At Charlotte's House

  • How to Easily Create a Garden Bed

    When we bought our house, one of the first things I did was imagine where I could plant spring bulbs. For two years I’ve passed over this simple landscape task and I was eager to get to work at the new house!

    How to Easily Create a Garden Bed

  • Closet Makeover in Our New House

    Our main closet got a makeover and it’s so much better! I replaced the wire shelves with melamine, wallpapered the ceiling, changed the lights and the outlets and it’s such a great improvement!

    Closet Makeover in Our New House

  • How to Reupholster an Ottoman

    I gave this $15 thrift store ottoman a makeover with some fabric I had on hand. See how I was able to reupholster this piece and give it a whole new look!

    How to Reupholster an Ottoman

  • Ikea Rast Dresser Mid Century Makeover

    I gave a plain Ikea Rast dresser a makeover using flexible trim, chic acrylic feet, new hardware and a coat of paint. Now it’s a show stopper for our front foyer!

    Ikea Rast Dresser Mid Century Makeover

  • Painted Holiday Wreath

    I made this flocked wreath so you would have a step by step tutorial for the one I made while crafting with Phyllis. I love the sweet painted houses and colorful dyed bottle brush trees!

    Painted Holiday Wreath

Spider Covered Halloween Mantel

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This year…. I wanted another quick and easy way to decorate for Halloween so we unleashed a pack of spiders. I happened to have a bunch of these in my stash, but they’re readily available at craft stores and big box stores.

Dollar Store Basket Makeover

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Woven Rope Dollar Store Basket Update I don’t do these projects nearly enough, but Dollar store crafts are some of my favorites! Wandering the aisles… looking for quirky materials that I can DIY into something different… I LOVE that sort of challenge! Today I’m updating a basic dollar store plastic basket using rope, spray paint, […]

Smoky Halloween Graveyard

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It doesn’t get much more epic than a 12-foot Halloween skeleton and a 6 foot animated gravedigger! When Oliver and I built our backyard playhouse, we could never have imagined it surround by a giant skeleton and smoky gravestones.

Painted Furniture Makeover

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This painted desk held up great… until a painting project of Eleanor’s got away from her. A few drips turned into a haphazard finger paint situation that did not look cute. The desk works great and she didn’t want to get rid of it, but it felt a little messy so I decided to give it a second paint makeover.

Colorful Painted Fall Wreath

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These faux leaves were typical fall colors so I painted them to be much more colorful. I love how a little craft paint made this basic wreath into fun autumn rainbow.

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Lover of color. Wrangler of chaos. Maker of things.
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Charlotte Martin Smith