Befores, afters and in betweens

Aunt Olivia claims that we found a diamond in the rough with buying our house. We saw what great potential it had, but didn't realize how much work it required. We have put so much work into it, but yet have so much more to do. Each room is desperate of wall hangings.. I'll get to it one day. I will present to you what we have accomplished thus far... and will continue to post updates as we achieve more goals we have to making this house just the way we want it.

First we will start with our bedroom. It used to be a mossy color greenish? Maybe that wouldn't be a good description of the color. For some reason they began to paint the baseboard and then I guess decided that was too much work and decided to stop. We finished what they started after painting it blue.

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Next, we will move onto the Master bathroom. Where to begin telling this task?! I'll let the pictures explain that. For the record, I take no credit except for painting. Jacky is the MAN!

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In Between.

 

New lights!

  

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The guest bedroom.. Have lots of things to hang. Obviously, we haven't gotten to that yet. :) Above the cedar chest I have an idea of hanging two long white floating shelves with old vintage pictures of our grandparents. I have a tendency of changing ideas.. We'll see if that lasts. I may make it more modern chic?? If you have ideas.. pass them this way. We'll see. Above the bed, my plan is to use my dear friend Amy Lou's photography to make the wall beautiful.

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The guest bathroom.. My, oh my! Off goes the shower door--on with a shower curtain! Shower curtains are expensive.. (thats because I'm cheap) and I had a couple picked out but couldn't bring myself to buy them, so we found this one at Bed Bath & Beyond on clearance for $9.00...Sold.

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The office...
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The living room... Plan is to get a large area rug to cover our terrible carpet (which will one day be hardwood floors). I also plan to get the matching love seat.. or chair and ottoman... OR I just don't know yet.

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Excuse the mess.. 

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The outside.. white shutters on a gray house?! Nahh. We'll go with black... and some snow. :)

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I will update with some of the other rooms another day: kitchen, Jacky's room downstairs, dining area.. Those are for another day. Welcome to the King's house.