Inspire Me Heather: May 2011

project: ladders

I love the idea of using ladders in decorating. You can find them used in so many ways too: as pot racks, plant stands, magazine racks, as shelves, towel racks... oh, I could go on but why don't you check out what these fabulous bloggers have come up with for ladders:

{twenty} something: decorating with ladders - what to do, what to do

Centsational Girl: guest post how to build ladder shelves - by Pretty Handy Girl

Inspired By Charm: the ladder - as a shelf

Girl In Air: art activity wall with sliding ladder - how to make it too!

Buckets Of Burlap: a vintage ladder - and how to style it

Little Lucy Lu: ladder laundry rack - now, that's a great idea!

City Girl Gone Coastal: bathroom ladder from Ikea sofa - just go see it

Camelot Art Creations: leaning shelf made from pallets - how to make

The Coastal View: decorating with ladders - beautiful uses

The Farmers Wife: old ladder - as an outside planter

Unskinny Boppy: Pottery Barn inspired ladder lantern hanger - gorgeous!

project: rugs

{Ohdeedoh}

Need to make a rug fit in your space? Does it have to be tweaked just a little? Maybe it needs to be a different colour? These bloggers here have done something fantastically amazing with their rugs, check them out:

The Fabulous Design File: hand painted chevron rug - painted with latex floor paint!

Chipping With Charm: HOME made rug - stencil love!

Simple Home Life: fabric rug - tutorial

In My Own Style: how to make a custom rug out of fabric - the tutorial

Finding My Aloha: DIY how to turn accent rugs into large area rugs - uh huh!

Vintage Revivals: how to make your own freaktasticaly awesome rug - oh my gosh!

A Little Bit of Everything: an Ikea rug makeover - it's painted!

Addicted 2 Decorating: DIY project hand painted floor cloth - the tutorial

project: Mason jars

{Pottery Barn}

Originally used for canning and preserving food, these glass jars have made their way back into the spotlight and these bloggers have found some creative and beautiful uses for Mason jars:

Craftberry Bush: Mason blue glass canning jar DIY - how clever!

Lovely Little Details: Mason jar Sunday - a chandelier!

A Pretty Life In The Suburbs: my pretty jars - chalkboard labelled pantry jars

Girl In Air: turn that boring can light into a charming pendant light - how-to

My Suite Bliss: DIY outdoor Mason jars - lovely centerpieces!

Restoration House: beachy Mason jars - love....

The Shabby Nest: simple outdoor mood lighting - easy and pretty

Worley House: DIY Pottery Barn style lanterns - great tutorial

Liz Marie: Mason jar love... - as bathroom wall storage

project: tile

{hgtv.ca}

Now for you serious DIY-ers here are some fantastic posts on tiling by bloggers that have jumped in and done it themselves (or that just want to show some inspiration!):

Things That Inspire: subway tile - inspiration galore

Lovely Crafty Home: tutorial - tile kitchen back splash

Sand & Sisal: add a glass & stone tile border - for the bathtub

Oak Ridge Revival: painting tile - how-to in a bathroom

365 Days To Simplicity: what to do with left over tiles... - wall art

This Fresh Fossil: kitchen remodel DIY tile backspash part 3 - how to!

Seven Thirty Three: DIY tile coasters - of course

A Soft Place To Land: how to make DIY tile artwork - like a picture

Remodel This House: new surround-ings - tile fireplace surround

project: stripes

{my drop cloth painted dining room curtains}

Painting stripes - vertical, horizontal, symmetrical or varied. On walls or on curtains, check out what advice and inspiration these bloggers have posted about stripes: