Budget Friendly DIY & Interior Decorating
My small bathroom makeover is finished, and I made my goal of getting it finished in 20 days!! (That's 20 working days, not 20 calendar days.) And I packed this bathroom full of small bathroom design ideas, all done on a budget. The "before" bathroom was full of apartment-grade...well...everything -- the cheap laminate countertop with the 4-inch backsplash, the basic builder plate glass mirror, the ugly 1970's vanity light, the cheap … [Read more...]
When you live in 834 square feet, the idea of having an actual laundry room is nothing but a dream. We small space dwellers have to carve out specialized utility space where we can find it, and I just happened to find space in my hallway. So now, after a creative hallway makeover, I basically have a small laundry room. It's out in the open, it's the first thing you see when you walk through the front door, and it's disguised as a … [Read more...]
My breakfast room is finally finished. And...well...it's bright and colorful! Nobody ever accused me of being afraid of color, that's for sure!! :) It has taken me forever to get to this room finished, so let me remind you how this room looked when we bought our condo. And let me also remind you that as soon as we were handed the keys, I walked in and started snapping pictures. I didn't even take a few minutes to clear away the junk left by … [Read more...]
Well, it's finished. I was beginning to think it would never happen, but my kitchen is finished. And it only took three years. Or was it four? Heck, I've lost count by now. And I still have a couple of projects to finish for the dining area, so I really am just going to show you the kitchen today. Hopefully I'll have the dining area completely finished this week, so that's coming soon. But let's get on to the before and afters, … [Read more...]
A few days ago, I got an e-mail from my mom that said, "Just wondering why you don't have our bathroom under Rooms I Designed." Good question! It's one of my favorite projects I've ever done, so I definitely needed to get that post linked up under the "Rooms I Designed" tab. So I searched for the post. And I searched again. And I searched some more. I couldn't find a post where I ever showed you my mom's bathroom remodel! Could it really … [Read more...]
Did you think I was going to flake out on you again? Well, I’m not. I actually have the pictures today! So let’s get right to it. I’ve been working on John & Alice’s family room for what seems like forever, and there were about a thousand DIY projects that went into this room (that might be a slight exaggeration, but you can see all of the related DIY projects at the end of this post). So are you ready to see how it turned … [Read more...]
Well, it’s finally finished. Finally. The kitchen…finished. The family room…finished!! I was beginning to think this day would never come. I’m going to do this reveal in two different posts, and not because I just like to draw things out, but because we had a bit of technical difficulty with the camera. We were able to get some pictures of the kitchen, and then the camera decided to stop cooperating, so we’re headed back … [Read more...]
Cassandra’s dining room is finally finished!! It was a long project, taking right at a year to complete, but I think the final result is quite spectacular. For those of you who don’t remember Cassandra, let me start at the beginning. Cassandra contacted me at the beginning of last year wanting help with her dining room. At the time her dining room looked like this… This room was a challenge for several reasons, … [Read more...]
I can't believe I've taken this long to show you how Gwen's bedroom turned out!! Remember Gwen's bedroom? I painted her furniture, made a new diamond-tufted upholstered headboard, make new draperies, and painted the walls a beautiful medium brown. I also updated the adjoining master bathroom. This bedroom was redecorated on a budget. While I love showing you remodels that I've worked on, like Julia's kitchen that I showed you last week, … [Read more...]
Last year, I showed y'all glimpses here and there of a kitchen remodel I was doing for a client named Julia. The kitchen was finished up last fall, but I never showed you the final kitchen (or even bothered to get "after" pictures) because I lost the "before" pictures. I know that's crazy, but I just really prefer BEFORE and after pictures. So when I finally found the "before" pictures last week on an old hard drive, I called up Julia and … [Read more...]
I'm an interior decorator-turned-blogger, and a DIY fanatic. My blog is where I share my own creations, as well as inspiring projects from other fabulously creative bloggers. Sometimes on weekends, I like to share info on my other favorite topics: blogging and WordPress. Read more >>.
Breakfast Room Makeover
Kitchen Makeover
Laundry Room (Disguised As A Hallway)
Small Bathroom Makeover
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Painted And Antiqued Pet Station
Dimensional Painted Label Treat Jars
Diamond-Tufted Headboard
Painted Bathroom Faucets & Shower Enclosure
Lined, Pinch Pleated Draperies With Three Fabrics
Nailhead Trim Headboard
Fall Leaf Wreath From Cardstock
Easy Sea-Inspired Gallery Wall
Painted Bottles With Polymer Clay Flowers
Miniature Pumpkin Flower Vases
You can do it yourself! My e-book has over
80 pages with over 100 screenshots to
walk you through the entire process.
