Hello!
It's been a little while since my last post...we didn't get internet turned on in the new place until recently and we are still in the unpacking phase. Who knew we had so much to unpack?! :/
In the meantime, I snapped a few photos for you of the place...I will have more this week...but keep in mind, no decorating has been done really so it will be a bunch of outdated pictures for you guys to see. Exciting, huh? :)
We will start with the family room...
it is a space with so much character and lots of work to do...but I am very excited about that!
We are replacing the green carpet (yes, I said green!) and painting (possibly all of the crown molding)...I am pretty sure I won't be painting the fireplace portion, but we will have to see what things look like once we start that project.
There are a lot of brass/gold fixtures and at first I wanted to update those, but that is going to have to wait. I actually think I am going to try and work around that and decorate accordingly so it doesn't have to be changed. We shall see!!
This is our mudroom/laundry room. Not a big space, but I am happy we at least have one!
The wood floors in here aren't too shabby either. :)
I put up some ol' scrap wood on the wall to hang our bags, jackets, scarves, etc.
This is our little powder room downstairs.
It is very little, but functional, which is all you really need, right?
See the hardware on the door and the cabinet? Outdated, but again, hoping to work around that.
And I am certainly not a fan of the paneled doors on the cabinet in here (we have them in the kitchen too) but I have a plan for that...hoping it works because if it does, it will be a real money saver since we don't plan on any big remodels with this house!
I also don't think I will be painting some of the rooms in this house since they were freshly painted before we moved in...but there are lots of little projects to do and I can't wait to start!!
Those are just a few little details...I will have more to share later in the week.
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Hello there!
Well, the day is almost here...we are moving this weekend and will be in our new home soon!
It's an exciting and busy time so I won't be able to blog as much as I was before...I hope to be back with some pictures of the new place and some new pieces in a week.
Here is a sweet little picture of our oldest that we took last week. :)
Thank you for understanding and please stay tuned!!
It will be a journey but an exciting one!!
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I am so excited to share this project with you all!
This is a new piece that I have been working on and just completed.
**I do have to say that once again, I didn't take "before" pictures...blah! Sorry...I really have to be better about that!*
Here is what I did:
Anyways, this piece needed some color so I began by priming it first.
I painted it this pretty green shade by Sherwin Williams and then once it was dry, sanded the whole thing to give it a little bit of a distressed look. I felt it was needing that.
I also used some Frog Tape to tape off the numbers "1", "2", and "3" on the drawers. I wanted to keep some of the original wood finish to the piece and by doing that with the numbers on the drawers, it added some visual interest.
I also wrapped the knobs with some jute and then once the dresser was painted and dried, they were ready to be added on. I think they look fabulous and just what this piece needed in the end to finish it off.
Here are a few close-ups of the different colors coming through after I sanded it down.
I really love how it turned out once it was distressed a little bit!
As a side note, if you are thinking of redoing a piece of furniture like this, I would highly recommend priming whatever part(s) you are planning to paint. It really helps keep the piece durable and the paint will stick better to the primer as well.
This piece looks much better in person I think and I am very happy with the way it turned out!
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