Rhoda over at
Southern Hospitality is having a Top 10 Projects of 2008 party! So check out my projects and then hop on over there to see lots and lots of others to inspire you for the new year!
After: We painted the walls Robin’s Egg Blue, We painted the bed frame black and all the furniture in the room black as well to unify the entire room.
Before: It was yellow with a white bed spread.
Bathroom After: Painted over the wild yellow and orange wallpaper with the Robin’s egg blue paint
Before: the crazy yellow and orange wallpaper.
Family Room After: Slip covered the sofa with a fun red corduroy slipcover, Added a black and white striped slipcover to the chair and changed the pillows. Also added a textured woven natural colored rug and black coffee table.
Family Room before: Green sage colored sofa, no rug and no coffee table.
I think I have more photos of before and afters…but I need to search my computer for them.
Karins KottageWelcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!
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Thanks everyone for all your nice comments. My sofa is from Ikea and so it the slipcover. I would go to their website and check out the dimensions to see if it might work for any of you that are looking for a slipcover for your sofa. I love mine and it is machine washable.
I love your black and white dishes! I also loved your red slipcovered sofa. I need to slipcover my sectional sofa. Could you tell me where you were able to find one? I'm having trouble finding one for a sectional. :)
Everything looks so great! I love your bathroom - it is so elegant. You did a great job!
Thanks for letting me stop by!
Jen
So pretty! So much work!! (smile) I love robin's egg blue. It is such a refreshing and calming colour.
LOVE your style, sister! :)
Joy
Wow! What great projects. Of course, I just love that bedroom redo with the black/white/blue combo, my favorite. And your FR redo is just fantastic. Thanks for playing along with my party! Hope we have lots more to share in 2009. You 2 do great work.
I want your red couch!!!!!!! I agree the wall paper in the bath was crazy!
I think that wall paper burned my eyeballs LOL Gorgeous transformations! It looks like a whole different house :)
rue
I love the Robin's egg blue in the bedroom and bath....so dreamy and serene. The family room is amazing, love all your transformations!
Loved everything...looks amazing.