable for my husband to even sit on. His arm literally ran into the side of the sink cabinet. He was not having that. 

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The floor was nothing special, just outdated linoleum. It was very dirty and stinky. 

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The bathtub was a fiberglass insert in an almond color. It was in decent condition for what it was, but I knew I didn’t want to keep it. 

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So I drew up what I had planned for this bathroom. I wanted it to be a show piece since after all everyone was going to see it. We planned on doing everything ourselves too (with the exception of connecting the tub to the plumbing – we left that to the professionals). 

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This was my initial design and even though a few things changed after I had originally designed this mood board, the overall look and feel remained the same. The bathroom was a beast to tackle and we learned so much since there were so many design aspects that we had never done before… like we will use a cast iron tub instead of a fiberglass tub in the future. 

We documented the entire process on video since it was just so much. You can watch it all go down below!

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Here is how the bathroom looks now.

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One of the things you can see right away that we changed from the mood board was the tile. We ended up going with a hexagonal gray tile on the floor. 

We had previously used the mosaic tile in our pantry makeover and since living with it we just didn’t like how it was a little difficult to clean so we decided to use something else. 

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My husband removed the old tub himself and he installed all of the tile as well as the new fixtures. I just love the contrast of black on that white tile. 
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The toilet we installed was given to us by Gerber who we partnered with for the video. This toilet had a slender tank, elongated seat which pushed the seating forward and it had a nice decorative detail at the base. Such an improvement from the one originally that was there. It’s much for comfortable to sit on it!

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The sink cabinet was a DIY. We purchased the sink at Lowes and the cabinet at a builder’s surplus store. The faucet was also from Gerber and it’s a bathroom version of the one we installed in our kitchen.  And the countertop was a leftover piece of butcher block that we used from an old table we had dismantled to help build our kitchen island. 

The cabinet pulls were from Hobby Lobby and I got them for $2.50 each on sale! 

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I love the color of the bead board alongside the white and the wood. 

 

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I also love the vessel sink we chose. It’s a nice rectangular shape but it was still compact enough that it fit the smaller vanity. 

And the board and batten just takes the bathroom to another level. The stained top makes it unique since it’s not something we see every day and it ties to the countertop nicely. 

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This was also the first time I painted the trim and door the same color and now I think I am addicted. I want to paint all the doors now! It makes a statement when you are inside looking at it and since the door is white on the other side, no one expects it.  

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Of course I added a few details here and there and I had to include some of my previous DIYS, including my ruffled shower curtain. 

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I am so happy with how this turned out and I hope you enjoyed it too! We are currently working on our first outdoor project and we will be tackling our daughter’s bathroom soon. 

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We definitely learned a lot during this renovation and will be adjusting a few things here and there for upcoming projects, but overall I think we did a really good and you would never guess this was all done by us. I am mostly proud that we went above and beyond to make it a custom bathroom and that in the end it doesn’t look builder grade. 

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Share this with your friends or anyone who may be considering a bathroom renovation and I will see you in the next one.

Until then… adios! 

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Serena & Lily Tray Dupe

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Serena & Lily Tray Dupe

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Hey friends! Hope you are doing well! Today I am excited because I have brought back the Look for Less Challenge and I cannot wait to share what I recreated.

This challenge has been a long time favorite on my channel and I have had to host it on and off for scheduling reasons, but I am bringing it back every other month this year. 

If you are not familiar with the Look for Less Challenge, it’s where I take items from a high end home decor store and recreate them for a whole lot less. But it’s not just me who tries to do this, I invite other YouTubers to the challenge as well. 

I create and entire playlist so that everyone has a chance to see what everyone came up with. It’s a lot of fun and it’s always great to see what everyone creates. 

Today I chose to recreate the Portland Bone Inlay Tray from Serena & Lily. It retails for a whopping $698.00! Ouch! That is a lot for something that is going to sit on a coffee table, but I guess there is a market for everything. 

Anyways, I LOVED it and I knew I just had to make my own. 


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I came across this tray at my local Goodwill for only $3.99. It was originally from Crate & Barrel (it still had the sticker on the bottom). 

Serena Lily Tray Dupe1 Serena & Lily Tray DupeIt was the perfect shape so I snagged it. I brought it home, cleaned it and sanded it down a bit. There were some chips in some areas and I wanted to smooth them out. I also wanted the paint to stick better since it was a really glossy finish. 

 

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Afterwards, I got some DIY Paint in Sandy Blonde and White Swan. I wanted to lighten up the Sandy Blonde to look more of a “bone” color. 

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Once I got the right color, I painted the entire tray with 2 coats. 

RELATED: Look for Less Pottery Barn Candleholders

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Next I went to Cricut Design Studio and made the pattern that was on the tray from scratch. This part was a lot fun!

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And, since I love this pattern so much, I also saved this as an SVG and saved it to my Free Printables Library. You can download it and use it on your own cutting machine if you wish to recreate this tray yourself! 

Just look for the icon in the library that looks like this:

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So next it was time to add the stencil. One way I like to save money when using my Cricut is to save scraps of contact paper. I had some at home and used it for my stencil. It cuts just fine! 

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I applied the pattern all over the tray and I added tape to the areas I did not want painted blue. This was a little time consuming, but with a little music, murder mystery podcast or your favorite show on Netflix, it can be a little more enjoyable. 

Anyone else listen to true crime stories while they craft? No… Just me?…. Okay…

I mixed up some chalk paint that I had on hand to get that same blue from the original tray. Then, I started to use a stencil brush to apply the blue color, but I ended up using a regular one to make the process go a little faster. 

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After applying 2 coats of the custom blue chalk paint and letting it dry it was time to remove the stencil decals. 

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Another very time consuming job, but as I kept going and that pattern got larger so did my heart!

Gasp!

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It was looking gorgeous.

But as luck would have it, the contact paper removal didn’t go smoothly either. My weeding tool did remove some of the previous paint and I had to go back in and touch up certain areas, but it was worth it!

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I sealed the tray with DIY Paint clear wax and that was it! I love this tray! That pattern looks so stunning. 

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It’s the perfect addition to my coffee table especially for Spring. 

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It’s also pretty large so it will come in handy as well. 

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So how did I do?

Because I have everything on hand EXCEPT the tray, all I spent was $4 on this dupe. Of course, there was a lot of man hours, sweat and maybe even some tears, but I am definitely happy I pulled through and finished it!

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And you know what? There are 2 other Serena & Lily Dupes in the image below. Can you guess which ones?

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That vase is a dupe and this lamp is a dupe!

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If you are curious how I made those, you can watch these dupes in the video below as well! 

Let me know what you think of the tray! Are you a fan of these Look for Less dupes? 

Don’t forget to share this with your friends!

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I will see you in the next one!

Until then… adios! 

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