Suzannah Hamlin Stanley's Blog, page 11

How to shorten and recover a readymade Roman shade

After my huge success recovering a cheap blackout Roman shade for Lucy's room with some pretty block print fabric, I decided I need at least one more custom fabric shade! Our upstairs bathroom gets crazy sun in the afternoons and I knew I'd have to hang something pretty but also very functional there. (We renovated it last fall, and it's not a problem in the fall/winter.) The problem with my readymade blackout shade project? The cheap Roman shades only come in a couple lengths (like 60") and tha...

My favorite source for affordable vintage rugs!

I've known for a long time that vintage rugs are the highest in cool factor, and there's no substitute for a natural fiber rug. But can be overwhelming and hard to get started shopping for them, and committing to ordering something online you know would be tough to return. 

Well, I dove in recently... I had a couple of projects happening at once and bam! suddenly I'd ordered three vintage Turkish rugs within a couple months, all from the same shop I am so excited about! 

There is nothing like a re...

DIY painted peg row instead of closet in Lucy's nursery

So happy with this solution! Lucy's charming nursery is a funky sort of bonus room that doesn't have a closet. 

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Intentional living with easy cleaning hacks, home organization tips, and more

Learn how to make “little by little” changes throughout the home from Leigh by The Little by Little Home. This is another installment of our Intentional Living series and this time, we are chatting about $100 makeovers, easy decor hacks, and making cleaner switches for the home.
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How to make a slipcover using but preserving the old one as a pattern

The biggest DIY project in my recent home office renovation was a sewing project! Back to my roots, I guess! I found a really nice slipcovered armchair on Facebook Marketplace for $40 and honestly, the slipcover was fine as-is, just neutral cotton canvas, but I wanted something definitely not neutral! 

I've made slipcovers before (like this one in 2014 and these in 2016) but I was definitely more confident doing it by cutting apart the previous slipcover and modifying it (or doing a simpler chair...

Basketball poster turned decor - how to make sports art look great in your home!

Things I love: unique decor, meaningful art, updating something old, and making my husband feel involved in the look of our home. 

I recently re-framed a poster Jason has had since childhood and hung it proudly in our upstairs hall. It can be hard to make sports-themed decor fit into a traditional, vintage rug-filled, historic home like ours, or with more feminine decor. But it can be done, here’s proof!

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DIY or hire out: Home maintenance items

Deep cleaning, bug treatment, leaves, and more… we’re covering interior and exterior home maintenance tasks that you could DIY or hire out! Which ones are worth the money to save your time?!READ POST

Vegetable garden update: planting starts

I’m really excited about the garden that we had last year and we're doing this year, and I was hoping to share updates once a month or so in the spring and summer documenting what we’ve done. It will help me in the future if nothing else! I haven’t gotten to do an update in a while though, so we’ll have to skip ahead from where we left off, where our veggie starts were growing from seed. 

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Office One Room Challenge behind the scenes

I'm sharing the successes, the surprises, and the DIY that didn't quite work out... in this behind the scenes about my office renovation!

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Favorite Spring 2021 One Room Challenge renovations

At the end of every One Room Challenge season it is easy for me to get overwhelmed by all the amazing transformations! There are almost 400 designers and guests participating this season. I like to go through and share my top top top, favorite favorite ones in a blog post that I can refer back to for inspiration! 

I love seeing the mix of styles of different designers that participate. It gets me out of the standard looks that I see in the aesthetic that I follow on Instagram. I respect and enjoy...