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Six (More) Awesome Design Ideas That Took My Breath Away

Sep 29, 2015 By Layla

I published a post titled, “7 Awesome Design Ideas That Took My Breath Away” last week, but I found a few more inspirational Instagram photos you just have to see. (Maybe I’ll make it a regular thing around here?)

First up- Nikki_Grandy ‘s salvaged door wainscoting:

Old Door Wainscoting | Nikki Grandy

Color me SMITTEN! She and her family recently moved from that house, but Nikki mentioned that she plans to recreate the wainscoting in their daughter’s new room, too. Such a cute idea!

Next up, PrvbsThirtyOneGirl ‘s DIY shelving. Would you believe she made a whole wall full of these beauties for under $100!?

Proverbs 31 Girl | Blog | DIY Shelves

Click here to read her step-by-step tutorial: Custom Shelving For Under $100

WiscoGirl71 ‘s vintage chair makeover is super swoony too:

Chair Makeover | WiscoGirl71 on Instagram | Holly Mathis Interiors

Here’s a photo she posted of the chairs in-progress:

WiscoGirl71 on Instagram | Chair Makeover | Holly Mathis Interiors

Quite a change, huh? She used painters drop cloth, burlap and Miss Mustard Seed’s milk paint to give them their new look. I love ’em!

And speaking of transformations, check out this photo collage DreamyWhitesLifestyle posted of her bathroom before they were finished remodeling it:

Dreamy Whites Lifestyle | Bathroom Makeover

The caption under that insta-pic explained that they found wood planks under the drywall and original wood floors under the carpet, linoleum, and plywood. They turned the floor boards into bead board for the ceiling, which they raised back up to its original height. They also discovered an original bathroom window that was closed off, replaced the old shower with an old tub, and planed and added tongue-and-groove joints to the wall planks and put them back up on the walls.

Get a load of her GORGEOUS ‘after’ insta-pics:

Dreamy Whites Lifestyle Bathroom Makeover

Dreamy Whites Lifestyle Bathroom makeover | Instagram

So many dreamy design ideas in there! You can search the hashtag #DreamyWhitesLifestyleBathroom to see lots more photos of this room on Instagram!

BlessedMommaToBabyGirls posted a pretty pic of her bathroom recently too:

Blessed Momma To Baby Girls | Bathroom

She found the two antique chests and turned them into vanities. She sanded down the tops and stained them dark walnut and then painted the bases with a mixture of ‘Kitchen scale’ and ‘White Ironstone’ milk paint. After that, she waxed them with antique brown wax. Stunning!

This last pic, posted by ThriftyDecorChick, is something I think about doing every time I see kitchen cabinets that don’t reach all the way to the ceiling:

Thrifty Decor Chick | Kitchen makeover

SUCH a great use of otherwise wasted space! She’s painting all the cabinetry soon, and I can’t wait to see how everything turns out over at ThriftyDecorChick.com when she’s done!

Happy Humpday, y’all!

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  1. Alli

    Sep 30, 2015 at 6:48 am

    I love the first picture of the salvaged door wainscoting. What I love even more is the wallpaper above it! It would be perfect for my daughter’s room. Do you have the link from where you found it? I’ve looked on her site but can’t locate it. I’d love to find the source if possible. Thank you for the inspiration!

    • Tara

      Oct 5, 2015 at 8:51 pm

      It’s from anthropologie.

  2. Laura ~ Raise Your Garden

    Sep 30, 2015 at 7:09 am

    Those made-over chairs blew my mind. When we go garbage picking….we see chairs like that curbside all the time (and other cool furniture too) and I think to myself…..nice, but what would I do with it? Garbage picking furniture in fun only if you have some ideas how to use the stuff. Thanks for the inspiration!

  3. Angie W

    Sep 30, 2015 at 7:37 am

    I really like this little segment you’ve been doing. I vote for making it a weekly thing!!

  4. Lisa

    Sep 30, 2015 at 8:38 am

    I hope this becomes a regular feature! So inspiring!

  5. Eva

    Sep 30, 2015 at 9:29 am

    I did that same thing to my kitchen cabinets! Turned out to be a great place to store my abundance of cookbooks!

  6. Cindy W

    Sep 30, 2015 at 11:23 am

    This is a great feature! Keep ’em coming:)

  7. Soffia - Skreytum Hús

    Sep 30, 2015 at 5:22 pm

    Since my Ikea-hack was the inspiration for those shelves, I was extra happy to hear they took your breath away 🙂

    http://www.skreytumhus.is/?p=26183

  8. Sarah @ Thrifty Decor Chick

    Oct 7, 2015 at 10:17 am

    Hello my friend! Thank you for including our cabinets! I love them! 🙂

  9. Lauren Baxter

    Oct 7, 2015 at 2:26 pm

    Wow some of those projects are so pretty!! But that bathroom?! WOWWW what a transformation, it is simply stunning now.

    Lauren Baxter | Lovely Decor
    xx

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