Blame It on the Toes

There’s a special meaning behind Liz’s blog, Blame It on the Toes. I’ll let her tell you about that (here).  Liz and her husband, Mike, have done some amazingly gorgeous DIY transformations in their home!
First, a room used for storage becomes a sweet nursery.  You can see the full transformation from start to nearly-finished at Jett’s Nursery…Renovation.  
A nursery that inspiration is made of…
Room Before

Dresser before:

Dresser after is gorgeous…
No part overlooked, drawers were Mod Podged too!

TV armoire before…

Amazing after…
Inside is just as fun…
More sneak peeks:
 
Not only does baby have a sweet place to dream, but mom and dad have a pretty sweet retreat themselves!
Bedroom before was a blank slate…
After is stunning!  Same room?  Hard to believe but find proof in every DIY detail at Blame it on the Toes Bedroom Makeover
WOW! Great job Liz & Mike!  I love both rooms and the furniture makeovers are beautiful!  Thank you so much for sharing your hard work!
See more from Liz & Mike at

The DIY Project Parade

We’re not working on anything glamorous (yet) this week but the results should be glamorous. This is our gross kitchen floor now:
  
It’s very old white vinyl that never looks clean, no matter how much it is scrubbed. The surrounding floors in other rooms are original soft wood (pine) that we sanded/refinished when we moved in and removed the dirty old carpet (shown below), but it’s in poor condition with bad patch jobs from the past and the newer addition to the house is just regular a sub-floor (remember our painted floor in the newer addition bathroom?). It was a “clean” temporary fix.

Our plan is to start with the kitchen and a small adjoining room (with 5 doors/entryways) which will become a pantry area – eventually continuing the same flooring throughout the rest of the first floor.  We know the look we want but we’re still narrowing down our options to make a final decision on the product (bamboo or hardwood) that we’ll go with. 

In the meantime, this is what we’re doing…

  1. Remove old vinyl.
  2. Pry up top plywood.
  3. Remove bottom plywood.
(Underneath is original hardwood.) Here is what original hardwood looks like after it’s been covered for probably 1/2 a century:



The kitchen has 2 layers of plywood making it at least a half inch higher than the rest of the house.  Removing is tedious and time consuming. Applying another layer of hardwood on top isn’t an option.  Blah!  But we have a vision and it’ll be worth the hard work in the end. Thankfully the new flooring can be installed directly on top of old in the rest of the house!

More details/tutorial to follow. 

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Do you have a DIY project to show off this week?  I’d LOVE to see it!  Or please visit the links to get inspired!


The DIY Show Off


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Fabulous Furniture Makeovers

Looking around today at my home and wondering if a couple pieces of furniture couldn’t use a little facelift. I love natural wood tones but after seeing some of these beautiful transformations, I’m inspired.  What do you think?  Click the link to see the full details at each site of these talented ladies.
A Place for Us – I love the before and couldn’t imagine it looking any prettier but take a look. The new yellow color is perfectly sunny in her gorgeous dining room. 
Sideboard Before – I love this wood tone however…
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Sideboard After – visit her blog to see why this looks so much better with her dining room table.

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For All Things Creative – this is a beauty!  Nnekah does an incredible job at making a boring chair look like a diva!  She has a very detailed and helpful tutorial too! Beautiful fabric and nail head trim.
Desk Rescue at Funky Mom Cards…junky to so FUNky!
Before – 40 years of paint and dirt
After – perfect for her friend’s daughter!

Olde Windmill Farm – beautiful trunk restoration! Amazing work!
Before – flat, cold and plain
After – beautiful!  I love the natural warm tone.
Inside wants me to organize treasures!

The Polka Dot Umbrella – pretty sofa save!
Purple Monster

Bohemian Chic!

Scratched and worn to distressed blue beauty!

So Stinking Cute – Really! This DIY Headboard is So Stinking Cute!

Bare Before

Stunning after ~ BIG statement and so lovely!

Ugly lonely chair before…

Sophisticated Chevron after…

Hopeless Chest blog – Thrifty Trunk Transformation 
20 trunk before…
is a charming coffee table now…

Deborah Jean’s Dandelion HouseBench Gone Wild! A plain bench gets sassy!

Sharon at Homeawesome DIY headboard from this…

A genius idea + DIY = beautiful results. AWESOME!

Now if these don’t inspire you to grab a can of paint this weekend and change something, I don’t know what will!

Enjoy the weekend!