Tag Archives: Before & After

Before & After: A Dingy Fridge

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

I am suffering today from a coffee fail all over the front of my favorite aqua blue sweater.  Feeling so totally sorry for myself that I will have to spend the entire day walking around like a giant schmuck with … Continue reading →

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Keeping it real.

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

In case you weren’t convinced that our basement needs help.  Check this out. (Grandma Peterson, avert your eyes.  I’m so sorry.) No shame. XOXO

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Khaki Band-aids

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

There’s a reason why our basement isn’t in our family photos.  It’s ugly.  Not like ugly, but like in-need-of-some-serious-help ugly.  First of all, it’s half way finished, painted over a zillion times (go figure), full of spiderwebs, dog hair (again, … Continue reading →

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Lampshade Makeover!

Posted on July 26, 2010 by

Last summer I bought these lamps at Turn Style Consignment for $25 each.  I thought it was a steal, but I always thought they were a little harsh, I’m not really a black and white type of gal – so … Continue reading →

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Kitchen (as promised!)

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

So here it is!  We replaced our base cabinets with the standard white Ikea cabinets and the Oak Butcher Block Countertop (LOVE!).  We then tiled the backsplash with 23 cent Subway Tiles from Home Depot.  We can’t wait to rip … Continue reading →

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Summer Lovin!

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

Look familiar?  This was our kitchen a few weeks ago.  Remember how I spent basically all of Summer ’09 painting those kitchen cabinets?  Notice how the backsplash and the counters are still in disarray?  Well maybe you can’t see that … Continue reading →

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Embracing the 1940′s

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

We bought our house from an old lady named Ruth.  Ruth and her husband like to paint.  In fact, it would appear as if they painted on a regular basis.  And each time they painted, they just rolled right over … Continue reading →

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the office transformation continues!

Posted on January 28, 2010 by

So – I went to Pier One and picked up the chair that I gushed over the other day.  And, as expected, it looks totally awesome in my office…I think it matches the wall color really really well – however … Continue reading →

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It started with a desk…

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

For Christmas, if you’ll recall, I had indicated that a West Elm Parson’s desk was top on the list of must haves for the season.  Well – seeing as it retails for close to $300 bucks – I figured I … Continue reading →

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Table Painted!

Posted on January 7, 2010 by

Just thought I’d update the 3 of you that read this with the “after” shot of the dining room table I sacrificed to my obsession painted last month.  I am finding that it really shows fingerprints and general greasyness after … Continue reading →

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