:format(jpeg)/http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0016/4219/colorful_mudroom_makeover_01_large_jpg.jpg "credit: Nalle's House [http://www.nalleshouse.com/]")
This month's Makeover Tour is a super colorful and inspiring mudroom -- proof that even tiny spaces can have loads of personality! Read on to get the full scoop on this fun space.
Name: Anu
About: I am a busy mom to two little boys and...
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For most of us the entryway or mudroom is the first insight that guests have into our homes. While many choose function over form, there is no reason you can't have both.
:format(jpeg)/http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0016/3751/laundry-final_large_jpg.jpg "Roundup: 10 Laundry Room/Mudroom Organization DIY Projects")
Here's a collection of DIY projects and ideas to aid you in organizing or decorating some of cleanest and messiest rooms in our homes: the laundry and mudroom.
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Like I mentioned before, we don't really have an entryway that allows for a lot of coat rack/wall hook/shoe storage/seating fuss. That's not to say that I'm not constantly looking for inspiration in other people's spaces! Here are 10 clean and modern entryways and "landing zones" that could be adapted or re-interpreted for just about any home -- take a peek!
:format(jpeg)/http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0016/3158/8182625602_d266309f86_z-1_large_jpg.jpg "credit: Jen Loves Kev [http://jenloveskev.com/2012/11/13/before-after-mudroom/]")
I swear, I never get tired of seeing what a few cans of paint and a little decorating can do for a space. It's a budget-conscience option and nearly anyone can do it. So if you're hoping to tackle a makeover project over the holiday break, use this before and after as inspiration to get you started.
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Granted, this makeover courtesy of the House of Smiths started with a generous front closet, but even smaller closets could be turned into 'mudrooms.' I used quotations marks here, because the space really isn't a mud room, but it does give a mud room vibe with
:format(jpeg)/http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0016/1106/1_large_jpg.jpg "credit: Prudent Baby [http://prudentbaby.com/2012/07/prudent-home/mud-room-makeover-w-humiliating-before-after/]")
:format(jpeg)/http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/9943/RecreateThisLook_Hallway_large_jpg.JPG "Credit: Muse Interiors[http://www.houzz.com/pro/museinteriors/museinteriors]")
Getting a high end look on a budget is totally possible. All you need is a little elbow grease. Let's break down this gorgeous foyer by Muse Interiors to see how you can recreate it.
:format(jpeg)/http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/9648/Front%20Porch%20Eye%20Candy_large_jpg.JPG "Eye Candy: 8 Fabulous Front Porches")
I have always been a front porch kind of girl. I love watching the world go by, waving to the neighbors and feeling inadequate as joggers run by. Today we look at 8 front porches I would gladly perch on. If any of them are yours, don't be surprised to find me sitting there someday!
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First, we spruced up an old, kid-sized rocking chair so our daughter would have a nice place...
:format(jpeg)/http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/8516/Picture%202_large.png "credit: Recyclart [http://www.recyclart.org/2012/02/hybridhallway-furniture/]")
These old pieces of furniture were disassembled and then re-assembled into a new piece of furniture with an entirely new purpose. Note the various hooks, all of which were parts of the chair. Dr. Frankenstein would be so proud.
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A couple of weeks ago, the people at Wagner (they're based in nearby Plymouth, MN) sent me one of their new EZ Tilt Spray Painters (if you're looking for one, you can buy it here on Amaazon) to try out. We had been planning on re-painting our porch floor, so we decided to put it to the test and get a minor project out of the way at the same time. Read on to see how it went.
:format(jpeg)/http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/4262/dsc_5195_large.jpg "credit: The Wagner EZ Tilt paint sprayer")
:format(jpeg)/http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0015/2722/picture_3_large.png "credit: House & Home [http://houseandhome.com/tv/segment/editors-favourite-entryways]")
House & Home's senior design editor, Cameron Macneil shares his entry makeover in this week's H&H Online TV. However, the episode is loaded with other inspirational tips and images too, as H&H editors take us through their favorites. To watch
This month, Krylon is sponsoring a series of thrifty, creative DIY projects:
Over the last month, we've been giving some love to our favorite room in the house ... our porch. Earlier this month we spruced up our porch coffee tables and a rocking chair. Then we kept the momentum going and re-did some candle-holders. This week's project was both functional and fun, and we were thrilled with the results.
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This month, Krylon is sponsoring a series of thrifty, creative DIY projects:
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:format(jpeg)/http://assets.curbly.com/photos/0000/0014/1902/dsc_4603_large.jpg "credit: Reminder - here's where we left off last week.")
Because we don't have a power outlet on the porch, we use a lot of candles. In our initial search for candle holders that were the...