A Well-Crafted Home: Inspiration and 60 Projects for Personalizing Your Space

A Well-Crafted Home: Inspiration and 60 Projects for Personalizing Your Space

<b><b>From "the DIY maven" (<i>Architectural Digest</i>), comes a</b> beautiful, practical craft book for both aspiring and seasoned makers. </b>Here are 60 projects for high-quality furniture, textiles, and accessories to enjoy all through the house--plus all the techniques you need for dyeing or sewing fabric, cutting leather, antiquing mirrors, working with wood, and much more.<br><i><br>A Well-Crafted Home</i> includes simple, creative details that will tailor a space to your taste. More than just €œDIY€ crafts, these carefully designed projects call for good materials--like linen, leather, and wood--so the finished product will last you a lifetime. Ranging from beginner to more advanced, each item elevates a room in a way you'd never expect: a large-scale painting with an effortless €œdot€ design looks like a modern piece of art, flax linen bedding sewn with a few easy seams is gorgeous way to set off the bed (and is more affordable than you would think), and a copper pipe rack for hanging clothes is so pretty, you€ll want to keep it on display. <br><br>There's something for every room in this book:<br><b><br>The Entryway:</b> Dowel Wall Hooks, Reclaimed Wood Bench, Woven Leather Basket, Soft Planter Cover, Block-Print Pillow, Looped-Tassel Wall Hanging<br><br><b>The Living Room:</b> Dyed Fabric Ottoman, Tassel Wall Banner, Bleach-Dot Lumbar Pillow, Flange-Edge Throw Pillow, Tied Shibori Throw Pillow, Gemstone Box, Air-Dry Clay Bowl, Rolling Trunk Storage, Glass-Cover Pendant Lamp<br><br><b>The Kitchen: </b>Wooden Herb Planter, Rustic Footed Cutting Board, Quilted Cushions, Leather-Loop Tea Towels, Ombre Ceramic Vase<br><b><br>The Dining Room:</b> Heirloom Linen Tablecloth, Indigo-Stripe Napkins, Leather Napkin Rings, Clay Candlesticks, Boro Stitched Trivet, Beaded Light Fixture, <br><b><br>The Bedroom: </b>Framed Cane Headboard; Linen Bedding with Duvet, Shams, and Pillowcases; Simple Stitch Throw Pillow; Sewn Leather Pillow; Trimmed Waffle-Weave Blanket; Modern Latch-Hook Stool; Dyed Fabric Art in Round Mat; Natural Jute Rug; Painted Ceramic Tray; Acrylic Side Table; Refurbished Table Lamp; Boro Stitched Memory Quilt <br><br><b>The Closet:</b> Copper Garment Rack, Leaning Floor Mirror, Wall Shoe Display, Thread-Wrapped Pendant Light, Liberty Print Hamper, Antiqued Mirror Table<br><b><br>The Bathroom:</b> Natural Wood Stump, Oak Tub Tray, Knotted Rope Ladder, Terry-cloth Towels, Leather Wastebasket<br><br><b>The Outdoor Oasis:</b> Simple Sewn Hammock, Painted Wood Stump, Restored-Frame Tray, Ice-Dyed Blanket, Colorwash Sheepskin <br><br>With beautiful photographs of rooms styled with all of the projects, <i>A Well-Crafted Home </i>proves that even the smallest touch of handmade can make a house a home.