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W H I T E SWA N

This getup, starting with a leotard and tights, is fowl play at its best. Two pieces of felt form the head, black and orange felt finish the face, and a cape—pinned at the top or secured with Velcro—begs to be flapped. For cygnet feet, top the tights with black knee socks and shoes.

P R AY I N G M A N T I S

Recycled cardboard is the secret to this bug’s life. Cut the head, arms, and tail out of brokendown boxes, cover them with spray adhesive and green felt, and adhere felt-covered antenna wires and plastic-sphere eyes to finish the mask (and let kids see through it). Complete the preciouspredator look with a green long-sleeve shirt, leggings, and rain boots.

R A B B I T I N A H AT

For your next trick, transform a white hoodie and black footed pants into baby’s first costume. Attach ears made from white felt and millinery wire, and a clip-on bow tie. Then turn thick black felt into a top hat with leg holes, and abracadabra your bunny inside.

DA N D E L I O N

Turn plant-based drinking straws into a fluffy flower by snipping and fraying the ends and hot-gluing them to a swim cap. Add felt leaves and a green skirt to a green leotard and tights, and invite admirers to make a wish.

For the how-tos and sources for each of these costumes, see page 104.

BESPOKE BANQUETTE To cover this built-in bench with made-to-measure, custom-upholstered cushions, we looked to Stitchroom, which offers a slew of styles, fabrics, and color options—you supply your dimensions and check out. Note: If you don’t have an existing base, you can craft a simple wooden one like ours; get the how-to at marthastewart.com/ diybanquette.

THE DETAILS: Andie and Skylar banquette cushions, from $1,500 for a set; Alex throw pillow, 18", $75 (all in Arctic Blush Cotton Velvet); and Alex throw pillow, 18", in Mustard Knit Chenille, $70, stitchroom .com. For additional sources, see following page.

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HOME, ST YLE, BEAUT Y, HEALTH

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As You Like It

Custom upholstery, tailored window treatments, statementmaking headboards—stylish details like these were once the domain of interior designers only. But thanks to a crop of new online companies—many eco-conscious and female-owned—you can create, click, and order personalized pieces without the showroom prices. Grab your vision board. The (fabric) options are endless.

TEXT BY PETRA GUGLIELMETTI

Sleeper Hits

To turn your bedroom into a pulled-together dream, customize key items in simpatico colors and patterns, and set them against serene neutrals. We designed the headboard below using a digital-print-on-demand process at The Inside, which offers hundreds of colors and prints, including collaborations with textile titans such as Scalamandré and Sheila Bridges (Art Deco queen headboard, in Shibori, $619, theinside.com). The company upholsters sofas, dining chairs, and ottomans, too. The window shade was created with Everhem; the lampshade with Greige Textiles.

THE DETAILS: Greige Textiles round lampshade, 18", in Mer print in Indigo on Oatmeal, from $400, greigetextiles .com. Martha Stewart Rohan organic-cotton pillowcases, from $129 for 2 cases and duvet, martha.com. West Elm European flax linen quilt, $270; pillowcases, $55 for 2 (both in Natural Flax); and woven kantha lumbar-pillow cover, $45, westelm.com. Vintage bench.

Seat Yourself

Three sources for ottomans that really punctuate the end of a bed or armchair.

BALLARD DESIGNS Search a wide selection of classic pieces like this bench, which you can upholster in more than 250 fabrics.

X bench, in Gardner, $774, ballarddesigns.com.

JOYBIRD It specializes in modern pieces, from poufs to sectionals.

Kavi ottoman, in Royale Apple, $399, joybird.com.

MINTED FOR WEST ELM Choose from prints by more than 20 artists to cover beds, chairs, and coffee-table-size cushions.

Cocktail ottoman, in “Birds on the Go,” by Maria Eugenia Murphy, $599, westelm.com.

WIN $25K

To get help organizing your home, visit marthastewart.com/ 25kOrganize and enter to win $25,000. For details, see page 106.