7 Tips For Creating Interior Design Boards on Pinterest


Updated 01/13/12 4:40 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Creating Interior Design Boards on Pinterest

You can pin pictures of puppies, wedding gowns, and mouthwatering cookies, but if you are looking to better organize your design-centered Pinterest boards, it helps to have some quick tips to keep you organized and focused. Here are some interior design board themes: Home redecoration: Create boards for each room you are redecorating, and post pictures of furniture, paint colors, and designs Read more

Salvage Secrets Author Joanne Palmisano's Elegant, Reclaimed Style


Updated 10/11/11 6:23 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Salvage Secrets House Tour

Designer and writer Joanne Palmisano has been interested in salvaged materials since she was a tyke. Reminiscing about her childhood, she said, "I'd dig in the backyard for old bottles and hide away in my parent's junk closet making things out of everything they had in it." Year later, when she met her husband, he was building a house in the woods and integrating salvaged materials into the Read more

Would You Make Your Home in a Nontraditional Building?


Updated 08/23/11 10:35 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Water Tower Home in Belgium

Although it once held 66,000 gallons of water, this water tower in Belgium is now occupied by a married couple, two girls, and three cats. Owned by Patrick Mets, whose unique home was recently featured in the New York Times, the water tower home, shown here, still includes many of the original features. The renovation of the water tower took $2.1 million, and the water tower, which was renovated Read more

10 Cool Features to Consider For Your Kitchen Renovation


Updated 09/25/11 4:16 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Kitchen Renovation Photos and Ideas

So the time has finally come: you're going to renovate your kitchen. You've always dreamed of tearing down those dated cabinets and getting rid of those kitschy tiles, but where do you begin? Before you start ripping the doors off their hinges, you've got to have a thoroughly researched plan. Maybe your renovation will involve some rearranging of your built-ins. Maybe you'll invest in a fancy Read more

Before and After: A Dining Room Makeover


Updated 08/04/11 1:28 PM · Posted by · 7 comments

Dining Room Decorating Makeover Ideas

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Funkytime from the Su Casa group: Since we moved to our new place a month ago, I've been pretty overwhelmed with the amount of work that the place needed! We had so much stuff that I couldn't find a place for. We downsized quite a bit to be able to live in the city again, but it was well worth it. I am just not a country girl at all! Lucky me, I had Read more

Su Casa: A Condo Renovation


Updated 05/15/11 12:26 PM · Posted by · 7 comments

Photos of Home Renovation Projects

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member daisy doodle from the Su Casa group: We recently bought a bank-owned condo that needed some work to make it feel like home. Here is the before, during, and after. We painted, put in new floors (carpet in the bedrooms and Pergo to replace the stained carpet in the living areas), and completely gutted and replaced an old bathroom. I hope all the Read more

Su Casa: A Master Suite Remodel


Updated 04/17/11 4:29 AM · Posted by · 17 comments

Modern Bathroom Remodel Photos

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Angie Ohman from the Su Casa group: We recently remodeled our master bedroom/bathroom. (Actually, we're remodeling the whole house, but this is finished!) I wish I had before photos. You wouldn't believe it. This bathroom used to be a very small green-tiled room from the 1950s! You know, the ones that look like a closet (toilet and bath in line with Read more

A Fabulous House Exterior Before and After


Updated 07/20/11 1:41 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Before and After House Exterior Renovation

Here's a post from OnSugar blog House of Anais: What do you think about this transformation of a Swedish house? From drab to fab, I would say! This house was before a mustard-colored box with no defined floors in its façade and tiny windows. The after state gives a promise of country romance with its larger paned windows and that grand entrance with double doors and mansion-like columns. There Read more

Banish Ugly Laminate Counters With One Easy Product


Updated 04/27/12 11:10 AM · Posted by · 15 comments

Review of Rust-Oleum Countertop Transformations and Laminate Countertop Refinishing

Last week, I gave you a preview of Rust-Oleum's new Cabinet Transformations, an easy, affordable product which beautifully and durably refinishes cabinetry and furniture. I tested it out myself on a recent trip to New Orleans, and I'm convinced it's the greatest thing since sliced bread for those who are looking to affordably update kitchens. But where there are avocado-colored kitchen cabinet Read more

How to Paint Your Kitchen Cabinets


Updated 01/03/11 11:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Paint Your Kitchen Cabinets

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member ella1978 from the Su Casa group: We are nowhere near working on our kitchen, but it is definitely time to do our homework for the project. The planner in me says so! One of the major renovation components and expenses is refinishing the kitchen cabinets. On our blog, I take a step-by-step look at how to properly refinish our cabinets. Here is a quick Read more