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Que Sarah, Sarah

Today I bring you the eerie story of TWO different women, on opposite sides of the country, who made extremely similar projects, and have the SAME NAME. OoooooeeeeeeeooooooooOOOOO!!! Are you creeped out yet? Probably not.

First up, Sarah decided it was high time to tone down the energetic glare of her orangey shelves. She actually built these herself, go Sarah! She’s actually one of my very dearest friends who I have known since kindergarten! She also writes a hilarioussss blog that you should know about at Sarah Meets World.

The orange stain isn’t blinding at all now, when it’s just peeking through in these cute branches.

Did somebody say cute branches?? Because that’s what another Sarah used on her chest of radioactive offensiveness. Complete with a set of lovebirds! Check it out atFuncycled.

Hip-hip-hooray for Sarah and Sarah, saving the world from orange eyesores, one lovingly hand-painted branch at a time!

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January 2, 2013 By Lindsey @ Better After

7 In tables/dressers

Ain’t knobbin’ wrong with that.

Happy New Year! I hope you had a swell time bidding 2012 goodbye and that 2013 is your best year yet! If you’ve missed my favorite-posts-of-the-year-round-up, you can check all that out here: Jan-Mar, Apr-May, Jul-Sep, and Oct-Dec. It’s good stuff.

Now, it’s back to business as usual, another lovely dresser makeover from Reeves at The Weathered Door. It used to be so sad, what with that non-matching top and what seems to be a wad of tape wrapped around a stick serving as a missing handle. Now it’s unified and lookin’ fine. And don’t you love the new knobs? Why, yes. Yes you do.

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January 1, 2013 By Lindsey @ Better After

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Going for the gold!

I may be late to the party, oh ok, I KNOW I’m late to the party, but I’m really warming up to gold. Maybe it took me so long to jump on this train because I’ve been told by well-meaning makeup-counter ladies and jewelry sales-people for my entire life that “You’re a COOLER color, dear. Gold is not your friend.” Well, phooey. Because I love this cool-colored hutch with gold accents and we belong together and no one can tell me otherwise.

From Pam at Simple Details.

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December 31, 2012 By Lindsey @ Better After

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Playing Dress Up

I totally snortled when I read how Mckenzie described her old master bedroom: “Like a four-year-old trying to dress herself.” Oh, c’mon Mckenzie, it wasn’t that bad! I have a four-year-old girl, and I can expect her to be wearing her stained and shrunken swimming suit, church shoes, and ballet tutu at any given moment, and that’s a good day.

But that wasn’t good enough for Mckenzie, who went with a decidedly grown-up vibe here. Can you believe the only changes are new bedding and paint? That’s it! See more at Interiors By Kenz.

December 31, 2012 By Lindsey @ Better After

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Best of 2012: October, November, December

Whoopsiedoodle. Sorry if you are seeing this for a second time, I accidentally pressed “publish” a day early. I hate when I do that! It’s my New Year’s resolution to do that less, I swear. Anyway. let’s carry on with this week’s rundown of some of my very favorite posts of
2012. I CANNOT WAIT to see what all you creative brains come up with in
2013!

In OCTOBER, I loved how Vel from Buhay at Bahay turned a cluttered office wall into a wall of wow. I’m inspired to try that ‘painting the back of the bookshelves’ trick myself. Perhaps we’ll see that actually come to pass in the new year?!

Original post: The Shelf Help Section.

NOVEMBER brought us this magical pair of chairs from Jennifer from Dimples And Tangles. Business in the front, party in the back, and unforgettable all around.

Original post: Will she ever stop? Yo, I don’t know!

DECEMBER, why it seems like only yesterday. I had to include this robot dresser from Sarah at Funcycled, which is so cute I can hardly stand it, and this map makeover dresser from Better After reader Margaret. It also spurred one of my most frequently asked questions: “Hey Lindsey, where can I find a map like that?” I’m happy to report that Margaret found it at Barnes and Noble for $5.

Original post: Dresser Refresher.

From Better After reader Margaret.

I hope you enjoyed this little round-up. I am so, so excited to see what 2013 will bring. Happy New Year, and thank you as always from the bottom of my little old heart for reading, commenting, encouraging, and sharing with me.

See the rest of the Best of 2012 posts HERE, HERE, and HERE.

December 28, 2012 By Lindsey @ Better After

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Best of 2012: July, August, September

Hey friend!
I am taking a mini blog-break to spend some time with friends and
family, but since you were kind enough to stop by,
please enjoy this week’s rundown of some of my very favorite posts of
2012. I CANNOT WAIT to see what all you creative brains come up with in
2013!

As always, JULY is a terribly hard month to choose from. I think everyone gets the most porjects completed in the summertime, but the clear winner was this villa facade attached to a plain stone retaining wall from Better After reader Sheri.

Original post: From Vanilla to Faux Villa!

One of my most highly commented on posts came in AUGUST, in the form of this outdated living room set turned porch furniture from Better After reader Amber. Still stunning!

Original Post: A Mill-ion Times Better

In SEPTEMBER, I was wowed by Hank at Toshmahal and his amazing ability to draw the inner beauty out of some terribly tragic wood pieces that seemed beyond repair. Not only did he revitalize them, he shot them into a whole new stratosphere of beautiful.

Original Post: The Wood Wizard.