Remodelaholic's Anonymous Meeting 30; Blog Link

We have a new button for the party.  The code is in my sidebar! Please add it to your blog or the post somewhere so other people can find out about the party and join in.  I would be very thankful!

Grab a feature on button if your were featured.  Not sure if you were featured?  Just scroll back through this weeks posts.  (if you have ever been featured, please feel free to take one too!) 

By linking to the party you give Remodelaholic full permission to feature all or part of the linked post. All featured posts will be credited to the original author and linked to said post. 

Here are the party guidelines:

1. Please become a follower or subscriber of the blog FIRST !!

2. Please link to something that is relevant to this blog's topics (up to 3 links per blog). For example, a remodel, before and after, recipe, craft, DIY project, show us what you are working on. Please no businesses or etsy shop links.

3. Link to the specific post, not your homepage!

4. Add my button to your blog's sidebar or the post so more people can here about the party... The more people that see the button, the more people that will see your posts and blogs!  

5. Please check out the link before you and make sure to leave a comment!   On that same note, I want to apologize for not being able to comment on each and every linked blog.  I have come to the decision that in the interest of my daughter/mommy time that I can't comment on each link.   I hope you will be understanding!

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Headboard Made From A Shade!

I got an email of a reader who used our headboard tutorial for one of her own.  I really love the way it looks.  So I asked Mallory of Classy Clutter if I could show off here fabulous handy work.  (And I have to say, thanks Mallory for your sweet compliments!)  Here is what she had to say:

Well, I was browsing one of my FAVORITE DIY blogs Remodelaholic and found that I was having the same issue with wanting a new/cute headboard! I couldn't find anything I lovedthat wouldn't blow my budget! Remodelaholic to the rescue! I used her headboard tutorial for the most part. She used cabinet doors and I used an old window shutter so I, meaning my sweet hubby, had to make a few adjustments. I was excited to test my limits with the power tools and I had so much fun with this! I love it in my bedroom! It just adds the pop of color I needed (I used Krylon Cherry Red), since we are renting and I can't really paint my walls :(

We started with this shutter that I bought from ReStore for $5!

Building the frame

My sweet hubby, Craig, helping me make some cuts!

Everything all put together

I used Krylon Cherry Red (I love Krylon spray paint!)

After the first couple coats of paint

close-up of the shutter

The final product!

I love the red on the white wall since the landlords don't want us to paint...
I also have a gorgeous mirror that I will be hanging above the bed soon.

(My pillows look a little sad and droopy! Time for new fluffier pillows!)


What do you think?

My opinion?  I LOVE it!  

I think she did a beautiful job,... and I love the red!  Stunning!

Doesn't this just inspire you!

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Temporary Kitchen Back splash Fix; Guest

I just got this little update sent into me and I wanted to share it with you.  I like this feature especially because it is a temporary quick fix that can be done in an apartment or, if you can't splurge on the whole deal, but need a lift.  Check out what Liz of The Chronology of Him and Me did to update her rental kitchen:


 and Its spring break. We are not laying on a beach.

However, I am trying my best to distract myself and refrain from wallowing in vacationless-spring-break-self-pity by taking advantage of these nights sans night class and get some things done in our house that I can't do when my time is devoted to staring at a textbook.

We live in a little farm style house. We LOVE it. However, the home is not ours and the overwhelming majority of walls in the house are a lovely shade of stark white. As a result, I am constantly looking for landlord approved ways to make the place interesting when we can't paint, re-do, or alter anything.

So...in one of my many google-quests for removable/reversible decorating ideas for our house, I discovered the directions for homemade fabric wallpaper, so I tried it.

Here is what you need:

-Lightweight fabric
-Liquid Starch
-Sponge or Paint Roller
-Container to pour starch into
-Not pictured: Patient husband who allows you to follow through on your harebrained decorating schemes

Just measure your fabric to match the wall, cut it, pour your starch into your bucket,
dip your sponge in it, then start wiping the walls with it.

Smooth the fabric against the starch coated wall, brushing and smoothing it to get out any bumps, then wet your sponge again and go over the top of the fabric with the starch. Mine stuck immediately to the wall, but if yours doesn't, you can tack or tape the fabric so it will stay in place until it is dry. Then just wait for it to dry.

To remove, all you have to do is soak the fabric with water and it will peel off.

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

I like it, it wasn't hard, and there is a little less white in our little house.
Happy Spring Break/Home-Makeover-No-Vacation-Distraction-Week to you and yours.
Hope its a great one!

Such a fun transformation, and 

excitingly changeable when ever the fancy strikes you!  
AND this idea, could work anywhere...

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Refinishing a Piano Bench; Guest

Hi Friends, Its Shannon from Posh Pieces here again at Remodelaholic. I hope you are all enjoying your summer.  I wanted to share with you one of the first projects I shared on my blog. Also one that I still use almost everyday as it sits in my dining room.  I got this piano bench on craigslist for about $30. Not a complete steal, but worth it to me because it was just what I wanted... except the color that is..  I wanted the bench to match my black dining room table.  Here is the before.

Very simple, kinda boring, and definitely not a match to my black dining room set. 

I sanded this baby down to the grain which is not necessary if your going to prime and paint, but I was more thorough back then. 

After I spent way to much time sanding, I applied my Rustoleum Primer.

After it was primed, I applied two generous coats of Rustoleum Black paint.

The final step was to give it a distressed look like my dining room table, but without distressing it. My dinning room table is not distressed, but it has a treatment on it that looks like it was. 

I bought a small can of paint that was the same color as the distressed areas, and then used a 2 inch brush to brush it on in a few random places. 

Here it is all finished.

I am fully aware of the flash in the background, and the not so great photo here.. Sorry for that, I had to use what I had. Can you see the painted on distressed areas?

Here is a close up of the legs. You can see the areas on the table that look distressed, and the areas on the bench I created to match. The bench matches my table perfectly now. 

I think it turned out pretty good. How about your?

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New Paint Job in Small Bathroom Remodel: Guest Remodel

Andrea @ Willow Wisp Cottage is sharing what she did with her new paint job in her small bathroom remodel.




The second room in my house that I will show you is my downstairs powder room. Although small, I feel it's an important room as most of your guests will use it at some point during their visit! The 'bones' of the room were not bad, as the previous owners had installed beadboard wainscotting & I already liked the pedestal sink. We added to this by adding crown molding (something I plan to do in most rooms of the house), new hardwood flooring and new paint and accessories.

Before:


This was taken as we were touring the home before we bought it. We reno'd it in my Life Before Blogging (LBB), so I didn't take a proper before picture. The before above is just a tad too frilly for my taste. The wall colour reminds me of the colour of Bandaids. Yuck.

After:

We opted for the colour Bed of Ferns by Benjamin Moore. I love the contrast between this and the beadboard colour (Muslin). Although I'd normally paint the beadboard more of a white colour (such as Cloud White, which is our trim colour throughout the house), I liked the pedestal sink and didn't want to change it out and it is an offwhite/cream colour. I started painting the beadboard Cloud White, but it made the sink and toilet look dirty. I actually took in the toilet tank lid to Benny Moores to match a neutral to it!

Sorry for the boring picture folks, but after all the hard work my hubby did to instal the crown molding, I just had to show it off.

Hardwood floor is generally not regarded as a wise choice in a bathroom. However, I really wanted the continuity with the rest of the flooring on this level of the house, and being a powder room, it shouldn't get too wet. We have had a few spills (unavoidable with two little munchkins) and had no problems, but I'm sure to wash it up right away. We also sealed around the edges under the baseboards, and again once the baseboards were applied.

I really wanted a medicine cabinet for this space as it's where all our medicines are kept. Normally, I'd prefer just a mirror, but I think this choice is a good one as it really looks just like a mirror, and the cabinet is 'hidden' behind it. I found this at Home Depot.

I love this adapted TP holder. I bought one for the upstairs bathroom too (from my beloved Home Sense....you're all going to think that this is the only place I shop!).

Who knew I'd have so much to say about one tiny room! When I look at other peoples blogs, I sure appreciate knowing the details of their makeover, including sources. Thus, I try to ensure I do the same for you! Either that, or I like to type an awful lot!

I love the new color.  It adds more contrast and interest.  What do you think?

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