A big thanks to Dana for inviting me over to share today! My husband (Tim) and I write the blog Kara Paslay Designs.” Blogging has made us do all sorts of things: – stay up to all hours of the night– be creative daily– document our process– learn to ignore…
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Become a Master of ReInvention
Well, we all know that celebrities are masters of reinvention. From Madonna to P.Diddy, celebrities know how to make themselves relevant in a changing culture. And although there may not be a whole lot we should emulate from celebrities’ lives, reinvention is definitely something we should consider. Not reinvention of…
CNY- For Green Couch Design
We live in. . . Tulsa, OK! What do we do. . . . well that is great question. We do a lot of different creative jobs, all which fall under our business “Kara Paslay Designs.” It is a full time, all consuming business and we love it. Basically, we…
DIY Fish Scale Tile
Hello Friends! So today I am pretty excited to show you one of my favorite DIY projects ever. It’s not my favorite because it was a completely unique idea. . .but because I figured out how to solve a huge problem and I think it turned out beautifully! 🙂 It…
Last Chance To Sign Up For DIY Concrete 101 Class
Happy Monday Friends! Tim and I wanted to post a few photos of the home decor items we’ve been making with concrete lately!!! We love that the possibilities are endless and that anyone can learn to make amazing things with concrete for a small amount of money and very limited…
Channel 2 Segment- Fun with Concrete
Hey Friends! If you follow us on Facebook or Twitter, you know that we were back on Channel 2 yesterday for our monthly design segment. This time around we got to talk about our DIY classes and show off some of our concrete creations!!! Watch the video to see all…
DIY Fish Scale Light Featured on Design Sponge
Hey Friends! Kate from Design Sponge has asked me to create a couple of DIY projects exclusively for their amazing site. I was beyond flattered when Kate presented me with the opportunity and of course I said, “Yes!” So, if you’ve been itching to see exactly what this photo (below)…
DIY Crystal Knobs
Last week I let on that there was more to tell about the crystal knobs that adorned this vanity makeover. I was looking for something extra special would feel feminine and glamorous. I thought crystals fit the bill and went about trying to figure out how I would DIY some…
Fabulous Floral- Entry Way Fix-Up
This weekend went by super fast (like weekends usually do) but even with all the hustle and bustle we managed to get some things done around here! Yippee! 🙂 I overheard Tim telling a friend that he must be taking too long on the renovation process, because I’ve gotten impatient…
Mini Makeover- Sophisticated, Striped Vanity
Happy Friday!! We have another weekend of projects planned around here and we are excited to get started! Since we’ve been posting a lot of sneak peeks and unfinished projects lately, we decided it was high time to cross an item off the list and finally post a finished product….
A Glimpse of B’s Living Room
Hey Friends! Do you ever feel like you’re on the verge of marking a bunch of things off your list, but instead of completing anything, you just keep starting new projects? That’s how I am feeling right about now. I am declaring this “Don’t you dare start another project until…
Junk Hippy Roadshow
Hey Friends! Well yesterday we missed a post, but I promise it was for a good reason! Walls are finally going up in our bathroom!!! And not a moment too soon- we have got to separate the uncooled part of our space from the air conditioned part pronto before the…










