April Before and Afters!

Hey all! Hope you're weekend was lovely! I'm back with the April edition of the Before and After Linky -- I actually remembered this month! :) This party is such a great way to find new-to-you blogs and inspiration. I'm always so impressed with the projects that are linked up every month!

As always I love to kick off the festivities by showing off a few of the posts from last month. I've got some great ones for you!

I LOVED these pretty rustic frames that Jenna made:

Aren't they beautiful? They look like something you'd find in the store, but better. :) She gives a great tutorial on how to make them yourself.

Kristi's new kitchen is stunning!! So many pretty details that I loved:

The before and after is one of my favorites this month!

You know I'm a sucker for a kitchen renovation and I loved Casey's kitchen too:

You know I adore the two-toned look -- her kitchen looks like a completely new space with the painted cabinets. And she moved her cabinets up and hung shelves underneath. I was so close to doing that as well!

I'm so thrilled Laurie linked up her gorgeous new closet:

It is an organizational heaven! So many great details.

Oh my goodness -- this dresser makeover Liz did is one of the coolest I've seen. I thought it was pretty before but this is SO pretty:

LOVE the combo of the wood and that dark gray with the metal hardware. Swoon!

And last but not least, Sarah never disappoints -- she did such a lovely job on her guest room redo:

I think pops of dark blue make such a beautiful accent in just about any space. All of Sarah's bedrooms are gorgeous!

If you'd like to be considered for a highlight next month, be sure to add a link to TDC to your post or copy and paste this code into your post:

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Now it's time to see what you've been up to! I'm taking a few days off to hang with the family but I'll be back again later this week! Have fun:

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