Bekob in Review: July 2014

Read the sequence from the top before cutting, painting, or moving pieces.

Sheesh, I can’t believe it is August already! July just flew by. We bought a fixer-upper house and spent most of our time working there (follow along here on Instagram @Bekob) and finishing up projects in our current place, while also celebrating my daughter’s birthday (she’s 5! oh my!) and then I spent a rainy week in the mountains for a church girls’ camp. It was wonderful!

And here on the blog, things have been just as wonderful. Along with all the memorable projects, we started our new newsletter (please sign up for either daily or 2x monthly delivery or both, if you haven’t already!) and we had an solid back to school giveaway.

One REALLY exciting thing we started this month: we’re partnering with the good people at eBay to share some of our go-to home design tips and tricks (with more to come!):

and creating collections of our go-to eBay items, like these:

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Please go browse and let us know what you think — and what you think we should write about next!

And PS, just a tip — you can FOLLOW any of those collections and then you’ll see what other goodies we find to add

Now, in case you missed any of the goodness of Bekob this month, here’s a quick review of what was on the blog this month…

Headboard Week

Headboard Week was pretty solid, right? We LOVED doing a full week focused on tutorials and roundups and having all of YOU share your headboards, too, so we’ll be doing it again soon (different topic this time) — stay tuned! You can catch up on all the Headboard Week posts here.

Top Picks

We also partnered with GAF to talk roofing — who knew that shingles could be so striking?

And we discussed popular kitchen layouts — what they look like, pros and cons, and how to use them.

Plus we shared oodles of kitchen storage with our friends from HomeTalk. Always need more kitchen storage options!

Starting this month, our Bekob Anonymous link parties are going to run for the whole month instead of just the weekend, but we will definitely keep featuring you! Make sure that you follow us on Pinterest and social media so you can see features throughout the month, plus catch the monthly feature post. We really love seeing your creative projects!

Upcycled and Recycled Projects Organization options Before and Afters

Contributors

We have the best contributors in all of blogland, in my not-so-humble opinion. Just look at the goodies they shared this month:

Michelle – 4Men1Lady —clearly straightforward Schoolhouse Inspired Doorstop

Sarah – Just The Bees Knees — Moroccan Chic Style

Karah – The Space Between — Coastal Decor options

Jackie – Teal & Lime — How to Handmade Even If You Don’t Like Power Tools

Vidya – What’s Ur Home Story – straightforward Jewelry Organizing Stand 

Tasha – Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body – Update an Integral Sink with Concrete 

Cyndy – The Creativity Exchange — Popular and Best-Selling Paint Colors

Kayla – Home Coming – Modern Handmade Planter Stand walkthrough

Dawn – Designing Dawn — Classic Americana Style for Year-Round Decorating

Corey – Sawdust 2 Stitches – IKEA method into Pottery Barn Console

Cecily –  Ceci Bean — 25 solid Handmade Clocks

Ursula – Home Made by Carmona – Faux Tin Decorative Boxes

Megan – Megan Campbell Designs — YELLOW! in Your Home Decor

Featured Guests

And, last but never least, we love introducing all of our readers to new and talented bloggers in our reader feature posts. (Want to be featured? Go here to submit a project!) Show these lovely ladies some love and look at their blogs, too!

Allison from Two Thirty Five Designs – Mudroom Locker System

Kelly of The Moon and Me — Entertainment Center into TV Console

CK and Nate of Seesaws and Sawhorses – Complete Bathroom Remodel 

Thanks for reading! Happy August!