Little Green Notebook: Inspiration Round Up: Part II

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you have a lovely weekend planned. Here are some more LGN reader projects to inspire you. And, as always, if you have a project that you'd like me to share, please email jenny @jennykomenda.com.

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Natalie, from Natty by Design, hunts for vintage furniture with good bones and then transforms them with paint and sells them in her shop. She did a lovely job with this desk!

It was such a cute piece in the first place, but I really love the green! I could see this desk used in any room in the house.

Heidi from A Thousand Laughing Starfish has posted some great tutorials recently. My two favorites were this DIY curved headboard:

And this handpainted wall mural:

Natalie from Mint Loves Social Club has all kinds of inspiring projects going on. She wanted to share this credenza she bought at a thrift store.

The owner of the thrift store offered to lacquer the credenza for a really great price and I think it turned out amazing!

You can see her pretty credenza, which she uses as a bar (the inside is super organized too!), in these after pictures of her seriously stunning DIY Bubble chandelier project.

Lisa from Lisa Fero Interiors used my Happytape wall tutorial to transform her client's entry.

I think it looks especially awesome looking out from the living room she also did.

Alicia from 12 Devonshire added Greek key trim to the ladder pulls on her bathroom blinds.

What an easy way to dress up plain-jane blinds! Her tutorial is posted HERE.

Jen from Organized Design used this bed from IKEA

as the base for making her daughter a really cute custom bed. Check out her really thorough tutorial HERE.

Vanessa recently redid her kitchen. She used my pelmet box tutorial for her windows and I love the look! I think she made a great choice with the fabric. Visit her post HERE for the details.

Naomi from Design Manifest sent me two really beautiful projects from her Philadelphia loft. She used inexpensive wall mirrors from Bed Bath and Beyond to back her Expedit shelves. Such a great idea!!

She also cleverly outlined a pretty mirror in her entry with hot pink paint on the wall. This makes such a statement - very Moroccan feeling. And what an easy, unexpected way to add color to a room.

And I love the combo with the La Fiorentina fabric on her bench!

An extra big thanks to the contributors!! xoxo

28 comments:

LeahApril 22, 2011 at 7:47 AM
all of these projects (part 1&2!) are truly inspirational! there are so many talented people out there with blogs i would never find. thanks for showcasing so many!
Naomi@DesignManifestApril 22, 2011 at 7:55 AM
Jenny,

Thanks so much for featuring my bookshelves and mirror! Truly made my weekend.

The rest of these ones are great too. Love the green cabient and I really hope to make my own headboard some day. I'll have to save her post.

xo
Naomi
pve designApril 22, 2011 at 8:31 AM
Wow, did you ever think you would inspire such clever great ideas and your readers would share their craftiness? Love it!
pve
12 devonshireApril 22, 2011 at 8:44 AM
I'm honored to be featured among so many talented people - and beautiful projects. Thanks, Jenny! What a great source of inspiration.
lizziefitzApril 22, 2011 at 8:57 AM
The credenza that was lacquered reminds me of my Kirkland love knot mirror redo :)
Today is the last day of my pillow giveaway.

Happy Easter!
MelissaApril 22, 2011 at 8:59 AM
Who makes that bench with the great legs in the last DIY post. I am trying to find it.
UnknownApril 22, 2011 at 9:14 AM
those projects are amazing! I LOVE that green dresser, kelly green sells me every time =)
Carrie @ Hazardous DesignApril 22, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Jenny, you have such talented readers! Thanks for featuring these projects. I'm off to check them out in more detail.
AnonymousApril 22, 2011 at 10:58 AM
Such creative talent. If only I could boast the same... Roxanne
NatalieApril 22, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Thank you so much for featuring my credenza makeover! Your other reader's projects are so inspiring!
AngieApril 22, 2011 at 11:07 AM
What a great round-up - I'm intimidated and inspired all at the same time - such great talent that began with your awesome teaching abilities!
Splendid MarketApril 22, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Oh my ~ anything is possible. I love seeing all of the re-creations!! The mirror with the pink border is especially fun.

Thanks for sharing.
UnknownApril 22, 2011 at 11:33 AM
OMG!!! Once again- so amazing! so many awesome ideas- I am so inspired again- too bad I dont have the time to match my desire to create;)
travelkateApril 22, 2011 at 12:41 PM
These are all so great! I am always enamored by these DIYs! So much talent out there!
Brooke @ Inside-Out DesignApril 22, 2011 at 12:50 PM
I just found your blog and I love it! I have green spiral notebooks that I scribble all of my decorating ideas in...so when I saw your title it was like it was meant to be! :) Adding you to my reading list!
HeidiApril 22, 2011 at 1:25 PM
Jenny- Thank you so much for including my headboard and mural!! It is so excited to see my own work on my favorite blog, and amongst such great talent as well!! All the projects you shared are amazing!

Live Inspired,
Heidi
Forever LovelyApril 22, 2011 at 1:25 PM
I love that desk and the green color! I found a nightstand in California that looks almost identical. I gave it a makeover, check out my blog for photos. Some great inspiration, thanks for sharing!

-Forever Lovely

foreverlovelydesign.blogspot.com
JoannaApril 22, 2011 at 2:13 PM
I came across your blog when I was searching for information about a dresser I purchased. Can't wait to spend a lot of time looking at all of the fantastic projects featured! Very inspirational.
Jil CaseyApril 22, 2011 at 2:48 PM
The green paint made the desk look modern! I really like the credenza/bar - great idea.
www.StarHughes.comApril 22, 2011 at 3:56 PM
LOVE the bright green desk! That is such a cute color and idea in general, and is the perfect piece to brighten up a room. It'd look great in my house, as it's mostly white with whitewashed walls and simple design features. I'd love to play around with some bright furniture.
Marcus DesignApril 22, 2011 at 7:48 PM
Wow, these projects are amazing! So inspirational, your title is very appropriate :) Happy Easter to you Jenny, hope you have a fantastic long weekend with your family. Hugs,
Nancy xo
AnonymousApril 23, 2011 at 6:38 AM
Oooh.. Inspired, I am! Seeing all these makes me so excited about getting home from our travels and getting back into into it all! Thanks, and a happy Easter to you and your family.
Flick
Alicia@ eco friendly homemakingApril 23, 2011 at 9:23 PM
These are all nice but I especially like the credenza. I think it turned out really well.
JenApril 25, 2011 at 12:04 AM
Hey Jenny! Thanks for featuring my bed! All the other DIY's were amazing. So many talented people out there. Thanks for sharing
LisaMApril 25, 2011 at 7:51 PM
loved this post!!!
AndreaApril 26, 2011 at 12:11 PM
They're all wonderful! I especially love the mirrors behind the IKEA shelves. It makes it looks much more expensive, and I wouldn't immediately have thought that it was IKEA.
And that girly headboard is very inspirational!
Thanks for sharing.
AvalynApril 26, 2011 at 1:46 PM
That green desk is the exact same style as a little nightstand/dresser I picked up on craigslist. I love the white with gold look, but it does look outdated and the white color looks yellowed in my modern house. I am encouraged by the idea of painting the hardware ALL white and painting the dresser a really bold color. I think this blog post may just give me the confidence I need to completely transform my old white and gold nightstand.
ReneeApril 27, 2011 at 4:00 AM
Hi Jenny! Thanks for sharing these! One question though, would you know what fabric those pillows are clad in -- the ones sitting pretty on the gorgeous ottoman dressed in La Florentina? Would appreciate the tip. Thanks in advance!

I so appreciate hearing from you. Nice comments make my day! Thanks for keeping things light here, friends! :)