Hello all and Happy Labor Day weekend everyone!  We’re spending a few days down in San Diego visiting some family and hanging out at the beach, soaking up the sunshine on the last summer weekend.  I helped my stepdaughter fix up her first off campus college room yesterday and snapped a few pics of the space, will share this week!  

Meanwhile, it’s "best of the blogosphere" weekend again where Amanda and I scout out our favorite picks to share them here, enjoy these amazing spaces and clever projects!

Tour Mabrey’s beautiful nursery over at House Tweaking.

There’s a fun, functional, and stylish study space in the Just a Night Owl home.

Hide an eyesore in your home with built-in Billy bookcases from Living with Lindsay.

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Hello everyone, it’s time for another round of ‘best of the blogosphere’ where Amanda and I team up to bring you our favorite picks, enjoy these inspiring projects and ideas!

Here’s a clever way to make a canopy bed – with curtain rods attached to the ceiling.  Discovered on the pages of Lonny magazine.

Debbie mixes stylish accessories with her new herringbone tile floor in this lovely office at Visual Eye Candy.

Nester skipped the paintbrush and made this diamond pattern on her bedroom wall with duct tape instead.

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Hello all – time for another weekend ’best of the blogosphere’ and wow, it’s amazing what you all create!  Amanda and I rounded up a few very clever table building projects and some other inventive ideas too – here are our picks from last two weeks, enjoy!

Inspired by a table at a local brewery, DIY Diva repurposed scrap wood to create this outdoor café table.

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Ez from Creature Comforts built a table with IKEA legs, planks, and gray stain.

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Now I know what to do with two planters and my deep dish pizza pan, use it to create a unique flower pot side table.

This barn wood coffee table by Wit & Whistle is oh so stylish with its herringbone pattern.

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Greetings all and happy Sunday, it’s time for another round of ‘Best of the Blogosphere’ and Amanda and I are back to share the most inspiring, creative, and helpful ideas we’ve spotted in the last two weeks, enjoy!

Everything about Ford’s Nursery is perfection from the soft sophisticated neutrals to the brass pendant, tour the beautiful space over at Me Oh My. 

Stacy at Not Just a Housewife created her own secret garden complete with lush plantings, plenty of white, and a focal point mirror, so serene! 

Follow Traci’s step by step to refinish a claw foot tub for a beautiful result at Beneath My Heart. 

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