There are a lot of times in life when ‘winging it’ is essential. For example, taking my 3 month old son on a plane for the first time and realizing I had only brought one pacifier (rookie mom mistake!) and watching as if in slow motion as it dropped out of his mouth and onto the floor and realizing that either he was going to be crying the whole time or I was going to have to ‘sanitize’ it by putting it in my mouth first. You gotta do what you gotta do folks.
But when it comes to home design, ‘winging it’ isn’t always the best approach. Which is why I’m SOOOOOO happy that my amazingly, talented friend Karianne from Thistlewood Farm has a brand new book, The DIY Home Planner, to help make the process of creating our homes not only as easy and seamless as possible while also reflecting our personalities and personal style.
And friends, this is so much more than just an ordinary home planner. Woven throughout are gentle reminders that point us back to the truth about the purpose behind the making of a home.
The DIY Home Planner covers every single area of your home.
From fabric choices…
To selecting the perfect lighting for each room…
To rules of thumb for accessorizing.
It’s all here in one lovely resource that is accessible, practical and filled with the absolute best ideas and inspiration for creating a home that you will love.
And to celebrate the release of The DIY Home Planner I’m so excited to be offering a fantastic giveaway! Not only will one of you win your own copy of the DIY Home Planner but I’m also throwing in a $25 Hobby Lobby Gift card!
You can visit Karianne every day at Thistlewood Farm for more great decorating and diy ideas and while you’re there I highly encourage you to pick up copies of her beautiful books.
Thank you for meeting me at the fence today,
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109 Comments on "Hobby Lobby Gift Card and DIY Home Planner Giveaway!"
I have a hard time deciding how pictures will go good when I’m trying to hang ones of my 5 grandkids. That 5th one gets me uneven lol.
I also can’t seem to find a way to be able to rearrange my furniture like I used to when I was feeling down. We moved and downsized big time
I had a friend ask me what my decorating style would be. My reply was, I decorate to please myself and I don’t worry about what other people think. I love looking at how other people decorate and can appreciate their creativity.
I always have trouble picking out paint colors so I tend to stick with neutrals.
My challenge right now is figuring out what to do with a long rectangular living room!
Break it up into 2 different areas. One could be seating and the other could also be chairs and a settee or a table and 2 chairs. I found the only way to decorate a long room is to break it up.
I find the most challenging part of home design to be the slow acquiring of pieces…trying to keep a cohesiveness while avoiding looking like you picked out everything from a single store display!
The most challenging room in my home is the kitchen. I need help with finding the right white paint for the cabinets and island.
I find the most challenging part of decorating is just getting started on big projects such as painting a room. I’ve lived in my current house for 18 months and still haven’t gotten around to painting two bathrooms that have hideous colored walls!
I would love to have this book. We are doing some remodeling/updating to our home. This looks like it could be very helpful.
This is awesome! I am having issues trying to figure out how to arrange my awkward family room that has a fireplace and too many doors. I swear it’s impossible to get the furniture to accommodate the flow
I find it hard to know what to hang on the walls and where things should go.
My most challenging aspect is just stepping out there and going for it. I do however find a lot of great inspiration here 🙂
I need ideas for my mantel! Maybe this book could help!
The most challenging thing for me is getting my husband on board to what I like🤣. I LOVE Karianne and follow her blog and have her book “SO CLOSE TO AMAZING” so would devour her new book also! and…who doesn’t love hobby lobby!
My challenge is finding colors that compliment each other. Thanks for the chance to win the book! Looks great!
The biggest challenge for me is finding all the pieces I need to complete my vision without spending months shopping.
All decorating is a challenge for me!
We built a house a few years ago and I’ve had such a hard time decorating it. The living room and kitchen are open and the living room has a cathedral ceiling. It’s never really felt like a reflection of my family. I need this home planner to inspire some ideas!
That book looks fun! Would love to win.
The challenge in my house is the constant clutter in the family room. I need to find a way to get more storage space.
I am so ready for Spring–this book and gift certificate would get me on the right track!
The hardest thing for me is picking colors for rooms and then not having every thing that color.
My challenge has and always will be my family room mantle!
My challenge seems to be finding the right pictures and selecting a new rug for our living room.
Choosing wall color in a remodeled bathroom and accessories
Wow, a great giveaway…..a way to buy more yarn!!!
I would love having everything put together in one book. I, also, have a long skinny family room and have trouble with furniture placement.
what a great giveaway! would love to win this!
My challenge is what colors to mix and match in all my different rooms, should I go with the same colors basically in all the rooms, or completely different colors!
My biggest challenge is organizing and making a functional studio for both quilting and metalsmithing. Both activities require so many tools and supplies, and of course my space is limited. IT is still a work in progress .
This book looks uniquely special-thanks for the chance to win!
We are planning on remodeling some rooms in our home. This book would be a wonderful guide!
Great book to have for planning decorating projects.
I think the most challenging is time and money, lol. When I have money I don’t have time and now that I am retired it’s hard to find the money for what I want.
I love the idea of a whole house planner. I have new flooring, windows and the removal of a fireplace. Now it’s time to decorate!
I’m ready for a whole house decorating.!
My challenge is trying to come up with a better way to arrange my living room furniture for a more updated look.
Most challenging is to get everybody to agree on decorations, everyone has their own taste.
The book looks lovely! I sure need help in some areas of my home. This looks like the next best thing to a personal decorator.
I am always looking for new ideas, inspiration.
I think the most challenging aspect of home design is trying to determine the proper size of furniture for a room . It is too easy to buy furniture or pieces that fit into the room but than makes the room appear crowded or much smaller to the eye.
I think the most challenging thing about design, is making sure each room is cohesive with the next room.
I have a hard time arranging wall decor.
Too much brown in my living room, floor, chairs, tables and curtains. Having trouble deciding what colours to add and where to put them.
I have a hard time making everything flow.
I don’t have a sense for decorating at all. I know what I like when I see but can’t put it together for myself.
With decorating, I think I have the hardest time knowing when to stop— when enough is enough in a space. I just love my things and instead of rotating them out tend to clutter things atop each other. 😂 This book looks so fun and I LOVE some Hobby Lobby!
Picking the right colors is a challenge!!
My biggest challenge is the corner fireplace in our very large living room. I’ve had trouble arranging the furniture around it.
The most challenging for me is changing my taste as many times as there are seasons (or more). I’m learning in my old age, that just because I love a style, doesn’t mean I have to use it,
The thing I find most challenging is to keep my vision for my house in mind when decorating is a slow process. I don’t want to spend money on things that may be beautiful but don’t fit in with the end result I’m aiming for.