Before & After | Offbeat Home

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Before & After looks at the dramatic room overhaul performed by Offbeat Home readers.

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Doe had a sad, blah closet — until her neighbor put out a dollhouse for the trash man. Now? Feast your eyes on her spectacular pink and blue dressing room.

WHO WANTS TO LOOK AT A LAUNDRY ROOM, CAT?

I hear it. I know you read the title and you're yelling at me through the computer right now.

But Sara sent her laundry room to me last week — and a couple other totally impressive renovations — I have to go with the lowly laundry room. She rocked it!

Combine one over-the-door shoe organizer, 24 binder clips, and a digital camera for a super easy, elegant organization solution.

When I took on Big Blue — the chest of drawers my husband has held on to his whole life — I had no idea the challenge awaiting me! BB took a little time, but her makeover was well worth it.

Cruising Offbeat Mama this week, I found Laura's post on decorating the nursery without going broke. These are real, simple tips that would work for any room in the house — from nursery to mother-in-law's apartment — PLUS lovely photos.

Evita scored a neat old Singer sewing machine at her Goodwill. When it turned out it was beyond repair, Evita turned to her DIY-skills to turn her frown upside-down.

Our foyer was the "shit catcher" spot for our house, which created something I hate: the entrance to our home was essentially a closet, and a messy one at that. Here's how my high school bff helped me fix it.

We have this basket that's become the wire/electronics/camera bin. It lives on a shelf (seen lurking in the background of this shot) and Tavi has recently discovered it. Time to clean it up!