How do you add some personality to a plain Jane chair? If you're like Ainhoa and can't sew, try painting a pattern on it! The after has us practically buzzing:

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I just love Cinderella stories involving second-hand furniture. When I saw this blog entry about scoring a $40 Parsons Desk (usually $349) from my dream source, West Elm, and then making it even better--I was excited. A sander and a coat of paint produces a unique piece of accent furniture! More

For years IKEA's EXPEDIT has been a ubiquitous storage solution for homes everywhere. But recently the Swedish furnishing giant's VITTSJÖ has been showing up more and more on my design radar. It doesn't scream IKEA, and you'd never guess the system starts as low as $40. The black metal and glass shelving system has a nice industrial quality on its own, but it seems to really shine when it's given a bright coat of paint. Here are five really great examples of VITTSJÖ's potential. More

Tori was on the hunt for a new bed for her youngest daughter — her older daughter had a cool, unique bed, and she wanted to find something just as awesome for the younger one. So she found this plain headboard on Craigslist and gave it a playful new spin. More

Charlotte grabbed these parlor chairs off Craigslist. Though a bit bland, they had good bones. See how she gave them a fab refinishing, with some fun chevron fabric and a fresh new hue. 

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Angela over at Snag has a knack for thrifting that motivates the masses to keep searching for that diamond in the rough, even in the dingiest of thrift stores. She scored this Cosco bar cart for $3.99 — it was, in her words, "covered in rust, dust, and who knows what else." Lots of elbow grease and some steel wool prepped the cart for a mid-century modern finish that's sure to drop some jaws at Angela's next cocktail party. More

Christina's Victorian home features a narrow second bedroom, but the space had to function as a work space and a and a guest room, too. Check out how this tiny room was refreshed for around $800...

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The walls of my childhood bedroom were bubblegum pink. It was like that when my parents bought the house, and I still remember my dad, telling my older sister and me on the morning of move-in day, that if we both really wanted the pink room, we had to race for it. Hence followed one of the quickest sprints of my not-yet-four-years, and I basked in the glory of that Pepto-Bismal shade for years to come.
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Melissa wanted modern glamour for her daughter-to-be's room, and searched everywhere for the perfect inspiration. She found it in photos, not of other nurseries, but of sophisticated rooms with luxe finishes. To achieve the look, Melissa painstakingly measured, taped off the walls, and painted irregular horizontal black stripes on one accent wall. Pops of pink complete the effort.
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No doubt about it: we love a good IKEA LACK hack. We've seen a quite a few, but Noelle's coffee table transformation has us green with envy! 

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