With the coming summer break for our children, have you been thinking about ideas for projects to occupy their time? Here's an inexpensive project that is not only fun but functional! DIY message boards!

Not only are message boards functional for everything from leaving messages to displaying photos, but it also cuts down on the amount of damage to walls from nails, tacks or tape. DIY message boards are great for instant decor as well. You can design your message board to go with a theme or style in any room, not to mention very low cost.

Materials needed:

• Ceiling Tile
• Box Cutter
• Hot glue gun
• Fabric 
• Measuring tape

When you walk into your home, do you sound like a broken recordsaying, "Clean up your mess!" over and over to the members of your home? Or do you simply feel like you are out of storage space in your house? Look at the room you deam your clutter zone and I mean really look at it. Examine every square inch from closets to corners, every inch is usable. Now that you have scanned your clutter zone, here are some easy suggestions on battling the war against clutter!

Don't you hate it when you go to put up decorative or functional shelves and they don't hold? The frustration can be very high when you put up shelves and then the screws start pulling away from the wall or you come home to find your favorite collectibles crashed in a heap on the floor below the spot you just hung that display shelf the night before. Well here are a few tips that might help you with your installation.

The first thing to know is what type of wall you are attaching to and what type of hardware you need for that surface. The most important thing when hanging shelves is having a strong anchor into the wall.

This is a fun and easy DIY chalkboard project you can do with or without your children. Chalkboards are great for kids rooms or message boards in the kitchen. With this DIY project, you can customize this project for just about any room.

Materials needed:

So I was doing some research on tiling for my kitchen remodel last night and I came across a topic of interest.It seems that Home Depot has a new product that seems to make tiling for the DIY home improvement customer, a lot easier.

Spring is here and everyone is ready to get started on planting outside. Don't just limit your planting to gardens and flowerbeds, think outside the box...literally. Get creative with this DIY tiled window box to add punch to your exterior home decor.

Materials:

• wooden window box
• notched trowel
• tile adhesive
• grout
• tiles
• sponge

You want to measure your wooden window box ahead of time to know how many tiles you will need. This is a relatively inexpensive project based on the types of tiles you want to buy. Most your local tile centers or home improvement stores sell tiles individually 2"x2" or you can get mosaic tile 12"x12" sheets.

We recently moved into a new home and hanging curtains in every room has been on the long list of things we are working on. When thinking about window treatments, think of it as an extension of your rooms decor, not just a covering for your windows.

Starting with blinds, they can be an inexpensive way to create privacy in your windows yet can be kind of bland or boring. Below are some ideas of how to add oomph to those blinds.

Window blinds generally can be purchased pretty cheaply in standard shades of white to offwhite. You can purchase custom blinds in other colors or styles (metal or wood) at a higher price, as well.