1 Yay! 9 Pretty Party Decor DIYs!

It's friday and almost time for a party! This week's weekend projects post covers nine bright and colorful party decor ideas if I've ever seen one. Bright pops of pink, orange and yellow, mixed with pastels, makes for fun times! Check them out!

1. DIY Letter-Shaped Boxes
Make your own letters out of cardboard with this clever and super-easy how-to from Studio DIY.

2. Sidewalk Chalk Popsicles
What's a party without sidewalk chalk popsicles? I mean really!  From Hello, Wonderful.

3. Mini DIY Cupcake Stand (and Soap Cupcakes)
If the stand isn't adorable all on it's own, but just to add the wow factor, these soap cupcakes! From Henry Happened.

4. Make a Balloon Chandelier
A simple and budget friendly idea (especially loving the marble balloons). From Julep.

5. Double Tetrahedron Origami
These origami wonders would make a beautiful photobooth backdrop yes? Get the how-to from instructables.com here.

6. Honeycomb Garland
Use honeycomb decorations to create this pretty colorful garland. From Oh Happy Day.

7. Ombre Watercolor Horse Cake
Amazing iced cake idea for a birthday. Via Hostess with the Mostess.

8. Baked Vanilla Bean Donuts
Nothing says party than a multi-coloured-sprinkled donuts! Recipe at Cooking Classy.

9. Spell it Out!
A simple yet stunning idea from zuckerzimtundliebe.

Happy Friday!

1 A Tranquil Space

I ran into this beautiful bedroom on my instagram feed this past week from Urbanwalls' Danielle and Paul Hardy's home.  Designed by Stephanie Jean Design, the bedroom has a serene palette of white, beige and soft blues and pops of lilac. Looks like a pretty tranquil space.

Also after this bedroom tour, I've included a few pics of some of Urbanwalls' vinyl wall decor decals which they make here in the lower mainland (they're pretty sweet I might add)! Get all the links and sources at the end of the post.  Photography by Mary Konkin.

Sources:
Bonjour Amour print - Sarah and Bendrix
Floral Bed pillows - Motif Pillows
Pillow Shams and Quilt - West Elm
Ikat painting - Lulu and Drew
Seafoam throw quilt - Chapters/Indigo
Mirrored side tables - overstock.com
Side table lamps - overstock.com


And a few pics from Urbanwall's shop of a few decals I'm loving right now also. Their selection is amazing, it's hard just to pick a few.

Gold Polka Dots

Pinetree Decals

Anchor Decals

To see more of Urbanwalls' online at:
Site + Shop:  uwdecals.com
Etsy Shop: etsy.com/shop/urbanwalls
Blog: blog.uwdecals.com
Facebook: facebook.com/urbanwalls
Twitter: @hardydanielle
Instagram: @urbanwalls

1 10 IKEA Hacks to Bookmark!

You know when you buy a volkswagen and all you see are volkswagens? Well, that's how I'm feeling lately with IKEA hacks, I keep running into them. And I have to say, people are getting rather pro too! Check out some latest finds, all worth bookmarking for inspiration!

1.  IKEA Antique Barn Light
Using an ÅRSTID wall lamp and FÄRGRIK ceramic plate make this budget-friendly antique looking barn light. Get the how-to here.

2. DIY IKEA Hack Stikwod Headboard
An IKEA Malm headboard gets a makeover using Stikwood (reclaimed wood that’s already finished and with adhesive backing on it). From Sugar and Cloth.

3.  IKEA Hack Office Desk
Spray painting the legs of a VIKA AMON desk makes for a nice update. From White + Gold.

4.  Upyarn Your Lamp
A Varte lamp is decorated with a bit of yarn to give it a more handmade custom look. From Ikea Hackers.

5. The BEKVAM Kitchen Cart
The Bekvam kitchen cart gets an amazing makeover by Oliver and Rust.

6. Update a Table
The JOKKMOKK table gets a mid-century-style update with a few adjustments and new hairpin legs. From Actue Designs.

7. Chair Rail Billy's
By adding a chair rail and crown molding, BILLY bookcases look custom made. Get the details at House Pretty Blog.

8. Piet Hein Eek headboard
A BRiMNES bed gets the wallpaper treatment, Piet Hein Eek style. From Currystrumpet.

9.  Greek Key Goldend Vittsjo
Shelves are spray painted gold, and embellished with Metrik door handles in each corner. More info at IKEA Hackers.

10.  Let There Be Light
A FRACK mirror gets connected in this project from Yellow Brick Home.

2 Make: A Sage Smudge Stick

Contributor post by  Caitlin of The Merrythought

A smudge stick is a bundle of dried herbs (usually white sage), originally used by Native Americans as a way to cleanse a sacred space. I've seen smudge sticks popping up in a lot of small shops lately as a long lasting, great smelling incense. I love burning incense in my apartment so I decided to try and make my own to try out! It's super simple to make and easy to alter to fit your scent preferences.

What you need:
- Bundle of sage
- Hemp string

6 5 Options to Upgrade Your IKEA Kitchen Cabinets

(Photograph by Sarah Sherman Samuel.)

I just got a huge wave of kitchen inspiration recently after seeing the upgrade of Sarah Sherman Samuel of Smitten Studio's IKEA kitchen cabinets (above).  Remodelista featured their recent cabinet fronts upgrade which features LA-based company SemiHandmade. Sarah and her husband Rupert picked up the DIY panels (which are unstained and untreated), and painted them in Farrow and Ball's Pigeon paint color. Aren't they beautiful?

When we bought our IKEA kitchen, at one of those midnight madness sales, we bought cabinet fronts that we weren't super thrilled with but at 75% off, we thought they would be our 5 year kitchen plan cabinet fronts, and we're now on year four. So now after seeing these, I'm thoroughly inspired and it's time to start looking! But of course I thought I'd do a bit more research on other custom options and see if there was anything local or Canadian (which doesn't look like the case unless we go custom custom).  Here's a bit of inspiration and sources of what I found.

1.  CUSTOM

This rustic version of photographer and interior designer Benedikte Ugland's kitchen is something to be inspired by (From 2012). Via Skona Hem. (Photo: Anna Kern)

2.  SUPERFRONT
Superfront, a Swedish brand offers up a wide selection of cabinet fronts, handles, legs and tops that are worth checking out if you're Europe/UK-side or for inspiration. (A few samples below). Via Happy Interior Blog.

3. SEMIHANDMADE
Semihandmade based out of LA - ships across the US and Canada (good to know).  Loving their DIY fronts along with the more rustic Premium collection.

(Photograph by Sarah Sherman Samuel.)

Semihandmade Doors - Photo/Kitchen Design - Veneer Designs

4.  KOKEENA
Based in Portland, Oregon, Kokeena also has a great selection of ready to install doors from modern to traditional English style. (Below). Orders for Washington and Oregon only at this time.

5. IKEA 
And good to know also that IKEA has some new kitchen cabinet front options (hopefully coming soon) as featured recently on Livet Hemma. Note Turquoise, white and grey. Also loving the brass hardware. Love the turquoise with the brass and marble. Click here for more info on each.

See more of Smitten's Studio kitchen cabinets on Remodelista here and on Smitten Studio here.