Reader Ravamp: Turquoise Treat

My wonderful email pen-pal Kelsey over at Fabulously Flawed has just revamped the cutest dresser. She has a little baby girl named Layla on the way, so she wanted to create something unique and fun for her soon to be nursery. Kelsey scored this amazing dresser on craigslist for FREE... yes FREE! She got to work and did an amazing paint technique to make this dresser look FAB! I love it, and want it in my own house. I might just steal her idea. She watered down a deep torquoise paint and applied it to the dresser so that the wood still showed through a bit. Then with a "dry" brush applied a lighter shade to give it some dimension. She updated the drawer pulls with Oil Rubbed Bronze spray paint for a brand new look. Great job Kelsey.To read exactly how she did it, colors and all check out her post here.

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Reader Revamp: My Pink Life- Side Tables & Daughters Dress

Hi Everyone. I'm back with another Reader Revamp. I know it has been a while since I featured one, so here is a great group of revamps from Aimee Weaver at My Pink Life. If you haven't been to her site, go- GO now...check her out.  She is currently working on a very big project... a baby. I can't wait to read about her pregnancy progress.
Here are just three of many great re-do's she has created.
First, check out this 80's nasty side table that she transformed into a neutral, useful, super cute table.

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With some paint, a sander, and some new drawer pulls it looks 1000 times better.

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ANOTHER side table that she transformed was this Goodwill find....

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This is a table that I might have just walked right past, but Aimee saw the potential and turned it into this classic looking side table. Great knobs!!!

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And I just had to include this next Revamp, because it is sooo cute. She took a cute woman's size 0 skirt from Goodwill and turned it into a super cute summer dress for her little daughter. What a great idea! It doesn't get cuter than this...

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Thank you Aimee for sending these great projects to me. 

Here are some other great things you can find at My Pink Life...

If YOU have a Revamp you would like to share... Email them to me!!!! I love seeing all the creative things you guys come up with. And remember, you don't have to have a blog to be featured.  Keep em' coming guys.

Reader Revamp: Giggle me White

Today's Reader Revamp comes from the beautiful Tracey over at My House of Giggles. Go check out her cute kitchen too.

Here is a before photo with some terrible wood paneling and mauve carpet. Ohh la la...

They took the carpet out, painted the paneling and the walls white, white, white, even the fireplace. She recently updated her couches with white slipcovers to give them a fresh facelift.
And that painting above the fireplace... she made it!

And I just had to throw this picture in here, because her boys are soooo stinkin' cute and that little baby face just cracks me up.

Reader Revamp: Kitchen Transformation

Thank you to those who sent in your Before and Afters. Keep them coming!!! I hope I get more from you guys, I enjoy them so much. If you haven't sent your projects in yet, make sure you email them to me.  You do not have to have a blog in order to be featured. I just want to see all the creativeness out there.


Our first Reader Revamp is by Angie over at All My Treasures. Angie is a loyal follower of Rocky Bella, and I always enjoy reading her great comments. Thanks for sending your terrific Before & After my way Angie!

Here is what Angie wrote to me...

"The house was built in the 20's. The owner had updated most of the home but had left the kitchen as is. The funniest part is he was a single gay man living with a duck motif in his kitchen. This didn't suit him at all. Cracked me up!"
"I did this kitchen for a friend about 4 years ago and the total cost for transformation was $10,000.00.
That was for cabinets, granite counters, plumbing, lighting, drywall, painting AND a couple new appliances."

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This is the view from the dinning room into the kitchen. The contractors removed a total of 8 inches. 6 in one direction and 2 in the other and then rounded out the opening.

 

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There were once two pantries in the laundry room behind the fridge wall, but who needs two pantries? One was knocked out so the fridge could be recessed a bit.  The extra couple of inches along with the wider entrance into the kitchen and getting rid of the ceiling fan makes it feel 300 square feet larger.

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The once dead space is now several extra cabinets and makes his once lonely wine fridge look like a built in. It gave him an extra 6 feet of counter space and added a small flat screen to watch cooking shows on.

 

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 When you squeezed through the door you weren't sure if the fridge was going to attack you or if you were going to get decapitated by the low hanging ceiling fan!

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 Do you have a Before & After you would like to share? It doesn't have to be an entire kitchen like this. I want to see all that you guys are up to! Email me your photos and description of what you have done.