Living room:
First things first, the 'custom' valances that the previous owners were kind enough to leave, the moss green blinds and the black media wall and mantel needed to go:
Before:
During:
Two things we quickly found out - after painting the entire room this 'grey' color, we soon realized that it was the complete wrong shade of grey, it was way too purple. Second - the green blinds were even worse when they didn't match the green walls. EEK.
So after we re-painted the entire room, and replaced all the blinds (along with all the blinds in the house, as they were nice enough to custom match all rooms with their blinds) We both felt much better.
After:
We had done the stencil in the half bath a few weeks before, and really liked it. I knew I wanted to try it in the same color but different finish on the media wall, so Stephen surprised me when I was on a work trip and finished this feature wall before I got home!
Ahh, no more black and moss green. So much lighter.
We still have a few small things to do in here:
1. Replace the green tile around the fire place with a more neutral tile.
2. Add window treatments - I am sewing these, about half way done, but no motivation to finish the other half :)
3. Crown molding - eventually.
Unfortunately I only got the before of the hallway, not of the back entry, and I could kick myself! PS, please note the 9" ceilings - while this is a great feature to have in your downstairs to open things up, it is not a great feature when you are painting every room in your house! I never knew my arms could fall asleep so many times.
Before:
After:
Just imagine the back hallway all white, brass handles and no coat rack. One of the many projects Stephen was nice enough to make for me - Thanks Pinterest :)
Half Bath:
Nothing to major to do in here, for some reason, this was the one room in the house that they updated - it had a pedestal sink, brushed nickel light fixture, etc. We just needed to get rid of the white. I had been wanting to try out a stencil that I had seen all over Pinterest, so I figured I would try it in this small space before doing it on the large Media wall (pictured above but with a different finish).
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Other projects we would like to finish on the main floor:
1. Add board and batten around the combined living/dining room.
2. Paint the top portion of the living/dining room
3. Crown molding (throughout entire downstairs)
4. Laundry room: The previous owners decided it was a better use of space for the washer and dryer to be down in the unfinished basement instead of in the actual laundry room. I on the other hand, do not need an extra level of stairs to hinder my lack of laundry love. So we had one of Stephen's friends come in and plumb the 'mud room' so that we could move the washer and dryer to their rightful place. I can't explain how happy this made me! Who wants to go downstairs to a creepy unfinished basement when you can have it on your main level.
So anyways, while I am thrilled that the appliances have been moved, that means a few more updates:
Hide the huge cut-out square hole behind the washer/dryer with board and batten (along with all of laundry room). Paint the top portion a fun color. Add a small counter top for folding/storage. Add a cabinet above for more storage.
5. Replace all downstairs flooring with hardwood. If you are standing in our family room, you can see 4; yes 4 different types of flooring throughout a tiny area. We have white tile in the entry way, carpet in the family room, laminate flooring in the back hallway/laundry room, and a different faux wood laminate flooring in the kitchen. This will be a big project that we need to save for.
Next up: Kitchen remodel pictures; where most of our time and energy went this spring.
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