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Home » diy » Great Ideas — 20 Before & After DIY Projects!!

diy, your ideas · September 8, 2012

Great Ideas — 20 Before & After DIY Projects!!

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There’s nothing like creating a DIY project for your home.

Seeing a project that you have made is such a wonderful feeling.

If you are looking for some good DIY inspiration, check out these 20 DIY Before & After Projects!! 

Boards to 3 Coffee Tables @ Thrifty and Chic

Pants Hangers to  Wow Wall @ Life as a Thrifter

Cork Boards to Family & School Command Center @ Funky Faith Girl

Sawhorse to Craft Desk @ Poofy Cheeks 

Old Barn Doors to Rustic Office Desk @ Hoosier Handmade

Boards to DIY Modern Farmhouse Table @ Organizational Hysteria

 

Old Pallets to Decorative  Trough @ Young and Crafty

Bookcase to Mud Closet @ Lookie What I Did

Vintage Door to Pretty Headboard @ Three Scoops of Love

Thrift Store Vases to DIY Glass Cake Stands @ Ladybird Ln

Formal Dining Room to Sewing Room @ Positively Splendid

Boring Room to Pretty Laundry Room Makeover @ Mellywood’s Mansion

Plain Table to DIY Farmhouse Coffee Table @ A Diamond in the Stuff

Oak table to Cottage Dining Room Set @ Classy Clutter

Barn Door to Full-Length Bedroom Mirror @ Town and Country Living

Coffee Table to Tufted Burlap Ottoman @ Classy Clutter

Cheap Prints to DIY Faux Vintage Pull-Down Map @ Jessica N Designs

 

Beat Up Dresser to Sideboard @ Primitive & Proper

chest to Chalk Paint & Upholstery Coffee Table @ Chronic Christian Crafter

Plain Table to DIY Faux Inlay Table @ ReStitch Me

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And —  check out all the fabulous projects linked up this week, there are many more party ideas, recipes, DIY projects and more. So inspiring!!!

Happy Sunday!!

xoxo

 

PS — It’s PUMPKIN WEEK —
starting tomorrow.
With a DIY Pumpkin Tutorial every single day. I hope you can stop by!!

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Comments

  1. Christie says

    April 5, 2013 at 2:58 PM

    Love the bookshelf mud closet, great for a small space!

  2. Jennifer @ Town and Country Living says

    September 14, 2012 at 6:30 PM

    I just now found out you featured my mirror! LOL. Thanks so much!

  3. Jessica says

    September 14, 2012 at 12:50 PM

    WOW!!!!! Thank you so much for featuring my DIY Faux Pull down map Jen!! I am so excited!!!!

  4. how2home says

    September 11, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    Wow…all of these ideas are so creative. Love the burlap ottoman.

  5. Alicia @ thriftyandchic.com says

    September 11, 2012 at 1:18 PM

    Thank you Jen for the highlight!!!
    xoxo
    Alicia

  6. Jenni @ Just Stuff says

    September 9, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    I really like the Wow Wall of fabric from Life as a Thrifter. Very inspiring – and I got introduced to a new blog! Thanks!

  7. Jen says

    September 9, 2012 at 10:47 PM

    Really I just want to win those cute girls you are always featuring on your blog!

  8. Holly @ Lifeasathrifter.com says

    September 9, 2012 at 7:18 PM

    Thanks so much for the feature! What a fun surprise! 🙂

  9. cassie says

    September 9, 2012 at 3:47 PM

    thank you so much for featuring my dresser to sideboard!! it made my day! the past week and a half has been rough having to be off my feet, but today it’s sunny, 75 degrees and dry, and i was finally able to work again, and then you featured me…. couldn’t ask for more! 🙂

  10. Erin says

    September 9, 2012 at 1:00 PM

    Thank you so much for featuring my heirloom cedar chest makeover with Homemade Chalk Paint and Upholstery. I’m honored to be included with such a great group of tutorials! Thanks so much! Erin

  11. Courtney @ A Diamond in the Stuff says

    September 9, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    Thank you for featuring my DIY Farmhouse Coffee Table!!! : D Have a great week!

  12. Stephanie says

    September 9, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    I feel so inspired by all of these! I guess fall is as good a time as any other for a house makeover 🙂

  13. Judy Clark says

    September 9, 2012 at 10:24 AM

    Jen – Always enjoy your posts each and every day. You have such a wide variety of things and they are always a pleasure to look thru.

    Judy

    • Jen says

      September 9, 2012 at 9:47 PM

      Thank sJudy – that means so much to me!!

      xoxxo

  14. Missy says

    September 9, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    Thanks so much for sharing my bookcase to mud closet!

  15. Amy @ Positively Splendid says

    September 9, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    Thank you so much for sharing my craft room, Jen! 🙂

  16. Liz@HoosierHomemade says

    September 9, 2012 at 8:05 AM

    My to-do list just grew like crazy! Thanks for including our Rustic Office Desk!

  17. Hannah says

    September 9, 2012 at 6:54 AM

    Thank you so much for featuring my pallet trough!

    Hannah

  18. ReStitch Me says

    September 9, 2012 at 6:43 AM

    Wow! It was so exciting to see my Faux Inlay Table included among so many great DIY projects! Thanks so much. 🙂

  19. Mel says

    September 9, 2012 at 3:54 AM

    Oh Jen, thank you for featuring my laundry, that came as a huge unexpected surprise!

    Mel xo

Hi! I'm Jen Hadfield. I'm a mom of 5 restoring an 1891 home in the heart of Salt Lake City. I love being creative and sharing simple ideas to make your life easier and more beautiful!

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