I recently teamed up with The Home Depot for a DIY Challenge, my assignment working with concrete. I'm not going to lie, I was super nervous about working with concrete a material I've never used. After a brain storming session, I decided building a concrete planter was a must. However, I wanted to build a concrete planter that wasn't crazy heavy so it would be super easy move around.

My plan was to make a modern concrete planter with a redwood planter attached. Instead of pouring concrete molds, I applied a concrete overlay, similar to DIY Concrete planters.

Hop over to The Home Depot for the complete step by step how to and materials guide, plus lost more pictures. Wait until you find out how easy it is to build a concrete planter.

Hi friends! I'm so excited to share this quick and simple DIY today! Ever come across a DIY project you just love and mentally file it away for later? A few months ago, I came across a fantastic DIY from the Little Green Notebook on turning a rug into a pillow and I knew one day I would so tackle the project once I came across the perfect rug!

I'm been in the process of slowly updating our patio, to transform our large under-used space into the perfect chill zone for the warm months. Trust me when I say we have several warm months in Sacramento, so this is a must. First I refinished our outdoor dining room table and chairs, giving it a fantastic makeover. Next I added in a pair of chairs and a comfy outdoor sofa and lots of planters. I'm totally a pillow person, however for our outdoor sofa I pictured using one long lumbar pillow, I'm craving simplicity and comfort outside.

I recently came across a floral & tassel accent rug at Target and thought it would look even better turned into lumbar pillow for our outdoor sofa. The rug is reversible, which made it hard to pick a side, but I knew the floral pattern would add the extra floral punch and a little color without going overboard.

Transform a Accent Rug into a Lumbar Pillow

It's so easy to transform a 2x 3 accent rug into a lumbar pillow! I used an upholstery needle & upholstery thread to sew the sides closed, this kit from Singer worked like a charm and I was able to switch needles depending on thickness of the rug. Below are the quick & easy steps

Sew Sides Closed with a Whip Stitch Upholstery Needles
Sew left side & Right Side of the top of the pillow leaving a 6-8 inch opening
Stuff Pillow with Poly-Fil (over stuff pillow until pillow is firm)
Sew top pillow closed

Since my rug came with tassels on the sides, I re-attached them at the corners, I love the fun factor tassels add to the accent rug turned pillow.

I love how this project turned out, it was super simple and only took a few hours to do, basically a couple of TV Shows later and you have a new pillow! The easiest rugs to transform into pillows are cotton accent rugs & flat weave rugs. When choosing a rug to transform into a pillow, look for pattern & texture and how the rug will look once in half. I've rounded up a few rugs that would look amazing turned into lumbar pillows!

Row One: Blue Dhurrie Rug, Tile Grey Rug

Row Two: Diamond Maze Rug, Moroccan Pink Rug

Row Three: Floral Stripe Rug, Lexington French Blue Rug

Row Four: Monaco Accent Rug, Diamond Accent Rug

Hope you all come across a accent rug that will look amazing on your sofa, bed or big chair! I see a few more rugs turned lumbar pillow in my very near future!

What do you think of this idea?