Home Decorating Ideas Made Simple

My home decor creations are now available for purchase! For more information see the Upcycled Products Store here at Decor Made Simple.

I accumulate a lot of creations with new up to date tutorials for Decor Made Simple. In order to continue creating and sharing my ideas, I need to make room.

START BROWSING! You will find "one of a kind" products made from upcycled and repurposed materials.

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What is Decor Made Simple?

Decor Made Simple is about home decorating with no professional decorators, carpenters, or artist needed. Just simple home decorating ideas that can be achieved by anyone.

Decor Made Simple is simply an accumulation of ideas on home decorating, home accessories and simple room make overs with a few simple recipes thrown in along the way.

We welcome your comments on any of our home decor projects or share your own ideas. Our goal is to develop this sight into a home decorating neighborhood filled with tips, tricks and ideas!

To find topics that interest you please visit our Site Map to find all pages divided by category and listed in alphabetical order.

You can also visit our Website Updates page to keep current with new pages and projects. These are our homes where decorating rules do not apply; just decor ideas made simple.

Simple Recipes

For a hearty hors d'oeuvre try these cocktail meatballs. Fill your chafing dish high because they will be a huge success.

My brother-in-law expects them at all family gatherings when the get together is at our house. This cocktail meatball recipe has been a family tradition for many years.

As with all recipes we pass along, the cocktail meatballs are tasty and simple to make.

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Repurposed Funky Chandeliers

I repurposed two chandeliers for my granddaughters, Skylar and Jadyn. Both chandeliers were the perfect size to make pendent lamps.

I found one chandelier at Restores and the other at a salvage yard. Oddly enough they were both $7 each.

With a little TLC I made a couple funky chandeliers. One a sweet little vintage pendent lamp and the other, a narly looking beach pendent lamp.

I wanted both chandeliers to have a unique finish, instead of spray painting I used a technique to make one look like tarnished silver and the other paper mache.

We have a box of mardi gras beads that came in handy for both chandeliers. Sun catchers and sea glass were added to complete my creations.

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Upcycled Side Table

Here's a new use for old wooden boxes, upcycle them into side tables.

I've been stacking the boxes and using them for shelves and storage, all the standard uses for boxes. It's a clever idea to turn them upside down and attach legs. The legs are upcycled banister spindles.

They are now available for purchase in our new Upcycled Products Store.

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Wrought Iron Headboard

I upcycled an iron porch rail into a chippy, vintage looking wrought iron headboard. Our granddaughter Skylar likes vintage decor and had a few specific request for her bedroom.

Upcycling is an art, it's creative reuse by transforming an object for a different use. I find it very energizing, and I surprise myself with amazing finished projects.

I had so much fun creating my book, Upcycle Home Decor For All Seasons Including The Holidays. I love the energy and creative process that goes into each project.

The chippy iron headboard coast only a few dollars to make. The railing we had in our garage, and I purchased the two post from the salvage yard for $1.00. The headboard measures 53"X45".

Simple Recipes

Chocolate Pudding Pie

My favorite pie is chocolate pudding pie. Basically it's chocolate pudding in a baked flour pie crust. Our Grandma Fay's chocolate pie recipe is everyone's favorite, it's smooth and creamy and not too rich.

The pudding is easy to make, about 60 minutes total prep time includes making a home made pie crust. The chocolate pudding will pair well with graham cracker, or any other cookie crusts.

If desired, garnish the pie with whip cream add a dust of cocoa or chocolate shavings. This recipe makes one 9" pie.

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