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5 In bathroom

Candice Stripes

Boy howdy, Candice’s bathroom had a case of the frumps. It went beyond frumpy, actually. Turned a corner somewhere and landed in spooky-town. Do you see the zombie bunnies within the wallpaper?

Ahh, what a relief the after is! Don’t you love the curtain? Her mom made it based on a Pottery Barn duvet! I like how she hung the curtain all the way to the ceiling, it helps the room feel much taller and makes me forget all about those bunnies. More to see on her blog Mississippi Candice. Thanks Candice!

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February 15, 2011 By Lindsey @ Better After

8 In living room

Heck yes.

“Your mom goes to college.”

If you know what movie I’m talking about, then Raquel could have just stuck a computer there under that cutout window and a 10 lb block of cheddar on the counter, and Bam! It’s Kip and Napoleon’s living room.

If you don’t know what movie I’m talking about, then suffice it to say, this room needed an update yo. And what an update it got! That’s the way you do a built-in, friends! See the whole transformation on her blog The Glamorous Life.

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February 15, 2011 By Lindsey @ Better After

10 In chairs/ottomans/seating/ outdoors

Uncommon Uncle

Does anyone know where I can get an Uncle Al? Because Kelly has an Uncle Al and he made her this. Before: rotting fence wood, after: a loveseat! What whaaaa?! It is amazing! Uncle Al, you need to open an Etsy!

Check out her blog Blessed is the Mother of Boys to see more Uncle Al Creations. (Check it Uncle Al, I just named your etsy shop for you. Boom!)

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February 14, 2011 By Lindsey @ Better After

1 In Uncategorized

Photo Jewelry Making

Happy LOVE Day to you!

I am excited to introduce you to Better After’s new sponsor, PhotoJewelryMaking.com!

PhotoJewelryMaking.com is a family owned and operated business in Michigan. It is the world’s largest photo jewelry supplies super store!

Their selection of photo jewelry making items is so very vast it will make your head spin!

Bracelets, brooch’s, pendants, rings, downloadable images like the vintage ladies above in case your relatives aren’t attractive enough, keychains, cuff links, belt buckles, you name it!

Photojewelrymaking.com makes making your own photo jewelry at home fun and easy!

Many of their customers have even started their own small businesses making and selling photo jewelry to clients! See right down there? Their kits include everything you need to get started, right down to the hand tools!

Be ye warned, however. Their selection really does boggle the mind. Take your time!

Be a dear and check them out, won’t you? Thanks so much love!

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February 14, 2011 By Lindsey @ Better After

7 In laundry rooms/ other rooms

Laundry-o-matic

I’ve had an influx of laundry room makeovers arriving in my inbox of late! And when I say influx, I mean four. So here they are. Get excited.

Julie from Thrifty Chic Designs redid her dismal laundry room into a space oozing with charm! It is bursting at the seams with charm! There is charm all up in this hizz–ouse! (Technically this is the mudroom, but there is a glimpse of a washing machine back there, so just go with it).

Laura at Pushing Furniture redid her Boring McBoringPants laundry room with simple floral prints and paint! (It doesn’t hurt to actually do the laundry either). This makeover only took 5 hours! Five hours from now you could be enjoying a lovely laundry room too, what are you waiting for?

Denise from The Painted Home lives up to her blog’s name with this colorful countryified laundry room. Now that “country” is starting to mean more burlap and butcher block and whitewashed planks, and less geese and hearts and hanging baskets of dried flowers, I’m finally a fan. Scootch over, I’m gettin’ on the country bandwagon, ya’ll!

There are tons more pictures on her blog, check them out. She came up with some really creative fixes, like that “butcher block” countertop that is really just a sheet of pine.

And here is the Taj Mahal of laundry rooms, from Cindy at Cameras and Chaos. I love the color, but don’t ask her what it is, she mixed it up with leftover house paint and craft paint. Couldn’t you just stare at it all day? Fantastic job Cindy!

Thanks so much ladies/laundresses!

February 12, 2011 By Lindsey @ Better After

22 In desks/hutches/buffets

Time is on your side.

Stop! Hammer time! Not really. It’s buffet time. It’s a time buffet! It’s a clock-themed buffet that I am in love with. Isn’t it great!? The knobs are tiny clocks too!

Better After reader Sacha rescued this old buffet from the local Hospice. (I was going to make some horrible joke here about how Hospice is the last place on earth that wants a time-themed anything, or else a joke about “giving this new life” but I’m going to just stop right there!)