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Before & After: Goodbye, Laminate — Hello, Butcher Block!

When she purchased her home, Lilly liked the neutral tile and cabinets, but that strange splotchy laminate had to go. Check out how she transformed this bachelor kitchen into a cheery country space. • Countertop Upgrade Apartment Therapy

Sarah Dobbins

Feb 11, 2013

The Kitchn Is Hiring: Kitchen Tour Contributors

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) The Kitchn is looking to hire a few bloggers to seek out, photograph, and write up a monthly Kitchen Tour for us. Think you’re the perfect person for the job? Get all the details here. Deadline to apply is Monday, February 18th! • The Kitchn Is Hiring The Kitchn

Cambria Bold

Feb 11, 2013

Before & After: Charlotte’s Craigslist Chairs Get Chevron-ed

I check in with Craig (and his list) on a daily basis, and when I came across a pair of matching wooden arm chairs, I pounced. I talked the seller down to $75 each and brought them home for a facelift. We have a bright red coffee table I had sprayed at an auto detail shop, and I thought these could be a nice complement. A million hours later, all the nail heads and staples were out and I was ready to spray.

Tara Bellucci

Feb 11, 2013

Kate Payne’s Warm East Austin Home

Name: Kate Payne, educator and author of “The Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking”, her documentary photographer wife Jo Ann Santangelo, pup Isobel (and the occasional Airbnb guest, including Husky Ada). Location: East Austin, Texas Size: 1100 square feet Years lived in: Rented almost 1 year We first took note of Kate Payne’s hypnotizing and down-to-earth brand of home style when we covered her cheery and colorful kitchen last year.

Adrienne Breaux

Feb 11, 2013

Before & After: An IKEA Bracket Turned Modern Wall Light Sconce

Some DIYers have a real knack for spotting products at IKEA that were just meant to be something else. In the case of this Before & After, a standard shelving unit gets an entirely new purpose and becomes a beautiful light fixture.The Ikea EKBY Shelf Unit contains two simple brackets and a shelf, but when taken apart, suddenly the brackets have all kinds of new uses. You could make a set of new sconces with one shelving unit with this simple hack.

Elizabeth Giorgi

Feb 11, 2013

Cake Stand Table Lamp

When I first laid eyes upon this cake stand table lamp, I thought it was gorgeous. So warm and playful! Then I learned that to change the light bulb, all you had to do was to remove the dome. So logical, so easy! • Cake Stand Table Lamp Apartment Therapy

Sarah Dobbins

Feb 11, 2013

Kitchen Tour: Maggie’s “Let’s Eat at Home”

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) Food, Maggie believes, whether eaten out or at home, is always more fun and festive when it’s shared with others. And with the kitchen commanding center stage in her home, it’s a gathering place for friends who share Maggie’s love of food. • Kitchen Tour The Kitchn

Cambria Bold

Feb 11, 2013