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April 24th, 2008
before and after: 10 years of fun

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i couldn’t resist sharing some more fantastic projects of benita larsson’s- benita entered (and was a finalist in) the d*s diy contest so i’ve been drooling over her home photos for the past month or so. these were a few of my favorite transformations of hers- all done over the last 10 years of home renovations. click here for more before and afters and full-sized images from benita. stay tuned for two more before & after transformations at 12 and 1pm.

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17 comments
ellen said:
April 24th, 2008 - 11:15 am

wow, this is just beautiful! great job…

moodboard said:
April 24th, 2008 - 11:16 am

How did they change the color of the bathroom sink and toilet, love it!

Laura said:
April 24th, 2008 - 12:00 pm

i was wondering that about the colour too! Liking the cat pillows!

Benita said:
April 24th, 2008 - 12:26 pm

That is due to poor photography in the before, I’m afraid. The color of the toilet and sink were actually one of the reasons we liked the house to begin with. We did change the seat to white though :)

Benita said:
April 24th, 2008 - 12:28 pm

The cat pillows are available in my etsy shop. http://www.chezlarsson.etsy.com

Tanna said:
April 24th, 2008 - 12:38 pm

I just love Benita’s home. I featured it on my blog because it is so wonderfully organized.

I am wondering how they changed the color of the sink as well…

sommer said:
April 24th, 2008 - 12:44 pm

I am smitten with that green polka dot fabric! It looks like there’s a twin bench on the other side of the wall, too…

marilyn said:
April 24th, 2008 - 2:48 pm

Yea! How they do that! So impressive! Everything looks wonderful!

Monique said:
April 24th, 2008 - 3:53 pm

that toilet is the cutest; love the lid. I’m also wondering, is that the same sink? how in the world did they change the color OR find the same sink in a different color? I’m so stumped.

TraySea said:
April 24th, 2008 - 4:15 pm

I love Thursdays! I so look forward to the before & afters.
This out does my B&A expectations. Lovely.

I’m glad they kept the sink, I’d hate to have seem then get rid of something so original.

TGIT!

Lisa said:
April 24th, 2008 - 4:50 pm

Having done 5 gut renovations, you’re never supposed to block a radiator. No covers, no putting heavy furniture in front of it, etc. Doing so will cause a big increase in your heating bill, because the radiator isn’t heating the room eficiently, and the residents will then turn up the thermostat. This does need to be taken into account equally with the look of a place…

Anne A Wong said:
April 24th, 2008 - 7:41 pm

Am I the only one who doesn’t like the green toilet? Though the hardware itself is different and interesting, the color completely turns me off. Looks a little 1970s to me. Everything else looks absolutely amazing though. Kudos on it all.

Lisa,
I’ve been having a similar problem, because my living room would look much better if I covered the radiator with the couch. Now we’re contemplating having separate summer and winter setups.

cortnie said:
April 24th, 2008 - 10:41 pm

You really can’t go wrong with a mint colored toilet and sink!
Amazing photos…

Benita said:
April 25th, 2008 - 2:57 am

We had no choice but to place the bed against the radiator in the bedroom because there’s no room to put it anywhere else . We opted to give our son the master bedroom so he had space for all his toys.
The radiator is never on though, not even in winter. If it were on there are grommeted holes at the front to let warm air out and a bigger gap at the top which you can’t see in the photo. There’s also a large 8″ gap at the bottom by the floor under the bed.

So we did think about it but turns out never have to use the radiator :)

Martin (Benitas husband) said:
April 25th, 2008 - 3:06 am

Hi Lisa,
The radiator in the bedroom is not in use. But if we want to use it there is a very good airflow from under the bed and up through a slit in the windowsill (not seen on the photo).

And as Benita said: the colour on the sink has not changed. The first photo is old and scanned. Benita shot it when we first wiewed the house as a note for future decisions (to buy, or not to buy…).

Paige said:
April 28th, 2008 - 3:06 pm

I love the bench cushion and am looking for something similar for an old linen chest so it can double as seating. Any recommendations for a good place that does custom indoor cushions with great fabrics?

Wendi said:
May 3rd, 2008 - 10:10 pm

Benita–
Love your style! Your square patterned floor looks great. Was wondering if you have any color combo ideas for a floor like that in my laundry room. It has Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore) walls and tall white trim. Thanks for your help!

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