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9 In chairs/ottomans/seating

This seat is saved.

Katlyn from The Richter’s World found this chair for $5 at a yard sale.  She wasn’t too terrified of its orange disintegrating fabric, weathered wood and nests of spiders (yikes!), and she turned it around into a lovely—”Yeah yeah, ‘scuse me, Cat here.  Katlyn made nice chair for me.  No try to sit here.  Go away, this my chair.  I watching you. Go away. I nap now.”

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6 In office

Office Supply

Holly needed some workspace, but all she had was this crappity built-in inside her closet.  Light bulb!  Why not carve out a little bit of space for an office right here?  She used nailhead trim over silver vinyl to cover the damaged surfaces and hemmed a Target tablecloth to hide the shelves and bins.  SO cute.  My workspace is jealous and wants a Target tablecloth and poky wall sculptures too! 
If it was up to me, I might have removed some of the drawers for my knobby knees to fit under, but I can understand not wanting to lose any storage space too.  What would you do?

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3 In tables/dressers

Sherri Shares Her Wares

Thanks to the wonders of the internet, people are finding inspiration from like-minded DIY-ers all over the world. For this piece, Sherri from Poland was inspired by Miss Mustard Seed in Pennsylvania.  Would that have happened a decade or two ago?  No!  The only contact I ever had with a far-flung foreigner before the internet came along was my 2nd grade German penpal Luka, who wrote once and I never heard from again.  I hope he’s ok …
Check out more from Sherri and this commissioned piece on her blog DesignDisorder.

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6 In lighting/ living room

Blinded by the Light

Kimbo has big, colorful style – style that did not jibe well with white-walled rental living.  There was no jibing to be had at all.  So she found a few non-permanent ways to add some color and character to her home.  Like board and batten made from, get this … old mini-blinds!  She repainted them and tacked them up with teensy nails that can easily be removed.  Would have NEVER thought of that one!  Check it out on her blog A Girl and a Glue Gun.


And it doesn’t matter if your rental was built last week, for some reason they all come standard with Intensely Outdated Lights.  She devised a solution by covering a bit of sheet metal with happy houndstooth fabric for a custom drumshade that fits right over the top!  Fantastic.  Check out that process HERE.

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8 In decor/ desks/hutches/buffets/ miscellaneous

Hot Diggity Dogs

Seeing how it’s the last week of September and the first week of fall, I can officially announce that the dog days of summer are over!  Yeah, in my dreams.  It’s still all triple-freaking-digits up in here in Phoenix.  So while the dog-days are still upon a few of us, let’s embrace it and enjoy a few of these doggie-style makeovers.  (Ha ha, not like that, you perv!)

This tray went from underdog to top-dog with a bright yellow paint job and some playful pooch wrapping paper. (I don’t know where she got it, but I’m really digging it).  From Better After reader Roxanne.

Heather, a 5th grade teacher, had a bone to pick with her dog-tired desk. So she added a little four-legged fun along with an inspirational message to her students. She must be an awesome teacher to care so much about creating such a happy and welcoming environment for her students. Lucky dogs! MY 5th grade teacher, on the other hand, was a total female d-OK, I’ll stop with the dog puns now. 
Check out her entire fabulous classroom makeover on her blog The Lovely Cupboard.









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4 In Uncategorized

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