Category Archives: Kids

A Sense of Design

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Good morning, DIY friend!

I‘d like to introduce you to Gina of

A sense of design
A new creative DIY blog started just a few months ago but already showing some great DIY projects under her label appropriately titled DIY tutorials. My favorite is the stenciled wall tutorial…
Isn’t it pretty?  It’s the same stencil I used for my daughter’s room so I might be a little biased.  Here is Gina’s beautiful result…
She also has some fabulous furniture features!
Desk before
Gilded desk now – gorgeous!

Gina is not only DIY creative, she’s blog-creative too.  I LOVE this ongoing series of hers…

You’ll have to visit A Sense of Design to read the posts. I know you’ll enjoy it as much as I have reading back through them!

Wait! Are you still here or did you head over already? There’s more to see too!  One of our favorite topics, HOMES – before and after!  Here’s a sneak peek of Gina’s house.
Kitchen After
(drool!)
Sweetest Girl’s Room
Gina, welcome to blogging!  You’re off to an awesome start!  I can’t wait to catch up on your posts and follow along to see more! Thanks so much for showing off today! 😉
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. 🙂

And Then There Were Two

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Meet:  Kelley from And Then There Were Two.  Kelley blogs to keep distant family up-to-date with her life and two precious little girls but today she is sharing “TWO” awesome before and after makeovers! 
Kelley’s youngest needs a place to sleep to call her own in their home.  With a lot of family out of state and out of the country, a guest bedroom is also important. So, taking it away isn’t possible.  What’s a girl to do but get creative and make the best of every available corner!  This little nook…
before – rarely used office nook
(that door leads to the master bedroom)
Now that rarely used spot serves as a sleepy time area for little Magdalenne.  It might be temporary but to mom, sometimes a little time feels like forever while you’re living it. So ‘bravo’, Kelley and Chen!  This little nap nook is perfect for your little princess for now!
Great use of space! 
Wanting to give the girls a place where they could play and have a world of their own, Kelley took this basement…
before
Wow!  After…
What fun!
Kelley and Chen, you’ve come up with some great solutions for your girls!  I love M’s little bedroom nook – so pretty!  And the playroom is awesome, a great spot for the girls to grow up and play in for a long time to come!  Great job!

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Thank you all so much for your encouragement, support and for sharing my excitement (and Cassity’s) about my last post!  Seriously, you’re the best friends a blogger could ever hope for!  It means so much to me…I feel like someone gave me a cookie!  LOVE cookies, you guys! 

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. 🙂

Hi SugarPlum – Girls' Room Reveal

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In the event you haven’t seen this yet (WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!), I have to give a shout out to my sweet blog friend, Cassie.  Her daughter’s room is beautifully done and it’s pretty much DIY city!  A beautiful room full of French details and so much charm. Seriously, it doesn’t look like it from the picture below but this tastefully done with just the right amount of Paris themed room is practically all DIY!

the room
Visit Cassie at Hi SugarPlum to get all of the DIY and thrifty details that went into this fun girly room:

  • Choosing a color scheme
  • Painting a headboard a pretty pop of radish
bed
  • No sew pillows
  • Thrifty old sunburst mirror
  • Borrowed table
  • DIY Eiffel tower jewelry stand
  • ModPodge step stool
  • Monogrammed window pelmet
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  • Breakfast tray to lap desk
  • Monogrammed tins for storage
  • Pom Pom lantern
  • Closet makeover
  • Handmade fabric banner
  • DIY Paris prints
  • Beautifully painted highboy dresserhighboy
  • Fun DIY art and gallery wall
gallery 2
Doesn’t this sweet room look like it’s straight out of a pricey boutique catalog?  I think so!  Cassie, it’s gorgeous. I’d love to follow your example and create a beautiful room completely designed with thrifty treasures and crafty DIY.  Great job, girl!
If you’re not familiar with Hi SugarPlum, pop over to see the rest of her lovely home and awesome DIY skills. 
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I’ll be out of town most of next week.  If you’d like to show off your DIY projects in a guest post, send me an email and we’ll discuss the details.  🙂  TGIF!
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. 🙂