Before and After Projects

Today we're going to start out with a re-do for the tykes in the audience.

Remember when you were little and you wanted your own special chubby hole?

The ingenious blog Home By Heidi features a playroom closet Before & After

that is as darling as it is unique:

   Before:                                                             After:

 

 

     What little buckaroo wouldn't love to have his own
    private barn?!

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Before:  File this under Fail

After:  so Attractive!

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It's not just the unusual shade of grape

that is a little off-putting, this bathroom

was just too dated:

LOVE the neutral colors and the wood trim:

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This rough box was priced at $1.25 . . . . . . .  

and transformed into a vintage serving station:

  Before:

 
Lanterns like the two on the left can often be found
at local Habitat for Humanity thrift stores at ridiculously
low prices .  


It's amazing what a simple spray paint job can do, isn't it?!!

After:  Whether used indoors or out, 

these lanterns are now so fleaChic!

Before:  not many of us would give this old

outdoor light fixture a second glance.

By replacing the electrical wiring with a candle and

 painting the brass you now have a beautiful centerpiece.

After:  charming!

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The over-sized neon advertising sign transformed a staircase landing office into a chic hangout.

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The next time you spot a twin bed with a foot board 

at a thrift shop, consider turning it into a bench:

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Beautiful rehab of a bedroom chair:

The damaged vanity was divided into two precious bedside tables:

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With a little sanding, a paint treatment and molding, this dresser was repurposed into
a darling nursery changing table: 

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Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes and often

involves a little elbow grease!