Better After

6 In living room

Re Viewed Room

I love seeing a room transformed through staging, because it’s not a huge, expensive renovation. (not that I don’t love those) It’s amazing that just looking at a room through new eyes and rearranging items you probably already have, you can create an entirely new look. This room was done by JoAnne of Rave Re:view. (clever name for a staging business, huh?) Check out her blog for more!

December 9, 2009 By Lindsey @ Better After

4 In chairs/ottomans/seating

Take a Seat or Two

Couple of chair redos comin atcha! First up, another great redo by Cassity at Remodelaholic. She got this chair for free after it had been crushed in shipping. She made its boo boos all better and un–blandified it with black spray paint and pretty new fabric.

Next up, this cane chair made by Stephie. Check it out on her blog, Made by Stephie. She received this chair from her grandma, and wasn’t really feeling the grungy orange and battered wood look for some crazy reason. So she freshened it up with glossy white and some new fabric. Thanks ladies!

December 8, 2009 By Lindsey @ Better After

13 In decor/ miscellaneous

Damask Breadbox

Have you been looking for a way to make your friends jealous of your breadbox? Well, just in case you were, here’s one way to spice it up from Katherine at Classic Campell. Looks a bit time consuming, but it the effort pays off with a dramatic effect!

December 7, 2009 By Lindsey @ Better After

10 In bathroom/ living room/ outdoors

Wisor Manor

Rebecca at Older and Wisor has done the impossible. The seemingly impossible, at least for me. She has redone her entire house, top to bottom, inside and out. Within a year.

Check out her post HERE to see ALL the pictures, but here are a few of my favorites.

It looks like custom wainscoting, but I think they simply painted over the paneling that was already there.

Once upon a time, this dark, depressing, coffin-like surrounding yourself in wood paneling thing was all the rage. Why, I don’t know. Probably someone tried it out once on accident and everyone else copied it and next thing you knew it was panel-palooza everywhere you looked.

But oh, with the white! It’s a whole new room! I love the mantel over the original bricks, so homey! What I love is her ability to create a cohesiveness in the entire house. That trait seems to elude me. Can someone teach a class or something?

And the Grand Finale!

(Let me just tell you, these exterior before and afters are my FAVORITES! If you have one, what are you waiting for? Send it to me!)

Wonderful stuff Rebecca, I don’t know how you do it!

December 4, 2009 By Lindsey @ Better After

4 In kiddie

Brand Spankin New

Cassity from Remodelaholic recently sent me several of her great projects and here is one I liked a lot.

I don’t know about you, but I would feel a bit iffy about putting a baby in that cradle in its “before” condition. But how about that after? I love the colors, mixing the bright green and black and white fabric with traditional blue. See more HERE! Thanks Cassity!

December 4, 2009 By Lindsey @ Better After

3 In decor

How Does She Shutter Stuff

I like Christmas cards. Who doesn’t? (I secretly keep all the cards I receive, year after year.) (Well, not such a secret anymore). They are so cute! I think it would be fun to find little frames for a few of the especially nice ones and make a gallery of tiny Christmas card art.

Anyway, if you’re looking for a fun way to display your cards, (past or present) look no further than Alison at How Does She… for this shutter/message board. I love the glossy red. Thanks Alison!