Yes, there are only 12 Days 'til Christmas but let's take time
to relax and enjoy some amazing Before & After projects. 

If you know anyone who casts a side-eye at thrift store and flea
market finds have them take a look at these stunning makeovers.

Before                                             After

 Trevi Vintage Design


Oh, the possibilities of Mid-Century Modern!

Before                                                    After

Before                                       After

Design Sponge
It's hard to tell from the photo on the right but the scarred back of
the chair was actually gold-leafed.  Click here for the whole story.

A flowery, early 1960's sofa was returned
to its sophisticated original state:

Dave's Mid-Century Stuff



Crushed velour:  No!         Velvet:  Yes!
Before                                           After

Chairloom


Tufted furniture must be the hardest to upholster.  I'm still undecided as
to whether I like the 'after' fabric but the upholstery job is very professional:

Michelle Sorensen


The classic silhouette technique completely changed this mirror:

Rob and Heather Williams


A Home DIT reader submitted one of the simplest, most clever improvement
projects I've ever posted.  It began with a dresser mirror from the owners' bedroom:
Before

Spray paint products were used: 

The dresser mirror is now used to 'frame' another mirror:
After

Home DIT
Click here for the quick tutorial of how the mirror was transformed. 



The woven-back chair, below, was in a sad state of
repairs.  The red chevron print really perked it up.

Beckwith's Treasures

This poor chest was covered in layer-after-layer of paint:

Design Sponge
How wonderful that it was restored to its natural beauty.


You know how you see those chic tree trunk end tables and
think, "That's just a stump they carried into the house."

Well, turns out there's a whole lot more to it than that:

The Art of Doing Stuff
The hardest part is de-barking the log
but the results are truly worth the effort.

Wendy Sheaffer took a rather ordinary jewelry armoire
and turned it into a beautiful addition to her bedroom:

Wendy Sheaffer


Boy, did this chair need a loving touch:
Before                                 After

Kate's Place
And it got one.


Dated TV armoires abound and it can be
quite challenging to give one an update.

Brendan Carpenter
Who doesn't need a sophisticated bookcase?


The bathroom, below, was a vision of
pink, mauve, purple, bamboo, and oak:

What a tasteful transformation:

Apartment Therapy
Love that sink.


Look at the darling makeover this
tiny New York kitchen received:

Sweeten
Tiny but terrific!



Beaducation is an internet shopping site for all things craft related - tools,
supplies and online classes.  A couple of years ago they relocated their office
and were faced with renovating a huge, empty commercial building.

Yikes - that's a big blank space!

The staff quickly went to work dividing
the square footage into a reception area . . .

 . . . . an employee kitchen . . . .

. . .  and the heart of the business - a shipping and marketing space:

Beaducation
  Great job!

This next project involves three of my favorite things - problem
solving, a Before & After project, and a Mid-Century Modern credenza.

Here's the problem:

Ugly pipes in a foyer were hidden
in a wood box (to the left, below):

The owners decided to conceal the pipes
inside a Mid-Century Modern credenza:

and then dressed it up a little more:

heim-elich
What a lovely solution.  So sophisticated.  So fleaChic!

Thanks for stopping by to view these charming Before & After projects.
Have a wonderful weekend.  See you on Monday!