Ok. So here it is. A tour of the new house now that it's all shiny and finished. It took a lot of work to make this house feel like it home, but it really does now. It's a 1925 bungalow, so it has tons of character -- and a few issues. But we just love it. To say the last tenant had slacked on housekeeping is an understatement. We spent two whole days just cleaning. I don't think the tops of the doorways had been cleaned in years (mega-barf). But once we got it sparkling clean, we set about painting every room in the house except the bathroom. It's amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do.
A few other simple fixes, like blinds on the kitchen door rather than and safety-pinned fabric scrap, and putting frosted cling on the window in the shower (yeah, you read that right -- window. in. the. shower.) made a world of difference.
So here it is a quick before-and-after tour of our house. I have plenty of projects stashed to blog about, so I'll be back here a lot more now that we're all settled in.
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| Living Room (facing front door) Before |
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| Living Room (facing front door) After Paint |
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| Living Room (facing front door) Done |
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| Living Room (from front door) Before |
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| Living Room (from front door) After Paint |
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| Living Room (from front door) Done |
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| Living Room (facing guest room) Before |
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| Living Room (facing guest room) After Paint |
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| Living Room (facing guest room) Done |
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| Guest Room Before |
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| Difference Between Original Paint Color and What It Had Faded To |
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| Guest Room After Paint |
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| Guest Room Done |
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| Guest Room Done |
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| Bathroom Done |
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| Bedroom Before (Yes, it was bright pink) |
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| Bedroom After Paint (it's hard to tell here, but it's grey) |
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| Bedroom After Paint |
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| Bedroom Done (Penny Lane Approves) |
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| Bedroom Done |
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| Kitchen Before (Mint Green) |
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| Kitchen After Paint |
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| Kitchen Done |
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| Kitchen Before |
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| Kitchen After Paint |
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| Kitchen Done |
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| Kitchen Done |
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| My Favorite Part of the Kitchen -- A Glass Built-in Cabinet |
So cute! You guys have done a great job. Any chance the landlord will let you paint the kitchen cabinets to match the white glass cabinet? I think that would really tie it together.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right. All of the woodwork in the house is painted white. The cabinets match the floors, but I think painting them white would make the kitchen look a lot more contemporary. But the landlord loves the cabinets. I do think I'm going to try to convince her to let us replace the medicine cabinet though. $40 would make a world of difference in that bathroom.
ReplyDeleteAw, the place looks great, Amanda! Do you guys have a yard too? Here's hoping if youll be there for 2 years maybe at some point I'll get to visit and see it! :)
ReplyDeleteCUTE! you have a knack for interior design!
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