20-Day Small Bathroom Makeover – Before and After

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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...]

My Small Condo Laundry Room (a.k.a. Hallway Makeover) Before & After

Small condo laundry room disguised as a hallway

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 Tiny Condo Breakfast Room Makeover – Before and After

it's bright, colorful, and finally finished!
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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...]

Before & After: My Kitchen, Finally Finished!!

a tiny condo kitchen full of color
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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...]

Winter Snowball Wreath

make a winter wreath out of Styrofoam balls and Epsom salt
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I’ve had this idea bouncing around in my head to make a winter wreath out of “snowballs” that consist of Styrofoam balls covered in Epsom salt ever since I made the cute little mini pumpkin vase with Epsom salt.  Remember that?  That project was so easy.  I fully expected this one to be easy as well.  Not so much. But before we get to that, here’s how it turned out… I love the way it turned out.  I really do.  In fact, it … [Read more...]