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this gorgeous chair makeover comes from graphic designer turned upholsterer hannah stanton. based in london, hannah decided to move away from graphic design to focus on her love of renovating furniture. she decided to fix up a pair of reproduction louis chairs for her friend’s apartment using ‘etchings and roses’ fabric from sanderson. the frame was repaired and repainted and is now ready to find a new home. great work, hannah!
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October 22nd, 2009 - 12:00pm
invitation designer christine van duyn sent in this great desk makeover. christine had been working from her home but decided to find a retail space when she outgrew her home studio. the process of making over the raw retail space seemed daunting and expensive, so christine decided to get the majority of her new furniture and fillings from antique shops and flea markets around town. her favorite upgrade is this table she found down the street. she stripped, sanded, stained, and shellacked the table, then applied a sweet little white trimming for the final touch. it’s now right at home in christine’s chic retail space. thanks for sharing, christine!
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October 22nd, 2009 - 11:00am
today’s first before & after comes from d*s reader kate pollmann. she persuaded her grandmother to part with this vintage 50s day bed and decided to give it a facelift. after surviving a hurricane (which destroyed the rest of her grandmother’s home) kate’s daybed needed a little pick-me-up, so she repainted the frame, and reupholstered the cushions. then, for an added kick, she added fabric inserts to the lattice back and sides. kate says that now it “makes me smile every day”. i love a happy ending to a makeover story.
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CLICK HERE to see amanda’s backyard makeover and erin’s bathroom upgrade after the jump!
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October 22nd, 2009 - 10:00am
artist henrique oliveira has made a few small blog runs already but his work is too incredible to pass up, especially on before & after day when we celebrate the idea of turning something old into something new and beautiful. henrique reuses old and peeling wood and turns them into these incredible curving, undulating installations. i am dying to see these in person, but in the meantime, i can’t think of a prettier piece of eye-candy for thursday morning. via mandr.
October 22nd, 2009 - 09:00am
i’ve got three and a half years until i hit our fourth wedding anniversary, but erin and nicole’s fruit/floral anniversary ideas over at the d*s guest blog are making me wish it was 2013 already. they have come up with some beautiful, and creative, ways to celebrate the 4th anniversary, but their ideas also work for hostess gifts, birthdays and just-because presents (i love the custom wine label idea). click here to check out the full selection at the d*s guest blog….
October 22nd, 2009 - 08:00am
Kitchen counter space is in short supply in my apartment (I have about 10” total!) so I’ve been taking every opportunity to maximize wall space for storage. On the design*sponge team’s recent trip to Boston, I found an old wall mounted letter holder to store my kitchen utensils. While I loved the shape (and the little trim around the top) I was less enamored of the new yet dingy aqua paint job. While we all love to do to a good old-fashioned glossy paint job to hide a multitude of sins, sometimes it’s a refreshing change to instead reveal metal’s patina lurking underneath all that paint. -amy m.
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October 21st, 2009 - 01:00pm
