Bees Knees Bungalow

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Roeshel

Jeanne at Bees Knees Bungalow is all about DIY, paint and the awesome things it can do to refresh and improve a room. They’ve done their whole home themselves including a wrap-around porch. Here are a few of the transformations you can find at

Powder room before…

Is beautiful now (love the soft colors and the awesome floor)!

See more details and pictures at

Small Bathroom – BIG Change

I have a thing for numbered stairs and Jeanne’s basement staircase is super cute…

Before, not so much…

And the door at the top of the stairs?

Now looks like this…

Love it!

See how she did it at

Stairway to Basement

One more! Here is her kitchen when they bought their home…

Yikes – she says that’s wood-grained carpet!

Now though, it’s an eating space full of personality with a pretty tin ceiling, wainscoting and painted diamond wallpaper-look! I see that same design at Ballard Designs!

Black Diamonds Done

Thanks so much for sharing your home, Jeanne! I love what you’ve done!

Bambina Babe Nursery

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Roeshel

I thought I had featured this but looking back, it never published. My apologies to Nealy from Bambina Babe (her awesome kitchen featured back in June) because I had the best of intentions. Hopefully better late than never applies. This nursery is the things inspiration is made of. (You can see all of her inspiration at Nursery Part I and she does a fantastic job of making her own version every bit as beautiful and special.)

Nursery before…

And after:

Walls are Benjamin Moore Beacon Gray and the (faux) Roman shades are DIY!

I love that she calls it a compilation of junk and spray paint. HAHA! The result is beautiful and fun.

Love this art. She doesn’t say it’s definitely a do-able DIY project…

The bedding is MILDI (mother-in-law-did-it), sewing together a hodge podge of Amy Butler fabrics. It’s gorgeous!

Hot glue + pink pom pom trim = pretty touch to a plain lampshade.

The little lampstand/table is another thrifty find painted pink.

DIY name art (dischangers would be a great way to prepare these for hanging).

DIY lighting – she spray painted an old fixture from their dining room and added crystals with the help of her mom.

Isn’t it darling? Beautiful results using a little DIY and thrifty finds!

Thanks so much for sharing, Nealy! You did an amazing job on a small budget with great results! I love it!

See more of Nealy’s DIY talent and beautiful photography at

Closet Office – More than Rubies

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Roeshel

With a new baby on the way and a craft room turning nursery, Amber from More than Rubies was looking for a place to organize her craft supplies and create an office space. After a lot of research, they decided to turn the guest room closet into an office. Here are some pictures of her inspiration: