Every now and then, I get a little stockpile of random before and after projects. And here’s a secret, the random ones are my favorite. For example: a fridge makeover! Ha! Crazycakes! That just makes my day. Let’s enjoy them all now:
Do you like Nate Berkus’s new line of housewares at Target? Me too. Nate Berkus is the best. Jenna is a fan too, but figured she could DIY herself up a similar look on her lacquered tray without spending nearly as much cash. She use brass studs from JoAnn’s which look great against the flat paint, and just stuck them on with Gorilla Glue. See it in action on her blog My Life By Design.
Sonja’s little shelf had lived many lives. A craft storage area. A crap storage area. And finally, a jewelry storage station! Sometimes you just have to look at your old stuff with a new eye to discover that it could be something better than what it is. For instance, I use a belt hanger for my necklaces. But that’s probably because I never really had belts until yesterday.
See more from Sonja on her blog Craft-Werk.
Your guests deserve to know that you care about them. So why not freshen up your card table and folding chairs for a nice surprise when you’ve got extra company?
It says “I care about you! I made this temporary item that I rarely use cute just for you!” Rather than, “I just pulled these out of the garage; you might want to check for dead spiders.”
From Better After reader Becky.
It was love at first sight when Virginia discovered this outdated print at a thrift-store. Maybe not love, exactly, maybe more of a “I can’t wait to get my hands on you” lust. Sort of. Anyway, she took it apart and made it into the awesome sequin art that it is today. LOVE it. Check it out on her blog Live Love DIY.
14 Comments
Shelley @ Easy Home Concepts
February 9, 2013 at 12:27 AMI’m loving the chairs’ make over! And the small shelf that becomes a craft shelf with a make over, that’s very neat!
Dharma
February 8, 2013 at 7:44 PMSeriously, if I was a man I would marry the woman who could make that fridge look like that. Oh the thriftiness!!! I like the randoms too chic. Keep them coming.
Gordana
February 8, 2013 at 7:56 PMFridge? Say what?!? Awesome. Seriously. The creative vision blows my mind…
Rebeccarama
February 8, 2013 at 11:10 PMha! loved the dead spiders comment.
Laraine Eddington
February 8, 2013 at 11:16 PMI painted my fridge with ketchup once but it wasn’t on purpose.
Stephanie @ The Hardscrabble Home
February 8, 2013 at 11:37 PMYour writing cracks me up!! Love ALL of the makeovers you featured today. 🙂
stephbo93
February 9, 2013 at 6:57 AM“You might want to check for dead spiders.” HA!!!!! Love the re-do on those chairs. Much better!
Charlotte Des Fleurs
February 9, 2013 at 12:15 AMHow to remove handles??? Find the model # and go on-line for an “exploded” view. That will show where the screws or clips are hidden. Our fridge (not a whirlpool) has a metal stip that covers the screws. We simply used a magnet to pull off the strip and then were able to remove the panel that held the handles!
Great job with the “Decorator” panels. I have often thought about doing that myself but was afraid the extra wood would be too heavy for the hinges. Silly me, the hinges HAVE to be strong enough to support the doors when full of food.
Carol-Anne
February 9, 2013 at 1:15 AMWow! That fridge! Wow!
Monica
February 9, 2013 at 5:18 PMThe BBQ pit makeover I really like that. I was just saying how yucky my pit look. The padded chairs makeover…great idea.
Janette Church
February 10, 2013 at 2:11 AMOMG!!!! The fridge!!!! I wanna try it!!!!
Pink Overalls @DIY Home Staging
February 12, 2013 at 7:15 AMTerrific roundup! And I adore your writing style.
Sonja @ Craft-Werk
February 12, 2013 at 10:42 AMHi Lindsey – thanks for the feature. Great to see so many re-dos together in one post. The fridge really takes the biscuit ;-).
Have just posted a little note advertising your post to share back the link and love. http://craft-werk.blogspot.ie/2013/02/featured.html
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