3 In kitchen/dining/ other rooms

Wall Treatment

If my husband was skilled as a handyman in any sort of way (he’s not, sadly) I would demand this wall treatment done in my house pronto! It’s so very classy and custom looking. Rebecca and her husband did this themselves, you can check out the progression of their walls over the years on her blog
Older and Wisor HERE.

September 2, 2009 By Lindsey @ Better After

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1 In chairs/ottomans/seating

Coffee Table Bench

Many times I pass by an item like this at a thriftstore or somesuch, thinking to myself “Nice coffee table, but I don’t need a coffee table. Now if only I could find a bench.” Oh, when will I learn?!

Thanks to Amber from Unnecessary Necessities for this lovely repurpose/makeover! And also the second damask redo today! I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to think that stuff is popular.

September 2, 2009 By Lindsey @ Better After

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7 In decor

Grandma’s Lamp

Hard to believe this trendy lamp was once a gold covered hand-me-down paired with a ratty 75 cent thrift store shade. Brooke from The New Dorothy spray painted the base silver and tore apart the old shade and used it as a pattern for a new damask shade. Can you go wrong with damask, I ask? I daresay you can’t. Thanks Brooke!

September 1, 2009 By Lindsey @ Better After

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3 In tables/dressers

Dresser Toolchest

Nori did more than just give this pathetic old dresser a facelift, she gave it a new job! After all, a girl’s got to keep her tools somewhere, right? Might as well be somewhere cute. For more pics, check out her blog here: Love2Create.

September 1, 2009 By Lindsey @ Better After

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6 In tables/dressers

White Coffee Table

Someday, probably when I’m really old and my kids have outgrown their “get-dirty-and-stay-dirty-for-as-long-as-possible” phase, I’m going to have an all white house. Katja from Nestled In has a headstart on me with her lovely coffee table, made over with high-gloss white. So shiny!

August 31, 2009 By Lindsey @ Better After

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13 In chairs/ottomans/seating

Sophie the Sofa

Tam over at Get it Girl Style inherited this formal living room set from her grandmother. She had it professionally recovered in a modern linen, restained the wood and named the beauty “Sophie!” I think Grandma would be proud!

August 31, 2009 By Lindsey @ Better After

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