Unfortunately designer furniture typically carries a hefty price tag. On the other hand, the cheaper stuff is so mass-produced that everyone has it. Because knowing that your sister, friend, coworker, and neighbor all have the exact same living room as you is never fun, follow these instructions to make your own personalized pieces that will have everyone begging you for the name of your « interior designer. »
1. Floor Lamp
You’ll Need:
- 3 broomstick handles
- flower pot
- yellow spray paint
- lamp socket with plug and switch
- lampshade
- LED lightbulb
- 6 screws
Here’s How:
1.1 Spray paint the broomstick handles and let them dry.
1.2 Spray paint the flower pot and let it dry.
1.3 Drill a hole into the middle of the flower pot and feed a lamp socket through the hole.
1.4 Arrange the broom handles in a triangle and attach the flower pot with lamp socket to the broomsticks with 6 screws.
1.5 Screw an LED light bulb into the lamp socket and attach a lampshade.
2. Stylish Stool
You’ll Need:
- an old cardigan
- scissors
- needle & thread
- pins
- staple gun
- stool
Here’s How:
2.1 Cut the cardigan into about 22 equally long and equally wide strips.
