How to Make Your Bathroom Feel Like a Spa

Yesterday I enjoyed a lovely treatment at Absolute Wellness and Spa in Williston, VT. It was extremely relaxing and I left feeling calm yet refreshed.

As inspired by my spa visit, here are a few ways to recreate a spa atmosphere in your bathroom at home... on a budget of course!

Soothing Sounds
Relaxing music or the sound of the ocean is the quickest and cheapest way to transform your space into your  own personal spa.

On the cheap: Search for some spa sounds on YouTube and put it on repeat. (How to put a YouTube video on repeat: Type "repeat" into a YouTube URL before the ".com" so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aW0a0qpDHY becomes http://www.youtuberepeat.com/watch?v=http://www.youtuberepeat.com/watch?v= 2aW0a0qpDHY)

Lighting and Candles
Dim the florescents, light some candles and close your eyes.

On the cheap: Buy a pack of tea lights for a few bucks and toss them into mason jars for an easy shabby chic look. If you're feeling really crafty, wrap the jar in lace or spray paint it before you drop the candle in.

Scents and SmellsBring that comforting spa smell into your home.

On the cheap: Burn some scented candles in the bathroom, my favorites are lavender and vanilla, or make your own scent diffuser.

Extra Goodies: Sea salts, a neck pillow, tub bubbles, body lotion and fluffy towels to dry you off after your soothing soak!

Head over to Katie's Nesting Spot to check out today's Crafty Soiree... I'm featured!!

Have a Happy Thursday!

July Photo Challenge at VPT

I know you have all heard of photo a day challenges, they are so much fun! Join me this month in the Vermont Public Television July Photo Challenge!

I am so jazzed on this. Follow me @TheresaMcCabe on Twitter and @TheresaMcCabe on Instagram, I always follow back :)

And follow along with the photo challenge on Vermont Public Television's Photo Challenge Pinterest Board.

Have a happy Hump Day!

Sliding Barn Doors

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So... do you love it or hate it? If you love it, but you're on a budget, there are a number of awesome tutorials on the web to help you rig one up on your own! My favorite is over at Lettered Cottage. Check it out!

Poor Decor

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Facebook Friday!

I made a Facebook Page for QuarDecor yesterday! If you like awesome furniture fix-ups and thrifty DIY projects, then you should LIKE QuarDecor on Faceook.

I really love this furniture fix up I came across yesterday... Melody from Connecticut snagged this old dresser from a "lady whose business it is to sell furniture she acquires via Craigslist...." Oh I love it. It's so inspiring to hear that other people doing this with success.

I love to find junky pieces of furniture, busted up frames or old nick-nacks, and turn them into something wonderful. The act of refreshing and revamping is so rewarding. I work hard, I try new things, and I learn so much along the way. One day I will have my own thrifty home decor resale shop where I can sell my treasures.

Head over to My Passion for Decor to see the full details on this awesome dresser revamp. But not before you LIKE QuarDecor on Facebook, or follow me with Google Friend Connect! Or Follow me on on Pinterest. Or Follow me Twitter!

Happy Friday!

File Cabinet Revamp: Snazzy Sister State Storage

I went and did it AGAIN! Remember my awesome yellow and green file cabinet revamp last month? Well I got such an overwhelming response that I knew I just had to do it again. So the other day I picked up 2 free file cabinets from Democracy for America, they are moving to a new office in Burlington, VT so they were getting rid of some old office supplies.

I took out the drawers and spray painted the cabinets a light blue. Then I removed the hardware from the drawers and carefully cut up 2 maps of the sister states: Vermont and New Hampshire! Then I decoupaged the maps onto the drawers and put them back into the painted cabinet shells. Voila! Your fancy sister state file cabinets are complete!

File Cabinet: Free
Maps: Free
Spray Paint: $3.98
Mod Podge: $7.49

Project Cost Total: $11.47

If you like this project then pin it to your easy DIY board right now! ----> 

Check out some of my favorite posts:

Before & After: Fancy File Cabinet	Master Bedroom Dresser Do Over	Cool Blue Paint Chip Art	Freebie Revamp: Super 6-Drawer Dresser

Nautical Cheetah

I love cheetah print, and I love beach theme clothing and decor. And now I love them together! Haters fall back, brown and blues look great together and you know it. White and blue stripes next to cheetah print looks fetch. Just look:

Just Another Yellow Post

Yellow is my favorite color :)

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