Can you feel it? There is something in the air.
The soft scent of daffodils and hyacinth…
Heavy coats giving way to windbreakers or maybe even…wait for it…
NO COAT AT ALL!
Ok, so must of us aren’t at that point yet.
But, the days are longer and we can take walks after dinner and have it still be light out.
Peter Rabbit and friends are hippety hoppity-ing their way around town.
Gardens are being planned and mapped out.
The kids boots are at their muddiest.
SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!
And never has that been more apparent than at
We can tell that you all have severe cases of Spring Fever because the creativity and inspiration is in full bloom, just like the gorgeous cherry blossoms.
There was a treasure trove of wonderful inspiration from last week’s party and as always, we AGONIZED over how to pick just a few to feature.
Now, we don’t like to AGONIZE.
So, we made a decision.
We are going to start Facebook Featuring a few folks throughout the week so that we can share with you even more of the great Inspiration that we are so honored to view every week!
So, if you aren’t already a Facebook Friend of At the Picket Fence, be sure to come on over and “Like” us so you are sure to know when you have been Featured.
~~Now, on to some highlights from last week’s party!~~
First up we have Landee from Landee See Landee Do
She performed death defying acrobatics in order to freshen up her entry way that she described as “lame.boring.vanilla.blaaah.” Her words folks!
Here it is Before
And here it is After
And here she is in her one woman show “Landee the Magnificent”!
Be sure to pay her a visit and see the rest of this remarkable makeover at
Next up we have Rachel from Low Country Living.
She and her husband have done an amazing job renovating their home and this room is no exception.
Here is their Living Room Before
And here is the After!
Look at that incredible fireplace transformation and all of that lovely woodwork!
Be sure and pay Rachel a visit at Low Country Living.
And then there was this jaw-dropping makeover courtesy of Ange of
She had a wonderful play-room space and she knew she could help it live up to it’s full potential.
Here is the space Before
And here it is After!
You will have to go over and visit Ange at Love From My Kitchen to fully appreciate just how incredible this transformation really is. You won’t believe your eyes!
Last week Kristy from Hyphen Interiors presented what we think were two firsts for At The Picket Fence. First, she finished a project quickly enough to link up both the before post of her chair where she was in the process of refinishing it, but also managed to finish it in time to link up the after of her chair.
Here’s the before:
Kristy picked up this chair for $60 off of Craig’s List and transformed it into this:
Yes it is stunning…but what is even more stunning is…it’s painted! Yes you read that right…painted! And that I think is a first here At The Picket Fence. Oh yes we’ve had lots of lovely reupholstered pieces, but never any that have been painted. If you’re mouth’s hanging open you are not alone. Kristy shares a full tutorial over several posts, but was kind enough to do a new post with step by step instructions! You can read about Kristy’s painted chair on her post: Painted Upholstery-The Process Revealed
Now, we have such a Spring in our Step that we can’t help but feature just a few more creative folks!
Kim from Too Much Time on my Hands really knows how to Spring Forward!
She made this amazing Pottery Barn Inspired Clock.
Abbi from My Garden of Eden made these adorable Jellybean Topiaries.
We are definitely going to be trying our hands at making these!
We are definitely going to be trying our hands at making these!
And Natalie from A Turtle’s Life for Me shared this fabulous Spa Themed Birthday Party
that was just perfect for her Niece!
We hope you will take some time and visit all of these wonderfully creative folks!
Now, don’t forget to grab your Featured At button if you were featured at today’s party or during the week as a Facebook Feature!
We also want to give a quick reminder to pay a visit to our Etsy Shop of the month
Now it’s time for you to share you inspiration with us! Please take a moment to read the instructions and then link up your favorite posts!
After linking up to Inspiration Friday click the graphics below and pay a visit to our other
Friday Party Friends!
Friday Party Friends!
And our beautiful friend Alison from Stuff and Nonsense
It’s so easy to link-up…here’s a few rules to help you:
Just a quick reminder since it’s so easy to just skim over the instructions. We’ve noticed lately several people have forgotten to link back to Inspiration Friday. While we we’ve decided we won’t delete your entry or “call you out” on it we pretty please ask that you take an extra minute to link your post BACK to At The Picket Fence. It’s a pretty standard “rule” for linky parties and is a way to “thank” your hosts for well…hosting the party! We want “your guests to be able to come back here and see all of the wonderful inspiration in blogland and to maybe link up one of their posts. Thank you for honoring this mandatory requirement!
- Friend At The Picket Fence in some capacity
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Link Up any post you’ve written that has Inspired You and will Inspire Others-it can be a home improvement project, craft, recipe, story, devotional…if it inspires link it up!
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Be sure to link back to your original post and not just your url (main blog address)
- Please post our button (code in the sidebar) or a text link on your blog so others can join in the fun! (MANDATORY)
- Visit another guest Please try and visit at least the link directly above and below you! We are trying so hard between writing posts, homeschooling, and taking care of our families..grin..to visit everyone’s posts. Sometimes we miss one and for that we apologize. It makes us feed good knowing others are visiting people as well! Thank you..it truly means a lot to us!
So go on now and link up!
Thanks for hosting the party each week. Amazing before and afters you featured! Seeing Landee waaay up there on that ladder is giving me heart palpitations!!!
Great features. I know, I couldn’t believe that chair was painted either…amazing, right? Thanks for hosting.
Hi girls thanks for hosting, Martina
Hi, thanks so much for hosting. I just want to make sure my link back to you is OK. I did a linky party page on my sidebar. Is that OK or do you like it on the specific post. Thanks so much.
I just cannot believe that chair! Ot the stairwell, just amazing. Thanks for hosting, and for the inspiration!
@jandjhome Hi! While we always love to have a link back to the party in the actual post, we are okay with our button being on a “party page” as well, as long as there is some link back to Inspiration Friday somewhere on the blog. I know every host feels differently about this, but we try to be pretty relaxed with the “rules”. Hope that helped answer your question and answers it for anyone else wondering. 🙂
Heather and Vanessa
No way would I work that high now but her stairs look great. Thanks for hosting.
Thanks so much for having me today. I look forward to checking out everyone’s ideas.
Best wishes,
Natasha.
Hi there…new follower and new to your party…thanks for hosting! Now I’ll go peek around 🙂 Laurel@chippingwithcharm
The jelly beans are just too cute…love this look!!! Thanks so much for hosting.
Blessings,
Linda
Thank you for your fun party every week!
Thanks so much for the feature and for hosting! Off to go check out the other cool links!
Those are some fantastic features! Thanks for the link-up party! 🙂
Love your blog … signed up to follow and linked up too! jules
Hi girls!!! Love those picks!! All linked up- thanks for hosting! Hope you are warm and dry this weekend… snowing again here… I was thinking it was supposed to be spring now?! 🙂
Thank you for hosting such an *inspirational* party! Have a great weekend
you have got to be kidding me…this is starting to get humorous…okay, i can tell you one of my features next week involves calf rennet, but as for the rest…apparently twisted minds think alike!
all linked up,
alison
Hey Girls!!! I am in LOVE with that entryway! WOW!!! That totally makes me want to paint!
Thanks for featuring my topiaries!!! That made my morning!
Abbi
Hi Ladies, thanks for hosting, some great inspiration here. I would never climb that high on a ladder, that the kinda thing ya hire people to do, lol. Im gettin dizzy just thinkin about it……………Bonnie
Hey Ladies!
What a wonderful surprise to see my “clock” featured today!!! Yippeee
Thanks for featuring the living room. You guys are so sweet!
Amazing features! Thanks for hosting such a fun party (and blog!)
Wow–y’all attract some great projects! This is a great re-cap post! Makes me want to get busy and get creative around here!
Thanks for hosting a really nice party. I’m glad it’s turned out to be successful for you!
Awesome features! Love PARTYING with yall every friday! Thanks for hosting:)
xoxokara
h yeah…I linked up 2 times:)
My plastic eggs and my Repurposed Candle jars…have a BLESSED weekend:)
xxokara
Wow!Those are some amazing room transformations! There are so many talented women in this world. Thanks for hosting!
Heather
thank you for the link up!
COme visit
and enter my GiveAway if you want!
chickhardware.blogspot.com
I agree those are some awesome room transformations! I am new to your blog. Really like it!!
Great features. Love the stairway update. Thanks for hosting this fun party. I love seeing what others have done.
~Lynn
Thanks for the feature of my entry way! You guys make the life-risking-sweat-inducing time I spent up there all worth it! Love your link parties & linked up again (something else, of course)!
The entry way is gorgeous, I must go see 🙂
Enjoy your weekend!
XO
Kristin
Thank you so very much for mentioning my chair project on here! So cool to have firsts on your site!! I love that foyer. And, that school room is amazing!!