eHow Archives - At Charlotte's House

Turn a Dated Globe Into a Pair of Pendant Lights

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September 8, 2016

Lately I’ve been worried that if you google “one trick pony” you’ll pull up a happy picture of my face. Sipping a cup of coffee enjoying my maps. Alllll my maps. You know what’s technically a map? Globes! Earlier this summer, I took a thrifted classroom globe and made it into a fun pair of pendant lights.

Throw Rug Turned Wall Hanging

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August 19, 2016

About a year ago, I pulled together Louisa’s sweet room and one of my favorite projects in there is this hanging stenciled ‘tapestry’. I made it from my favorite Ikea throw rugs (used in our old house as a runner) and never really shared the full tutorial.

Hide That Ugly Dog Crate

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July 12, 2016

I teased this project a couple of weeks ago, but wanted to share with you officially! Our dog Frank is high on the anxiety scale and having a cozy crate for him to retreat to is huge. In this house, Frank’s crate is out on the back porch and he loves it out there. He can bark at every dog that walks outside the fence. He can bark at anyone who comes in the back gate. He can bark when anyone comes to the front door. You get the drift…

How to Paint Kitchen Backsplash Tile

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June 29, 2016

When we moved into this new house of ours last year, there were lots and LOTS of projects that we knew were well out of our budget. One of them was the renovation that our dated kitchen was begging for. I’ve gotten used to the wood stained cabinets, but the pine colored vinyl floor and the vegetable backsplash need to go! I’m working my way up to the floor tile, but the backsplash… bye bye veggies! Here’s how it looked before. 80’s chic.