Better After

8 In Uncategorized

Daltile: Degrossifying my Bathroom

Hey y’all! I’m here to let you know about a fun little project I’ve been working on courtesy of The Home Depot. They recently gave me the chance to try out some of their stylin’ tile, specifically, the Atmospheres Collection by Daltile, so I’ve been hard at work watching my husband retile our bathroom! Whew!

Actually, there was nothing to REtile, as it was carpeted. Yes, I stepped out of the shower everyday onto matted, brown carpet. Grody McGrossertons. And our house was built in 2005. Who does that anymore?

Anyway, there will be more info to come in the next couple of weeks, including the big before and after reveal (oooh, exciting) and a $100 gift card giveaway to The Home Depot, so be sure to watch for that!

For now, please feel free to check out my project board on Pinterest or learn more about the stylish and affordable options available from Daltile.

The Home Depot partnered
with bloggers like me to participate in the Daltile program. As part of the program, I received
compensation from The Home
Depot in the form of a gift card to participate in this campaign promoting the
new Atmospheres Tile Collection by Daltile. All opinions are 100% my own.

The Home Depot’s policies align with WOMMA Ethics Code, FTC
guidelines and social media engagement recommendations. Winner will be chosen at random and gift card fulfillment
will be handled by a third party.

June 30, 2012 By Lindsey @ Better After

10 In outdoors

Outdoor Outlets

Apparently, some people in other parts of the world actually ENJOY summer. What an unimaginable fantasy! If you don’t have to wear oven mitts to drive, then consider yourself one of these lucky people and enjoy some of today’s outdoor inspiration.

First, a ridiculously lovely screened porch from Linda at It All Started With Paint. Isn’t this the most inviting scene? I wish I could crawl right in. I call the chair with the pom-pom pillow.

Becky from Reinventing the Ordinary did exactly that, by reinventing her ordinary patio with a built-in barbeque and plenty of plants to liven up the joint. I also love the outdoor curtains, and I’m totally going to curtain my patio too, but first I should probably get curtains for the inside of my house. Priorities, sigh.

Cece from N Your Dreams had a little outdoor dilemma to deal with when the winter snowplows mowed over her mailbox. Yipes! So her husband installed a big swingy pipey type thing (technical term) so it can now be easily be moved out of the way come snowy time. Problem was, it was not so cute. But Cece knew it just needed a little sparkle and so she made the cutest little mosaic mailbox I’ve ever seen. Don’t you agree?

So, are you a gardener? I try. I try EVERY STINKING YEAR. All my neighbors can grow stuff. But all I can grow is despair. Even my six-year-old is better at gardening than me. (It’s almost mystical how good he is actually. Anything he plants comes up triple in size to everyone else’s. His little bean in the paper cup at school is always the tallest. We each planted a tomato plant this year, and everyone’s died except his. It’s like, five feet tall. Sometimes I make him go talk to my plants, no lie). Anyway, maybe if I had a cute little stick-fenced plot to garden in like Wendy from Vintage Fan Girl, things would be different for me. But probably not.

And finally, Erin from Just Grand recently redid this old shed at her lake cottage. And by ‘redid’ I mean she hauled that hot mess far away and built an outdoor shower in its place! Ahh, it looks so serene! I want to go to there.

This post brought to you by:

PhotoJewelryMaking.com

June 29, 2012 By Lindsey @ Better After

7 In chairs/ottomans/seating

Just Winging It

Some people think wingback chairs are outdated, but those people are wrong. Wingback chairs can still be totally cool, as proved here by Megan from Make Bake and Love. You know what else would be REALLY cool? Actual wings on the back of a wingback chair. Like the kind the Victoria Secret angels wear. That would look awesome AND be a funny play on words AND probably make all your friends jealous. Think about that.

This post brought to you by:

PhotoJewelryMaking.com

June 28, 2012 By Lindsey @ Better After

9 In kiddie

Kool Tools

There is no shortage of awesome kid kitchens out there, but what about kiddie tool benches? They really get the shaft. That was supposed to be a tool joke. Is there such thing as a shaft-tool? Oh my gosh, NO NOT LIKE THAT. Sheesh. Get your mind out of the gutter.

Annnnyway, here is an awesome little nightstand turned tool bench from Better After reader Shelly. I love the pegboard!

And if you just can’t get enough kid kitchen makeovers, well you’re in luck, because she made one of those too!

This post brought to you by:

PhotoJewelryMaking.com

June 28, 2012 By Lindsey @ Better After

8 In desks/hutches/buffets

Bookcase, in your face!

I’ve heard that there’s more than one way to skin a cat, but I wouldn’t know, because I’ve never tried. Have you? Of course not. Who on earth has? Freaky people you probably shouldn’t be associating with, that’s who. If you hang out with folks who have skinned more than one cat, you need to rethink the direction your life is taking, that’s all I’m saying.

And the other thing I’m saying is that there’s more than one way to makeover a bookshelf. Paint and fabric? Sure! Like Jenn from The House of Wood used when she rescued this old bookcase for her sweet baby’s nursery.

Reclaimed wood and corbels? You betcha. That’s what Better After reader Esther used when she gussied up this $5 bookshelf. Side note: apparently it’s pronounced CORbel and not corBEL, like I had always said. You’d better get it right, or my brother will laugh in your face, I know this from experience.

This post brought to you by:

PhotoJewelryMaking.com

June 27, 2012 By Lindsey @ Better After

9 In decor/ miscellaneous

Broken Record

Are you in the mood for something completely random? I hope so! Because I have a gramophone makeover to share! **(record scratch)** A what?!

Yeah, you heard me, a gramophone! Gramophones, for all you young folks, were how people used to play music back in the olden days, and NO, I’m not talking about CDs. This spectacularly salvaged relic comes from Luis and company at Restoration Workshop, which specializes in all kinds of restoration work. So give them a call if you need a gramophone makeover, and if you happen to live in Brazil!