Favorite Transformations of 2014!

Hi Friends and Happy 2015! This post has been particularly fun to put together as it's been a big year for us! It's been a year of dramatic DIYs and transformations, starting with this blog itself!

We said goodbye to Chelsea's Garage just a few short months ago to begin something fresh and new with StyleMutt. It's been an awesome beginning and we are really excited about what 2015 will hold!

We're ready to dive into 2015 and even have some spectacular projects already up our sleeve, but first, we're taking a day to reminisce  over our favorites from 2014:

No question, we share more than a few style loves - not the least of which is mid-century modern!`

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And we discovered just how fun it is to work with bamboo!

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But we are true StyleMutts, through and through, and enjoyed embracing the many styles that make us tick::

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Of course, not all the transformations involved furniture:

In fact, some of the transformations were of entire spaces!

It's been a tremendous year, indeed, and we just want to say THANK YOU for hanging with us, for your encouragement, and for making this adventure completely worth it. Happy New Year, Friends!

Chelsea and Cate

Holiday Snapshots on Instagram

Happy Holidays, friends! I hope each and every one of you got to enjoy time with those near and dear. With every passing year, time becomes a sweeter gift, indeed. Matt and I packed the kids up and went straight down to sunny Florida, (from our home in Virginia), to spend Christmas with family. The time together was precious and dippin in the pool every day didn't hurt either!

I know there are many of you reading this blog that don't have Instagram - and I don't blame you! We've reached a social media overkill, for sure! However, I do post a lot of photos on Instagram that never make it to the blog, so today I thought I'd share a little roundup of Instagram snippits from over the holidays!

In a few days we'll be taking all the holiday hoopla down and getting back to normal around here. Whew! I get almost as excited to take the decorations down as I do to put them up. Funny how that happens every year. How about you? Is your holiday decor still up or are you a prompt de-decorator when all is said and done?

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

DIY Holiday Countdown!

Hi All! The season of decking our halls is right upon us and I'm very much looking forward to it! Yes, I do realize it's a bit early, but listen - I'd rather do a few projects now and be free to enjoy and celebrate the holidays when they're actually here! I'm sure anyone on either side of the 'what's too early' debate could appreciate that.

Last year I started a 'One A Week' series in mid-November where I shared one holiday DIY project each week until the week of Christmas! It was such a hit that I've been so excited to do it again this year...with brand new projects!

So, starting next week I will be posting one holiday do-it-yourself decoration each week until Christmas. None of the projects are complicated and the longest one takes less than than 2 hours. 

Let's have some fun!

Week 1: Paper feather wreath
Week 2: Geo painted coasters
Week 3: Stained wood votive holders
Week 4: Handmade ornaments
Week 5: Deer string art
Week 6: Book page fan garland

No way do I assume anyone would do all or any of these. Your schedules fill up this time of year, I absolutely get it. Just wanted to put these ideas out there for anyone itchin for a little project, that's all. And please, please, please, for the love of inspiration, share your holiday decorations and projects either on our Facebook wall, or tag #stylemuttholiday on Instagram! I did this last year and had a blast seeing all the beautiful work that others shared! We LOVE seeing your handiwork!

|| Here are the projects from 2013! ||

Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely weekend! I'm off to get my wisdom teeth out today so I'm pretty sure I'll be having the best weekend of all in pain killer la-la land!