DIY Show Off – Vintage Inspired Craft Room Reveal

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Roeshel

Craft Room Makeover:

Here is the before picture. Scary!

Then, just an extra bedroom:

Baskets and vintage crates hold craft paints, ribbon, sewing supplies, glues, hand tools, stamps, tape, etc.

I love my flea market finds: Wire paper bin and wooden carpenter’s tool box, old crates…

The walls are covered with pretty things I’ve collected over the years, family photos, yard sale treasures, things that inspire me, TLC art and DIY art.

{sorry for the glare}

(clock is a few years old from Target – not sold anymore)

Ribbon scraps in mason jars…

Fun string of round bulb lights create a circus/party atmosphere…

My director’s chair from the Shaw/HGTV Home room design challenge…

DIY Show Off – Budget Friendly Guest Bedroom Before and After

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Roeshel

First Floor Guest Bedroom: (THIS IS THE BEFORE.)

before

My desk is a farmhouse style table and I sewed a table skirt to hide the wires and computer hardware:

Here’s my chandelier too:

NOW (after) it’s a guest room! See the full reveal HERE.

Stripped of everything shown above:

Now after painting the floor, installing new baseboard trim, painting and mostly all thrift store, flea market and junk store finds:

painted guest bedroom floor meets painted guest bathroom floor

stenciled/painted floor:

HOW TO PAINT AND STENCIL A FLOOR TUTORIAL

still need curtains!

view from the dining room:

(thanks to Butch for installing the light fixture for me!)

Few updates:

PAINTING/GLAZING/STENCILING FURNITURE TUTORIAL

ladder turned magazine/throw holder

Plate Wall Tutorial

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Roeshel

I shared this over at the DIY Club but wanted to have it here in the archives too. I love using plates as wall art but I don’t like the hanger showing. It’s usually brassy. Just not my style, ya know? When I first discovered Dischangers, I knew I’d finally have my wall of plates. They’re affordable, super easy to use, strong and invisible!

I am collecting plates in white and my decorating ADD has me rethinking I need some with color. Especially after Bri decided she wanted a plate wall in her dining area too and collected patterns and colors that work for her.

How to Hang Plates

1. Choose appropriate size Dischanger for plate.

2. Wet finger and rub the back side of the Dischanger to activate glue. Wait a few minutes.

3. Press down on back side of plate (check to make sure design on front and Dischanger on back line up if plate has a design – so it’s not upside down or sideways).

4. Let dry 24 hours. Ready to hang!

5. Using the back of a large piece of wrapping paper cut to the size of the wall space. This makes planning and execution so easy with beautiful results (exactly as planned).

6. Lay out plates in a pattern.

7. Once plates are arranged, trace plates on the wrapping paper. Mark where the nail will need to go. (You may also want to number the plate on the back and match it with the traced circle on the paper so there’s no confusion on placement.)

8. Tape paper onto the wall. Add nails where indicated.

9. Take down paper and hang plates.

What do you think? Do you have a plate wall? Include a link in the comments. Let’s see it!

Here’s another look at mine:
all white…

with blue…

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Guest Bedroom Details – Sheers, Wall Art and a bonus entry in the giveaway

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Roeshel

Welcome to Monday! It’s going to be a great week, right? Yes! Yesterday, I moved the furniture around in the guest room (I promise there won’t be too many more posts about it!). It looks like my first thoughts on furniture layout are the best option so I moved the furniture back into place. Ugh! I know we still need curtains and I’m thinking along the lines of DIY since I’ll need at least 8 panels.

Since the furniture is pretty much where it’s going to stay, I decided to start putting up some of my thrift store, garage sale and flea market finds – a little gold glam, tacky medallion, basket texture, distressed sunny yellow, Van Gogh print, blues, quote printed from TLC and the pretty DIY brooch wreath but it all comes together for an interesting display.

Nothing matches. Nothing is new, just junk things and prints I’ve picked up and had lying around, definitely collected over time and I love how it looks grouped together.

Still a few spots to fill in. More thrift shopping!

blank wall before

now…

The walls won’t be bare for long!

Lalka has a few words to say… “I looooove this princess bed.” (She does love the bed but she loves following me around too. Or maybe she loves being in pictures?)

before

“But I think something’s missing.”

Me: When I was shopping at WalMart and picking up my Better Homes & Gardens products, I decided to browse around and look at other BHG products too. I actually saw a lot of pretty things. I spied these sheers with gold swirls. 84″ long panels for $4.97! What a great price!

Now how to get them to work with the canopy? I cut off the tags and used the 2nd seam of the sheer panel as a folding guide and sewed a straight line to create a larger pocket. I didn’t measure anything but after one panel, I remembered to check to be sure the length would work and luck was on my side!

I simply unscrewed the finial, lifted the beam and slid on panels.

I love the way it softens the posts and adds a little luxury. Wouldn’t filling in the whole thing be fun? Just like a big luxurious sheer fort. Dreamy. For now, I’ll be a grown up and live with it this way. 😉

Do you like how it’s coming along? I promise you won’t here a squeak or peep from me about the guest room for the rest of this week. I’ll be busy trying to catch up with each link from the parties last week ~ so many friends to visit!
Hope to pop in to see you!

Giveaway Bonus Entry: Copy and paste this bold text on your Facebook page: “sheering” the @BHGLiveBetter giveaway at @DIYShowOff” for another entry for the $100 BHG/WalMart shopping spree. Then paste the same in the comment section of the giveaway at: http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2011/10/guest-bedroom-reveal-and-100-bhg.html.

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Don’t forget – Starting today, I’ll be over at True Value’s Ask the Blog Squad on Facebook. I’ll be hanging out there all week long. Head over, “like” them, visit me and feel free to ask DIY questions this week and I’ll do what I can to help! 🙂

Thanks so much to The Saturday Evening Pot for featuring my Christmas centerpiece in her 100 day Christmas Countdown (oh my…is it getting that close already?)!

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Focal Point

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Roeshel

I‘ve enjoyed the posts over at Focal Point for quite a while now and I’m excited to share a few great DIY projects by Lynda with you! Here’s a little about her:

“I never really thought of myself as a DIYer – but hey – the shoe fits!! I love fashion & interior design. I also love & enjoy problem solving, making something from nothing, thrifting, furniture refinishing, decorating for the seasons (especially in seasonless South Florida!) and sharing with people how to create a look for less! After working in retail for 25 years and posting our home on HGTV Rate my Space, I started blogging (in Oct. 2009) as a means of sharing how to’s, home projects, and trend spotting.”

Lynda recently created a beautiful gallery wall using things she already had. I love when things like this come together. Take a look at her stunning dining room:

If you’re wanting to do a gallery wall, you must read her No Template Tips. I want my dining room to look like hers. Lovely!

End of summer is a great time for re-organization in the pantry with lots of fall and holiday cooking coming up. Just a little DIY and creativity…

See Lynda’s list of materials and how-to at Style Solution: DIY Budget Pantry Update. I can’t wait to have a pantry again. ::envious:: Our old enclosed porch is serving as our pantry area at this time.

And as a DIY’er, I LOVE the gift Lynda gave her mom this past Mother’s Day so much, I think my mom’s getting this next year (thanks, Lynda!)…

Before

Mom’s Memory Wall After

Spending time with her mom going through pictures was a bonus to the great gift. Lynda also created two other gift areas. You’ll have to head over to Focal Point Mom’s Day Gift to get the details.

See more DIY at Focal Point here.

Lynda, thank you so much for sharing a few of your DIY ideas! I always look forward to seeing what you’re up to next!

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DIY Show Off – Vintage Inspired Craft Room Reveal

DIY Show Off – Budget Friendly Guest Bedroom Before and After

Plate Wall Tutorial

Guest Bedroom Details – Sheers, Wall Art and a bonus entry in the giveaway

Focal Point