Category Archives: Home Offices

The Mustard Ceiling

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The Mustard Ceiling

I‘m sitting here multi-tasking: surfing the web, looking at entries for today’s blog post, searching inspiration (I could look at beautiful homes all day long), taking a break for dinner, trying to figure out how the Nook works that I got for my birthday and watching “Speed” out of the corner of my eye. Anyway, my point is…I came across Elizabeth’s home tour, before and after transformations and DIY projects and knew right away that I wanted to introduce her to you.  I love that feeling – motivation that I get from the blogging community, don’t you? Elizabeth will inspire you.

Her blog is dedicated to her obsession with interior design, do-it-yourself projects and other daily musings.  🙂

Here are a few before and afters of her gorgeous home. 

Kitchen before had charm but an outdated feel with what she calls ‘groovy gold’ countertops and matching dishswasher…
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Kitchen after is so pretty with even more charm. I’m glad she kept the sink – love that! The open shelving is so convenient and a great way to bring more interest to a wall of cabinets.
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Bedroom after…chocolate! I spy with my little eye something beginning with a L-O-V-E (remember that car game?!). A couple of things I want: that bedding, the chairs, that rug and chandelier!
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I want to curl up on the couch with a throw blanket and good book and never leave this living room:
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See more of Elizabeth’s before/after home tour at the The Mustard Ceiling Before/After.



Elizabeth’s husband also contributes to The Mustard Ceiling blog.  I love this post about the “Cloffice“(closet office)and living with an interior designer…
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And great tutorial on wainscoting (their gorgeous dining room):

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Learn how to DIY these chevron magazine files at “Dressin’ it Up“. So cool!
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See more of Elizabeth’s DIY projects as listed below:

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It makes me want to get up off the couch and tackle every project all at once, not knowing where to begin!  Thank you so much for sharing your before and afters and DIY, Elizabeth (and Alfred).  Beautiful job on every single detail!   

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. 🙂

Before and After at Casa Greer

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Casa Greer
Elsa from Casa Greer is very excited to share her before and after transformations and I’m honored to share it with you today.  We all know the power of paint. It can be scary but overcoming fear and doing something fun can work miracles and magically transform boring and sometimes even ugly to SHAZAM! Wow! Gorgeous!

Take a look at Elsa’s plain but clean and tidy laundry room before…


After is Charm and Beauty…fun stripes and gorgeous accessories:
{View from hallway.}

{View from garage.}

{Opposite wall with door leading to garage.}

{Close up of cute baskets from TJMaxx.}

The baskets and ironing board cover (TJMaxx) are a perfect accent for her aqua/white striped walls. 
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Elsa’s office before was a place that collected everything  and anything that didn’t have a ‘home’, storage for things that needed organized (sounds familiar is it just me?).  


Now it’s an organized space to get serious about creativity, DIY and fun projects…





Beautiful job, Elsa!  Thank you so much for sharing your hard work!  

Want to see more?  
Head over to Casa Greer!  She’s started a DIY tab with some great projects!
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. 🙂

Adventures of Ordy and Joon

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The Adventures of Ordy and Joon
Sometimes “before” is pretty and sometimes “after” is stunning.  That’s what I see in Joon’s office/craft room/studio makeover reveal.  Here it is before.  Pretty and fun:
You’d think that was her “after”, right?  You’d be wrong (me too).  Here is her amazing reveal:
I love the gray and white horizontal stripes, the chalkboard wall (great space for notes, ideas and inspiration) and her over all organization.  Don’t forget the beautiful coral drapes and frames.  



So envious of her craft stash!  See more pictures on her original post.

You can see more details (tons of accent and organizational eye candy) at her OFFICE REVEAL.
I love her beautiful bedroom – that duvet?  Her Pottery Barn Duvet Wanna Be!  Lucky girl – it’s gorgeous!
One of the things I love about Joon is she gives her decorative accents and accessories names and personalities! It’s so fun reading her posts!  MEET STANLEY (Stanley’s just 1 example of the accessories you’ll meet! Darla and Stella are shown above too!)  
Head over to meet Joon – you’ll need a little time to visit her posts though (warning – it’s addicting!).  She’s also hosting a Follower Appreciation Giveaway you don’t want to miss!
Joon – I love your creativity and style. Your projects are awesome! Thank you so much for sharing!
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. 🙂