It's Just Paint…

“It’s Just Paint”.  That’s the mantra over at W Design, along with “Love Where You Live”.  Great advice from Susie, blogger at W Design.  That is exactly how I feel about our home…do what we love, make our home ours.  



Susie does just that.  Take a look (click the links for more details and pictures!).

Kitchen Before:
Notice the paint can on the counter. The cabinets were about to be rescued!


So much wood crying out to be painted!


Kitchen After:


Oh for the love of painted cabinets.  Everyone is doing it (including me!) but I never get tired of seeing the transformation.  It’s lovely. Every.time. And Susie’s kitchen is no exception.  What a beautiful brighter difference!



Susie’s little girls’ room got a makeover too.  It’s beautiful before and it’s stunning after…

Girls’ Room Makeover

Before (so sweet!)


But two daughters became three daughters and more room was needed. The closet went from looking like this:



to looking like this:



WOW!


Next, she added some character to the room with painted wallpaper by making her own stencil. Trace, paint, repeat. LOVE!




Hours and days later, the walls were finished.



$10 Goodwill desk is perfect for her girls…


Susie’s father-in-law finished a bunk bed system they designed for the room.  Perfect for three girls in one room.  It is beautiful!  The entire room is just so sweet, isn’t it? Awesome bunk beds!





What a fun girls’ room!  More details to come!

There’s more to see at W Design – including her fun basement!



See more at It’s Showtime!

Susie – every single project, every detail is so amazing!  Way to transform a space or two or three! Thank you so much for ‘showing off’!

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Beautiful Inspirations, Beautiful Bed

When someone falls in love with something (either furniture, decor or even an entire room in a magazine) and inspiration to DIY hits – they’re inspiring. Sometimes I can’t afford the things I want but when I can re-create it with my own two hands (or our four hands), it’s so rewarding. Money saved.  Pride in work.  This was the case with Kari from Beautiful Inspirations and her husband.  This is the Colette bed from Crate and Barrel.  Price tag $1799.

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Here is Kari’s DIY version at just $300…
Yea. Stunning, huh? I heard you gasp.  They did a little of this…
and this…
 
and a little of that…
and some of this…
and you can see the entire process here:

The New Bed: Part 1

and here:

The New Bed: Part 2

Beautiful. Inspiration. 
Beautiful Inspirations
Thank you Kari for sharing your hard work. Good luck with the nail head trim but for now…the bed even at 99% is gorgeous and I am in love and inspired. Super job!
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Unique gifts, decor and DIY!

Rescuing a Family Treasure

Brittany from SuperWoman always has a cool makeover up her sleeve on her blog. I love this trunk trunk and that it’s special to her family.  There’s a cute story to go with it (visit Brittany to read more).

Before:

After 2 days of stripping paint, fixing the old hinges, removing rust off metal, trying to get the 100 year old musty smell out, and putting 5 (yes…5) coats of polyurethane on, she finally had her new coffee table.  Total cost:  $15. 



Unbelievable gorgeous rescue:

Original brackets before:

Restored:

Isn’t it amazing?  How special that it has sentimental value too?  We don’t have anything like that in our home. How about you?

Brittany – thank you for sharing your gorgeous restoration of a special family heirloom.  Great story, beautiful makeover!