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December 19, 2014


Welcome to another Before & After Friday.  Today we're going
to view some mantels that were given a holiday makeover.

Let's start with a den renovation with a Ski Lodge motif:
Before

After
Here are photos of a rock mantel from the last two years.
Before - Christmas 2012

After - Christmas 2013
Which do you prefer?


For those who don't have a fireplace - 

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Create a beautiful faux fireplace!




An elegant mantel is even more elegant during the holidays:



This mantel was given a white-wash paint treatment:
 Before

After

If you're going to renovate a room, don't forget the fireplace:
Before (painfully plain)


After (Stunning!)
Before (sad but has tons of potential)

After - gorgeous!


This plain fireplace was bricked up a long time
ago but it's still a charming architectural asset: 
Before                                                    After 


The fireplace was almost lost in this great
room and it was competing with the TV:

Much better.


A dated fireplace and mantel were given a special holiday re-do:


This fireplace and mantel lacked, well, drama:
Before

After
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Proof that the smallest tree can command the largest attention:
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Just a few red decorations bring attention to an other-wise 'normal' bookcase:
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Cute idea!


Don't most of us struggle when it comes to finding an organized
place to store Christmas decorations?  This couple turned their
unused attic space into a Holiday Haven:
Before

After
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Sheer genius.


For most of us the holidays are a crazy time, right?  Imagine renovating a
Mid-Century Modern raised rancher and moving in at Christmas:

Gorgeous floors and look how the windows pop with
the new paint.  I'm crushin' on that fab coffee table.

Bye-bye velvet wallpaper:

Fantastic renovation.


Even though it's the last weekend before Christmas it's not too late to "plan your shopping and shop your plan."  Be thrifty, my friends!

6 comments:

  1. Ooh..I like the bookcase in the fireplace. What a simple but effective idea. Jx

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  2. I agree with you, except for one redo.
    Well, make that two!

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