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Our Third House (The Newest One!)

When I think about the work we've done in the 7 months since moving in, I'm pretty amazed.
  • Painted 10 out of 13 rooms
  • Painted the kitchen cabinets
  • Removed 5 trees obscuring the front of the house
  • Painted the fireplace, oven door, cheap plastic-brass chandelier and hand-me-down kitchen table
  • Changed all the exterior light fixtures
  • Had the exterior painted, gutters cleaned, and the FP changed from gas to wood
  • Installed HW floors on the first floor
  • Completely re-landscaped the front (no pics)
  • Gutted the powder room
  • And all-round spent a fortune making this house escape 1989 ;)

Before & Afters


Exterior Before


SW Peppercorn on the shutters and SW Natural Tan on the trim.


Dining Room Before


Dining Room After - SW Balanced Beige

Study Before


Study After - Not my favorite room, the furniture here is mostly hand-me-downs
SW Union Station from the Nashville Collection - nearly identical to SW Balanced Beige across the hall, just different lighting

Living Room Before


Living Room After - SW Sandbar






Fireplace Before

Fireplace After - 2 coats of oil-based SW Wrought Iron, prepped with chemical stripper

Powder Room Before


Powder Room After - SW Mount Etna; tile, toilet, light, accessories from HD; sink and faucet from Lowe's


Kitchen Before




Kitchen After - SW Pure White in ProClassic on the cabinets, SW Windsor Greige on the walls, painted the oven with appliance epoxy




Laundry Before - hello, cave!


Laundry After - SW Silvermist



Master Bedroom Before


Master Bedroom After - BM Sabre Gray - second photo true color


Upstairs Guest Rooms - After - No change in paint color




Upstairs Bathroom Before


Upstairs Bathroom After - Behr Perfect Taupe - still have to do the floors and replace the faucet & light fixture

Bonus Room Before


Bonus Room After - still have to paint a camel color and get DH's home theater set up

Patio Before


Patio After