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!!!
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 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.
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.
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!
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) 😂
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.
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.
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! ❤❤
❤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❤
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!
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! 😜
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.
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.
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
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.
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?
I dislike the often gaudy halloween decor. I do like these ideas, though. I recently found an owl like yours that is going to get a new paint design. I am always amazed at your creativity. Maybe one of these times you could walk us through printing out the labels that you often use.
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!
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! 🦋
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! 😄
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!
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!!
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.
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 TH-cam.
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.
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!
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!
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!😉
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! 😜
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 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! 🦉🦇🕷️
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!
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.
I’m not sure I’m loving dark academia design, but I am loving your projects! The plastic bird projects were great, but my favorite was the wall sconce. The textured glass was so beautiful. Then, upon further reflection, the book ends seem to have eked out a win! As always; it’s too hard to choose!
I must tell you, I subscribe to probably 30 different creators on TH-cam. 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!
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? 😂😁🤗
Thank you! I have loved this style for years, too, but I could never verbalize it because in the past there was no name for it. Whoever came up with the term “Dark Academia” is a genius!
you are the most inspiring person I have come acrosss. Love all your ideas as they are so original & help me think up new ways to repurpose my "stash".. love it.
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.
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.
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! 😜
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!!!
Oh, Ann, you are so very sweet! If it’s any conciliation-I completely missed out on the music ability line!😜
@@CanterburyCottage
Lol 😘
I agree with Ann……😉❤️👍🏻
I always say I got into the sarcasm line twice. And skipped the athletic ability line.
Agree👍
I absolutely love your ideas! They are retail store worthy. You are brilliant!!!!!!
Thank you so much! You are so very sweet, Susan!
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!!! ❤
Wow, the crib/ shelf,and bookends are original.
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.
Oh, thank you, Julie! What a lovely blessing! ❤️
Only you would use an old worn out light fixture and make a beautiful candle holder. Brilliant
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.
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!
My husband would love the owl! Beautiful projects.
Thank you so much, Judy!😊
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) 😂
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.
You take the most simplest things and turnn them intto works of art. Love
I absolutley love the dark decorating trend...it's more appealing to me than the shiny elements and the farmhouse style.
Love the owl and the corbels with the birds.
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.
Oh, Dawn, you are so sweet! Thank you! 😊
all hail queen of the faux finish!! that owl statue came out looking like an antique bronze! amazing!
Love the owl! It really is perfect!
Oh, thank you, Daniele!
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! ❤❤
I love the way you repurpose the velvet on the photo frame.
Oh, thank you! I don’t think most people would realize that the velvet is the frame’s backing. It looks so vintage!
Mrs. here. Love the owl on the candlestick! Beautiful.
Before I comment on today's video...I have to say I admire your selection of books!!! Great library 😊
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!
I love the black moody pieces you created.
❤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❤
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!
Sherry your imagination is incredible!!
LOVE the owl!!!
I just love the wood lamp behind the couch. Great DIY’S
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! 😜
Love that owl you can create. ❤
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.
Thanks so much !😊 Roberta, I really appreciate that kind comment! What a lovely thing to say!
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.
Ooooh I really like the wreath with rolls of paper! So pretty!
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.
Thank you! 😊
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 especially loved the book stand and the owl.😊
Thank you! 😊
The paper flowers are my fave. And I agree: yes to cats and crows, no to spiders and skeletons!
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!”
Your creative imagination blows me away!!!! 👏
Wow, thank you, Patricia!
All of them are awesome, but I love the owl best !! At the end, very majestic looking on his perch. 🌹🌹🌹🦉🦉🦉
The book stand was my favorite
Hello sweet friend. I’m loving it all but I think the owl was my fav. The bookends a close second!!!❤
Your owl came out very nicely! For my own tastes I probably would have let alittle more gold show through.
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.
Well, I didn’t even know what that jug was for! 😜
❤Awesome Beautiful Creations ❤
I love book stand the most. I am going do my best to create one. Thank you for your video.
Those projects were the very epitome of dark academia. I love that look. Thanks Sherry for the great ideas!
Love love love the book ends and the book stand! Nice work on the bottles and the owl too.
Hi Sherry,
Love the dark academia style! I didn’t know that I liked it so much until I saw your creations ❤
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?
You were just ahead of the crowd. As a book lover and collector of globes and maps, academia suits my tastes.
I love dark academia and I love your projects!
Thank you, Joni!
That owl is STUNNING
love the bookends! One of your best creations :) And the owl!
Thank you so much!😊
Especially loved the owl and the bookstand.
I dislike the often gaudy halloween decor. I do like these ideas, though. I recently found an owl like yours that is going to get a new paint design. I am always amazed at your creativity. Maybe one of these times you could walk us through printing out the labels that you often use.
Loved the baby crib shelf...CLEVER ... YES you are!!! ❤😊
😊 thank you, Barb! I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, but I really liked its unique look!
Thank u for being non farm house..its so refreshing.....
Everything is beautiful as always.
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!
Love everything but the Owl is my favorite!
Oh, thank you, Marle! 😊
I am obsessed with this channel. You have been such an inspiration. Thank you
I love the owl! Going to try this!
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! 🦋
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.
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! 😄
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!
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!!
Those bird bookends were so lovely!
Everything was wonderful.
I love the dark colours!
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.
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 TH-cam.
You are brilliant!!! I love how you think!!! Love all your creations❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦
Thank you so much!
Love love the book stand...beautiful velvet frame...everything soooo lovely. I can see every peice in my home !!!
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.
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!
You are so creative!! I'm always amazed!
Sherry I love all these wonderful ideas! So creative! The baby crib is awesome. Love the owl! 🥰
Thanks so much, Terry! 😊
I love all your ideas Sherri!!! You have such amazing ideas!!!❤❤❤ Tfs I couldn't find the printable in the description box.
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!
You never cease to amaze me! Seemingly tireless transformations over and over! Creativity off the charts! Wow!
Oh, thank you, Jana! What a super sweet thing to say! 🥰
Your ideas should be on the cover of a magazine!! Absolutely exquisite!
Loove your thumbnail, sweet friend!🫶🏻🍂
Thank you! ❤️ I don’t own much orange clothing, but I really wanted to wear that color to contrast with the dark background.
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.
Thanks so much, Dorothy! You are so sweet! 😊
Sherry, I just loved everything you did.
Thank you, Sandy! 😊
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!😉
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! 😜
I AM LOVING IT!!! its right up my alley!!
That owl / pedestal! Oh my gawd! ❤
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.
Thank you, Katherine! I am so glad you liked these ideas!
Everything turned out super gorgeous
Oh, thank you, Toni! 😊
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.
Sherry, all these were spot on for dark academia! Love the book stand best.
Thanks so much! Yes, I’m keeping the book stand, and I think I will sell my old one (which is shorter).
The doll bed shelf ❤️❤️
Thank you, Connie! 😊
The owl!! Turned out so good.
Love the dark and moody! Another great production, 😊Sherry!! You’re amazing!!!
Sherri , I love your projects from today I did not know that was my vibe until now
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! 🦉🦇🕷️
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!
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 that owl ❤
Oh, thank you!😊
I’m not sure I’m loving dark academia design, but I am loving your projects! The plastic bird projects were great, but my favorite was the wall sconce. The textured glass was so beautiful. Then, upon further reflection, the book ends seem to have eked out a win! As always; it’s too hard to choose!
Still loving “dark academia “ decor♥️
You knocked it out of the PARK with this compilation! Everything you touched turned into GOLD!!!!!
I love this dark moody look. I might have to rethink my autumn decor this year.
I must tell you, I subscribe to probably 30 different creators on TH-cam. 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!
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? 😂😁🤗
Great ideas!! That owl was so cool! I have lots of old books and I just got some pianola rolls and I have been into this type of decor for years.
Thank you! I have loved this style for years, too, but I could never verbalize it because in the past there was no name for it. Whoever came up with the term “Dark Academia” is a genius!
@@CanterburyCottage I used to just think it was called being a book worm.
you are the most inspiring person I have come acrosss. Love all your ideas as they are so original & help me think up new ways to repurpose my "stash".. love it.
Wow, thank you! You are so very sweet, Monique! 😊
It is my newest obsession!.. finally ! I don't have to pack away 1/2 of what I own to achchieve a look!🥰
You are so talented. Truly creative with thrifted items.
Thank you so much!
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.
Love the bookends and the 🦉 owl! You are very creative. Love all of your videos!!
Thank you so much, Dexie!😊
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.
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! 😜