Monthly Archives: November 2010

Showing Off DIY

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Need some DIY inspiration for your next project?  Check out these DIY bloggers! 
Victoria from Whimsy byVictoria rescued a sad settee.  Here it is after, a Whimsy by Victoria furniture miracle:

You’d never know this was her before:

Buffet Beautification at Glam In a Can.  Heidi works her painting magic!
Before:

Beautiful after.  I love her distressed look…

Stenciled curtains are on my to-do list for my office.  I’m so happy at Ray from First Home Makeover did them first.  Now I have helpful tips and inspiration!  Love these:


Unbelievable transformation from La Maison La Fortune!
Before:

Fun and pretty after:

This note from Ashley made me smile:

HI! My name is Ashley and I just wanted to submit a recent DIY project I did! I am also a brand new blogger and you can visit my blog at

I was super excited to do this project as it was something I had never done before. I made this ottoman from scratch, from buying the wood, foam, batting, and fabric to putting the whole thing together….as it was my design I didn’t have a pattern for the fabric on the top so that took a little while to figure out how I wanted it to look. I also hand painted the legs! Thats probably my favorite part about the piece! I hope you all like it!

 
She made this from scratch?! I love it, Ashley!

 
 

Contact paper doesn’t come in much of a selection.  I love this idea from Tisa.  For $8.86 she gave her cabinets a custom look with scrapbook paper and spray adhesive. 

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After:

Samantha from Toddler Wasteland has a creative obsession with shelfliner.  Visit the link to see more of her creative ideas.

I hope you visit the links and make some new blog friends.
Thanks so much for sharing your creativity, ladies! 
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. 🙂

Master Bedroom Reveal – At Home Alterations

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I recently introduced you to Mike and Katrina from At Home Alterations and had the pleasure of showing off  their kitchen and guest bedroom transformations.  I know you won’t mind me sharing another DIY super makeover from Mike and Katrina.  They have another beautiful reveal!  Check out their beautiful master bedroom makeover.
Here is their master bedroom when they bought the house:

And here it is now:

Peaceful. Beautiful. Well-planned.  You can see LOTS more photos, what-they-did details and cost breakdown on their master bedroom reveal.  They’re also contestants in the True Value Design SOS and I’m pretty sure they would appreciate your vote.  With their DIY skills and talent, I know I’d love to see them win and give their Easter Bunny bathroom an awesome makeover. 

Tomorrow – doing a Misc. DIY catch up.  So many talented DIY bloggers to show off!

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. 🙂

DIY Gallery Wall

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Sarah from Comfort and Joy took a completely empty apartment, an inspiration photo and recreated the look her way and on the cheap.  It looks awesome!

Here is her inspiration photo:

She talks about her gallery wall more in depth on her blog along with more fabulous DIY projects, inspiration and design boards.   It was completely DIY. She was lucky enough to get a discarded copy of Audubon’s birds of America and with a little cutting, framing and arranging, her bird wall was born.

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After:

I love taking inspiration and making it work in my own personal space.  Sarah, you did an incredible job at making your gallery wall every bit as beautiful as your inspiration.  Love it!
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. 🙂