DIY West Elm Decorative Spheres

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Look who's back with another West Elm knockoff.  Does it seem like I'm a little obsessed with the store?  Maybe a little.  I love their modern edge, bright colors, and super fun accessories.  I've seen these spheres around the web and some more versions in home decor stores.  This calls for a (drumroll)...DIY!  dun dun dun dun!


Here are the ones from West Elm.


To make my sphere I bought two 6 inch embroidery hoops.  There are two pieces to each hoop so I had four pieces total.


I took them apart and put them inside one another until they looked like this.


To keep them together, I matched up the metals parts and screwed them together.


I gave them a coat of red paint for contrast.  I was going to stain them brown but figured I already had a lot of dark wood.  The red pops off the console and looks good next to the blue lamp.




The red looks a little washed out in this picture but doesn't look that way in person.  weird



So there you have my version.  I looked online and they aren't available anymore from West Elm.  There's always more when it's DIY.  Yeah baby!

 

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Comments

  1. Rachel@hammeringourwayhomeJune 21, 2012 at 9:41 AM

    This is awesome! The red next to the blue lamp, on the wood table= perfect. Really great pop of color! and awful clever of you ;]

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  2. SILLy stories!!June 21, 2012 at 10:01 AM

    I love your creativity. I started checking out your blog because of your paint sample chevron project (I so plan to "borrow" that idea!)--you are so crafty!!!!!

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  3. AmyJune 21, 2012 at 11:10 AM

    Awesome!

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  4. PamJune 21, 2012 at 12:16 PM

    So neat, so simple...great.
    http://pam-lifethroughmyeyes.blogspot.com/

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  5. CarolynJune 21, 2012 at 2:14 PM

    I really like that! It is so clever! My cats would have that off the table in ten seconds and playing with it.

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  6. LindaJune 21, 2012 at 5:15 PM

    This is so brilliant that I can hardly stand it! It's one of those 'Why didn't I think of that??' moments, especially since I have been using embroidery hoops for needlework since I was a child.

    Linda, from

    lindapendantedreams.blogspot.ca

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  7. Sherry @ No Minimalist HereJune 21, 2012 at 9:08 PM

    This is so cute...love it! Thanks for linking to the Open House Party this week.

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  8. http://decoratedchaos.blogspot.comJune 21, 2012 at 10:44 PM

    This is such a great idea. I am going to have to try this!

    Jennifer @ decorated chaos
    http://decoratedchaos.blogspot.com

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  9. Crafty MischiefJune 23, 2012 at 12:48 AM

    What a fun idea! Can't wait to make some of my own!

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  10. Donna WilkesJune 23, 2012 at 9:03 PM

    Came over from Overflowing because I love spheres and was curious. How clever! I have a ton of hoops, but I bet after people see this, hoops will be disappearing from the thrift shop shelves!

    Distressed Donna Down Home

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  11. Our Pinteresting FamilyJune 23, 2012 at 9:50 PM

    Super cute!! Megan

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  12. Highland Monkey'sJune 26, 2012 at 10:36 AM

    That's a good idea. Loving the colours. Have a good week.

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  13. Delightfully Curious DesignsJune 26, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    VERY COOL, I REALLY LIKE THIS PROJECT!!!

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  14. KristinJune 26, 2012 at 8:26 PM

    I love this! Would make an awesome light fixture with bigger hoops!

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  15. Trisha @ The Sweet SurvivalJune 26, 2012 at 10:39 PM

    I love this! West Elm is one of my favorite stores.

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  16. Amy @ The Happy TulipJune 27, 2012 at 12:45 AM

    Awesome DIY knock-off! So modern and cool. Good call on the red paint-- it's a nice pop of color.

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  17. Shelby from anewbohemia.comJune 27, 2012 at 1:48 AM

    How easy! What a great idea!!!!

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  18. Shannah @ Just Us FourJune 27, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    What a great idea! I never thought to use embroidery hoops before. So clever. Thanks for sharing!

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  19. NikiJune 27, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    Very nice knock-off! And you could make so many colors or sizes.

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  20. Honey at 2805June 28, 2012 at 6:36 PM

    Terrific knock-off, and such a great color! Very creative of you!

    Thank you so very much to linking to Potpourri Friday!

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  21. Erin @ 110 + 2June 28, 2012 at 9:21 PM

    This is fabulous. Looks like I know what to do with my Michael's coupon this weekend! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  22. UnknownJune 30, 2012 at 5:03 PM

    Awesome! Featuring you today! XO, Aimee

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  23. melissa @ daisymaebelle.comJune 30, 2012 at 6:47 PM

    Love these! My 12 year old daughter is wanting to re-do her bedroom with a more "grown-up" style. No more polka dots and pink for her! These would be so cute hanging over her bed! Thanks for sharing!

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  24. JennJune 30, 2012 at 11:41 PM

    Such a great idea!! Love the color choice too! Hope you are having a great weekend!
    Jenn :)

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  25. LisaJuly 3, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    This is tooo cute. I could just slap myself because this past weekend, I was at a thrift store and seen a whole bag of these hoops for 1.99!!!!! I thought about what I could do with them and couldn't think of anything so I put them down. uuuugh. Wished I seen this idea before now. Thanks for sharing! Maybe I will run across some more.

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  26. UnknownJuly 21, 2012 at 1:07 PM

    VERY clever. Might have to whip some up myself. Thanks for sharing.

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  27. Linda @ it all started with paintAugust 4, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    Andrea,

    You are so clever! I just adore this and am pinning this because I may need to make some for my very own bedroom remodel!

    Thank you so much for sharing at our Crazy for Color link party!

    :)

    Linda
    www.itallstartedwithpaint.com

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  28. Eclectically VintageAugust 6, 2012 at 2:55 PM

    How creative!!

    Glad you linked this up to our Color party - pinning!
    Kelly

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  29. Jessica | Petal + PlyMarch 14, 2013 at 12:44 PM

    Hopped over to pay you a visit and saw this post on your link within! too fun! I never saw the originals from West Elm but it's crazy how similar the pattern I came up with for my light fixture is to them and to your orb!

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  30. AnnaMarch 19, 2013 at 11:44 AM

    Hi,
    I saw your sphere's on the East Coast Creative blog and I'm sooooo glad that I found you! I love your simple tutorial and the pictures are so easy to follow! (I love pictures!) ;)
    Now a new follower. Can't wait to check out the rest of your blog for fun and easy stuff!
    Anna

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  31. JanetFebruary 4, 2014 at 4:17 PM

    I love this look, but not the price. As I was looking at these I thought "embroidery hoops" DUH I have some, I used to embroider, cross stitch. Never thought of it till you planted the DIY in my mind. Thanks.
    Janet

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