Ways to love your living room

Whether you own your home or rent, Cricut machines add personal flair to any room. These 15 ways to craft for your living room can add some permanent or temporary customization, giving you the flexibility to decorate however and whenever you want.

Diving For Treasure In My Own Living Room

So, time arrived for replacing the living room furniture. Grandpa and I had our same sofa, loveseat, extra chair, tables, and lamps from our thirty-five years of marriage. Still leaning toward denial, we agreed blue remains our favorite color, not one person has fallen all the way to the floor in our chair yet, and parts of the lampshades still block the view of the bare GE 100 watt lightbulbs. Besides, right before the delivery men appeared at my fingerprint-smudged storm door with newly purchased pieces, I had a moment to examine our old stuff and found unexpected reminders of times gone by such as marbles, crayons, Barbie arms, Chapstick tops, and chewing gum wrappers.

After I turned one of the seat cushions on the loveseat over, I discovered a dim outline of our daughter’s first post-potty training accident. Of course, under that same cushion, as well as the others, I collected treasures I thought were forever gone. The first to catch my eye was the yellow edge peeping out from the upholstery of grandbaby’s last pacifier. How well I remembered searching house, yard, and car for that life-giving piece of equipment.

In fact, I can still imagine Grandpa heaves and sighs when he pulled at the carpet edges searching for the prize. After that, he removed the slats off every bed in the house and disassembled the complete frames. About to attack our living room furniture, he paused when our daughter emphatically assured him the baby had gone nowhere near that room. Instead, he turned his attention to the kitchen and hauled out the stove, refrigerator, and cabinets from the wall. There he found nothing more substantial than the only known copy of Great-Great Granny’s famous teacakes recipe that had landed on Plymouth Rock with the Pilgrims, which was buried among artsy dust bunnies that had self-formed, waiting to petrify into immortality. However, just before Grandpa started to peel the wallpaper in the bathroom, Grandbaby went to sleep for the first time without her snookie overhanging the corner of her lips. Her mother insisted the pacifier as no longer needed and threatened to have Grandpa committed if he continued his manic search.

Ahh, such memories. And then there are the tables. Oh, the tables. One big long scratched outline creeping toward a heart shape rested right in the middle of the coffee table. That blemish Grandbaby created proved to me, “Grandpa luvs Grandma now and forever.” Yet, since I interrupted the meant-to-be eternal sculpture, we were forced to live with the half-heart over the years. Another of Grandbaby’s canvases originated on the end table surface where she used the edge of her Fourth of July flag pole to etch a sunflower so that we would always have fresh flowers in our living room.

Before I could continue my walk down memory lane via the Sears Roebuck special deal of thirty-five years ago, the movers began replacing my lifetime of picture backgrounds, Good Housekeeping display tables, permanent grape juice rings, and foot propping coffee table with clean untarnished wooden pieces of beautifully upholstered fabric. Nostalgically, my only hope springs from an image of a great grandbaby of the future sneaking her yellow snookie through the cracks before Grandpa forgets how to handle his trusty Craftsman tools. more info click here…

1. Urban chic branches

“You made that?” Get ready to answer that question with these metallic branches in your living room. Add this great décor item to your space! The project file cuts 65 leaves and 84 circles to fill in the branches.

Find this Urban Chic Branches project in Design Space.

2. Geometric veneer mobile

Create an eye-catching mobile to hang in your living room. This project uses the Deep-Point Blade to cut natural wood veneer hexagons that you can assemble into a hanging mobile.

Find this Geometric Veneer Mobile project in Design Space.

3. Patterned side table

Bring some sophistication to your favorite furniture with vinyl intricately cut into doily patterns.

Find this Doily Side Table project in Design Space.

4. Botanical walls

You’ll always feel like you’re on vacation with this tropical leaf wall decor.

Find this Tropical Leaves Wall Decals project in Design Space.

5. Herringbone lamp

Deck out a classic lamp with metallic accents to create a beautiful design that will light up any room!

Find this Herringbone Lamp Shade project in Design Space.

6. Blanket basket

Now that it’s getting chilly out, it’s time to snuggle up! This project makes one phrase and two strands of leaf garland to create an adorable basket to store all your cozy blankets this season!

Find this Stay Warm Basket project in Design Space.

7. Candle wrap

This floral vinyl is an adorable addition to the plain candle sitting on your desk or bookcase.

Find this Candle Wrap project in Design Space.

8. Floating frames

Find this Palm Leaf Art project in Design Space.

9. Geometric terrarium

This is an easy way to change up the look of a simple glass terrarium or vase.

Find this Pentagon Vase in Design Space.

10. Trinket box

Add vintage in an instant using the Fine Debossing Tip and Aluminum Foil Tape.

Find this Jewelry Box Decor project in Design Space.

11. Trinket tray

Find this Trinket Tray project in Design Space.

12. Table décor balls

These textural décor balls can add visual interest in whatever color you need.

Find this Table Décor Balls project in Design Space.

13. Animal print pillows

These cute throw pillows give a whole new meaning to animal print!

Find this Elephant Pillow project in Design Space.

14. Beaded pillows

This beaded pillow uses contrasting textures for lush home decor.

Find this Beaded Botanical Pillow project in Design Space.

15. Meaningful pillows

Decorate your nursery or kids room with this popular line of a much loved children’s song.

Find this Bushel & Peck Pillow project in Design Space.