talk about a makeover! writer and editor leah hennen undertook one heck of a before & after with the renovation of circa 1939 home’s attic. because both leah and her husband are on the tall side (lucky), their attic space was best suited to their young daughter. after some pretty incredible renovation they created the…
before and after
Friday June 20th, 2008
Wednesday May 14th, 2008
d*s guest blog: also design before & after
i’ve really been enjoying julia rothman‘s guest blog posts this week- especially this morning’s special sneak peek meets before and after. why? because it belongs to the fantastic design team, also design, that redid design*sponge this past october! jenny and matt from also own a beautiful home in chicago that they’ve been renovating from the…
Thursday May 8th, 2008
before and after: jessica’s shoetopia chair
today’s final before & after comes from shoe-boutique owner jessica of shoetopia in cincinnati. jessica was trying to figure out how to update her display windows for the spring season and decided to update a set of two chairs she found at a used furniture store. in order to incorporate them into her “living in…
Thursday April 10th, 2008
before and after: caroline’s chair
there are two more before and afters coming up today at 12:30 and 1 but i wanted to kick things off with this fantastic $13 makeover. designer caroline smalley of push the envelope design is a self-described thrift shop-a-holic. she found this rather in-need chair at a thrift store for $13 and after giving it…
Thursday January 10th, 2008
before/after + sneak peek: alyson fox
i can’t believe i had the self discipline to hold this post for an entire week and not use it right off the bat. i’m such an antsy blogger when it comes to anything vaguely sneak peek related. one of my favorite artists, alyson fox, was kind enough to share a seriously fantastic before +…
before and after: henry road chairs
we really lucked out week with fantastic before/after submissions. in addition to the post coming up at 1 and the lovely bench at 11, paula at henry road sent in these incredible chairs she recovered in her own beautiful textile designs. the results are fantastic and make me want to reupholstery half the chairs i…
