Progress on the house

BEFORE- what the dining looked like when we bought the house.

Progress-

Before- Living room

Progress-

Progress....

We closed on the house last Thursday and started the renovating. after many trips to Home Depot and a lot of late nights; we're on our way to making it our home. Here are a few before and progress pics...

I primed and painted the cabinets in Creamy mushroom and the walls in Agave. Have not yet begun to redo the counters or put in the appliances.

Also, I haven't decided yet how to tackle the travesty above the cabinets. Still, it's better than it was!


The attached dining/breakfast nook was also in red ( what I thought was paint was actually 2 layers of painted over walllpaper!)

I painted it the same Agave color as the adjoining kitchen.

This week I will be priming and painting the bottom part of the walls, the doors and trim in Ultra white.

The living room was a bold golden yellow. The fireplace and bookcases are in desperate need of a cleaning and a fresh coat of white paint.

Now, the main color is Creamy Mushroom and the accent wall is Agave. We wanted to keep the color pallet the same, since it flows into the dining room/kitchen. The fireplace and bookcases still need a good cleaning and fresh coat of white paint. You can see most of the floor has been pulled up,too.

Turquoise upcycled dresser

I found this big, abused dresser at the thrift store for $25.00 My husband mad a horrified face when I brought it home, but I saw the potential. After sanding, gutting the bottom drawers and priming, I went to Home Depot for paint. Martha Stewart has good size testers, so I choose a beautiful Turquoise. I distressed it a bit after painting and so far, I'm loving it. We headed back to Home Depot for some paneling for the bottom shelf and backing. I still need to paint the bottom shelf and add the backing it here is a before and during......

Before & After- Nightstand and Mirrors

On a recent trip to the local Goodwill, I picked up a pair of nightstands and two ugly little plastic mirrors. I immediately knew what I wanted to do with both. The mirrors would be updated for my daughters Paris themed room and the others would be bedside tables for the hubby and I. Less than $20 and voila!

 I sanded, primed and painted it white then added knobs from World Market. Still not happy so, I bought some beautiful paper for the shelf and am on the hunt for a colorful knob. Hopefully, it'll be done this week.

The two little mirrors just need a few sprays of bold pink!

I can't wait to add after photos of my revamped items after we've moved. Alas, everything is getting packed.
Oh, did I mention we're buying our first house!