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Before and After: A $1400 IKEA Kitchen Makeover

It's a commonly asked question: Should I go with an IKEA kitchen or not? We have friends who've gone this route, and also know people who are considering doing so. AT has tackled the subject before ...

Before and After: Take a Guess!

before Joel Hester takes old automobile parts and turns them into something else entirely. We were blown away by how cool this is. Take a look at what Joel turned this Chevy hood into, after the ju...

Before & After: Our Kitchen/ Office Space

before Yes, we promised to show off our "after" shots today, but for the sake of following our own suggestion to photograph your home in natural daylight (and seeing as how we've been night-owls as o...

Before and After: Minouette's IKEA TULLSTA Chair

before Minouette found this TULLSTA Chair on the street. Even though it was filthy and had been clawed by a cat, she saw the potential. Jump below for a look at the transformation......

Before and After: Danny Seo's Reupholstered Dog Stairs

beforeMore often than not, pet furniture is pretty hideous. Although we've seen some great exceptions to the rule this month on AT, we just have to think about the typical cat post, hamster maze, or d...

Before and After: Daisy's Revamped Closet

before Remember Daisy's request for help revamping her closet? She writes, I just wanted to share my completed revamping. What say you? Jump below for the after... ...

Before and After: Bathroom Storage

before We've been itching to replace this functional, but not so attractive, rolly cart in our bathroom. Over the weekend, we finally decided to replace the shelf with an old etagere that we made over...

Upholstery Calculators and Tips

beforeIt seems there has been no shortage of "before and after" shots of reupholstered furniture on the design blogs lately, and we are all for it. There's nothing more satisfying than turning someone...

Before and After: Amy Butler Fabric-Covered Kitty Condo

before We've never figured out why someone hasn't come up with more attractive kitty condos. Well, Sarah of Pretty Bird Press solved that problem with a little Amy Butler fabric and some creativity....

Before and After: Plates

before We were looking at one of our favorite blogs this morning and we came across these great before and after photos of some free plates. Take a look, after the jump!...

Before and After: Victoria's Kitchen

before Ah, how we love Victoria. She's always surprising us with her spontaneous changes to her home. Give her a little free time and she grabs a paintbrush. Jump below to see her newly revamped ki...

Before and After: Tyler's Front Yard

before You may remember Tyler's Modern Credenza IKEA Hack, and the swap-out of his house numbers. Tyler's most recent project has been making over the front yard of his home in Washington state. Che...

Before and After: Tandemracer's Stairs

before This morning we found these great photos on Flickr of a before and after staircase (and surrounding area). Jump below for a look at the after......

Before and After: Marla's Mid-Century Sofa and Chair Set

after (jump below for more pics) AT:SF reader Marla wrote us to recommend an upholsterer: I recently purchased a mid-century sofa and chair set for $100 and then had it upholstered by a wonderful man ...

Before and After: Paul's Condo
Portland

after (jump below for more pics) Paul sent us some photos of a 963-square foot condo in Portland that he's renovated. He says, I did nearly all the work myself, except the wiring and plumbing. Self-a...

Before and After: Cynthia in SF's Windowboxes

before - jump below for after Cynthia in SF sent us some before-and-after pics of her windowboxes. The change is quite dramatic -- check it out below the jump....

Before and After: Katzies' Reupholstered Chair

Katzies' chair before, jump below for after AT reader Katzies was kind enough to take some before and after snaps of her chair reupholstering project and send them to us. We think the chair turned o...

Before and After: Esther's Craft Closet

Esther's closet before, jump below for after AT reader Esther was kind enough to send in some snaps of her recent home improvement project. And let's face it... we've all been there, especially us S...

Look!: Side Table Fixer-Upper

We bought this completely blah table at Alameda a few months back because it was very cheap and we needed something to put all our stuff on. It's been clashing with our room ever since, and finally, s...

Before and After: Our Bedroom

our bedroom before, jump below for after Over the past few months we've shared a few of our home projects. Today, we're showing off our bedroom. Like most of our renovations, this is mid-process. Win...

Before and After: Revitalized Chair

Sometimes furniture needs a little pick-me-up - that was certainly the case of this chair. While still in great shape structurally, it was looking pretty tired and dated. Click below the jump to see t...

Patio Transformation: The Retaining Wall

before, jump below for after A while back, we showed you our patio transformation; from dirt pit to granite sitting area. But we failed to mention that the before state we showed off wasn't really the...

Before and After: Our Kitchen/Office Space, Part 1

before (jump below for after) This image ring a bell? You might remember it as our messy, unorganized chaotic work/play space that we unabashedly showed off a few weeks back....we still have a long w...

Before and After: Our Fireplace

before (jump below for after) This Good Question came up last week and we thought we'd share our own fireplace before and after (thus far). We're still looking for a new back leg for our ancient Wedge...

Readers' Rooms: Blackbird's Knotty Pine Paneling

before - jump below to see the "after" A few months ago Blackbird wrote to us about her knotty pine tongue and groove. This week she sent us some before and after pics......