How to build built ins

<p>Hello hello!! I’m back today with an update on the dining room redo. Remember looong ago in January when I talked about <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/01/dining-room-turned.html">turning our rarely never used dining room</a> into a library kind of space? </p> <p>I realized today that this will be a year-long transformation. ;) It’s not been hard, it’s just time consuming. Dad and I have been doing it together, but today I finished up a big chunk of it myself. And I’m getting really anxious to keep moving on it…I can really see the light! </p> <p>The last time I updated you on this room, I mentioned the bookcases that Dad and I built. They were more of a “shell” then, but I finally got actual shelves installed today so I figured this would be a good time to share the how to. </p> <p>We started with a really long board that would be the top of the bookcase. The base cabinets are exactly 12 feet long (four 36 inch cabinets) so we got a 1x12x12 board. </p> <p>To figure out exactly where the supports would go, we laid it down on top of the <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/06/butcher-block-love.html">butcher block</a> first:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YbdOIDdVifTyR9EbWPcBww8S170icWhz1i529Qd9xoa6g9TcuJf2zcWFDNv5UVJOa_bdoWrQ8a4dZnMpW_1yGGrR31bLD8HBMw-7A0TdxuXgCLAleSkgj7_tH5LcnUFliiS0ez9A59U/s1600-h/IMG_1666%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycc78lp3c9S7bnk4Hw-D8jgMfjUCg21DEsgj5hgOxk9ONgTw6pQIrH-1f1vB_F565ElWw4u9A-OgK5oyYM9n4YvQXWz8CiWiu6cBwoXFmVisY31o5grvubNkGLqtQeNJVtd_zwwjhobk/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="320" /></a></p> <p>That way we could mark exactly where each support would go (between each 36” base cabinet). </p> <p>See the mark?:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYwAxbj8g_lPN8o0f12bQ42ENv-daEuAULH3DG_j9zHfLHVfi_Yua_Zp0D7YpWROUX0EmKrDl_uu96JffanxBGRfflOwZCbyUs5cmZp2IySHDDTQX6KuHhktdUEuEPP3FdxU7lpRraa8/s1600-h/IMG_1665%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqYyyv6odP1Np6uaiL0Wf85XvV1Rl8EYlBy-uiFASqCyeFP0UcUWOFkrqTjbbIjoHmy3aDhOyxOP6vbInKkpY4Lg8Qf7NUjUnEmXJebYqxeCB4yVHwunWdxk6ttSQDSj2yjELFX7IhTk/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="320" /></a></p> <p>We constructed it laying down on the floor by screwing each support into the top 12 foot board:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q5efuUS6g6JqRhxTIq7ENY5Sp4JZtEoYWPhUW0JBZWWK8H5a49L-Wfqx7DWBvsYQmYnc0B4EOX3ckQ6NZJw4yL-gz5-A4MadhSVPTG5Vg4Z-TpXbM7x5sZFAeS2A9AvU9s6QdtY7CMY/s1600-h/IMG_1668%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgni7jmKDI6t7ul_AEzGqPN8gpbZo_blsv3uB-8oThe2mUj2sCq0btjBYO8lbXHWv8Ww_n0BCC8Nkv9FJkrR7Yn9VTOkM_SyuUnjtpfaIPli4zA0sTEPkSg55TkYbyKJWCCFw1U4bkzTww/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Here’s a little drawing that shows you how it looked when we were done: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEQpEnlz076PK8zQNeq3z8pfTZsvufEaUsaHB6mOrspuGP3s5dlRlsPnbABMZm-dO0tf4kR7Yx-z42O-X3KnC7AvTnvilR5TtH_3YRovjcF9QksXt8o5fhHLUia5jMBz5DffoYwmXQ8A/s1600-h/How%252520to%252520build%252520a%252520bookcase%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="How to build a bookcase" border="0" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlOzgbbsYUOvWtQCSU_XXXcu4GnnA58RLRCfwPpHu34FcBeipEzpcnEAKvV14JdzakPuXduCNL9q3CoOaL4n1hGgikJxAiD3-Jk6IBuWJG-rkJuwvQ5lcN-etU_vnyRiNB8OwIMAqGdQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="How to build a bookcase" width="500" /></a></p> <p>We marked the EXACT middle of each board and screwed a long screw in the middle of each support (where you see arrows above). I screwed them in while Dad held the “vertical” boards and watched that the screws weren’t going off to the side or something. </p> <p>Then we lifted it up on top of the bases:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuSfXwMpSpksqYDd6zm12uWxxxkBu3jkzCqH7-LYyGNwz2OgAch5jYo5ReVXMBypRh763TbISg3tSPJ0JeaYJJGa4FLOI5-aNHJm3HIOKKL7-Q4_mG87PDcpsAGiQ0nPBY1QmmT1dFW0/s1600-h/IMG_1669%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="how to build bookcases" border="0" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdGs2V-Qdgf4Jk-A3WH48xvrCE6FPqwtcguBRb4ACfQ0uwJvO7ttQrTwrfo_TjYkDaCkrtIFVirrs6rCikZ4MdJym40BXvpS0cyjSh-Mf9MnemqmMf6p5K3eaaat8dB8gaT7ctS9RujU/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="how to build bookcases" width="450" /></a></p> <p>I secured it to the ceiling beams and the side (where it is against the wall) with more screws to keep it stable for the time being. </p> <p>Then it was time to do the shelf supports. I showed you how I did these <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/02/no-more-wire-shelves-pantry-redo.html">in the pantry</a> as well:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHVIJ89nJfakT6RAe8FQYngv_Qf4GTROJQgE0aQv4WGip6zll_ipotIw0XV03x6dwdz0NoCRCFJISTWZQRornvMefZEcWURrj00Xp2ZYa8uizNKU6X3m39f8LdXXNDkUGVW_mcQJN-ow/s1600-h/IMG_2381%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="shelf supports bookcase" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlNb7lV-kwYiyWap91GJu2aMYb5sZugTPiUPP8agWRDwkMS2qZXcfCp7C_gMHB6MnOyZ_uMS0Wchj1mzL-viR-vKTy62EKCSzdqZlrytjjPM9n5AR-iZzfQoAPlDrTqUXpRjgh0fZDFE/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="shelf supports bookcase" width="450" /></a></p> <p>The back supports are screwed into studs in the wall, and the side supports are nailed in to the vertical boards. We started out by installing the side supports with screws, but then they would hit the support behind it and mess the leveling of the shelves up. We went to long nails with the nail gun instead and it went MUCH faster that way. </p> <p>The trick is trying to get each set of supports exactly even with the next:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeac8evdTmTX8_EqJkOK6VTCXC-H44jXbRgRCHT0xX9I1x4aAQtRZnASqSHNqmVhIjTsTstrAKUTeKbe4ISPizul14RtF0fsJQYsYe7sqBAvQTnsNddQLVpGO-MnfHKvOb8q354BzFxA/s1600-h/IMG_2380%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="supports for bookcase shelves" border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOHsRuKHbeSBuC-D8kmPHkqMR5YHnQe7tLvWEQWPFk7AxeHTxXzOkNBjMIUxERl3aPxw_N16_o25tGan-QRFkmbk8wvl3_p0Bvx1Iw_NactZA7JNBIHcKyRBqc3zgilE18RhtoQo_icQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="supports for bookcase shelves" width="400" /></a></p> <p>Some are not <em>perfectly</em> perfect, but we felt pretty good with how they ended up. Trim will cover the supports and boards eventually, so they will (hopefully) hide all sins. :)</p> <p>Then it was time to grab some more 1x12’s to make the shelves. I cut them down to the right sizes (each one is a different length – this thing is <strong>not</strong> exact) and nailed them into the supports:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEBlgqNn8DdDnkN4j_GW75377fzZ_MiYb9V8jVbkGsn-61p46wsR00_2cur1ukHF6K8p52xxyiZGNgoQYL3jvz3cthy76h9nhgnHcoaIPaIc3dbqVZeJ76XHCXnmk3FWA0gou_buN2j8/s1600-h/IMG_2382%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgpuvcbbiGpXcnfFugjH2BdvJOEpt_GXp1myN2RCxPjL0W2VAHvZ9wYH7LkKL3EB7oFMyQu_7wK9RPqnYZqtazfgVVPtkA6qpNKeUsQ-uoSS9smbpcXAhUs40mutoqcBDH_TrM7z1iO4/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="450" /></a></p> <p>A piece of trim will go vertically and horizontally to hide all the unfinished spots, and a thin piece of wood will finish off each shelf underneath:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxC6OQnL3KLS_gM-ubWdFuM0BvsLEo07hqUEgLGMyI5mn4ywNFDMUiAY42hx-_JThg01bNAGHWIegnkXfM51Q7UDnFGlscPsWg9zwHaoYnV80i9Ms1pE0B0PUJcrN9VzumZLMBkXNlJ4/s1600-h/IMG_2387%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1DJmcPscetp7OoGQdg53qsSZmHL3Sky_TUPi7hj9AzCnO1owA-b-XzQP6RMaPjgOBIxlgfCR_t0NA9-SsAlWM42y7G2K2UieBuIsmkh7Uz4l16c-zXRIOfpEjPDI2bBbXpuBfsy_DBg/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="320" /></a></p> <p>I hope that makes sense! </p> <p>Like I said, it’s not difficult, just time consuming. I always find that I try to make things much harder than they need to be. Dad always knows how to break it down to the easiest (and best) solution. :)</p> <p>Annnnnd this is where we are now:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcaDTisxDhZceCTZ-ACRcJwRt4GfLfEngGoIX3oliuPqKsvJ3jZZxFpuBYoG8fOlyakOIbZsfASKi5at1ldaV7yvHtiTOGBZqqSgacfRmQI6lJZe4RhO0-udCLQ4kvluVTB6qHQpl6_I/s1600-h/IMG_2383%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="how to DIY built ins" border="0" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibjSgBBGAmRpZJNyvrSoBbZgGTGKeAxEp_uyuGe39BMfTrveChOW10RBchPKiLmtrj3z0ZaI2qpEPTuC-bFdc6EQwoAYVhctmLiYR9yCBP7eKvGVMfNZZYUQfTwQ5FJ4q-ggOgu2_-QH4/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="how to DIY built ins" width="500" /></a></p> <p>You can see that we made the bottom shelf taller, so I can put bigger accessories and books down there. </p> <p>There’s still SO MUCH to do. At least it feels like it. I am painting the back of the built ins a different color, so I’ll do that next. Then we need to install the header across the top, pull the wiring through and install the lights. Then the trim will go up (basically everywhere) and after that the JOYUS job of priming and painting. :) </p> <p>Seriously can’t wait for <em>that</em>. Yay. </p> <p>Considering where we started, I guess that to do list isn’t too bad:</p> <p><img alt="chocolate brown dining room" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0tgiS_jaCW-WgrollW-fjP0r1PwDPHQ7_JqmPAoJXGWrJ5DJoaQr47MlQ7aQ26CMuJT6Mtmr7cv704wkj0cGBP64Q1mkHmd3y9ZugQQ7fieXs5DfoFhUEhZJz_XetUkipX9KtpAQhZA/?imgmax=800" title="chocolate brown dining room" width="320" /></p> <p>I’m already more in love with it this way than I was as an unused dining room:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpn1mjS3mWjVDzpUU5LsYyjx6PrsGqJaPVJCfti1xPeLHNr7CfneJC8tp2SZPuosMq13VcwxFTm04IgJFTbC9PbR32PaSbmkK_Og8sTwR_jxxvz0dNAcB7wIABWvSKy-Ku0aVBczNXyg0/s1600-h/IMG_2385%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY built ins bookcase" border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LVCVxpNR41Le3Gzg_n2lW7MiF1Fl-nm9d0CaVQ7bSIJbEt3_sftChqDDFpRoMgt4pHuM9vQcqAglV_q6TqJXcIdQ0grZnYJ9prUmMicrDiSR0k8x-m_JugcOfvAhv9TxX0fRecBqPFU/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="DIY built ins bookcase" width="400" /></a></p> <p>It’s coming together! It’s going to take 12 months, but it’s coming together!! It would be so lovely to decorate these (finished?) bookcases for fall! But I’m realistically shooting for Christmas. :)</p> <p>I’m sure I forgot some of the details, so if you have any questions on the progress so far, let me know and I’ll answer them in the comments. </p> <p>Speaking of questions, I’ll be answering them all day long (until 5 p.m. EST) over at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TrueValue">True Value Facebook page</a> tomorrow! </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><img alt="true value blog squad" border="0" height="247" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1Y9_GCBYRZo/T-tbR-kW0zI/AAAAAAAAVxs/w1rd01hy2Kg/image605.jpg?imgmax=800" title="true value blog squad" width="400" /></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Come on over and ask away! I’ll do my best to help you out! :)</p> <p>Holla! </p>

How to build built ins

Hello hello!! I’m back today with an update on the dining room redo. Remember looong ago in January when I talked about turning our rarely n...

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cF4Bdio0inWlo5j9XJxdiVZloTvtwTY12wVQf-TLr37f5KiiHARoJi6MiiYdCL2Z8fkmiqEZGIOn-3exDYIhMjMvaGXsHiHPhZ_AD_Tg-H64hdNeX48nl8-81Iy5wpaqbnOk7PbiuGnn/s1600/7605411486_5248c48905_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cF4Bdio0inWlo5j9XJxdiVZloTvtwTY12wVQf-TLr37f5KiiHARoJi6MiiYdCL2Z8fkmiqEZGIOn-3exDYIhMjMvaGXsHiHPhZ_AD_Tg-H64hdNeX48nl8-81Iy5wpaqbnOk7PbiuGnn/s640/7605411486_5248c48905_o.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nos vamos a la lombardia italiana para visitar la casa de vacaciones de la diseñadora <a href="http://www.katrinarens.it/full_html/">Katrin Aren</a> .  Ella misma ha sido quien ha hecho la mayor parte de los muebles de esta casa familiar. 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CASA DE VERANO EN LA LOMBARDIA ITALIANA

Nos vamos a la lombardia italiana para visitar la casa de vacaciones de la diseñadora Katrin Aren  .  Ella misma ha sido quien ha hecho la m...

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August Before and After Party!

<p>Hello all! How was your weekend? We took a little family trip to Chicago for a few days of shopping, eating, Legos (the store and Legoland!) and just enjoying each other. It was just lovely. Perfect way to end our summer, cause both my boys (the hubs and the Bub) go back to school very soon. </p> <p>And I told you I don’t want to talk about it!</p> <p>;)</p> <p>Anyway, it’s time for the August Before and After Party, and I always love to see what you’ve been up to! First, let’s check out a few of the projects that caught my eye last month.</p> <p>Lina <a href="http://fancyfrugallife.blogspot.com/2012/06/my-pantry-organized-before-after.html">prettied up her pantry</a> in a big way, and made it super organized as well:</p> <p><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcnOslFmZQq7Of3hw3o5qylK2zm_nsJT9ZBQj1nNWqQ-Yt-O69t24cdHsUpZ0QiJCFDkQK9jK0iwV8-1X6oiWHSS_Z7JqCWy6ONDp57SSj1fpRK9rzUXqRKDWzBNMksC6ipZOHHsksjY/s640/069part2.jpg" width="400" /></p> <p>I must find more things to put chalkboard labels on. They make everything cuter. Ever.y.thing. </p> <p>The exterior of Erin’s townhouse got a paint job, and I LOVE how both her front and back doors are painted a bright yellow:</p> <p><img alt="Yellow front door" height="385" src="http://www.onetenplustwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Front-door-after.jpg" style="display: inline" title="Yellow front door" width="290" /><img alt="Back porch after" height="385" src="http://www.onetenplustwo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Back-porch-after.jpg" style="display: inline" title="Back porch after" width="290" /></p> <p>How fun are they? I also love the simple globe light fixtures with the modern colors. You can see more about this big redo <a href="http://www.onetenplustwo.com/painted-house-reveal/">here</a>. </p> <p>Laura’s dining room underwent a HUGE transformation, all thanks to the power of paint. Check out the dark before and the beautiful after <a href="http://www.theironstonenest.com/2012/06/dining-room-reveal.html">here</a>:</p> <p><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBv8LsOxvjOoec84fPyB9CetXMaYNDumE1oVvOR6ZzRm1sI8jooZxcSp4GbOi3xmTIReGOUpT8AJRU0SmQfUE2xqC8y41LXLdieDucmMtIZNskoqum2yrr0dGTxLgJrrD3T_n7obW6b2U4/s640/DSC_3320.JPG" width="452" /></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>That buffet is just gorgeous too, and the styling is divine. </p> <p>Kim gives a great how-to on trying out Annie Sloan paint for the first time <a href="http://www.sandandsisal.com/2012/07/painting-with-chalk-paint.html">here</a>. Her formerly beige dining room side table looks so fresh and pretty!:</p> <p><img alt="Chalk Paint table" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8rmu9BVIMg86xXfQ7UhKDBHhyyCQkkDAkkMn0dgqEBKKXIPw6pfWlwi2esLSaOwvyZczUraxY-PePIFCQz8hDvhAAdeP0ncZ_j6Iy1TetKILMwEDvSuUPfGLyL6VocP7s-txGZhL1Bw/?imgmax=800" title="Chalk Paint table" width="400" /></p> <p>And again, aren’t the accessories lovely? </p> <p>I’m so excited for Jenna and her staircase redo. Tearing carpet off of stairs is just about one of the best feelings <em>ever:</em></p> <p><img alt="" height="427" src="http://www.sasinteriors.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Stair-Makeover-Reveal-1024x871.jpg" title="Stair Makeover Final Reveal" width="500" /></p> <p>Ah, so fresh! So clean! Love it! :) You can see more about this project <a href="http://www.sasinteriors.net/2012/06/staircase-makeover-reveal/">here</a>. </p> <p>And finally, I was swooned over Jessica’s <a href="http://www.stayathomeista.com/2012/06/living-room.html">colorful living room</a>:</p> <p><img border="0" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbkAmoVbQvTgca3oUOaIvgBWfPqk-PPlPgaJIPI_GUMpBuVT_0oxp_SGeD6p1NvLAc7ISozqjxg_02Ifrb9lahvMugbbWRZguDmPY5F4h8XBTn7NEnaojPnGnwoHYqkCnR0GBYoHLXzUC/s640/DSC_7581.JPG" width="500" /></p> <p>The live edge coffee table, the dark blue gray walls, the pops of red everywhere – I just love this space! </p> <p>(If you’d like to pin one of these projects, I ask that you visit their blogs and pin from there!) </p> <p>Beautiful projects and spaces all around, and now it’s time to do it again! Remember, if you’d like to be considered for a highlight, please link to TDC using this button:</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px" align="center"><a href="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/beforeAndAfterButton_thumb1.gif"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7326" height="225" src="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/beforeAndAfterButton_thumb1.gif" title="beforeAndAfterButton_thumb[1]" width="146" /></a></div> <pre style="border-bottom: #cccccc 1px solid; text-align: left; border-left: #cccccc 1px solid; padding-bottom: 10px; margin: auto; padding-left: 10px; width: 90%; padding-right: 10px; display: block; white-space: pre-wrap; background: #f0f0f0; height: 45px; color: #777777; font-size: 90%; overflow: auto; border-top: #cccccc 1px solid; border-right: #cccccc 1px solid; padding-top: 10px"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/" title="TDC Before and After" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/beforeAndAfterButton_thumb1.gif" alt="TDC Before and After" style="border:none;" /></a></div></pre><br /><br /><p>Here you go – the linky will be open until Sunday the 12th! </p><br /><!-- start InLinkz script --><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=180255"></script><!-- end InLinkz script -->

August Before and After Party!

Hello all! How was your weekend? We took a little family trip to Chicago for a few days of shopping, eating, Legos (the store and Legoland!)...

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