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After writing the blog about some of the best design hacks a couple weeks ago, I got inspired to go a little deeper into one hack, contact paper. I have seen so many things buzzing around the internet lately that make use of this product. I love how versatile it is! So I put together a little collection of some …
Everybody is trying to get the best bang for their buck. This is bringing our thrift shoppers, DIYers, and craft nuts. Instead a spending $100 on a desk, spend $40 on supplies and materials and put in a little elbow grease. I know, I know. Heaven forbid we have to work a little more. The Millennial generation is known for their …
We had so much fun seeing everyone’s great finds on August 13th for National Garage Sale Day that we felt inspired to show some more fun ideas. We start off small, with some easy at home DIY’s. However, towards the end they get a little tougher, and we suggest only doing them if you are an experienced DIY-er, or have …
Needing a space for all of your makeup, hair accessories, perfume? Well this is the blog to be at this week because we are sharing some great vanity ideas in honor of National Perfume Day! We have a great variety of options for you to look and hope you see something that sparks a great idea in you! Here is …
Hello everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend. We all certainly did here at Elizabeth Erin Designs. We celebrated our end of quarter two party on Thursday before our long weekend. We will be posting pictures to our Facebook of the event. So we definitely got a jump on celebrating the long weekend. If you’re …
Since it’s half way through the year already (I am still in denial) it’s about time to sum up our favorite finds from 2015 so far! We asked each of the designers here at Elizabeth Erin Designs to give us a few of their own favorites! Jodi : I absolutely LOVE this chair and ottoman upcycled by Repinned for …
Jodi and the girls up-cycled an old mirror into a fun new chalkboard! Check out the behind the scenes of how they did it. This was the mirror before: Taking it apart. Separating the back from the mirror. They then took off the mirror part off completely. And spray painted the frame a fun new color! They painted …
For a while we have been told to remove our wallpaper. It’s dated, it’s too personal, it’s everywhere! Despite all that, I am writing a piece on the many uses for wallpaper. No, I don’t need to be medicated quite yet! Have you ever heard the phrase “less is more”? If we apply this idea to wallpaper, along with a …