You are the most creative person I have ever seen. No doubt about it when God was giving creative ability and mind you went through that line several times. You always amaze me!!!

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Oh, Ann, you are so very sweet! If it’s any conciliation-I completely missed out on the music ability line!😜

@lovingmayberry307

11 ай бұрын

@@CanterburyCottage Lol 😘

@phyllisanngodfrey6137

11 ай бұрын

I agree with Ann……😉❤️👍🏻

@ellenswartz7203

11 ай бұрын

I always say I got into the sarcasm line twice. And skipped the athletic ability line.

@anneragnavsteb746

11 ай бұрын

Agree👍

I have always loved this look! I used to call it " bookish", "old English library style", "aristocratic nerdy". Basically the girl I always was deep inside... Currently, I am putting the finishing touches on my wide dark hallway. Studious on one side, ( heaven knows stacks of books aren't a problem) and the other side an art and curiosity wall. It's not just for Halloween. Love everything you did here!!! ❤

I absolutely love your ideas! They are retail store worthy. You are brilliant!!!!!!

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! You are so very sweet, Susan!

Okay I LOVE the idea for using the velvet back of an old picture frame!!! It's really beautiful! You have an extra special and uniquely creative gift to be able to look at things differently, even more than other creative people i think. I absolutely love your ability to use the "garbage" items from projects and turn them into beautiful things. You've even helped me look at clocks in a new way (former clock despiser) 😂

@kathykramer6267

11 ай бұрын

I agree with all of the comments above-using the velvet backing is brilliant-but I’ve always loved old clocks! I buy newer clocks at yard sales even if I only want it for the clock face and also use the frame separately.

Before I comment on today's video...I have to say I admire your selection of books!!! Great library 😊

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Oh, thank you! At one time I had a list, so I would buy something that I already had, but it was on an old laptop. I guess I need to make another one!

Great ideas. I have been keeping house and decorating 56 years. I have always done dark academia and didnt realize it. Just loved the richness and history of all my pieces. Will never change.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

I know what you mean, Sharon! I have always loved this look, but I could never really verbalize it because in years past, it didn’t have a name! Whoever coined “dark academia” is a genius!

I love everything about this video and your projects. The dark colors speak to me so much. Your ability to see something that someone else would throw away and turn it into home decor like a sconce is so inspiring.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Oh, Dawn, you are so sweet! Thank you! 😊

Hi Sherry. Although dark decor is the opposite of my taste, I love love your projects and have watched every video on your channel. You can’t push out content fast enough for me!!! TY for all the great ideas and inspiration! ❤❤

Love the owl! It really is perfect!

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Oh, thank you, Daniele!

I cannot thank you enough for your delightful approaches to making “new lamps from old” as the Aladdin story describes. May you have a lovely life and a beautiful transition to the next.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Oh, thank you, Julie! What a lovely blessing! ❤️

I love dark academia and I love your projects!

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Joni!

Wow! So many great ideas I don't know which to start with. Love the book stand, the bookends, and the paper flowers. I have a very old plastic owl that was in my father's garden that is passed its prime but I hate the idea of tossing it. I think I'll try to repair the hole in his foot and give your pedestal idea a try.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

You can use Loctite Repair Putty to repair just about everything and you can sand it after it’s dry. Be sure to paint the owl with some thick textured paint to disguise that it is plastic.

@pjp9383

11 ай бұрын

Love the idea of using your dad's old owl! I love having holiday keepsakes that hold memories of a departed loved one - gives an extra oomph to the pleasure of pulling out your awesome holiday decor every year!

It appears we all agree about how creative you are. You definitely have a gift. Thank you so much for sharing. Of all the DIY channels I've ever watched, you are my absolute favorite.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much !😊 Roberta, I really appreciate that kind comment! What a lovely thing to say!

Those projects were the very epitome of dark academia. I love that look. Thanks Sherry for the great ideas!

Hi Sherry, Love the dark academia style! I didn’t know that I liked it so much until I saw your creations ❤

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I think I have always been drawn to this “scholarly” look, but in the past there was no name for it, so I didn’t realize it. Does that make sense?

@serenakoleno9338

11 ай бұрын

You were just ahead of the crowd. As a book lover and collector of globes and maps, academia suits my tastes.

I absolutley love the dark decorating trend...it's more appealing to me than the shiny elements and the farmhouse style.

Love love love the book ends and the book stand! Nice work on the bottles and the owl too.

The owl added the perfect touch. The craft brew growler turned into a gin jug made me laugh, my husband is a Brewer in our area. You never cease to amaze me Sherry.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Well, I didn’t even know what that jug was for! 😜

all hail queen of the faux finish!! that owl statue came out looking like an antique bronze! amazing!

❤I love that dark look every day...kinda like Sherlock Holmes apartment. I also love "science" glass..test tubes and amber bottles. ❤ I have to be honest...when you start something I think to myself..what on earth is she doing now. That's not going to look good. But EVERY TIME once you are finished it's ALWAYS MAGNIFICENT ❤ I was one of the people who voted for you to paint you bookcase dark. It's FANTASTIC. Love all your ideas❤

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Jahma! I hope I got your name right, or is it Jahmas? I love the test tube look, too! Why is that? Does it remind us of school or old horror movies?! I’m so glad that there is a name for this style now. Whoever coined “dark academia” is a genius!

I rarely comment because most crafters disappoint me. Other crafters always pull out those expensive rub on transfers and apply them to everything. Not true for you. I have never been disappointed in your videos. Thank you for being a REAL crafter and your genuine unique creativity.

Good afternoon, Sherry! I adore the dark academia design style, as well! All of your projects are stunning and cleverly made. I especially love the book stand and book ends. Thank you for inspiring and sharing. Autumn is my favorite season, too.🍂🍁 ❤, Bobbie.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Good afternoon, Bobbie! I just recently realized that I have always loved the dark “scholarly” look, but before there was never a name for it, so I didn’t realize it! I am shopping in Galena today. What a great little town. Have you been here? I am having a blast and trying to film some for KZread.

I just loved this video and even though dark has not been my thing, THESE projects are gorgeous! I was able to snag your bird bookends before seeing this video without knowing they are one of your amazing projects! I will cherish them and know right where they are going. Loved the owl as well! You have given me some great. Ideas for decorating and slowly switching from summer to fall. Hugs!!

@pjp9383

11 ай бұрын

Those bird bookends were so lovely!

So many great fall ideas for a dark moody but not so scary feel! Last year I found an Edgar Allen Poe book of tales and poems like yours. I love it for a Halloween decor with black ravens. I now want to decorate this year with your ideas of black cats and birds! By the way, I had to memorize The Raven in middle school so I’ve always been a bit fascinated with Mr. Poe! 😄

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

You are a girl after my own heart! I became fascinated with Poe in high school; I think his stories might have been one of the reasons I became an English teacher. I never had to memorize “The Raven” though! That’s a long poem! I had to memorize Frost’s “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening”-much shorter!

love the bookends! One of your best creations :) And the owl!

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!😊

Loved the amber bottles, paper flowers and especially the wreath! I think I’ll try the wreath for my door this year. Thanks for sharing.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Katherine! I am so glad you liked these ideas!

The book stand was my favorite

Only you would use an old worn out light fixture and make a beautiful candle holder. Brilliant

Yes, I really love the dark, Sherry. Although I think all of the white and light gray distressed furniture we’ve seen for the last several years is very nice, I really prefer the dark browns and blacks. Your projects all turned out lovely! Thank you for sharing! 🦋

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Mina! I think the white painted furniture is going out of style fast, so it will probably be hard to find in another year or two.

All of them are awesome, but I love the owl best !! At the end, very majestic looking on his perch. 🌹🌹🌹🦉🦉🦉

You take the most simplest things and turnn them intto works of art. Love

I eagerly wait for your weekly videos! They really make Monday better. Thank you!

Doesn't matter what you do to it or how you do it. It always comes out so beautiful. I love your talent.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Dorothy! You are so sweet! 😊

This is so exciting! A week ago I picked up an old crib w/2 of the 4 wheels missing and thought I'd upcycle it into something for the garden, but you've given me an idea I may just try. So now I'm looking at it and ideas are endless. You always inspire me! Thank you!

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Oh, I am so glad that I could share this idea. What a coincidence that we both thrifted old cribs! I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, but I ended up loving how unique it was.

@roxiewallace2900

11 ай бұрын

Very nice and unique ideas for fall or year round! I don't decorate with the same style, but I love every one of the decor pieces with the birds and the owl. They are awesome!❤

@pjp9383

11 ай бұрын

​@CanterburyCottage Make that 3 of us! Except that mine was a curbside find, and is more of bassinet (actually, what I'd describe it as is a deathtrap - flimsy, cheap "wood," very low sides on the cradle part, wheels, and of course, a mechanism so you can put your baby in this thing and walk away, letting it rock by itself - no chance of that ending badly, right? 🤪) Anyway, I intend to turn it into a plant stand... 👍🏻

Love love the book stand...beautiful velvet frame...everything soooo lovely. I can see every peice in my home !!!

Your ideas should be on the cover of a magazine!! Absolutely exquisite!

Especially loved the owl and the bookstand.

I love all of these! The dark moody aesthetic is beautiful for fall. I think if I had to pick a favorite it would be the owl.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

You are brilliant!!! I love how you think!!! Love all your creations❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

That owl is STUNNING

You never cease to amaze me! Seemingly tireless transformations over and over! Creativity off the charts! Wow!

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Oh, thank you, Jana! What a super sweet thing to say! 🥰

Usually, I'll like most of what you do and love one or two. This time, I loved everything you did! I like how you make everything look expensive. You got the touch!

The Black birds and Owl are just delicious. I love the whole effect of dark academia.

You knocked it out of the PARK with this compilation! Everything you touched turned into GOLD!!!!!

I especially loved the book stand and the owl.😊

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Sherry I love all these wonderful ideas! So creative! The baby crib is awesome. Love the owl! 🥰

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Terry! 😊

Thank u for being non farm house..its so refreshing.....

I love the way you repurpose the velvet on the photo frame.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Oh, thank you! I don’t think most people would realize that the velvet is the frame’s backing. It looks so vintage!

Love the owl and the corbels with the birds.

😊😊😊 Indeed... I LOVE the dark academia... all year around. You've got me shaking my head in awe. That owl pedestal. The bird bookends. Wow. FABULOUS. Thank you!

Mrs. here. Love the owl on the candlestick! Beautiful.

I truly love watching all you video's I truly love your work I truly love the dark gothic look I truly love your deco I truly am telling the truth you are one amazing woman who knows what you're saying doing and creating Love beverley from England

I've always been drawn to darker decor; I was decorating in dark academia before it had a name! It's also a good way to express a darker Halloweenish aura, without putting out items that might make Grammy's house too creepy, now that we have grandkids. Thanks for the terrific ideas!

My husband would love the owl! Beautiful projects.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Judy!😊

I just love the wood lamp behind the couch. Great DIY’S

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊 That lamp was a $20 Goodwill find! I found it online, and it was selling for over $300-the exact same lamp! I LOVE when that happens! 😜

I love this dark moody look. I might have to rethink my autumn decor this year.

You are a miracle worker! I always love reading your book titles. It makes me happy to see you chose them carefully for quality, not for color alone. When people just buy old books because of the color alone, it is sad to me.

Love the bookends and bookstand. I also liked the owl (I have loved owls since the early 70's). I also like the dark academia decor. All the projects were great and inspiring. Didn't miss the pumpkins, at all!😉

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Oh, thank you, Marilyn! I was actually thinking that I might try decorating my home without using any pumpkins this year. I feel it will transition into Christmas better. On the other hand, I have some pumpkin decor that I really like! 😜

Hi, I am in constant awe of your imagination and abilities. Thanks for sharing!

Wow, the crib/ shelf,and bookends are original.

It is my newest obsession!.. finally ! I don't have to pack away 1/2 of what I own to achchieve a look!🥰

That owl / pedestal! Oh my gawd! ❤

I have to say my taste doesn’t lean to the dark academic look but your creations are amazing. I loved so many of them. The shelf, the owl, the lantern. Just amazing.

I love all the projects but my favorite is the owl. I'm loving the dark academia decor also.

Loved the baby crib shelf...CLEVER ... YES you are!!! ❤😊

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

😊 thank you, Barb! I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, but I really liked its unique look!

Love the dark and moody! Another great production, 😊Sherry!! You’re amazing!!!

Hello sweet friend. I’m loving it all but I think the owl was my fav. The bookends a close second!!!❤

Absolutely love the book ends with the birds as well as the oval frames!!! And the use of the old gold frame with the background turned around! 🥰🥰😍😍

I say it everytime I watch a new video of yours, that you have out done yourself . Yet again your imagination has no bounds. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration Sherry.❤😊

Wow! You knocked it out of the ballpark today! You make good use of a hammer and mallet. Loved everything - your ability to envision a finished item is remarkable. Thank you for the flower tutorial - that is one thing I can do!

The owl!! Turned out so good.

I just love you Sherry! I told my husband you just never know what you’ll come up with. I so look forward to your videos each week!

I must tell you, I subscribe to probably 30 different creators on KZread. And honestly, when your channel would pop up in my recommendations, I would just skip by because my style is more modern/transitional. One evening, I watched one of your videos, and I was hooked! Not only did I learn so much just by studying your techniques, but I’m blown away by how you can look at something that I would pass by or discard and turn it into something amazing! I’ve since gone back and watched several years’ worth of episodes. Thank you for the teaching and inspiration you provide. I hope that others, like me, will slow down and watch and be amazed by the creativity!

The paper flowers are my fave. And I agree: yes to cats and crows, no to spiders and skeletons!

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

I know, right? I was out shopping today and saw a huge metal spider (as big as a suitcase)-I guess to put in your yard, but I just thought, “NO!”

You always have such unique ideas. Nothing is ever the same or repeated, not even your voice.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Oh, what a sweet thing to say, Laurie! 🥰

I watch and just shake my head! I can't believe you continually come up with such beautiful items......

I love the crib shelves. I have repurposed lighting fixtures, too (lantern style hanging light into lantern filled with flowers on my entry table and torchiere into a table for my printer). I love repurposing and hope to do more.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Mary Ellen! When lanterns first became popular, I bought so many outdoor lanterns at the Habitat ReStore that the manager called me the “light lady!”😜 Unfortunately, I don’t see many at thrift stores that I like these days.

@pjp9383

11 ай бұрын

​@@CanterburyCottageI've been to the ReStore so frequently lately, that when I went to pick up an item I'd previously purchased, I started to pull out the receipt and the lady working waved me off, saying, "It's ok, I know you." She hadn't even been working when I bought it!

My favorites are the bookends and the owl (missed out on the purchases yet again!) Everything was so creative and I love the dark academia look, too!

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

I’m sorry you missed out. One of these days. Dark academia is so hot right now, and I am totally loving it, too!

Your owl came out very nicely! For my own tastes I probably would have let alittle more gold show through.

I love the book stand and owl pedestal! Taxidermy, skulls, and spiders wouldn’t be found in my academia decor. But I love the books, darker flower arrangements, and birds nests.

Sherry, I AM loving the dark academia look. I really love the Korbel piece and crow pictures, with the bird plaques amttached. I also love the pheasant feathers.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Oh, thank you! I think I found the feathers at a thrift store for a few dollars, but the little trophy they are in was from an antique store and was $20 or more!

It would be hard to choose a favorite from these projects. I really like how you updated the plastic “brass” Home Interiors pictures. I had them at one time so it was fun to see them flipped.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Julia! I do think using textured paint makes it difficult to tell if the frames are plastic, wood, or metal.

Nope, no, non!! I need light, light, LIGHT during fall, winter and early spring. I have only one east facing window, plus a door to my patio, and they are over-hung by the second floor balcony. I adore all of your ideas, Sherry, and never miss a video, but I would need to revise everything to reflect more light. Sometimes you just gotta work with what you've been given, eh? 😂😁🤗

Sherry your imagination is incredible!!

Ooooh I really like the wreath with rolls of paper! So pretty!

Oh my that baby bed. AMAZING. I still have mine that looks like that.

I love everything i this episode, but especially the bird bookends, the bookstand, the crow art, and the owl on a pedestal. I love books and the dark academia library look!

Sherry, you are off the charts with your creativity!! I love, love, love everything you created in this video. The dark, rich colors are a winner with me. Thank you for sharing.

I love the black moody pieces you created.

You always do a beautiful job with any style be it farmhouse, cottage, country or French but I believe where you really shine is working with these deep rich tones and style. Of course I may be a bit prejudice as it is my favorite style. Bravo once again, girl.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I think this is my favorite style, too. I have always loved the dark “scholarly” look, but I couldn’t verbalize it, because in the past, there was no term to describe it. Whoever came up with the term “dark academia” is a genius!

Who is this LADY you mesmerize me each and every time I tune into your channel ❤👍🏾

❤Awesome Beautiful Creations ❤ I love book stand the most. I am going do my best to create one. Thank you for your video.

I am obsessed with this channel. You have been such an inspiration. Thank you

You are a person who really understands how to up cycle and there are times that you really help me with ideas. Thank you so much. 😊😊😊😊

Love everything but the Owl is my favorite!

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Oh, thank you, Marle! 😊

Wonderful. I think this is my favorite video and will use most of the ideas for my home. (We seem to attract the same kind of stuff that we just cannot throw away. Surely we can make something from them). I enjoy all of your videos.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Katherine! If I don’t put things out right before the trash collector arrives, I always change my mind about throwing something out and end up retrieving it from the trash! 😜

I don't know what to say :) I love and adore every last one of them. You are a wiz with power tools. I love this channel. As long as you have it I will be here, I too have been itching to start Fall in my house. You are a treasure. God Bless, Hugs my friend. Rebekah.

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! You are so very sweet, Rebekah! 🥰

I really love using the back of the frame ! And the way you keep working at the owl until you get what you want . You made it look so expensive!

I an avoiding dark colors in my home. I have noticed everything seems darker as I get older. However, everything you touch has turned out beautiful! 🦉🦇🕷️

@CanterburyCottage

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Well, I think for the past ten years, white painted furniture was really popular. Now, we are swinging in the opposite direction with darker colors. But, I think you should always just use what you love!

Two thumbs up for all of your projects. I love how you take divergent objects and create one cohesive item. I cannot pick a favorite.