OH NO! HELP!

Hi Everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I am in desperate need of blog-friend power like never before!
Please
Please
Please
Please
Please

My site meter shows my # of blog visitors. HI! I’m pleading with each of you for a vote.

I‘m kicking into serious big time begging mode. Please bear with me. I just happened upon another finalist’s # of votes and it’s close (I’m not in the lead). If you’re stopping by…PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE, pullllllease – click my True Value DIY Drama below to vote! There isn’t registration. It’s just a quick click and a quick vote. If you’re a DIY Show Off friend, reader, follower, one-time visitor or here by accident – my hands are clasped and I’m on my knees, begging for your daily vote for our DIY Drama!

As most of you know, I entered the True Value DIY Drama contest because we have a lot of DIY drama in our home and so many projects to complete. The prize is a $5000 True Value shopping spree and a 2 hour in-home consultation by the True Value Master of All Things Hardwarian! (Professional guidance = a lesson in making things right!) My video is embarrassing. You know I love to show off DIY home improvement projects WHEN they’re done and beautiful. So, showing something ugly and a source of DIY gone wrong in our home wasn’t easy. Being chosen as a finalist is so exciting! It’s also nerve-wracking! So close! A 1-in-10 chance! But I really, really, really need your help!

I‘d love to show you the DIY process and what $5000 at True Value in the hands of a DIY’er can do with a pitiful master bathroom suite. I’m in shameless pleading, swallowing my pride mode.

I‘m so thankful for your votes! If you’re voting…please leave me a comment. I’d love to hear from you and acknowlege your help (your gift to me). Everytime I see another vote, I feel like someone has given me a cookie! You know how that feels. It makes your day! So warm and fuzzy and happy and so relieved and so excited! Help me to ‘smoke’ the competition! DIY blog-friend power to the rescue!

THANK YOU, DEAR FRIENDS!
I appreciate your pleas for help too!
Thanks for sharing with your readers and community forums!

Happy Thanksgiving from Roeshel

I’m late but I’m joining the Gratitude Party at Making Lemonade. Head over and check it out. 🙂

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It’s my way of saying “thanks” to you.
The DIY Show Off

I‘m thankful to God for

This man
and this man too

these girls

my family
&
this home

and Blogger – for introducing me to you!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!






(photos courtesy of BHG)

Under the Table and Dreaming

Stephanie at Under the Table and Dreaming is a DIY blogger full of creative ideas. I was only going to share her kitchen, but I can’t help showing off more. She deserves to show it all off. I love her style and these 3 before/afters are beautiful. My favorite projects include a beautiful Thanksgiving table, an amazing bathroom transformation and a gorgeous kitchen makeover that has me so jealous. Here you go:

Dining room before with seller’s furniture…

Dining room after…with some beautiful holiday inspiration!


She made this beautiful table runner! I LOVE it.

and these Pottery Barn inspired centerpieces! Aren’t these beautiful too?

Everyone Said Don’t Do It, But I Painted Wallpaper Anyway ~ Our Powder Room
(Click the link above to get all of the details! Her bravery paid off!)
I love the subtle gray stripes and it’s motivation to get busy on finishing my bathroom this long holiday weekend! (Thanks Stephanie!)

Powder room before:

Powder room after – wow!


We used the same shade for both stripes, one in a flat finish and the other in satin. The color is called Gentle Rain.


Dollar Store wall art….{tutorial here}



The heart of Stephanie’s home, her kitchen:

Since I won’t be enjoying a kitchen makeover any time too soon, I’ll just live my dream under Stephanie’s table.
H
ere are some pictures taken during one of walk-throughs prior to buying the house…

(Before)
(After)

Just a few side by sides…

Stephanie has other amazing transformations and a lot of great DIY projects that she shares on her blog, Under the Table and Dreaming. You can also read full detailed posts about the projects above.

T
hanks so much for allowing me to Show Off your DIY projects, Stephanie! And thank you for the motivation! Fantastic job!
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