Kitchen Makeover and DIY Island

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Roeshel

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Meet: Celeste from

My Greenbrae Cottage

Home renovations (awesome!), crafts and sewing (hurray) and healthy living (great ideas)!

Kitchen Makeover

Her kitchen before was DARK and outdated…

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Now, it’s light and beautiful…

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But, the kitchen cart wasn’t Celeste’s idea of a functional island. DIY girls find inspiration and make it happen! Celeste had her eyes on this beauty from Restoration Hardware (me too) but not the price tag.

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Her solution? DIY of course!

Her marble top version is WAY more functional. Gorgeous too!

Here is the link to her Restoration Hardware Inspired Island Tutorial.

I love everything about her kitchen. The painted cabinets and pretty hardware, the beautiful dark floors, marble backsplash and farmhouse sink. So pretty! The island is awesome, isn’t it?

There’s lots more to see at My Greenbrae Cottage!

Board and Batten

Master Bathroom Makeover

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Pretty Painted Furniture

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Cute Crafts

DIY in LaLa Land

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Roeshel

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This blogger has me so inspired by her creativity and giggling and laughing out loud at her comedic way of blog-posting. I can’t help but smile when I’m reading along about her describing a DIY project and an unexpected little joke is thrown in there. Love that! You can read her posts for yourself at

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and I’ll share some sneak peeks from some of her amazing before/after and DIY.

KITCHEN MAKEOVER!

(Yes, despite what seems like our never ending kitchen remodel, I still looooove looking at real DIY kitchen makeovers.)

WOW!

Can you tell what’s different?

Appliances. Check.
Open Shelving. Check.
New cabinet hardware. Check.
Beadboard backsplash. Check.
New paint. Check.
New floor – using 4 different types of wood. Risky. Clever. Beautiful!

BEFORE AFTER

You know I’m a sucker for horizontal striped painted walls (proof).

Her hallway before…

Hallway after…

There’s more you might want to check out too!

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and a house tour.

Go ahead…just click over and introduce yourself. DIY friends are the best. 🙂

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GIVEAWAY ALERT!

There’s a $300 shopping spree from The Tile Shop

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Sign up and enter to win! You better believe I did – I have a laundry room makeover to do this summer!

This and That

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Roeshel

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Meet: DIY girl, Vanessa from

Certainly some DIY talent to share. Please click the link to see the full tutorial and more pictures.

KITCHEN MAKEOVER ALERT! Unbelievable budget: TOTAL $1,449.00

Kitchen when they bought the house…

WOW – Kitchen now….

See her original detailed post for answers to your questions and more pictures!

Amazing transformation! Freshly painted cabinets, DIY range hood, beadboard, pretty colors, beautiful detail and Beautiful Butcher Block Countertop.

So much bang for their buck, right? And just as beautiful to me as any $$$ kitchen makeover. There is so much charm in this little galley kitchen.

THIS AND THAT – BATHROOM RENOVATION…

This…

to this…

to THIS!

THAT is gorgeous!

Find out more about how they did their shower, floors, and sink by clicking the links!

The DIY doesn’t stop there. Swing by This & That to see more beautiful before/after and DIY!