DIY Show Off – Dining Room Transformation

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Roeshel

Our Dining Room Makeover:

Our dining room (before) when we bought the house:

Then:

Before:

See that nasty carpet?

These ugly tiles were on the ceiling.

Then…Russ & stepdad, Butch put up smooth/pretty drywall ceiling! Love it!

Hardwood floors refinished. Here’s a peek of floor:

What we did:

Took down old ceiling tiles

Installed smooth drywall ceiling
Ripped out old filthy carpet
Sanded and poly’d hardwood floor
New light fixture
Painted

Christmas 2010:

Spring 2011…new distressed bamboo floor:

Decorated for fall…

Door before…

Door now…

When we bought the house…

After…

Christmas 2011:

Faux fireplace – pallet shelving:

Seasonal dining room mantel:

Spring:

summer mantel:

Christmas in the dining room 2012…

along with a new area rug…

The sliding door gets a paint job:

See all dining room related posts in the DIY Show Off home tour.

DIY Show Off – Main Bathroom Before and After Reveal {Shades of Gray}

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Roeshel

Main Bathroom Transformation:

Featured in THIS OLD HOUSE MARCH 2011

There’s even a photo of our precious little Niski and it fills our hearts with joy even more.

(click photos to enlarge)

Here is the estimated cost breakdown for my bathroom makeover:

Ceiling paint, primer and trim & door paint – free (we already had this from previous projects)

Lighting (Washington Collection) from Lighting Direct $220.80

Paint supplies and tape approximately $20 (I used some supplies that we already had.)

Wall paint (BM light pewter and nimbus color matched in Valspar’s Signature paint) $62 total

Valspar Porch and Floor paint (color = Journey) $25

Floor paint for design on painted rug (already had BM Smoke Embers) $0

Elegant Bracket Stencils (2 of the same one) $15

Minwax water based polyurethane $16 (this WILL yellow light colored paint)

Oval Vanity Mirror (Lowe’s) $75

Rustoleum spray primer, oil rubbed bronze spray paint and spray lacquer (for faucets) $25

Extra long White Waffle shower curtain (Target) $25

Oil rubbed bronze shower curtain hooks ($9) and rod $29

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Total $512.88

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Our Main Floor Bathroom before…

Now: I love the shades of gray!

Sink

Now: {painting faucet tutorial}

Before:

Now:

Before:

Now:

Tips on painting horizontal stripes.

Ceiling light before:

Ceiling light now:

(schoolhouse ceiling mount)

New vanity light (the biggest splurge in the room)

Floor before:

Floor now:

A little more accessorizing (neutral and DIY) coming after the holidays.

This .50 coat rack:

Became this towel rack. I did a little dry brush technique with left over paint and some sanding:

And now I have this:

Updated pictures:

painted floor after 2 years is still holding up…

DIY “bath” sign

Stair and Landing Before and After Makeover

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Roeshel

Stairs and Upstairs Hallway

Let’s take a walk up my stairs beforehand. When we bought the house, it was covered in nasty dirty carpet. Mr. Handy ripped it all out.

After the carpet was torn out, here we go up the gouged staircase…

Not for the faint of heart: After turning the corner and a few more stairs. Here is what it looked like before. Not so lovely, huh?

Then:

Also in this project is this little storage cube (before):

Not very appealing, is it?

Now, let’s take that same path after stairs were redone (see below – red walls no longer there!):

And this is the new landing. A little paint (Ralph Lauren mahogany) and new knobs give the dresser a cleaner and more modern look. I think it’s over 40 years old and needed a face lift.

Notice the storage cube – I sewed a cover and cushion. All covered and pretty.

I also sewed a table runner to help protect the top (Mr. Handy likes to toss a drill or other tools here.)

All of the doors here have glass knobs. I love them. I wish we had the old skeleton keys. The dresser also has locks on each drawer, but…again, no keys.