I Made it Without My Hubby…stop STAIRing like you don't believe me. It's true!

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I have another post prepared, but I’ll share that treat with you sometime later in my next post. Make sure you check back because you won’t want to miss an awesome introduction. I promise it’s worth stopping back for.

But first,

I‘m digging around in the DIY archives tonight (so you may have seen this once already, but humor me and looky again, please?) and came up with this:
 Why?
Because, this, dear friends “I did this all by myself!”

Prepare yourself: Remember our house is an old farmhouse, a foreclosure – so the before pictures are a little frightening. Don’t say I didn’t warn ya! If I didn’t have the ability to see the potential…we would have been running the other direction.

Let’s take a walk up my stairs beforehand and after turning the corner and a few more stairs, here is what it looked like before. Hairy Scary! I don’t even want to know WHAT that stain is. Hurry! Look past it. Bring your eyes up. The old baseboard trim is pretty, isn’t it? (And looky there – another bathroom that needs a makeover, wanna help?)

Then, after the carpet was torn out, here we go up the gouged staircase…
Staples. Tons of them. Not a riser-friendly project. :(

And turning the corner at the top of the stairs. Look at that dresser. It’s about 50 years old. Yikes! It holds extra toiletry supplies and clean towels. (Yes, the hardwood floor was underneath that nasty carpet. Hurray!)


Nice paint here, huh? What a mess!
Also in this project is this little storage cube (before):
Cute…but full of memories and buried in a closet.

Now, let’s take that same path today after some sanding, woodfiller and paint:

No fear of tetanus now on bare tootsies!
And this is the new landing. A little paint (Ralph Lauren mahogany) and new knobs give the dresser a cleaner and more modern look.

Again, before:
And now. Really – it’s the same dresser!
Even the storage cube gets a magic makeover. I sewed a cover and cushion. All covered and pretty. Perfect for sitting to put on socks or piling up clean towels to be put away. (Hey, clean laundry making it up the stairs is a rare accomplishment. Don’t judge…I did put it away for the photo shoot.)

I also sewed a table runner to help protect the top since a lot of things accumulate here too. This is where I leave my daughter’s lunch money and she leaves me notes.




The spheres on the glass candle holders are styrofoam.
1. Mod Podge and vintage looking scrapbook paper then tied with twine.
2. Buttons and pins with a few decorative brads thrown in (buttons are secured with straight pins). AND no more hunting in the junk drawers for a button!

Coming soon – in order to fix the feed, the DIY Show Off will soon have a new look. Unsuccessful attempts have pushed me to switch to my own domain. Thanks for your patience and sticking with it while I work out the bugs. :)

48 comments on “I Made it Without My Hubby…stop STAIRing like you don't believe me. It's true!”

  1. Traci @ Beneath My Heart on said:

    Wow! I love everyone one of your transformations! Major kuddos!Your stairs are gorgeous. We did our guest house stairs similar to those, except we did beadboard underneath the treads. I love the way they turned out. I love the dresser you did too. It IS hard to believe it is the same dresser!Love your stuff!Traci

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  2. The White Farmhouse on said:

    I just love that dresser. I love the whole redo. You did a great job! I know how hard it was to part with that carpeting too. I had the same version in blue with unidentifiable stains also. Broke my heart to rip it out…. NOT!

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  3. Annette on said:

    Beautiful! The stairs look terrific and I really love that dresser!

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  4. Infarrantly Creative on said:

    Love your stairs! I bet that took a lot of TLC and elbow grease. But what I love even more is your button ball. CUUUTE

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  5. Missy Luukkonen on said:

    I love your blog! I found you from Donna at Funky Junk, I wanted to post a few things for you to see, but I was not sure where. Take a look at my blog, I just finished some great DIY projects!!!! Thanks for looking! Missy

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  6. ~ RM on said:

    WOw. I love that dresser. I had admired it before, but had no idea what it was 'before'. Those stairs are beautiful. A lot of hard work really made them that way. Check out my blog tomorrow after 9am for a surprise! ;)

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  7. morgan on said:

    That dresser transformation seriously put me in awe! You amaze me! Please come to my house and give me some pointers! You could do a new segment called My Poor Followers, and come fix their houses (ok, who am I kidding, just come fix mine!)

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  8. Shanty 2 Chic on said:

    Your stairs look so nice and I love the dresser transformation! It looks so chic and expensive! The decorative balls are another fave too! Thanks so much for linking up with us tonight! ~Ashley

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  9. The Smith Family on said:

    Woo Woot Chick! Nice WORK!Seriously LOVE the table runner and lamp!! Your baseboards ARE amazing and I love the stair makeover as well… ahhh… you did an amazing job!!Shelley

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  10. erin@my little creative outlet on said:

    oh wow! i love the decorative balls! I think i will have to do my own! what a great idea! thanks for sharing!

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  11. Lindsey Conrad - Nabors on said:

    LOVE the stairs!! That is such a good job! I would be SO proud of myself if I did that without my hubby too!! and I love that dresser! That looks like something you bought straight from a furniture store!! GREAT job!!

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  12. Vintage Junky on said:

    I love, love, love it!! I have been wanting to rip the carpet off our stairs, now you are my inspiration to do it (ie get my husband to!)smiles!Michelle

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  13. The Harris Family on said:

    Wow! I really love your dresser. I can't believe it is the same one. Great job everything is so beautiful.

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  14. Brakes and Gas on said:

    Amazing! You go girl!

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  15. Summer Rae on said:

    Great job! Amazing transformation.

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  16. michelle@somedaycrafts on said:

    Super hot!!!

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  17. Tracy Suzanne on said:

    Fantastic job. What a project those stairs were to tackle. But that dresser is unbelievable. I would have never thought that it was that beautiful underneath. The lines are gorgeous, love the new handles and the scarf you made. You're amazing!Tracy P.S. I'll be following you!

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  18. Southern Fried Gal on said:

    Wow! I want to do the same thing to my stairs…but I'm not as brave. Beautiful!

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  19. Celia on said:

    Love all the work you did with your stairs and dresser. Hard work but great results!!! Congratulations!!!!But I really liked the dresser as it was, lol…

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  20. KellyH on said:

    Stairs look great… I need to do that same project!Also the dresser looks like a million bucks!

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  21. Karen@StrictlySimpleStyle on said:

    Great job on the staircase. Amazing what we can accomplish on our own.

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  22. pk on said:

    I love all of these and what's really impressive is that you did it by yourself (especially the stairs). Love that dresser transformation! You really notice the beautiful lines now that all of the colorful "distractions" are gone. Great job! Have a good day… pk @ room remix

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  23. Jamie on said:

    Wow! Your stairs look great!Great job! I was surprised to see that your newal(sp?) post at the bottom of your stairs looks exactly like ours! Also I love the gorgeous wood moldings and trim in your home!

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  24. Heidi@TheCraftMonkey on said:

    A-MAZING! Those stairs look great, as do the dresser & cube! I think it's kind of funny that most people in blogland are turning dressers into your "before", but your after looks SO nice and chic and sophisticated!

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  25. Joy Beadworks on said:

    What a transformation! The dresser was the real gasp! Terrific results.

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  26. Shanty 2 Chic on said:

    Ok Roeshel! LOVE these!! Thanks for digging through your archives and fining LOTS of great projects to share… I LOVE all of them!!! Thanks for linking up!~Whitney

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  27. Kate on said:

    Wow! That doesn't even look like the same dresser! And those stairs look amazing! Awesome job!

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  28. P@nmyfreetime.blogspot.com on said:

    How fabulous!

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  29. TRICIA @ The Zoo on said:

    Hi there girlie! Gorgeous!! (of course). I'll be Mr. DIY was pretty happy that you did that w/o your hubby,huh?! ;) XO*T

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  30. Tracy Suzanne on said:

    Hi Roeshel. Thanks for stopping by cottonpickincute to visit. I can't wait to see what you come up with next.Tracy :)

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  31. Ells on said:

    Looks great!!!

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  32. Hollis on said:

    BEautiful! I luurrve this transformation. I was a little worried about that dresser before, BUT WOW!!! It is a Beautiful piece of furniture now! AMazing! Good Work!

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  33. Sarah on said:

    Dang you, girl! You are showing us all up!!! This is amazing…I so so so want wood and white stairs, I'm so jealous! You should def. be proud that you did all that work yourself. That dresser looks awesome and I can't believe how much sewing you have done!! Do you sleep or eat?

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  34. Leanne on said:

    Thanks for visiting and oh my, that is an amazing transformation. You are one brave lady. I don't know if I want to know what my stairs look like under the carpet.

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  35. Aimee on said:

    Fabulous transformations! I'm so inspired by that dresser redo. It looks totally different.

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  36. Tracychele @ The Week-Ender on said:

    I had not seen this one, so I am glad you re-posted! I cannot believe what a transformation that turned out to be! Love it! Don't you love being a blogger? You hardly ever finish anything and say "man, why didn't I take before pics?"!! Thanks for sharing your great ideas!

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  37. REbekah on said:

    OH MY GOODNESS!!! What a difference!!! How beautiful!!! just beautiful!!

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  38. cindy@cottage instincts on said:

    Ah…so lovely! I know you've put a ton of hard work into your home and it surely shows….love your colors and your decorations. :o )peace. cindy

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  39. Gail on said:

    Roeshel,You did an AWESOME job on all your makeovers. I love everyone of them especially the dresser…what a transformation. Have a wonderful day.Gail

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  40. Room to Inspire on said:

    Wow, what great transformations – and those stairs! They look amazing. Chelsea

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  41. Craig, Blair and Turbo Skousen on said:

    Looks great! Staples….my arch nemisis (next to the glue gun!)

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  42. Tamera on said:

    Love the new look! And the staples….well, no pain, no gain, right??:)Tamera@doubledelight

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  43. Cindy (Applestone Cottage) on said:

    Wow! I am so impressed, very pretty the stairs are just awesome! Cindy

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  44. Mod Podge Amy on said:

    Awesome! Roeshel, you did such a great job. You rock!

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  45. Sue on said:

    Fantastic transformation on the stairs, Roeshel. Carpet can hide either a multitude of sins or it can be one big sin, itself- as it was in your case. It now looks so clean and neat. Your poor hands pulling out staples…. Love that you took a busy looking dresser and made it look more traditional and classy w/black paint. Kudos all around!!! :-) Suer

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  46. Anonymous on said:

    Thank you thank you thank you. I visit Rue's page and she had a link to your site (her kitchen was featured) and I thought I'd look around. Well, isn't it amazing what you can find on the web! This dresser transformation is JUST IN TIME for me. I have a dresser that would be perfect in my hallway but I didn't know what to do with it. I didn't want to paint it black and there was no way I was going to attempt stripping it! I am going to RUN out and find the mahogany paint. It's perfect! It will match all of my other decor. Isn't it something when you search for the right paint shade, can't find it and then voila! Someone shares their info with you! Thanks for your inspiration. I am constantly amazed at the generosity of bloggers out there willing to share their lives and ideas. Once again, thank you for your beautiful pictures and ideas.

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  47. Sam on said:

    Amazing! Absolutely amazing. You should be proud!

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