Better After

5 In tables/dressers

Karli’s Kitchen Table

And now for your viewing pleasure, I present an old favorite of mine, Karli from Rocky Bella and her lovely pedestal table redo.

I love how she paired the weathered white pedestal with the natural finish of the table top. Her work is consistently fabulous, but I think what makes her projects extra special is how she manages to capture them photographically.

She could probably just take another picture of the before table in the right light at a cool angle and I would still think it looked awesome! Teach me! Thanks Karli!

April 20, 2010 By Lindsey @ Better After

17 In chairs/ottomans/seating

Rocking Rockers

Chair 1: “Hey.”

Chair 2: “Hey yourself. Why so glum?”

Chair 1: “Well, I hate to have to tell you this, but we are ugly.”

Chair 2: “We … we are?”

Chair 1: “Oh yeah. Butt ugly.”

Chair 2: “How do you know?”

Chair 1: “Well, I guess I wouldn’t know, because no butt has been near me in years! Oh, how I long to hold someone in the gentle embrace of my curving arms!”

Chair 2: “Someone sat on me once, but then they fell out the back, and I never saw them again.”

Chair 1: “Oh, if only there were some ladies who possessed chair recovering skills, red spray paint, vintage buttons and blog named Peppertowne, we could be glorious again!”

Chair 2: “You are off your rocker! And what the heck is a blog?”

April 19, 2010 By Lindsey @ Better After

6 In kitchen/dining

Kitchen Charm

Hold on to your socks, because they’re about to be knocked off!

Lisa from Recaptured Charm did exactly that when she made over her kitchen. But don’t take my word for it, go check it out on her blog pronto, where the pictures are bigger and brighter and plentiful!

I love it all, from the beadboard detail on the soffit to the cute little extended valance over the sink. It looks ah-mazing! Thanks Lisa!

April 19, 2010 By Lindsey @ Better After

6 In living room

Amy’s Living Room

Ok, I’m going to go out on a ledge here and say that Amy was probably in the process of moving in when this before picture was taken. Still, I couldn’t have predicted how great this blank, bare room would turn out to be when all was said and done. See more on her blog Our Daily Obsessions.

I was actually thinking that the only thing that would make this room even better would be some hardwood floors, and what do you know, that’s what they eventually did! See for yourself HERE. Thanks Amy!

April 19, 2010 By Lindsey @ Better After

12 In bathroom

Bathroom Super Post!

Got nothing to do this weekend? Why don’t you makeover your bathroom!

Since they are usually such small rooms, they are ideal for quick makeovers; just a coat of paint and some new accessories and you can have a whole new look by Sunday!

Here are a slew of ideas to get you going. Of course, you might get started and not know when to stop!

Like Allison from House of Hepworths, who was simply trying to re-caulk her tub, which led to re-tiling around the tub, which led to this complete bathroom overhaul. And she did it all by herself! She should win some kind of award.

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This lovely bathroom redo comes from Ginger at Cottage on Rosewood. You have to click on the link to see more of this one, you have to! There are some great accessories and details going on in there.

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Even if you can’t retile your countertops, just look how much impact a new color can make! Jessica said adios to this boring beige bathroom and gave it a fresh feel with blue. See it on her blog Vanilla Bean.

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Love the color palate here from Kathy at Wheatfield Wonders. She found the sink and faucet on Ebay!

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Woah! This one is almost identical to the previous bathroom above! But this one belongs to Alisa at The Sweet Life. She tiled that countertop herself and made it sound easy!

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Nothing says “Public Restroom” quite like industrial tile all the way up the wall. Yikeseeys! Loving that beadboard and double vanity much, much more. From Kat at Low Tide High Style.

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This bathroom had a swirly, buggy theme going on that Sausha was SO OVER. She gave it a pared-down, sophisticated redo, and do you see that ruffled shower curtain peeking out back there? She made that! I want one! Check it out up close and personal on her blog Show and Tell.

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And speaking of sophisticated redos, our final bathroom today comes from Amanda at Casa Brasi. Behold the wonders of paint and accessories!

Ok, and some other stuff, like faucets and countertops, but still, big changes with small budgets. Now go makeover your bathroom and send me the proof!

Have a great weekend!

April 16, 2010 By Lindsey @ Better After

8 In miscellaneous

Camping In

Going camping this weekend? Why subject yourself to that eye-scorching 80’s material that covers every upholster-able surface in your camper-trailer?

I don’t know what the heck was going on with this before cushion, it looks like mauve and teal candy-corn, which would make for the most depressing candy-corn in the world.

Luckily, Miss Pine Tree Home came along with her recovering skills, and saved this camper from 80’s irrelevancy and turned it into a place that now says “vacation!”