Average But Inspired

Inspiring creativity with crafts, DIY, and home decor projects.

Patriotic & Summer

Here you’ll find patriotic crafts and decor from Average But Inspired blog posts.  You’ll also find summer crafts and decor ideas.  Click on any image to be taken to the post.

Patriotic Crafts & Decor

Summer Crafts & Decor

Modernizing a Mirrored Wall: Tape to the Rescue!

One of the biggest challenges in my Office and Guest Room Combo Makeover was modernizing a mirrored wall that screamed “hello, it’s 1980.”  OK, obviously it didn’t really scream that, but it might as well have! Of course I thought about removing the mirrored wall altogether.  But when I researched how to do that, I […]

DIY Dollar Tree Easter Carrot Decor

I’ve made a lot of Easter crafts over the years, and they’ve all tended to focus on bunnies and eggs.  Now I’m in an Easter carrot decor phase.  (It’s a real thing.)  Last year’s Easter craft post was this Carrot Door Hanger, and this year it’s all about the carrots, too. You’d think that I […]

A Pretty Phone Charger Station Makeover

Along with the rest of the world, one of my New Year’s resolutions (which will be broken in approximately 2.5 weeks), is to get organized and clear out the clutter!  I don’t particularly love organizing or decluttering, but I do love the way it makes me feel once it’s done.  And something that really gets me motivated […]

Office and Guest Room Combo: How to Create a Double-Duty Space

Our ‘new’ home has one more bedroom than at our last house, and because of that, we had no furniture for it.  It’s pretty tiny, but with some creative planning I turned it into an office and guest room combo space that easily pulls double-duty, making it a totally functional WIN for my family!   With […]