When you first see the title of the website The House That Lars Built, you probably expect to see a Scandinavian man doing the posting. But the face of (and brains behind) The House That Lars Built is Brittany Jepsen, who started the blog as a grad school project and kept it going from there… Read More Sitting With… Brittany Jepsen of The House That Lars Built
Every room could benefit from some art on the walls. But art can also be expensive to acquire. One way to get around this is to get your artwork from thrift stores and garage sales. It’s usually pretty easy to find cheap art there, but there’s a good chance the art you find won’t be… Read More What’s Old is New: How to Upcycle Art on A Budget
As a life-long crafter I’ve always been a fan of embroidery and cross-stitch, whether it was seen as an old lady hobby or not. Needless to say, I was pretty excited when crafting started to become cool. No longer relegated to the realm of grandmas, people of all ages and genders have been getting into… Read More Subversive Stitches: How This Old-School Craft Became Cool
We love Genevieve Gorder’s wallpaper collection with Tempaper. There’s so many great pattern options and it’s so easy to put up. It’s also really easy to use in other small decorating projects. Whatever you decide to use the wallpaper for, you’re likely to have some leftover. Rather than throw it out, you can use it to… Read More Deck The Halls: Using Wallpaper Scraps to Create Fabulous Mid-century Inspired Ornaments