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How to Incorporate the Trendy Academia Aesthetic Into Your Home

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Kate B
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Chances are you’ve seen the academia aesthetic all over TikTok and Instagram when it comes to fashion, and incorporating it into your home is just as trendy. Inspired by classic literature, dark academia and light academia are the latest, popular design aesthetics and they’re a great way to show off your love of books and antiques. Here’s how to incorporate both dark and light academia into your home. Which one will you choose?

Dark Academia

The moodier version of the aesthetic, dark academia is all about subdued lighting and rich colors. Think dramatic wall colors like charcoal gray, forest green, navy blue, and burgundy, stained wood furniture, and leather upholstery. For the accessories, fill the shelves with apothecary jars, typewriters, globes, hardcover books, art with vintage illustrations or autumn landscapes, and flickering candles.

Light Academia

Light academia is brighter than dark, with similar themes like cottagecore, nature-inspired colors, and vintage accessories. Instead of dark colors, the walls should be painted in soft ones like buttery yellow, cream, and rose pink. Accessorize with nature motifs like flowers, butterflies, and leafy plants. Complete the look with delicate patterned, ditsy floral dishware, floral artwork, and ornate framed mirrors.

Meet The Crafters Who Turned Their Hobbies Into a Business

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Amanda B
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Since the pandemic began, we’ve had to pivot as many of us have lost our jobs or have more time on our hands. Many people have used this time to start new hobbies and turn them into careers. These three crafters took their passions and turned them into brands. Get inspired by them and support their business ventures.

Chandler King, Busybdy

After leaving her job to focus on designing full-time, Chandler King launched her fashion brand Busybdy in August 2020. Some of her signature pieces include the Lettuce Pants and Very Special tank. The boss lady creates the designs, does the marketing, runs the online store, shoots the product, and sews each piece.

Aidan Macaluso, Zany Chains

With everyone across the world wearing masks and not be able to find them half the time, Aidan Macaluso came up with a solution. She started with beads and designed playful chains to create a very necessary accessory—chains for masks. Not long after, she started Zany Chains—a side hustle, that’s really therapeutic.

Kira Margolis, Kira Margolis Designs

As someone who’s immunocompromised, Kira Margolis didn’t have many options to leave her home during the pandemic. She used TikTok craft video to pursue a family tradition of crafting. Margolis put her knitting skills to use and made her first Picnic bag—a crocheted gingham purse, which is now her bestseller.

Fall in Love With Stained Glass Art With the Sweet Karma Bar

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Amanda B
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There’s something truly whimsical about the world of stained glass art, and if you still haven’t discovered its magic—now’s the time. The Sweet Karma Bar is one of the best Etsy creators focusing on this underrated art form, and her stained glass pieces will take your breath away.

Maria, the Florida-based mastermind behind the Sweet Karma Bar, describes herself as “a lover of all things whimsical and otherworldly” and here’s how she explains her vision on her Facebook page:

“Creating a variety of custom, handmade products for businesses & beautiful individuals. Our designs are one of a kind, each meticulously crafted by hand and made from only the highest quality materials.”

Made with glass of many different colors, Maria’s designs perfectly encapsulate what stained glass art is all about. They’re delicate, colorful, and truly masterful, and you can use them to bring some magic into any space.

Maria is pretty versatile when it comes to the shapes and sizes of her stained-glass pieces. From flowers and feathers to spider webs and mountains, there’s a little bit of something for everyone on her Etsy page, and she doesn’t shy away from experimenting with other materials, especially wood.

5 Unique Ways to Dye Easter Eggs

By
Mark O
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One of our favorite parts of Easter is decorating the eggs. Easter eggs don’t have to be boring and with these unique dyeing and decorating ideas, they won’t be. These ideas go way beyond just box dyes and glitter and you’ll want to try each of them out. They’re also toddler-approved. So, gather your friends and family and get to dying.

Tie-Dyed Easter Eggs

These eggs are super unique and no two will look alike. You’ll love the colors and patterns of them.

Hot Glue Easter Eggs

This fun and unique way to decorate Easter eggs results in cool colors and designs created by layering hot glue and dye.

Volcano Easter Eggs

If you couldn’t get enough baking soda volcanos, these eggs are for you. Get ready to watch the volcanic eruption happen as you pour vinegar on top of the dyed eggs.

Scratch and Glitter Easter Eggs

You won’t believe these eggs started with using crayons to color all of the white spots on the eggs and then topped with black paint and glitter. The most fun part is scratching away at the eggs, which reveals cool patterns.

Silk Dyed Easter Eggs

The trippy patterns of the eggs are achieved by using patterned-silk ties and popping them into a crockpot filled with cold water and vinegar. You’ll have to wait overnight for these beauties to be ready, but it sure is worth it.

Bridget Collins’s Botanical Artwork is Inspired by Mother Nature

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Amanda B
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There’s nothing as beautiful in this world as Mother Nature and Bridget Collins’ uses it as her inspiration for her botanical artwork. From peacocks to portraits of Frida Kahlo, each piece of artwork from the artist has one thing in common—flowers. While her work looks like watercolor or papier-mâché, the 3D effect is actually achieved from plants and flowers that Collins has foraged.

Known as Flora Forager on social media, the mom of three boys started her work back in 2008 after finding inspiration in her garden.

“I was walking through my garden one day, with my first little boy, who was 1, and saw a goldfish in the flowers. Then, I looked again and realized my brain was playing tricks on me. It was an orange poppy whose shiny petals looked like fins. I brought it inside and put the petals on a page like fins and painted the body. Over the years, I played around with other animals and scenes, started posting on Instagram, and Flora Forager came about,” Collins told Better Homes & Gardens.

Collins’ work isn’t just limited to paintings and artwork, she also incorporates flowers in her baked goods ad DIY flower crowns. She sources the flowers from bouquets, parks, gardens, and other spaces in Seattle.

In addition to her art, Collins has published two books, Flora Forager ABC and The Art of Flora Forager, and two journals, Metamorphosis: A Flora Forager Journal and Flora Forager: A Seasonal Journal Collected from Nature. Currently, she’s working on another book and creating art.

Fairy Tong’s Whimsical Dresses Live Up to Their Dreamy Name

By
Kate B
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From Selkie to Teuta Matoshi, viral brands producing fairy tale dresses are all the rage right now, and we’re always in the mood to discover a new one. Fairy Tong is the latest to catch our eye with its whimsical, dreamy, and romantic dresses worthy of a Disney princess.

This London-based brand was founded by Yingtong Chung in 2020, but it has already grown a big following, with over 40,000 Instagram followers under its belt. Before embarking on this journey, Chung spent four years in the luxury fashion industry but eventually decided to pursue her childhood passion of creating dreamy dresses that have the power to awaken your inner princess.

According to its official website, Fairy Tong is “a brand full of romantic and ethereal pieces that a fairy tale princess would wear in this modern world.” They’re instantly recognizable thanks to intricate laces, silks, retro prints, and delicate embroideries used in their making, with every piece bringing a beautiful story.

Fairy Tong is an ethical, slow-fashion brand, and each dress is handmade on demand, with the wearer’s measurements in mind, and you can also find tops and skirts on the brand’s official website. In addition to selling her designs online, Chung presented them at Sitara Fashion Show—probably just one of many expected in her future.

Bradford Shellhammer Transformed Upstate NY Farm Into Quirky Paradise

By
Mark O
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Famous NYC entrepreneur Bradford Shellhammer is a man of many talents, but design happens to be one of his biggest passions. He owns an upbeat farm in upstate New York called Rode Barns, and he spent a lot of time transforming it into a quirky paradise.

Before he got his hands on it, this 13-acre farmhouse in Stuyvesant, NY, three stables stood in its place, but he gave them a chance to shine. He painted them in vibrant colors, both inside and out, and created one of the grooviest countryside retreats you’ll ever see.

Each room/barn comes in a different shade, ranging from red and pink to black and green, and that’s not a coincidence. Shellhammer told Architectural Digest that he was inspired by the light and the way the sun hits different angles in interesting ways that create different shapes and colors throughout the day.

The colorful walls aren’t the only thing that makes the rooms truly pop. Shellhammer also made sure to play around with home décor, welcoming retro decorations into his home, ranging from disco balls and vintage furniture to modern artwork and quirky prints.

To make the whole thing even better, the stables were also painted from the outside in different shades of red and black. Rode Barns is the ultimate makeover project and an amazing reflection of Shellhammer’s immense creativity.

Emerging Vase Trends That Primark Home is Putting on the Map

By
Amanda B
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If you want to make your home feel like a secret garden, there’s nothing quite like putting flowers all around it. Biophilic design is one of the biggest home décor trends this year, and you can use fresh flowers to welcome it into your home. You’ll need a stylish vase to put your lovely bouquet on a display, and here are some trendy vases from Primark Home’s Instagram that you should take into consideration.

Female Frame

Home décor pieces inspired by the female body frame became a popular home décor trend last year, and they’re not going anywhere. Candles and sculptures were all the rage last year, but it’s finally time for vases to take their moment in the spotlight.

Serene Face

Home décor pieces with face motifs are also incredibly popular these days. You can give your home a Zen vibe by putting your flower arrangements in a vase with a serene face motif.

Hole Shape

Ceramic vases with a hole in the middle can be found in pretty much every home décor store these days and Primark Home is no different. They’re usually round, but some of them come in an abstract shape, but it’s important to position your flowers perfectly so they could fit inside.

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