Does everyone love before and after shots as much as I do? Well I guess you would need to know how much I love before and after shots. A lot. Especially when the transformation didn’t involve major construction work.
Here are a couple of makeovers from Canadian House & Home -
And here is the second Before and After
Today I have fallen in love with Schumacher Fabrics all over again and found a new blog. Whilst innocently browsing the web I came across this most wonderful blog, Little Green Notebook run by the very talented interior designer Jenny Komenda. You have to check out her daugther’s bedroom makeover. She recovered the headboards in super cool Schumacher’s Chiang Mai Dragon, painted the side table, turned an old mirror into a funky hot pink framed chalkboard, created art for the walls, repainted an old lamp, revamped white bed linen, revamped a mirror, constructed pelmet boxes for the three windows and the list goes on …… Amazing and all doable!!!
and if that ain’t enough Jenny has just completed her office makeover.
After I stopped drooling over all the colours I searched the web for some Schumacher fabric and just purchased a metre and half of Hot House Flowers! Yippee.
Wow – Ab Chao is the makeover queen! I absolutley loved the stunning makeover she did for her daughter’s room but this one tops that by a million trillion miles.
Amy is the very generous graphic designer behind the blog Eat Drink Chic. She runs a lovely blog and also shares a few of designs with us for the total sum of … freezies. Check out the free downloads here.
Christmas is coming and I am thinking handmade is the way to go for me this year so some of Amy’s free downloads might come in handy.
Plastolux has a few DIY projects and hacks on his blog but this one is my favourite. A DIY Saarinen side table made from a pair of Bose speaker stands and a round piece of wood. Genius! Click here to check out the how to.
I have just purchased blackboard paint from Homebase and I am going to order a A3 size clipboard from Viking Direct.
and well…. paint the clipboard with the blackboard paint! 
But if you are not into DIY you can always purchase this board someone else prepared earlier.
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Dwanda seller – Domestic Candy
Oh and look at Domestic Candy’s jewellery stand! Very like my favourite Coat Stand.
Kate over at Centsational Girl has great DIY tutorial for a Clothes Drying Rack. Much nicer than any shop bought dryers and a very essential item for places where the sun only comes out for 2 weeks a year!
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check out Kate’s tutorial here.
I spotted this cabinet on another blog awhile back and thought what a clever idea. And it has even more relevance now I need somewhere to set up my sewing machine.
Check out the full details on how to make your own hidden workspace on Martha Stewart’s site.
Living Etc’s See What I Made forum is full of great before and after projects. They make you want to run out and buy old furniture.
Here is Megannell’s amazing painted dresser -
And Aga’s STUNNING sideboard which only cost her 16 sterling to transform -
And Katypink only has an after shot of her patchwork dresser but has kindly listed the how to instructions.
Last Thursday I received my first ever sewing machine. Me? sewing? Oh how my mum is going to laugh and laugh at this post.
Anyway I decided I should try my hand at making something over the weekend, and I did much to my surprise. A cushion cover with a zip! Now I have not mastered the whole art of straight lines but it still turned out OK.
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