today’s final before & afters (stay tuned for a great “black heart” themed floral post from studio choo at 1!) come from d*s readers lauren, nick, and meg. lauren and nick run second coat design in boston and recently had one of their projects featured in the globe! they walked globe readers through the step-by-step…
this lovely home office makeover comes from kate at centsational girl. tired of closing the door to her office when company came, kate decided to spend a few months making over the entire space from top to bottom. her budget-friendly renovation involved paint and some great $20 clearance bookcases and the final result is a…
normally before & afters on d*s are dedicated to regular folks like you and me, but it’s fun to see what a pro would do every once in a while. so i couldn’t resist sharing this seriously amazing dining room makeover from mcgill design group in toronto. james from mcgill sent over this room transformation…
when it comes to before & afters, it’s hard for me to resist a submission with a good pet shot. and these photos from d*s reader charlene in cape town south africa are pretty darn irresistible. charlene’s cat “socks” is modeling her recent chair renovation- which began as a rather worn bubble chair and ended…
up next- two clever before and afters that involve elbow grease and a little bit of paint. first up is a project from sidney wagner of eclectic interior design group. sidney found this old piece at an antique mall with a sign that said “not a wine wrack” and decided it had potential (and a…
yancy of designing life in miami, recently decided to tackle a fun bedroom makeover, similar to jennifer’s bedroom, by creating a hand-painted forest wall behind her bed. the room before was a sad red and cream wasteland and now it looks chic and relaxing, courtesy of chocolate brown paint and yancy’s handy tree-painting. great work,…
