Now that the busiest part of our year is over (see you next year, trade shows!), I can dive back into Before & Afters! I’ve been swamped with travel and work lately so it’s been exciting to get back into submission emails and check out the great makeovers you guys have sent and to hear…
While I’ve become something of a minimalist lately when it comes to patterns, I love seeing other people embrace bold patterns in their homes. This makeover come from Aunt Peaches, who used removable wallpaper from Chasing Paper to give her fridge a serious face lift. As a renter, I love this project. Mainly because you…
Today’s second Before & After comes from Rachel Gant and Andrew Deming of Yield Design Co in San Francisco, CA (you might recognize their picnic series with a convertible picnic bag/blanket). Rachel and Andrew made over their studio space in downtown San Francisco using only $500, their own two hands and one week’s time. The…
Today’s first before & after comes from Sarah of Trevi Vintage Design. After picking up a sad little white dresser at Goodwill and decided to save it from its chipped-paint and missing-knob existence. After sanding down the entire piece (using an orbital sander) to expose the natural wood, Sarah stained the drawer fronts with Minwax…
This before & after is a dresser makeover with a little surprise. On the surface it’s a simple paint and hardware switch (which looks nice and clean), but the part that I love the most is waiting inside. Sheena from Modern Missus was originally going to paint the inside of her dresser drawers with leftover…
Today’s second Before & After comes from Lucy Heenan Ewins who lives in a beautiful Victorian home built in 1910. Lucy wanted to improve the flow of her original kitchen, while adding more countertop space and brightening it up to make the rest of the home. She was up against peach cabinets, sponge-painted walls (my…
Today’s first before & after is all about home offices. Despite working from home for eight years, I never set up a proper office and I regret it to this day. I think I probably would have been a lot more productive. But thankfully Jacqueline is smarter than I am and decided to change over…
If I had to choose an absolute favorite paint color it would be, without a doubt, grey. I prefer Benjamin Moore’s Chelsea Gray to all others (it’s got such a rich green base), but I tend to love most rooms when they’re made over in a predominantly grey color palette. It always feels like such…
Sometimes a quick and easy paint makeover is all I need to remind me that it doesn’t take much work to give a piece of furniture (and a part of your home) a new look. I get into ruts with corners of my home and give up on trying to figure them out too often….
I am an experienced horror movie watcher. I was hit with a wave of both pride and embarrassment when I logged onto my Netflix account and every single “suggestion” for me was a gory or creepy sci-fi horror film. I’m too scared to investigate why I like those movies so much, but for today, I…
We’ve been feeling the color blue in a BIG way lately. From my Current Obsession with indigo to Amy’s Past & Present on the history of the color, blue has definitely been our color of the moment. So when I saw this makeover from David Ledger in Long Beach, I was hooked. David just redid…
One of the toughest things about city living is finding extra rooms for storage, guests and children. I’ve seen large closets turned into beautiful offices, nurseries and everything in between. When it comes to working with small spaces, New Yorkers have some serious experience. This book-inspired Before & After comes from Brooklynite Stefanie of Brooklyn…
I never thought I’d see the day when I looked at vertical blinds and thought, “Man those look cool.” Jessica Hill of Mad in Craft created this awesome headboard using her parents’ old vertical blinds. After they decided to upgrade their patio doors from blinds to curtains, Jessica’s mom and dad donated the old blinds (and…
I am a sucker for a good subway tile makeover. Throw in killer brass details, and I’m 100% sold. This beautiful mid-century bathroom makeover comes from designer Christina Loucks, who turned a green-tiled bathroom into a calm white oasis. I like that she mixed different tile types and added a few metallic touches that feel…
Will Taylor’s blog, Bright. Bazaar, is chock-full of colorful details, homes and do-it-yourself projects. So it was no surprise that his makeover project would be just as cheerful. Looking to spruce up his entryway, Will painted different sections of this console table (drawers, legs) different colors to give it an extra punch. I always love…
Artist Amy Rice is no stranger to a great makeover. In addition to sharing a colorful chair makeover a few years ago, she recently published a book, Playing with Stencils, that is full of great tips and techniques for making over just about any object. Today Amy is sharing two makeover peeks from her book:…
It’s Before & After day, and I couldn’t think of a better way to start than with these seriously disgusting stairs. I’m pretty sure this is just exposed and worn-down wood, but the first few times I looked at this “before” picture, I thought it was straight up dirt. This was how Liz of ELA’s…
I have to admit that one of the best parts of this makeover came at the end of the email chain between me and the homeowner, Sarah Hubbell. While sharing some details and photo credits with me, she casually mentioned that in addition to editing Emma Magazine, she was also one of the house members…
When people attempt home makeovers, there is often an impulse to embrace the over side of the phrase. To turn around previously shabby spaces, homeowners can find themselves locked into thinking that deep colors, statement pieces and frivolous ornamentation are the way to go. While the Extreme Makeover approach certainly does suit some spaces, making under…
It’s been so fun getting back into the swing of Before & Afters after taking a little break. I feel prepared to tackle my own projects now (we’ll be doing makeovers as a team in the office, so stay tuned!), and nothing inspires me like seeing the amazing makeovers you guys are doing. This sunny…
