My uber-cool lil’ sister introduced me to Design Sponge. Please tell me you’re cooler than me and have been in the know about this fab site for a long, long time.
I heart their ‘Before & After’ section. Nothing inspires me more than seeing something UGLY turned into something GORGEOUS.
Here are a few of my favorite transformations:
So chic and so simple!
Love the way they mimicked the pattern of the fabric on the back of the chair.
Uhhhhh…Making a child’s bed out of old wooden pallets????????? GENIUS.
I want a gray and yellow bedroom.
Amazing nursery. AMAZING.
Fab kitchen. The light fixture is my favorite touch in this room.
What inspires you???
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Your Mother said,
July 19, 2010 @ 8:21 am
What inspires me? I actually love what they did with the antlers in the green and yellow nursery. Who would have ever thought to put antlers in a babies’ room and spray paint them glossy red?!? A woman would have to find her own antlers somewhere because a man would rather die first! We have enough pallets here on the farm to supply all your readers with new beds for their babes, y’all just come ‘n get ‘em. And I’m sure there are plenty of other treasures in one of Lee’s five barns so please, bring trailers!!!
Maeghan said,
July 19, 2010 @ 8:34 am
Love the kids bed out of crates, being a mom of 2 boys I can so see that!
The only dislike was the painting on all of the beautiful antiques. I would rather see them refinished so the beauty of the wood stood out. Just my preference.
kristin Fulghum said,
July 19, 2010 @ 8:45 am
so cute! thanks for the introduction.
Kim said,
July 19, 2010 @ 1:13 pm
Love, love that black furniture!! And, the green and white srtipes on the ceiling!
WOW!! Then, when I scrolled down one more notch and saw the inside of that
gorgeous white wardrobe….OMG!!!
My ? is…where are those drapes gonna be when Jr. starts pulling up?
On the floor I’m thinkin’.
Great web-site. Lexi-Lou’s been holding out on me!
Still missing ya, since, you know, I didn’t get to see ya……..sigh…..
XOXO
jami nato said,
July 19, 2010 @ 2:09 pm
i love design sponge. i wish i could live IN the website. someone needs to invent that.
Suz said,
July 19, 2010 @ 2:12 pm
Does the fact that I’ve been reading design sponge for over a year now make me cooler than you? ;) I love this site! I’m so inspired by that one and could spend all day blog-hopping looking at all the amazingly creative people out there! I love it when people view old/used/junky things in a whole new way (like the pallet bed!) and turn them into something beautiful or useful. That inspires me!
Suz said,
July 19, 2010 @ 7:41 pm
One more thing…really organized, fresh-looking work spaces inspire me, too!
Lauren said,
July 22, 2010 @ 9:01 pm
If you like before and afters you should come to my apartment!! About 1/2 of my furniture was found freee or was bought at almost a steal and was redone my moi!! The before and after pictures make me happy… and I didn’t know about this website– but love stalking interior design blogs and will add this to my list :)