DISCLOSURE: Some of the links in this post contain affiliate links, which come at no cost to you. Know that I only promote products I personally use and stand behind. To learn more about my affiliates, please review my disclosure policy here. If you’ve always loved open houses, HGTV Dream Home reveals or when Chris Loves Julia does room video tours then you’re in for a treat today! Before we make any cosmetic or structural changes to the home I wanted to document the space for before photos. Because really, who doesn’t like to swipe to see some beautiful before and afters?! I've already shared the 10 things we're looking forward to most in the new house as a tease but now you can enjoy this photo overload post with all the rooms! Take a scroll with me through our new home, before we make any changes to it (as we already have)! If anyone has any tips or ideas on things I mention below, please leave me a comment! House Front It’s a two story colonial style home with 2 bay windows in the front. It has cute curb appear but we do plan to change the front doors for one that includes a sidelites so you can see who’s at the door. Love the little porch covering but may be looking to change up that deck to nowhere over ... Continue Reading...
Powder Room Makeover | Reveal Photos
On Monday I shared the before shots of our powder room and why it wasn’t working for us. In short, we hated the wall paper, open vanity, lack of hidden storage, and shiny hardware. Insert a winter blizzard and Derek got motivated to make the change! He removed all the fixtures and hardware, began spackling and sanding the walls and I got to making purchases of the items we had found that were a perfect fit. Here's the after! All that stayed the same was the toilet. I LOVE the new color (Behr Comforting Green, which I know looks more blue than green here). Goodbye stripes! Derek installed a new vanity with a Euro style vanity that was needed for that narrow space. It gives us more storage, hiding the plumbing underneath which our previous one didn't have. He even went as far as removing the molding on the wall so it would stay flush against the wall, which is much needed with this lack of a backsplash sink. A new oval mirror (that doesn't tilt since the other one moved all the time) was installed. It has an almost sea glass look to it and it LOVE IT! Pretty new lights hang above which no longer has that shiny silver look. In fact, the hardware and accessories now match! Instead ... Continue Reading...
Powder Room Makeover | Before
Back in January, I published my 2016 goals, which included house projects, and a few weeks later I shared my top 10 Rookie Home Decorating Mistakes. This half bathroom, or powder room as I’m calling it here (#fancypants), were included in both posts! First let’s review the issues with this room and why we were making it over. I also want to apologize on the not so stellar shots but this room was hard to shoot and no time seemed to bring the best lighting. The owners before us painted vertical stripes on the wall. We often got compliments on this since many fessed to touching the wall to see that it actually wasn’t wallpaper, but paint. We lived with it for 6 years but we were never fans so it had to go. The vanity under the sink was open so not only ugly but also a safety hazard when you have little kids in the home. The tiny glass shelf over the toilet was useless, especially since Derek often uses this bathroom mirror to get ready in the morning and needed more storage for his manly toiletries. The hardware was all a shiny silver, of which we were not fans, and the mirror was a tilted style that never seemed to stay put. Derek got motivated during the blizzard at the end of January and we were ... Continue Reading...