June before and after!

Hello everybody! It’s time to kick off June (can you believe it?) with another before and after link up. I so enjoy looking through all your projects and homes – blogs are pretty awesome. :)

I’m sharing a few that caught my eye and then we’ll see what you’re up to this month. I was SHOCKED when I saw the before photo of this sofa:

It was a Craigslist find and Cheryl had incredible vision (and a great upholsterer) – it just goes to show that a good quality sofa can be transformed. I absolutely love the new look.

There were two kitchen redos that caught my eye – first up was Laura’s before and after:

Can you believe the difference? Amazing! She shared a whole before and after house tour, be sure to check it out.

Michelle shared the progress her kitchen has made over the years as well:

Her kitchen table is gorgeous too!

I love a good knock off and I love a lighting knock off even more – Tasha’s take on a West Elm light fixture was brilliant:

And Carrie’s fixture was so simple it’s just ridiculous:

I have one of those orbs and the thought never even crossed my mind!

Haeley shared one of the easiest, cheapest tricks for large artwork:

Her whole master bedroom turned out beautifully, check it out here.

So inspiring, all of you!

As always, if you’d like to pin these projects, please do so from their respective sites. :)

Now let’s see what you’ve been up to over the past month! If you’d like to be considered for next month’s review, please include a link to TDC or this button in your post:

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May before and after!

Hey all! It’s the first Monday of the month and that means it’s party time! Excellent.

It’s the day you all share one of my favorite things in the decor/DIY world – before and afters. I can’t get enough of them. I will kick it off with a few of the awesome projects linked up last month.

Cassie did one of my all time favorite decorating tricks – painting the backs of her bookcases:

I always love the look (I think it makes everything pop) and her black color is super sexy. I think it just makes all the accessories more dramatic. (You can see my gray blue background on our bookcases here.)

You MUST go check out Tiffany’s new pantry. Must. It is fantastic:

Drawers people. Brilliant. I want drawers everywhere. (And there’s a little surprise on the sides.)

Bethany’s kitchen has been undergoing a redo and it looks SO good:

I especially love the detail they added to the island and I dig the blue color. (My island is light blue and I still love it.) Her before and after is pretty amazing, check it out here.

Man, I love a bright white kitchen, but I love contrast too. Julie’s black cabinets look so good, and she shares a GREAT, detailed tutorial on tiling your backsplash:

That choice of tile is perfect with the black cabs and stainless appliances. Love it.

Sometimes the simplest project make the biggest impact. Kammy took a regular rug and turned it up a notch with paint:

What a difference! Stripes make many things better. :)

Jaime’s mudroom underwent a little redo with paint and a few little details:

Again, it wasn’t a big reno, but little projects like paint and hooks that make the difference here. Love her door with the window too. You can check it all out here.

Andrea finished off her dining room with new chairs (that are lovely): 

But it’s that stenciled wall and wood starburst mirror that really stood out to me. Such a beautiful, well done space!

It’s always hard for me to pick just a few projects to highlight! If you’d like to be considered for next month’s round up, be sure to include a link to TDC in your post or add this button:

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Now it’s time to see what you’ve been up to lately! I hope to see some outdoor projects creeping in. :) I’m finally starting some of my own! It’s about dang time.

March before and after!

Good Monday to ya! We only got a few inches of snow this weekend instead of the up-to-14 that was predicted, so although the grass is covered once again, I’m OK with it. The sun is shining today and I think this was the last snow of the season.

I cannot WAIT to get outside working in the dirt again!

It’s time for another before and after shindig, and as always I was completely blown away by the projects linked up last month. I hope you enjoy these recaps – I for one love the thrill of finding a new blog to follow. :)

First up, my friend Myra knocked it out of the park with her gorgeous bathroom redo: 

SO pretty right? It makes me want to tear out our bathroom and start over.

I’m a sucker for the light walls in Myra’s bathroom but I am still so taken with a deep color too:

Tasha’s family room looks SO good. I loved all of her choices (especially that paint color!) and her cement fireplace look amazing, you must check it out here.

Lindsey made a space in the basement into a craft room and all the storage has me drooling:

There’s even a hidden door to get into this space. I have a thing for hidden doors/rooms – they are just the coolest.

Cristina shares another fantastic tutorial, this time for DIY pull out drawers:

Which is perfect timing because I’m planning to do this in our closet! 

Speaking of closets – they’ve been on my mind a lot lately. :) Sharon’s gorgeous master closet redo had me drooling:

Wow it looks so good! That stenciled back wall totally glams up the space. Love it!

Elisha knocked off a World Market coffee table that I’ve been eyeing for while:

The girl even welds! I’m totally impressed, it looks so good. And I love her blog name. :)

Brooke restained her oak banisters and the difference is so dramatic:

You’d be surprised to learn that there’s not a ton of sanding involved! She shares the whole how-to in the post.

So much talent, so little blog space. :) As always, please visit the respective sites to pin any of their images.

Now it’s time to see what you’ve been up to lately. If you’d like to be considered for next month’s recap, please link back to TDC in your post or include this button code in your post:

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November before and after!

Hello all! Have I got some pretty spaces for you today! It’s time to link up your before and afters, but first I have to share these beautiful spaces.

Oh by the way, the overwhelming majority of you wanted to keep this party as a monthly thing, so I will keep it as such, at least for now. I just know there’s SO many of these going any more and I didn’t know if they were still something you wanted to see every month here at TDC. You said yes so it will stay. :)

As I was looking through the links this month I was taken with how much COLOR is being used again and it makes me so happy. I love a beautiful neutral space, believe me, but I’m a color girl at heart for sure. Love these rooms!

First up, Beth used touches of coral in her guest room and it turned out so pretty and fresh:

I loved it paired with the light gray walls. I also love that she carved an office space out of this room too – and you’ll have to check out the bed! It makes me want to go stay for a week or so. :)

Amy used a pretty green color on the walls and then decorated with neutrals in her office:

LOVE the kitchen table as a desk!

OK, Vel’s kitchen isn’t super colorful, but I had to include it because I’m drooling over it:

You MUST to go see the before to truly appreciate it! Love it all.

We’ve talked about the power of a neutral wall before – I loved the color Sarah was able to add to this room with just pillows: A neutral wall sure does make it so easy to change up a room down the line. I’m trying to do this more and more in our house.

I thought Karianne’s kitchen redo was SO fun!:

AND it was done on a budget. Such a fun space!

Linda’s living room is painted in a deep navy blue and white, but still looks bright and pretty with tons of color:

I think blue is the new neutral – there’s very few colors that don’t look good with it, don’t you think?

And finally, at first glance Chelsea’s cute pantry may look like just another organizing project:

But you HAVE to go see the beautiful door they made for the pantry too. It is awesome!

Now it’s time for you to link up again! If you’d like to be considered for the recap next month I would love a link back or you can use my cute button:

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Have fun – I can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to!

July Before and After Party!

Good Monday to you all! It’s time for another before and after shindig! Well…it was time last week and I totally spaced it. Better late than never I say.

As always I found so many great projects to share from last month. I seriously had to tell myself it was time to stop…I just am so impressed, like always. So enjoy these highlights and then go ahead and link up your own!

The room Tiffany created for her kids was one of my favorites – it’s just beautiful!:

I love the combination of the gray, purple and yellow – so pretty. 

Jaime and her husband made their basement space fun for both the adults and the littles:

Thing is, it’s not even technically a basement – it’s a tall crawlspace! I think that makes it even cooler!

Andrea’s living room is so well done I just had to share:

Isn’t it lovely? She’s revealing her kitchen redo soon, which I’m dying to see!

I’m all about bathroom renos lately and I loved Jess’s powder room and laundry combo:

I love the dark gray with the white – and all the finishing touches are so well done!

So I’ve been meaning to stop by our Tractor Supply store for years now – and now I think I may have to do it today because of Debbie’s post:

Did you know they had decorative items? Not me! Seriously…now I must check it out. :)

Kimberlee’s dining room redo turned out beautifully:

I adore all the viburnum on the table – I’m so doing that next spring!

I spent half the day outside working yesterday – it was so good to work in the dirt again! I’m definitely in an outdoor project state of mind right now. There were SO many great exterior posts linked up, I couldn’t pick just one.

I LOVE Heather’s back porch reveal:

She had me at twinkling lights at dusk, for real.

Jo-Anna is making over her deck and I just loved the color she picked for the furniture:

I love that dark stained deck too!

Samantha’s pretty porch had me swooning:

The brick, the columns, the red door! Perfection!

And finally, but certainly not least, I loved how Tonya transformed her side yard:

I have a similar spot I’ve been meaning to show you, but her annuals looks so pretty in there, I may have to add some of those first. ;) Our side yards are neglected big time, which is funny because they are really what people see when they drive by! Next summer I’m planning to focus on getting them spruced up.

Speaking of outdoors – this is the BEST time to find stuff for your deck or backyard. It still drives me crazy that everything goes on clearance in JULY – but it does. So check out the stores for great discounts on outdoor furniture and plants right now!

OK, time to link it up for July! As always, if you’d like to be considered for next month’s round up, please link to TDC or use this button in your post:

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June Before and After Party!

Hello all and happy summer to you!! First of all, thank you so very much for the lovely comments on my last post! We had a fantastic celebration this weekend and kicked off the new chapter right. What’s funny is I think my husband may be almost as busy “retired” as he was teaching – he’s got so many projects and organizations he’ll be working with. It’s already started!

It’s time for the June Before and After Party, already! I’ll just tell you now that June means summer (duh) and summer means I turn into a sloth. It’s true. I sleep in, take lots of naps, take lots of time away from the computer…so bear with me. I’ll probably go down to three posts a week, maybe even this week. We’ll see.

I was SO stinking impressed with all the links last month! I was seriously in awe and it was hard to stop with the highlights. They are were all awesome, here’s just a few that caught my eye!

Rachel’s home was beautiful before but now it’s simply stunning:

I DIE! I love it! Just lovely. Go here to see more on the transformation and the landscaping!

I have seen a lot of paint swatch art but Fabrizia’s was the coolest so far:

She said it didn’t take long and it makes such an impact! Art is usually so expensive – this is just the opposite!

OH my goodness, I was drooling over Courtney’s bathroom redo:

Just…seriously? Awesome. They DIY’d this too! Totally impressed.

Rebecca took a cast off piece of furniture and gave it a FUN color:

I don’t if I’d be brave enough for yellow but it is perfect in her home! She always rocks it.

I love how Brandi took an older sofa (that is perfectly nice and comfy) and made it look so different with modern pillows:

I love EVERY single pillow – what a great combo! She mixed patterns perfectly.

Cindy is pretty much an awesome mom – she helped her kids paint their kitchen cabinets and it turned out SO GOOD!:

I am digging the two colors – it is so modern and fresh! Want to come to my house next Cindy??

Kammy created a beautiful room for her daughter – all the details are just lovely:

That floor is especially amazing, isn’t it?

And the last one, but I could have kept going! I loved the kitchen over at Create Bake Celebrate – especially this armoire and the stone backsplash:

I have an obsession with anything x’d lately. Love that cabinet!

Now it’s time to see what you were up to in May! Like always, please add a link to TDC or this button (copy and paste the code) to your post to be considered for the round up post next month:

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Now it’s time to link up! The party will be open for a week, have fun! I’m off to take a nap!