My Cottage of Bliss – Kitchen & Bathroom makeover

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Roeshel

I love cottage style. So relaxing, so pretty, romantic, clean, fresh. Take a look at these makeovers from Shari at My Cottage of Bliss. Unbelievable. Beautiful.

See more photos and details at Metamorphosis of a Kitchen: From “Heartburn” to “Heart of the Home”

Shari’s kitchen is still a work in progress but I love the direction it’s going. The hanging light fixture is going so she asks that you ignore it in the pictures. Focus on the beautiful after. 🙂

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I love this storage…

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Isn’t it looking good? Looks like Jasmin loves it too!

Shari’s bathroom is another beautiful transformation. So inspiring. I dream of having her bathroom in MY house sometime in the future. Probably not this year since we’re still working on the kitchen and windows are next on our list but See Shari’s full detailed post with product sources at

From Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan (A Bathroom Metamorphosis)

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Amazing after:

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GORGEOUS vanity after:

Wow. Aren’t they doing a beautiful job? It makes me want to gut my bathroom right this minute!

Thanks so much for sharing your hard work, Shari – both your kitchen and bathroom are stunning. I love the changes you’ve made and how much brighter and prettier each room is!

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***I’ve received a lot of submissions for “showing off” and just because I haven’t had the chance to email you back – please hang in there! I’ll work on getting everyone featured asap. I appreciate you sharing your DIY ideas and love seeing your hard work and creativity! Thank you for your patience lately. 🙂

Kitchen Makeover at Pink Satin Sashes

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Roeshel

Note: I apologize that this post was written during a blogging trial and error time (when isn’t that the case?) so Melissa’s images and html were copied/pasted. Her blog no longer exists, so the images are no longer displaying and the links are broken. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please feel free to visit the “kitchens” category for more awesome DIY kitchen features.

I’d love for you to stop over and visit the post that shares our own farmhouse kitchen makeover full of DIY accents.

Pink Satin Sashes can gut a room and DIY a gorgeous makeover. I love her vintage/cottage style. Her kitchen went from this:

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After is still a work in progress on small details but it’s a true labor of love…

Demo, DIY and repurpose…

There is no shortage of DIY details on the original post at Pink Satin Sashes…an unbelievable amount of work went into every.single.detail.

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See all of the details on the kitchen makeover at Kitchen Before and After at Pink Satin Sashes.

And more including her beautiful before and after diningroom!

Dining Room before and after.

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She makes before and after look like an over night magical Cinderella story. But we know that a lot of hard work and love go into DIY. And pride. Melissa, thank you for sharing all of your hard work. You did a beautiful job – your hard work paid off. Your home is stunning!

It's Just Paint…

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Roeshel

“It’s Just Paint”. That’s the mantra over at W Design, along with “Love Where You Live”. Great advice from Susie, blogger at W Design. That is exactly how I feel about our home…do what we love, make our home ours.

Susie does just that. Take a look (click the links for more details and pictures!).

Kitchen Before:

Notice the paint can on the counter. The cabinets were about to be rescued!

So much wood crying out to be painted!

Kitchen After:

Oh for the love of painted cabinets. Everyone is doing it (including me!) but I never get tired of seeing the transformation. It’s lovely. Every.time. And Susie’s kitchen is no exception. What a beautiful brighter difference!

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Susie’s little girls’ room got a makeover too. It’s beautiful before and it’s stunning after…

Girls’ Room Makeover

Before (so sweet!)

But two daughters became three daughters and more room was needed. The closet went from looking like this:

to looking like this:

WOW!

Next, she added some character to the room with painted wallpaper by making her own stencil. Trace, paint, repeat. LOVE!

Hours and days later, the walls were finished.

$10 Goodwill desk is perfect for her girls…

Susie’s father-in-law finished a bunk bed system they designed for the room. Perfect for three girls in one room. It is beautiful! The entire room is just so sweet, isn’t it? Awesome bunk beds!