What fun to end the week with a Before & After Friday.  Today's
post features a mix of furniture, front porches, and fabulous rehabs.

 As much as I love natural wood:

. . . . this after table really is adorable:

Design Dazzle

The laminate on this high boy

was damaged in several spots:

So, why not paint it?

Altar'd

I get where they were going with the paint

treatment but it's a tad bright for my taste.

Do you prefer the painted hutch to the wood finish?

houzz

This affordable Craigslist dresser was

a great beginner's painting project: 

Design Sponge

Oh, dear.  This dresser was quite dreadful:

Cozy Cottage Cute

Adorable now, isn't it?

Centsational Girl

Two 'unrelated' thrift store pieces were brought

together with a little paint.  Darling.

Here is another example of combining two different
style pieces to make a fabulous new treasure:

 plus

equals:

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Paint and upholstery gave this $10
chair an extended, useful life:

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I adore this faux French Provencial vanity makeover:

Decor Hacks

Thrift stores are literally teeming with outdated
armoires and entertainment cabinets:

Vintage Key Antiques

Enough great furniture fixes.  Let's take a look at some larger projects.

This breakfast nook had potential but was too dark:

Design Sponge

What a difference a coat of white paint can make!

Look how inviting this porch is now:

A Beautiful Mess

This sweet cottage upped its cuteness factor:

Front Porch Ideas

The front of this house definitely needed an enhancement:

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And, boy, was it beautifully enhanced!

Wish they could relocate the satellite dish : (

Your eyes aren't deceiving you.

It is the same house in both photos:

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Completely amazing renovation.

Did you know that the State of Washington awards

grants for the restoration of historic barns?

Before:

After:

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Unbelievable.  Simply unbelievable.

I hope you enjoyed today's Before & After projects
and were inspired to take on a project of your own.

Just remember -