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HomeRoad

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Meet:  Susan from HomeRoad.  She has a passion for decorating and re-decorating (me too!).  I love her style and creativity. 
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Here are a few of her awesome DIY projects:

Before
Gorgeous after – not “Ikea” looking anymore!
Love the new design, see that beautiful stamped top? So pretty!
FirePit Tutorial…great tips!

Susan’s Decorating Label  and junk creations (other fabulous labels to browse too) have so many pretty decorating and DIY ideas.  Her style is so much like my own that I couldn’t stop looking through every single post! A few (or more…I can’t help it!) of my favorite HomeRoad projects:

I‘d re-post her whole blog if I keep it up!  Check out 
for yourself to see some amazing DIY and decorating eye candy.
Thanks so much for sharing your inspiring creativity, Susan!
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. 🙂

{AKA} Design – Reclaimed Headboard (and more)

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Sometimes you just see an inspiring DIY project and make plans to add on a bedroom to your home, right?  Okay, so that’s a little extreme but it is a dream of mine after seeing this gorgeous reclaimed wood-look headboard. Too bad that the 3 beds in our house are a poster bed, a sleigh bed and my daughter’s French provincial.  Otherwise, you’d see me making my version of this DIY rustic beauty from Shannon at {AKA} Design. 
I even love the super cute burlap banner…
Looks like real barn wood, doesn’t it?  Sometimes that’s not always available so Shannon and her husband made their own.  They did a pretty realistic job, don’t you think?
It’s a perfect accent to her inspiration board…dreamy bedroom!
You can find the “how to” at
as well as some other amazing DIY ideas to inspire your next project…
(click the picture to follow the link)
There is so much more to see. And what I love about Shannon’s DIY is that they’re not only beautiful and affordable, she makes DIY look easy!  Check out her super adorable digital prints too!  So sweet!
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Thanks so much for sharing your creativity and inspiration, Shannon & Dean.  🙂
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. 🙂

Pretty City Things

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Pretty City Things

Turning an industrial loft into a family home and exploring the city of Chicago

Lizzie from Pretty City Things has a great blog with tips for renters, DIY projects and a loft tour.  She’s a British stay at home mum living in downtown Chicago and she has a great sense of style and some amazing DIY creative talent. 

(click above for Lizzie’s “how to”)

This stunning beauty…
used to be this $20 Ikea Lack Coffee Table…
Isn’t that gorgeous?  I love it!
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Before…
Pretty after…
Get all of the details and sources here.
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Pop over, say hello and see more Pretty City Things!

Thanks so much for sharing your creativity, Lizzie!  
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. 🙂