Before and afters are my favorite!! It always inspires me seeing beautifully retrofitted and upcycled furniture and spaces! Here are... 14 Before and After Projects! 14 Before and After Projects from this week's Best Friday Features! * * * * * * Luggage Rack Idea @ Refresh ...
Great Ideas — 16 Spring Before and After DIYs!
Spring signals a time of change and rebirth, so it's the perfect time for some before and after transformations for your home decor! Here are... 16 Spring Before and After DIYs from this week's Best Friday Features! * * * * * Modern Embroidery Hoop Wreath @ Design, Dining and Diapers DIY ...
Living Room to Office Makeover using Items You Already Have
Living Room to Office Makeover using Items You Already Have. Living Room to Office Makeover using Items You Already Have I'm a big believer of utilizing the space in our home. In my old home I turned our dining room into my craft room because the light was so good on the main floor. I didn't ...
Thanksgiving Placemat to Pillow Cover in 10 Minutes
Thanksgiving Placemat Pillow Cover I love a quick project. And I love pillow covers. They are such an easy way to change up your decor easily and inexpensively. Plus, it is so much easier to store a pillow cover than a pillow with an insert. All you have to do is take the pillow cover off ...
Great Ideas — 20 Before and After Projects!
I love the feeling that comes with giving a makeover to something in your house and changing the way a room feels! Here are before and after projects... 20 Before and After Projects from this week's Link Party Palooza! * * * * * DIY Faux Brick Flower Vase @ The Cofran Home Butcher Block ...
1905 Cottage Addition: Dining Room
It's been so fun working on a project I love so much. The 1905 Cottage is a little home I fell in love with years ago and bought about four years ago. You can read all about it here. A couple of years ago I started an addition and now I'm sharing the projects from the addition. Today I would like to ...
Great Ideas — 16 Room Makeovers!
I love the whole process of redesigning a room -- I love coming up with ideas and seeing them through to slowly transform the whole house! Here are... 16 Room Makeovers from this week's Link Party Palooza! * * * * * * * * She Shed Blogger Office @ Fun Home Things Shaker Kitchen ...
Great Ideas — 20 Before and After DIYs!
One of the most rewarding feelings as a crafter is taking something unexciting and giving it a makeover into something you end up loving! Here are... 20 Before and After DIYs from this week's Link Party Palooza! * * * * * * * * Apple Crate Bookcase @ Design, Dining and ...
#1905Cottage Kitchen Reveal!!
I have some fun news coming regarding the #1905Cottage. I just love that little house. But in the meantime -- here's the kitchen reveal!! And did I ever tell you why the kitchen reveal took so long?? When we took the bathroom floor up and looked underneath the cottage we discovered that the ...
Before & After DIY Contest Supporting Habitat for Humanity
I'm excited to partner with OPC The Better Half to host the Before & After DIY Contest supporting Habitat for Humanity!! You could win a $50 gift card to Lowe's, Home Depot, or Amazon, whichever you prefer AND a $100 donation to Habitat for Humanity in your honor! UPDATE -- ...
30-Day Room Makeover with Jo-Ann and HGTV Home™!!
If you've been reading my blog for long you might know that I've been wanting to give my Master Bedroom a facelift for almost 4 years. It just seems like there are always projects that get moved up higher on the list. And it's a space that I've been struggling with. Do you have a space like that ...
Fourth of July Open House at the 1905 Cottage!
What are you doing for the Fourth? Every year our community has a pancake breakfast, followed by a down home paradeand carnival. My kids LOVE decorating their bikes and joining in. The 1905 cottage that I've been working on is right on the parade route. I was thinking it would be fun to ...
Barn Door-Inspired Painted Chest (DIY Tutorial)
Hey, hey TT&J readers! It's Jessica from Mom 4 Real, and I am so excited to be here! I've been working on sprucing up my living room a bit this Summer. I wanted to insert a little more color into my decor. I have a crazy love for aqua, and have recently been bitten by the the yellow bug as ...
Planning a Kitchen Remodel For A Small Space … and 1905 Cottage Kitchen Sneak Peek!
I am just in love with the 1905 Cottage I'm renovating. While most of the major work is done -- and there's a lot to share with you -- the biggest unfinished piece has been the kitchen. The people who had lived in this cottage before loved it and took good care of it. But it was time to update ...
Great Ideas — 20 Creative Transformations!
Breathe some life into old rooms, furniture, and more with these beautiful projects from this week's Wrap-Up Party! Turn a dresser into a Media Stand with Flip Down Media Drawer @ Love, Pomegranate House Gold Leaf Home Accessories @ Now At Home Mom Organized Utility Closet @ Lookie ...
Make a DIY Cork Topped Coffee Table!
Hey, hey, TT&J readers! I'm so excited to be back sharing another fun DIY project with you! I'm Jessica from Mom 4 Real, and I LOVE repurposing old things into fun and somewhat unconventional new things. Call me crazy, but I just like things that are unique, and I absolutely love taking ...
Great Ideas — 28 Before & After Projects!!
There's something so satisfying about creating a transformation. It can be big or small, but seeing a project transformed into your vision is what DIY is all about. Here are 28 Beautiful Before and After Projects -- check them out and see the transformations!! And check out the rest of the ...
How to Make a DIY Wood Beaded Chandelier!!
When I was designing my new office, I knew I wanted to make a wooden bead chandelier as the focal point. I had a chandelier in mind -- the Arterior Maurice Chandelier -- that was between $1,600 - $2,000 to buy. I ended up making my own beaded chandelier for about $250 and it's bigger too -- 32 ...
Five Stenciling Tips and Tricks!
I love to stencil pretty much anything -- from fabric, to walls, furniture and even paper. I think one of my first stenciling projects was my oldest daughter's nursery 17 years ago (I can't believe it's been so long)! The thing I love about stenciling is it allows you to create something unique and ...
How to Upcycle an Old Piece of Art Into Something Fabulous (Stenciled Typography Tutorial)
Over at East Coast Creative, we love a good Upcycle! We totally thrive on taking something junky, that we already owned, and giving it a new (and much cooler) life! I just finished a bathroom mini-makeover using all old things I already had on hand. Today, I'm going to share one of the projects ...
