DIY Tips & Tricks ~ Reusable Bag Placemat

Really fun idea and directions on how to make a reusable bag placemat over at Readymade, get creative for your holiday decor!

Art Smart ~ City Fun

{133 Buildings ~ Screenprint}

What a gorgeous screen print of 133 hand drawn buildings in Nate Duval's etsy shop. It really invokes the feeling of a city in a playful, geometric way.

DIY Tips & Tricks ~ Repurposing a Rug

If you guys watched this season of HGTV's Design Star like I did, you know the contestant's came up with some pretty unique designs and DIY furniture.

Inspired by Casey's rug-turned-ottoman (right side of photograph above), head over to DIY Life for instructions into how to DIY it.

DIY Tips & Tricks ~ Switchplate Planter

What started off as a joke between friends is actually a pretty fun idea on how to give old switch plates new life ~ read about it and watch a video tutorial here at Readymade.

Friday Finds ~ Sale Sale Sale!

Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams, our favorite classic contemporary furniture store is having a major 30-70% off sale! You know we here at Primed4Design love a bargain!

Have a great weekend!

DIY Tips & Tricks ~ Give Vintage Furniture a New Life!

I've been having a great time decorating my cute Miami studio with a beachy, laid back vibe. I have some new furniture and some old furniture, and nothing says they can't be mixed together for a vibrant look.

I have a stool that was my grandmothers from the 1970's. It's in great condition, but the blue round pillow cover is a bit worn and out of date. So I went to a local fabric store down here and bought the most amazing fabric, it was on sale and I got a few yards of it for only $15.00!!!

So for now I have placed the new fabric (shown in the after photo) over the cushion to see what it will look like, and man does it look pretty great! I am unfortunately not the best at sewing, so I am going to get my friend's grandmother down here in Miami to make me a cover with the fabric.

Grab an old piece of furniture, grab some new fabric, and grab the nearest grandmother to give a great new look to a vintage piece of furniture!

Friday Finds ~ Tumbled Marble Coasters

Ohhh, check out these tumbled marble coasters from Great Rooms Decor. They have a huge assortment of coasters featuring wine labels from France, Italy, California, and Australia. Perfect gift for the wine lover in your life, or for a nice housewarming gift!

DIY Tips & Tricks ~ Multitiered Magazine Rack

You don't even understand how PERFECT this idea is for my new home in Miami! I have so many magazines that I need to organize, this multitiered magazine rack over at Readymade is a great idea if you have a home office. First I need to buy some tools for my new home...and find a handyman...and find the Ikea around here since I just moved...but otherwise I'm loving this! ;)

Friday Finds ~ Fun Wine Rack

Hey guys, check out this really fun wine rack from Revival Home & Garden ~ it was originally $150, now on sale for $75! It would look really nice in a modern kitchen, or why not give you traditional kitchen a fun feature? Have a great weekend!

DiY Tips & Tricks ~ Tiny Terrariums

This Tiny Terrarium tutorial (try saying that 3x!) over at Readymade is such a fun idea for an inexpensive housewarming gift, or something fun on a Saturday to do with your kids. You don't really need to look much further than your own backyard!

Art Smart ~ Keep Calm & Travel On

This couldn't be a better motto for me these days! I love this 8x10 print from Keep Calm's etsy shop.

It comes in many other colors, I will definitely have to order one for my new Miami Apartment in 2 weeks! That's right, Chrys will be here blogging from DC, and I will be bringing the Miami sass to Primed4Design very very soon!!!

Friday Finds ~ Pretty Petite Plates

How pretty are these petite plates featuring various chairs from The Inglenook Decor? They would be great as serving plates or all 4 displayed up on the wall in a bathroom, bedroom or kitchen.

Check out the rest of The Inglenook Decor's site. It's my new fav site - search by Styles Modern Vintage Decor, French Chateau, Rococo, Shabby Chic Decor ~ you won't be disappointed!

DIY Tips & Tricks ~ Scandy Pillow

Make your own Scandinavian-style pillow ~ directions are here

at Readymade, such a fun budget friendly idea.

Friday Finds ~ Flea Market!

Head on over to one of our favorite online stores, Shop Madison Belle to the fun flea market section. Ahhhh just makes me think of Spring Time!

Friday Finds ~ Bargains!

Ohhhhh, check out this awesome Black & Silver Lamp over at Pier 1 Imports, originally $70, now $34.98!

Check out the rest of their clearance section here for some steals and deals!

DIY Tips & Tricks ~ Funky Storage Unit

Freaking love this idea because you can turn old furniture into a piece of art and also have it as functional storage!

I wouldn't try to build this myself, I would find a professional or great handyman friend that could build this masterpiece and not have it fall on me! haha

Head on over to ReadyMade and find out how to transform a pile of cast-off furniture into one statement-making shelving unit that holds everything.

DIY Tips & Tricks ~ Customize Your Lamp

{photo via ReadyMade}

Seriously, who else has a pile of buttons that are waiting to be used? I know I do! This is just the right project to finally get rid of them! haha Head on over to ReadyMade for super easy instructions on how to give an Ikea lamp some fun texture.

Dandy Chandy Tuesday ~ Shower in Style

You know we are obsessed with chandeliers or anything that features one on it! The style, the grace, the glam of a chandelier...and the thrill of finding great priced chandy's for your home really keep us going! :)

Freaking love this DwellStudio® for Target® Chandelier Shower Curtain.

Hellooooo, can we say our favorite colors grey and purple together looks so lovely?! Complete your bathroom look with this beautiful purple towel set.

Or if you want to glam up your bedroom with the same designs, check out this DwellStudio® for Target® Chandelier Bedding Collection. So beautiful!

We don't suggest doing your bathroom and bedroom, one or the other. You don't want people thinking your obsessed or something! ;)

Art Smart ~ I Heart the Beach!

{"I heart U" ~ 5x7 Print}

My mind has drifted off to the beach since it's in the 30's/40's here in the DC area.

I came across beachme's etsy site where she sells photos of different words or names written in the sand. What a great idea!

My fav's are of course the "I heart U" print shown above, as well as the "xoxo" print shown here. It's never to early to start thinking about Valentine's Day for significant others or family! And this one would be great for an anniversary, she can write your name in the sand for $26! A steal of a price for something so personal-

Friday Finds ~ Wine Inspired!

For all of you Wine-o's out there, LOVE this Wine Country Large Tray {shown above}, along with these Dessert Plates and coasters ... and they are ALL ON SALE! Take advantage of the HUGE After-Holiday sales. I might just get myself a set! :)