Apartment Therapy: Jan Jumpstart 2008

Jan Jump Winners: Biggest Wow Factor

To Contest Page Info and All Entries One of our extra categories left to the discretion of the judges, there were many favorites here, but one rose up and away......

Jan Jump Winners: Best Use of Paint or Finish

To Contest Page Info and All Entries Wow, we guess that BLACK is the new black. What can we say; this wasn't even close......

Midwest #20: The "Magazine Chair" Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Rasa Location: Suburban Chicago Time: 1 day (drying time included) Cost: About $10: school desk ($3), spray paint, spray glue, 1 yd of fabric ($1),...

Midwest #19: The "Curb to Superb" Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Sarah Location: Newport News Time: One weekend Cost: $35. Sarah says:"My mom found this chair on the curb about a year ago and this contest gave m...

Midwest #18: The "43 Months to Finally Paint" Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Colleen Location: St. Louis Time: Actual time spent on the project only amounted to one evening (prep), one Sunday (work), and another morning (cle...

Midwest #17: The "In Good Form" Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Brandy Location: Austin, Texas Time: About 4 evenings and 24 beers Cost: $47 Gator clips? Who knew that they were the secret to excellent diy uphol...

Midwest #16: The "Dumpster Diva Dining Set" Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Anita Location: Elmhurst, IL Time: Hands on time of 2.5 hours per chair and 5 hours for the table. Drying time I allowed overnight for stripped wo...

Midwest #15: The"Humdrum Hutch Goes Bookish" Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Kimberly Location: Nashville, TN Time: 2 weekends (including drying time) Cost: $40. for materials plus $30 for hutch Kimberly says: "After strugg...

Midwest #14: The Upholstered Nightstand Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Shelly Location: Carmel, Indiana Time: Approximately five hours (not including planning and drying time) Cost: Purchased nightstand at Salvation A...

Midwest #13: Marissa's Dresser Do-over Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Marissa Location: Chicago Time: One Saturday and a few more hours follow up Cost: $60. Marissa modernized her dresser with a dark finish and new h...

Midwest #12: The Window & Door Treatments "On The Cheap" Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Ingrida Location: Chicago Time: Over 2 weekends here and there - could probably be done in a day Cost: Approximately $150.00 for 4 doors and 4 wind...

Midwest #11: The Bed Makeover Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Elizabeth Location: Indianapolis Time: 8 hours including drying time/1.5 hours working Cost: $150, Bed (JCPenney) $99 + $30 shipping, Mirror (Antiq...

Midwest #10: Judith's Closet Makeover Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Judith Location: Iowa City Time: 2 weekends Cost: About $250. for 3 rolls of wallpaper from Anthropologie, used leftover paint and equipment Judit...

Midwest #9: The Wall-Mounted Wine Rack Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Andrew Location: Chicago Time: 3 days (including dry time) Cost: TOTAL=$66...$25-Wine Rack, $12 - 1 gallon black paint, $12 - 1 gallon antique red ...

Midwest #8: The "Wretched to Retro" Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Will and Marie Location: Dayton, Ohio Time: 2 weekends Cost: $120. (including cost of furniture) Will and Marie went glossy, colorful and mod with...

Midwest #7: The Dresser Facelift Project

BEFORE and AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Jenna Location: Chicago Time: 3 days Cost: $50. Jenna says, "This dresser was a WalMart purchase 8 years ago when I first moved out on ...

Midwest #6: The "Cheesy but Strangely Appealing Velvet" Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Jen Location: Nashville Time: 1 Hour Cost: $4.98! Jen recovered the "dirty and tattered" old seats of her dining chairs with a rich velvet. Judgin...

Midwest #5: The Inexpensive Warm Up Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Christian Location: Louisville Time: 3 weeks for the floor but only 1 day for the rest Cost: $104. Christian says, " When we moved into our house ...

Midwest #4: The "Headboard Impersonation" Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Amanda Location: Chicago Time: 1.5 hours (not including shopping) Cost: $46. Amanda says, "I needed to add some color behind my frameless bed. My...

Midwest #3: Lori's "Hole in the Kitchen Wall" Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Lori Location: Hershey, MI Time: Six Hours Cost: $50. Talk about a big difference from before to after! From literally a hole in the wall to a nea...

Midwest #2: The NOT Kid Friendly Coffee Table Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Sarah Location: Kingwood Time: The wooden box took the most time, a few hours. The upholstery only took about 2 hours. Total project time approx 6...

Midwest #1: "I'm Bringing Sticky Back" Doggie Bed Project

AFTER To Contest Page Info and All Entries Name: Art Location: Chicago Time: One Hour Cost: $47. We're kicking things off in the Midwest with a very furry January Jumpstart. Art pulled together a...

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