It's time to take 5 minutes out of your busy day and check out
Five Wonderful West Elm Hacks
and may I say they are awesome!
I run the risk of being repetitive...but I have to say it out loud that there is so much talent out in the blogosphere...it never ceases to amaze me. The projects that I have assembled for you today are no short of brilliant. All of them are DIY's that you can make yourself and get the materials you need to make them Warning...you are going to get HIGH END results!
Let's visit the world of West Elm Hacks...aka...inspired by!
Jana and Kelli from
a happy place called home
is going to light up your life with this West Elm Hack for sure.
Here is the chandelier with the $299.00 price tag that they simply could would not pay...wondering WHY things that are pretty have to be so expensive!
They had the realization that a very wonderful creation inspired by the original light could be made! I am going to let you explore the step by step DIY Tutorial over on their blog. It is so thorough and there is a picture with each step.
You will get all the information you need to make this...
pretty impressive don't you think!
To tell you the truth...I like it better and well over a $200 savings! You can also customize this beauty in so many ways! Drop by and get this Chandelier's DIY! Oh the possibilities! Great job girls!
Have you seen the Elm Morocco Headboard from West Elm?
It's really stunning...but the Queen size headboard is $400. Kara at kara paslay designs
did not want to pay that price so she put on her thinking cap and came up with the perfect plan. She actually made it on a local tv station. Here is the inspiration piece from West Elm...
Drum Roll Please......
Are you ready for this...she used mats from Target and it turned out looking like this...can you say WOW!!! Again...you can customize this piece and save $300.
Pretty cool isn't it and my head is spinning with a million projects that you could do with the mats! Drop by and say hi and snatch up the DIY!
West Elm has a fabulous little table! One that adds a bit of pizzaz anywhere you put it! It's beautiful all in white and oh those gorgeous gold tipped legs!!! Over at
Chasing Shiny Objects
she created a new identical twin to the original, but at a fraction of the cost. You can find similar tables in a variety of stores ...Home Goods...Marshalls...Ikea...and many more...it is not hard to find...here is the original ...
and now... here is the "West Elm" hack...now you tell me if you can tell the difference????
Drop by and get the details...you can make one of these beauties this weekend! By the way...bar stools look fabulous with gold tipped legs!
POUF!!!!!!!
Create your own magic!
West Elm has some amazing Poufs but they come with a pretty steep price tag...between $219 - $249 a piece!
Not to worry...Brittany from
brittany MAKES
is going to show you step by step how to make your own!
She teamed up with a friend and instead of paying about
$1000 for these...
They made these for a fraction of the price!!!
Pretty fabulous don't you think! You will find out everything you need to know to make your own over on Brittany's blog...be inspired and create your own selection...with your own style!
Have fun!!!
Now this one is really amazing...let's start with the West Elm Inspiration piece...pretty incredible isn't it! It goes for $999.
Now check out what
Erika
from Retropolitanhip
created from an old dresser...are you ready? Really??? Here goes...
from this...
to this...
Isn't it AMAZING!!!! She shows you her step by step tutorial and shares all the information you will need. Drop by and visit her...you will have tons of fun! WOW!!!
Now you are saying...what if I can't find a cool dresser and I really want to create something sensational like this??? I have the answer for you...drop by
apartment therapy
and check out how you can instantly convert an IKEA dresser into this beauty...
When people saw this over at apartment therapy everyone loved it and Panyl created a kit for the Odda...you can customize any IKEA piece of furniture in fact with an array of wood panels and tons of colors you have total control over personalization...PANYL can surely help you...you are just not going to believe the incredible results...you must check it out! The cost is incredibly affordable and the end results are amazing!!! I have a feeling this just might be in everyone's budget! Gotta love IKEA for making such cool furniture so available.
ENJOY and I will be back with more incredible
Hacks and Resources next week!
ENJOY and create!
(((((HUGS)))))
See you tomorrow with some cool FREE Printables!
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And coming next weekend...Galleries so you can find a lot more inspiration quick and easy!