Nick and I have always TALKED about planting a strawberry garden. And lately, the girls have been asking about growing strawberries. So this year, it was meant to be! *This post is sponsored by EcoScraps. Thank you for supporting the amazing brands that make Reality Daydream possible! This post contains affiliate links.* Supplies for Hanging Strawberry Garden 10 foot 4x4 cedar board ... [ Read More ]
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Wall Sconce DIY Planter! Using repurposed wooden bowls
Ever since I made this Vertical Garden DIY Planter thing out of wooden bowls, I’ve had two half-bowls lying around waiting to be repurposed. I knew what I wanted to do with them, it was just a matter of GETTING TO IT. You know? Well I’m so glad I finally ‘got to it’ because they turned out amazing! Here’s where I started with my wooden half bowls. You can get wooden bowls at yard sales, thrift ... [ Read More ]
Living Wall Vertical Planter from Wooden Bowls
Lately I’ve talked a lot about my love for plants, and how I’m so proud of myself for defeating the dreaded black thumb. I’ve gotten a LOT of questions about that, and what exactly I do to keep my plants alive, so I wrote a post sharing details about HOW I FOUND MY GREEN THUMB! But today, I want to show you a suuuuper fun Vertical ‘Living Wall’ Planter installation made from wooden bowls. It’s ... [ Read More ]
Stenciled Cinder Block Planter
We're honored to collaborate with EcoScraps on this post, and were compensated for our time. All opinions and project ideas belong to us! I love the idea of using Cinder Blocks as planters, and have seen some really cute ones out there. As you know I’ve been making an effort to ‘freshen up’ our front porch (that we never use, but is very visible from the road), so I thought it would be fun to add ... [ Read More ]
TONS of Plant-tastic Tutorials!
When I shared my Houseplant Tour recently, I realized how many tutorials I've done over the years that are plant-related! And since I was so shocked by how interested you all were in my plant babies, I thought it would be fun to round-up all my plant-y posts in one place! Houseplant Ideas It seems only right that I share this first... if you're new to houseplants, or haven't had great luck ... [ Read More ]
Looking back at 2016
It’s been a great year, hasn’t it? Maybe not in all the ways… but we’re optimists over here. I’m trying to drink in every moment of our girls being young. Every giggle. Every piece of ‘artwork’. Every tantrum. ALL OF IT. Because I know that there are so many precious friends who would give anything for this blessing that’s taken for granted by so many. And I know that someday, the ... [ Read More ]
Porch Happenings and Front Door Paint
I’ve done a lot of cute things to our porchy area to make it more inviting… after all, it is the only door that gets used. We built the planter boxes, affixed that vintage mailbox as a little planter, crafted the Kilim house number art, the… and painted the door orange. This post contains affiliate links. See our Disclosure for all the deets! With all the color that’s going on, I like to slap ... [ Read More ]
My Studio: Patchwork Stencil Wall
You all know I love an accent wall. Over the years I've done this geometric feature wall, this herringbone patchwork wall and this tone-on-tone glossy swirl accent wall. I even wrote a post sharing a big ol' roundup of al my favorite accent walls from around the interwebs! And I had big plans for this studio space... involving another patchwork stenciled wall! ONLY DIFFERENT! I should start ... [ Read More ]
Vertical Garden Ideas & Inspiration to Buy or DIY
I love a good vertical garden, or ‘living wall’ if you will… as evidenced by several tutorials in my plant archives. And I’ve been seeing so many insanely creative versions of wall planters lately (both for sale and DIY versions) that are getting my plant-loving heart all a pitter patter. I thought it would be fun to gather up a bunch of my fave vertical planters for indoors and outdoors to share ... [ Read More ]
Learn how to MAKE A STENCIL with your own two hands!
We’re no strangers to stenciling ‘round these parts, and I thought it would be awesome to polish up and re-share this post from our archives on how to make your own stencil! It’s simple, fun and most importantly FAR CHEAPER than buying them online or at a store! We even have tons of inspiring stencil art, stencil designs and step-by-step tutorials to get your stenciling wheels turning! Check ... [ Read More ]