Before and After: Laundry Room Upgrade by Christy @ Beachbrights

With Summer’s unofficial end this weekend, we’re just three Before and Afters away from the end of our contest! (Can you believe how fast it’s gone?) This week’s entry is brought to you by Christy at Beachbrights. Christy updated her laundry room with new cabinets and a great stackable washer and dryer. We were impressed that she finished unfinished cabinets to get the very... 

Before and After: Powder Room Power Up By John & Sherry @ Young House Love

This week’s Before and After comes to you from one of the most popular decorating blogs on the web.  John and Sherry at Young House Love recently redecorated their half bath powder room.  The project is great, and shows how you can go outside the bounds of a single wall color to create a dramatic effect. For their winning submission, John and Sherry get $25 to Lowes, Home Depot, or Amazon.... 

Before and After: Fire Place & Family Room Turned Fabulous by Jenny

This week’s Before and After is brought to you by Jenny @ Anything Pretty.  Jenny, Hubby, and Dad-in-law transform a so-so family room into an amazing, refreshing space. For her submission, Jenny wins a $25 gift card to Amazon, Lowes, or Home Depot, and we’ll make a $35 donation to Habitat for Humanity in her honor.  Jenny’s also entered into our end of Summer contest for a $150... 

Before & After: Brick Porch and Walkway

For our next Before and After, we venture back outside. Nicole from This D*mn House completed the “hardest, longest and most dedicated” DIY project she’s undertaken. She’s extremely proud of this accomplishment and it’s easy to see why. Nicole completely bricked her front porch and replaced her walkway with brick too! For being selected this week, Nicole gets a $25 gift... 

Before & After: Cape Cod Upstairs Bedroom Conversion

This Summer’s fifth Before and After is a real treat: a 1950s cape cod bedroom gets a much needed improvement from Michael Vigneau at Better DIY.  I grew up in a cape cod and much of my childhood was spent in a bedroom just like the one that Michael improves in this episode… I sure wish my bedroom had a cave! For winning this week’s contest, Michael gets a $25 gift card to Home... 

Before and After: Concrete Patio to Backyard Retreat by Julie and Mike @ Pacha Mama

After three weeks of indoor before and after projects, we thought it about time to highlight a fantastic outdoor makeover.  After all, it is the season to be outside! So we looked through a bunch of outdoor entries to find this week’s winner, Julie and Mike @ Pacha Mama!  J+M win for their amazing patio transformation, taking a plain concrete slab and moving it a few big steps toward outdoor... 

Before and After: Stunning Black and White Bathroom by Kara @ Made 2 Create

Well, we’re a little late in running our second before and after article, which should have made it out last night.  Unfortunately, a series of events (including a hard drive crash) conspired against us this last week to delay the post. … Perhaps you can think of the delay as a really long drumroll, because this week’s before and after from Kara @ Made 2 Create is absolutely amazing.... 

Before and After 2009 Supporting Habitat (With Prizes!)

Last year we kicked off our first annual Before and After event, a Summer-long series of articles designed to showcase the work of our fellow bloggers (and readers), and to raise money and awareness for one of our favorite charities, Habitat for Humanity.* With the official first day of Summer only seven days away, we’re a little late on the uptake getting the event coordinated and kicked-off... 

Before and After ‘08: Cast Your Vote for the Best!

Another fantastic Summer has come to an end, and with it, our Before and After event supporting Habitat for Humanity.  We had 14 creative submissions from 14 very dedicated home improvers. Now that the dust has settled on these projects, we have to pick a winner to receive the $50 gift card (and the virtual trophy graphic we’re working real hard to create). Here’s a recap of the submissions. ... 

The End of our Summer Before and After Event…

Wow!  It seems like just yesterday we were getting ready for the Summer… and just like that, it’s over.  Unfortunately, that means our Summer Before and After event is also over! Thanks so much to those of you who made this Summer’s event a success.  OPC donated more than $300 to Habitat, and hopefully inspired several of our fellow bloggers to donate and volunteer as well. Next...