About a month ago we decided to paint our whole house all at once instead of doing it room by room like I had originally planned. And when I say the whole house I mean walls, trim and ceiling...no biggie right? We were tired of everything not being done and we wanted to make sure we finished the projects before we have to sell the house in about 3.5 years. Which seriously was the rate we were moving at. This means that my every waking free minute is spent painting. Luckily it is looking great and I am so happy we are doing it all. The chaos will be worth it. In a couple weeks I hope to have some pictures of finished projects but for now I will let you have a sneak peek of what has been going on for the last month. It will make you feel really good about the current state of your own home:)...
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| We no longer use our kitchen table because it has become our work station. Also you will notice the bare windows in the background. I have a solution to cover them but still need to figure out the color scheme. |
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| This room is the most finished but still needs some work. I will get some before and afters when it is all said and done. The wall on the right will be covered with photo ledges and what not. The blue carpet (which I so thought we would replace when we bought the house) has given me quite the challenge when it comes to decorating this room. Even though it is more of a navy blue it still doesn't go well with colors so for now the room is a little plain. I decorated with a lot of gray and then decided to paint the walls gray so I am trying to figure out how to jazz it up. |
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| Believe it or not there is a beautiful dining table, that my husband built, under all this mess. It seriously is awesome and I can't wait to get this room put together. The walls use to be red, DARK red. It took me three coats of primer to cover it up. So far that is all that has been done in here. Just getting rid of the red has made a huge difference. Can't wait to tackle this room! |
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| I am working on painting the trim in this room for now and then I will paint the walls the same gray color as the rest of the house. We bought the couch when we started this adventure and plan to get some accent chairs. Why do chairs have to cost a fortune? |
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| As if painting the whole house wasn't a big enough project I talked my husband into tearing down the ugly ceiling overhang thing (not sure what else to call it). It was serving no purpose but closed off the room so much. It only took about 30 minutes to take down and I think Nate secretly enjoyed the project:) |
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| We replaced the ugly florescent light with recessed lighting. I say we because I choose the lighting and Nate did all the work:) I do the majority of the painting so it's fair:) The change makes a world of difference and every time I walk into the kitchen it makes me smile. The kitchen feels fresher, newer and more open. Now we just need to finish painting the ceiling and put the covers on the lights. If I am not totally burned out of painting when all is said and done I plan to paint our cabinets white. Again ignore the bare windows...soon they will look awesome. |
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| Since I spend all my time working on house projects I am usually greeted by huge piles of laundry like this that take days to finally sort and put away. One day I hope to become supermom and figure out a way to have a clean beautiful house. Pretty sure that day will only come if we hire a housekeeper:) |
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| 32 weeks!!! The comments about how big my belly is have already started. When buying paint a few days back the lady helping me gasped (seriously gasped) when I told her I was due it November. She then proceeded to tell me I was REALLY big for not being due for a few months. Pretty sure I cried when I got in the car...I may have been overly tired/emotional that day. I wish I could say that painting the house is the only project we have to do before I can feel at peace with how things look around here. My poor husband has to put up with my insanity of diy-ing. What is up in the near future?... Tear out a bunch of bushes and trees in the front yard Change out the interior doors (Right now we have cheapo fake oak doors that seriously date the place) Change the nursery so baby brother doesn't can have sleep and play in a girly bedroom Move Sadie into Cambri's room and finish decorating it Paint and reupolster the dining room chairs and the list goes on and on and on.... |
2 comments:
i don't know why anyone ever tells you that you are big, i wish i looked like that when i was prego, you look great!
Your house is looking awesome! I love the colors you've chosen, and the one room that's all complete is beautiful. You have great taste. Hope all the craziness dies down soon.
P.S. Thanks for the post about your mom. It made me tear up. Helps me remember that I have a lot to be thankful for--my kids--that I get to be with them--and also for the fact that I do have my own mom around still.
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