today’s first before & afters come from barb and lily. first up is barb from knack studios. barb has shared so many beautiful makeovers with us over the past few years and i’m always happy to see an email from her in my inbox. for this piece, barb kept the aged feel of the original,…
this fantastic wall makeover comes from scott and cheryl white in michigan. inspired by paint by number artwork, they decided to turn an ebay painting into their own custom wall mural. after their paint-by-number painting arrived from ebay, scott made a color transparency of it and borrowed a friend’s projector to trace it on the…
painting wood is probably never going to be a non-confrontational topic, so i’ve come to embrace it as something that will almost always be a “love it” or “hate it” sort of situation. for me, the essence of a before & after is giving a piece of furniture a new life- one that means it…
this next set of before & afters is devoted to one of the most humble forms in design: the box. the first makeover takes on a large scale box- a shed, to be precise- and re-imagines it as something entirely more whimsical. d*s reader kelly parkins in australia sent over this shed makeover that belongs…
today’s first makeovers are all about an easy upgrade. normally we think of paint for a simple makeover, but these clever ladies both turned to something even simpler (but just as fun) to change their furniture: fuzzy throws. karen bertelsen of the art of doing stuff mastered the art of recovering a chair in 5…
i have a soft soft for worn wood painted in robin’s egg blue. one of the first antique pieces of furniture i ever really loved belonged to my grandmother and it was an old blue table that was stashed somewhere down in her basement. for some reason that color really stuck with me, so when…
wall makeovers are some of my favorite projects to post. i love a good chair, but something about totally changing a wide patch of wall is so gratifying and dramatic. d*s reader maria fe of layers of meaning wanted to make over her living room walls with a geometric print, but nothing too overwhelming. so…
without realizing it, i’ve been slowly developing a fondness for two-tone upholstery. when i was finishing up some edits on the book manuscript this weekend i noticed that a lot of the homes and projects i chose include couches and chairs that have different fabric used on the arms and back than the body of…
this next before & after really caught my eye for some reason. i really love when people subtly modify something in a way that makes me see a piece in a completely different light- especially if i would have walked right by it before. this george washington frame makeover comes from tyler goodro at plastolux….
i’m feeling a little under the weather today so i’m going to kick off the before & afters a little early so i can try to work in a little half-day off to rest up. these first two projects come from beth at nest interior design. i love the way she updated this sofa and…
today’s final before & after (stay tuned for a new “we like it wild” post at 1pm!) comes from melanie freeland. melanie and her husband are architects and purchased a beautiful craftsman home in los angeles a few years ago. looking to update their space, they’ve slowly been making renovations on their own to give…
ever since amy’s fun post on the history of murphy beds, i’ve been on the lookout for cute modern murphy beds online. so i was thrilled to hear from claire at little dog vintage about her amazing custom murphy bed! claire lives in a 500 square foot studio and was short of space for both…
this next before & after trio is dedicated to my favorite combo: tables and chairs. first up is melkorka kjarval of the little big house. melkorka decided to make over this table bottom (see “during” images below) with a new wooden top that she made and then pickled! i don’t often see a pickling process…
we’ve got a PACKED before & after day today so i wanted to kick things off bright and early with emily’s credenza makeover. emily, an art teacher and designer in denver, received this old credenza from her parents’ house and decided to give it a “lighter, cleaner” feel with some new paint, a bold purple…
this couch from photographer kristin eldridge really grabbed me for some reason. the new look is so pretty and feminine and fresh- and it doesn’t hurt that kristin sure know how to take a good photo. kristin loves to rehab old furniture to use in her work, so click here to check out more of…
i’ve been trying to convince my friends to go to brooklyn bowl with me, so i’ve got bowling on the brain. so when i saw ryan brown‘s reclaimed maple bowling lane top table, i was instantly hooked. a bowling table turned table? so fun. click here to read more about ryan’s bowling table project. [have…
this before & after is dedicated to a beautiful bedroom and living room makeover from charlotte designer bryn dunn of bryn alexandra interiors. bryn made over these two rooms in the back of a home with really sophisticated, dramatic results (i love the black floors in each room). even though that woods wallpaper has made…
today is before & after day so i thought i’d start us out nice and easy with some fun and simple paint + fabric makeovers. first up is ana’s bookcase makeover. orange is probably my favorite accent color for almost anything, so i loved seeing this simple makeover on a piece of furniture that just…
last but not least, we’re wrapping up today’s before & after selections with gorgeous suitcase and fan makeovers (stay tuned for a new we like it wild at 1pm!). first is marianne from the netherlands and her lovely suitcase transformation. her old suitcase was given new life as a wintery white bedside table. so beautiful….
this next before & after has one of my favorite collection themes ever- vintage globes. d*s reader liz of the lovely mabel’s house blog sent over this gorgeous makeover she did on her guest bedroom. i love the new clean, simple color palette and the mix of vintage accessories. the bold bit of pattern on…
