Clever Re-purposing

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Roeshel

Check out this cool laundry center!

It used to be this:

Baby Changing Table to Laundry Center

Meet Lexi from

$Sexy Lexi\$

Lexi is a clever DIY’er and thinks outside of the box. (Awe dachshunds!!!!) Here are a few more of her creative projects…

DIY Suitcase Pet Bed

Old suitcase

becomes a doxie’s princess bed…

This flea market find…

has a new life as a ribbon holder!

Lexi’s a new blogger. I know she’d love a big welcome to blogging from the DIY blogging community. Pop over, say ‘hi’ and meet Dottie & Hershey. You can see more of Lexi’s creativity at

Enjoy the weekend! Do you have DIY plans?

For Whom The Bell Told to DIY….

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Roeshel

DIY Show Off reader, meet: Katie from For Whom The Bell Told. “My husband is an accountant and I am a social work major turned stay-at-home mom….not great recommendations for buying a 100+ old house that has seen better years. It breaks down to my husband doing all of the math and me doing all of the painting, and trying to trick blogger into turning my pictures right side up….”

I love the character in old homes! Let’s take a peek at what Katie’s been doing:

I’d LOVE to have French doors opening to a sun room (two sets!). This space is going to be beautiful when it’s finished!

Sun room before:

I love all of the windows and the plank walls!

Sun room in progress, after the painted floor…

Lots more to come as Katie’s been collecting furniture including a pedestal table and day bed and decor for warmer temps. What a lovely area to snuggle up with a good book or munch on a delicious breakfast, to start the day.

A little sprucing up in the kitchen (while 9-months-pregnant)….

Kitchen in progress

See the full kitchen post HERE (details of Katie’s obstacles and more pictures).

Kitchen now…

Progress in the laundry room…

I love all of the charm – those walls!

And a peek at her beautiful, rustic dining room:

You have a gorgeous home, Katie! All of the beautiful trim and French doors. So much pretty character! I can’t wait to see more! You’re doing a beautiful job! I just love your old home and look forward to your updates! Good luck!

Before and After at Casa Greer

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Roeshel

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?).