Ever since my nesting syndrome began, I’ve been stalking any interior design blog i could get my chubby fingers on. Most of them heighten my expectations towards making my home a better home, but let’s face it… pretty magazine pictures aren’t reality. They’re angled and staged and falsely lighted to perfection. So whenever I attempt something out of the pages of Wallpaper or Elle Magazine, it turns out crappy and overrated.

Then I get all “woe is me.”

That’s when I turn to a more dependable, more realistic Elle; Elle of www.switcheroom.com. Ever since I stumbled upon this blog, I’ve scrapped the self-pity in any situation because let’s face it, there are people with far worst backyards. So what’s so great bout this particular blog? For one, it gets pretty nitty gritty. With her recent move, Elle has discovered that living rooms can look like freaking hell, and bathrooms a filthy pit of a spot in that personal hell you now call home. However, she doesn’t let that get her down. Instead, as a gift to each family member, she gave them a self-doodled decorating plan on what she’s going to turn each room into. And so far, she’s blown everyone’s minds away.

She photographs and posts up each upgrade as she goes along, from thrifted tables to gorgeous labels, from wrong moves to dream rooms. Above are pictures of her bedroom before… (hell, I’d have given up and just moved out looking at that initial pic)… and the gorgeous third attempt after. Elle patiently does her research, collecting inspirations and sharing them with everyone on her blog. But what I love are her DIY projects, affordable and so well-orchestrated to fit her everyday presentation of a home gone right.

If you’ve just moved into a new space and are looking to adding a touch of pride and inspiration into it, I really really REALLY recommend you visit www.switcheroom.com. After all, a house is just a house… until you’ve painted it home with your own two hands