Category Archive

before and after

An ode to my closet: Doe Deere gives us a poetic tour of her dollhouse-inspired makeover

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.

Sara’s heavenly laundry room makeover

WHO WANTS TO LOOK AT A LAUNDRY ROOM?

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!

Cleaning up cords and chargers: declutter your tangled nerdy secrets

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

Big Blue: Our chest of drawers’ mod makeover

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.

How we decorated the nursery without breaking the bank

Decorating your kid’s nursery with style doesn’t have to be a monumentally expensive task — you just have to know where to look.

Antique sewing machine is reborn as chic computer desk for a DIY master

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.

Last year’s foyer makeover

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.

How to use a shoe organizer to tame a box of unruly cords

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!