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DIO – Do It Ourselves

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A two person team are known as DIO’ers.  So cute.  DIO – Do It Ourselves. That’s the name of Lannie’s new blog and I look forward to seeing more from this  DIO duo. They’re awesome!

Here is their fireplace before:

BEFORE – 1970s faux lava stone
fireplace-tonybefore

AFTER – beautiful creamy white wooden fireplace surround and carrara marble tiles.
Fireplace-after

Get the details, more pictures and see exactly what they did at

Great chalkboard projects…

Cabinet before:
chalkboard-before
Cabinet after – so handy and fun:
chalkboard-after

See the original post at Chalk It Up 
canisters-after

Wingback chair before and after (I am SO eager to do this…it’s gorgeous every time I see it). I love Lannie’s choice of fabric!
Before…
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After:
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Thanks so much for sharing your hard work and creativity, Lannie (and Tony)!  Great job on everything you’re doing!  

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Happy Saturday!

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After Dinner Design

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After-Dinner Design – yes, please. It’s like dessert for a DIY’er, right? No! It’s Christina’s blog but just as yummy as dessert. After-Dinner Design = An ongoing blog following a young married couple as they renovate their railroad apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Both husband and wife work full-time jobs each day, so almost all of this project will be accomplished between 8:00-12:00 each night– hence the name: After-Dinner Design!
Here are some of her amazing DIY projects:
Her living room is stunning. I love the neutral but sophisticated result…
My favorite detail is the picture frame moulding.  Framing framed art is so subtle but makes a big statement. It says “Pssst. Look here, I’m special.”
Here was the space before/in progress…
And as if it wasn’t pretty enough, they added a punch of charm by painting a fun checkerboard pattern on the floor of their amazing apartment (one of my very favorite DIY projects)…
I LOVE this chair makeover:  The Upholstered Chair Hall of Fame. 
Before
Lovely after..
A beautiful accent piece for her gorgeous bedroom…
Wow, Christina!  Beautiful transformations!  I love what you’ve done and look forward to seeing more of your amazing DIY talent!  Thank you so much for sharing!
See more at 

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HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!
Nanci from The Willow House blog is having an awesome giveaway!
We can both win! Head over and enter.  Tell her you’ve heard about it here. 
If you win, I win too!  🙂
Willow House with Nanci

Here is how it works:

 
1.  Click the button above and comment what blog referred you (The DIY Show Off!)
2.  Follow The Willow House Blog
3.  Sign up for the Willow House newsletter.
4.  “Like” Nanci on Facebook. 
The winner will be selected by random.org and announced on March 26th @ 9am.  
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Storm Cloud Nine

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Amy from Storm Cloud Nine is ‘working on a house to make it her home’ and I love that simple sentence.  It’s what inspires us to DIY.  Amy is doing a beautiful job at it too!  Here are some of her amazing DIY projects.

DIY + mirror + wood pallets and she has this fabulous HUGE leaning mirror!  DIY <3!

The best part?  She found mirrors like the ones shown below on Craig’s List for $25. Thrifty!

 

Get the full details on her post titled (cute!) “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobed Mirror”.

magical powers of paint!  This was her bedroom before:

and this dresser too (mismatched to start)

Now, everything is a fresh new beautiful matching set and her bedroom is a whole new magazine-worthy happily ever after place to show off… (Best Dressed)

I never get tired of seeing a boring old wall architecturally transformed with some gorgeous DIY board and batten…let me finish our kitchen and you’ll be seeing this in my home too!

Amy, you’re a DIY Diva! These are all awesome inspiring projects!  Thank you so much for sharing your creativity!
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What do you guys think? DIY talent, that girl, right?  
Last week I discovered a very helpful Craig’s List tool.  Want to browse your local Craig’s List ads by pictures?  Find out how at CraigsEasy.com.  It makes searching so much easier, faster and more fun!  
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