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Posts tagged “Spring 2008”

CHI Spring Cure: Graduation!

raikenn's cured dining room Congrats to our Spring Cure graduates, who have pulled off a lot in the last two months. We compiled a slideshow of their before-and-after progress, which we posted las...

Before and After: CHI Spring Cure

harmony france's dining room after - click below to see the before >> Enter Slideshow While sorting through the Cure photos and compiling a slideshow of the Chicago Group we saw messy spaces trans...

CHI Spring Cure: Sneak Peek of Cured Homes

The big before-and-after reveal comes on Friday, but in the meantime we've been spotting so many good photos from our CHI Spring Cure group that we decided to put together a sneak peek. These homes ...

CHI Spring Cure: Week Eight

harmony_france's landing strip is keeping her home healthy Get ready to party! We're almost done with the 8-Week Cure, and this week is all about preparing for your party, whether you plan to share...

CHI Spring Cure: Week Seven - Weekend

very lame's new blue bedroom Don't give up, we're almost there! One weekend left for some serious hard-core home work, and then we wrap it all up next week. Use the weekend to tie up loose ends, f...

DIY Ideas from the CHI Spring Cure

We've been impressed by the DIY projects that keep springing up in our Midwestern Spring Cure group including a lamp makeover, a windowsill garden, homemade landing strips, refurbished furniture, an...

CHI Spring Cure: Week Seven - The Bedroom

merskine found this free table, cut down the legs, and dressed it up with white paint Week Seven is one of the most important parts of the Cure, since it focuses on a very personal space - the bed...

CHI Spring Cure: Week Six - Weekend

very lame's (aka jenny's) organized magazines Looking through the Flickr pool, we see a lot of homes that have come a long way. Don't be stingy with those photos, because at the close of the Cure w...

CHI Spring Cure Member on Design*Sponge

Reading Design*Sponge yesterday, we noticed a familiar photo. For her DIY Wednesday column, Grace featured Jenny, a Canadian member of our Spring Cure also known as very lame in our Flickr pool. Jen...

Keeping Habits from the Spring Cure

The Cure is tough, but keeping the habits we've adopted during the Spring Cure can be even tougher. We've got two weeks of Curing left, and it's understandable that we'll slide back a little after e...

CHI Spring Cure: Week Six - Lightening the Load

raikenn's organized work surface Good Quotes: (from Francesca) I spent the entire day yesterday working on a house for Rebuilding Together. This is the third year that I volunteer and it is such a ...

CHI Spring Cure: Week Five - Weekend

quinxx's clean entryway is lovely and could be even better with plants or a little wall color We're at the end of Week Five! We hope you took this week to try out some healthy habits at home, like ...

CHI Spring Cure: Mid-Way Through Week Five

Remember steph vixen's snowy porch? This is what it looks like now. Just checking in. We don't have a picture-filled Cure post for you (look for that one on Friday), but we did want to say that we...

CHI Spring Cure: Week Five

merskine's TV and music setup This week we deal with media in the home: wrangling it, taming it, and learning to break free from it. We're dealing with cord clutter and trying to clear some clutte...

CHI Spring Cure: Week Four - Weekend

harmony_france's newly painted kitchen in benjamin moore's stem green We're amazed at the work the Midwestern Curers have done so far, and we're only halfway through the Cure. On Tuesday, we asked ...

CHI Spring Cure: Week Four

miss e's painted kitchen looks so much better! We're at the half-way week! Tips for week four: 1) If you're having a tough time, try scaling back. 2) Figure out your most important priorities for ...

CHI Spring Cure: Week Three - Weekend

steph vixen had snow in Tennessee It doesn't feel much like spring now in Chicago, and looking at steph vixen's photos we see March snow in Tennessee, too. Right now you might feel like putting of...

CHI Spring Cure: Mid-Way Through Week Three

metromom's artwork in progress This week, we're in the middle of organizing a landing strip to sort clutter at the door. As we declutter our homes, it helps to keep three questions in mind: 1) Do ...

CHI Spring Cure: Week Three - The Landing Strip

Alana's coffee table paint options We're moving on and up. Week Two is (already!) behind us, and this week we're focusing on two things that make a big impression in a home: ORGANIZATION and COLOR...

CHI Spring Cure: Week Two - Weekend

raikenn's organized kitchen We've seen a lot of work going on in the kitchen this week, which is great. We know how tough decluttering and cleaning the entire kitchen is, so you all get a big pat ...

CHI Spring Cure: Mid-Way Through Week Two

merskine's kitchen with new pegboard organizer We're cooking at home this week! For recipes and tips, check out our sister site, The Kitchn, which was founded to provide home cooks with simple re...

CHI Spring Cure Close-Up: Bathrooms

je218604's medicine cabinet before and after Since it's Bathroom Month and the Spring Cure is going on, we've brought the two together. Technically, bathrooms aren't tackled until Week Six of the C...

CHI Spring Cure: Week Two

je218604's flowers We're so inspired (and a little floored) by the activity in our Flickr group. The amount of work the Curers are getting done is incredible: painting kitchens, decluttering rooms...

CHI Spring Cure: Week One - Weekend

Next week we're focusing on the kitchen. Degerkas' countertop already looks organized. We're finally caught up (pretty much) with our list of Curers. If you've signed up and you're still not on t...

CHI Spring Cure: Mid-Way Through Week One

We love this vignette from showlola's home. We've had a lot of sign-ups for our Chicago Cure group, and it's shaping up to be an amazing group! Thanks to all who joined, and we apologize for some...