Half Bath Full Makeover

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Roeshel

Amy and Chad shared their kitchen remodel HERE. Beautiful transformation that’s hard to forget:

I want that rug!

and they’re back to share an awesome half bath makeover.

The powder room sits right off the kitchen. The new beautiful kitchen is motivation enough to give the adjoining powder room a new look too. Wouldn’t want guests to think they walked into another home. Could be confusing.

Half Bath Before

not bad, just plain.

Amazing DIY transformation!

The color is leftover paint from the kitchen remodel. Pretty wainscoting and crown molding.

The world travel theme is subtle and I love the pop of color and framed postcards.

Gorgeous, no? What do you think? Pop over to Triangle Honeymoon to see more pictures, pretty accents, their awesome budge breakdown and to say “hello – well done!”.

Our New Loo: Nothing Like We Planned

Great job, Amy & Chad! I LOVE your style.

Before and After at Harbor Breeze

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Roeshel

Meet: Ritajoy from

Ritajoy grew up on a farm in Montana and now views the west coast ocean out her kitchen window. Lucky! They live in a wonderful, old history-filled home. We share the same hobbies: Rearranging furniture, repainting rooms and decorating creatively on a tight budget!

While visiting Ritajoy’s blog, I came across some MUST SHOW OFF DIY!

$159 Kitchen Makeover

Yep, you read that correctly. I didn’t leave off a zero.

way before…

to this…

now…

are you rubbing your eyes to double check it’s the same space? Me too!

The first picture was when they purchased their lovely home. There was an in between stage that looked like this:

Very pretty before but I love the new wall color (look familiar?!) and vintage/beachy accents and open shelving. Notice the difference in the cabinets too!

See how Ritajoy stretched her budget to completely transform and update her kitchen at her original post: $159 Kitchen Makeover Reveal.

Decorating on a tight budget doesn’t mean we don’t LOOK and fold back pages of catalogs for things we’d love to buy. We look, right? And better than spending $$$, we’re inspired to utilize DIY + creativity accomplish the same look. Ritajoy does an amazing job!

Restoration Hardware Dream to ReStore Reality

This ReStore find…

became this Restoration Hardware inspired light fixture…

Total Cost: a little over $16!

Pottery Barn inspired Message Center Tutorial

And this powder room before…

Is now a BEAUTIFUL inspiration…

(love that sign -see more at Harbour Breeze!)

Ritajoy, your makeovers are awesome! You have a way of taking a tight budget and making the most magical transformations! Thank you so much for sharing your DIY creativity and ideas!