This week’s Metamorphosis Monday features projects submitted to last week’s Pinterest Challenge, thrown down by by Sherri, Katie, Emily (Henderson, HGTV’s Design Star) and Lana.



I wanted to participate but was still catching up from vacation and then had a weekend girls’ getaway, so I’ll have to wait until the next round.  In the mean time, I’ll keep away! 

These are the inaugural Pinterest Challenge projects that I like best:

The photo on the left is what inspired {love}details, and the photo on the right is her version.  As part of her dining room makeover, she painted a cabinet that she owned, and hung decorative plates on the wall as art.



Michelle from Decor and the Dog saw this washer monogram on Pinterest and decided to make her own version.  Here’s the inspiration photo, which I have pinned as well.



And here’s Michelle’s version.  It’s pretty simple to do with some washers from the hardware store, plus some glue.



People all over the interwebs are trying out ways to recreate a capiz pendant or lamp.  Here’s an example of a retail version from West Elm.  Lovely, no?



Jenn from A Home in the Making made her version out of wax paper, thread and a lampshade, following a tutorial she found on Pinterest.  It makes a big impact in her eating nook.



I’m quite fond of this project myself and just might be inspired to give it a whirl.  The inspiration art on the wall is a poem by e.e. cummings, painted on a canvas with shoe polish.



Here’s a Robert Frost version by Julia of Chris loves Julia, made with black paint on canvas.



IKEA products are the start of many a metamorphosis, as I discussed here.  Designer Amy Butler made a white IKEA Maskros pendant lamp more glam by painting it gold.  Much pinning ensued.



While on a trip to IKEA, Jamie’s almost-4-year-old niece pointed out the Maskros from a display, so Jamie decided to make her a custom version for her birthday.  She shared her process at her blog Lyrical Journey.



You know I’m crushing on chevron (see this, this, this and this).  So is Amy of Flirting with Design, who pinned this chevron print.



She made her own version by measuring out a chevron design on a canvas, then meticulously painting a rainbow of colors.



If I would have participated in the Pinterest Challenge this go-round, here are a couple of the projects I might have considered:

1.  Pinhole art



2.  Computer monitor upcycled into a kitty bed.  (The Teen and I were supposed to work on this over the summer, but where has the time gone?)



Did you participate in the Pinterest Challenge?  Did you want to but just not have enough time to get a project done?  What have you pinned that you’re dying to have, but afraid to try?