Mini Makeovers

I wanted to share a few updated spaces in our home. 

Nothing quite like a satisfying before and after shot. 

And just in case you haven't seen the real before,
here are the same rooms for your viewing pleasure...

 I always imagined the bay window area as a sitting/reading nook.

I found the Ikea chairs in the classifieds, moved the table from the nursery, 

and bought the curtains from Ikea for less than $20/pair. 

The living room was just too "warm" for my liking,
and didn't flow well into the kitchen color scheme, 

so I moved the sitting chair to our room and replaced it with the black rocker. 

I replaced most of my homemade pillow covers with new covers from Ikea for $5/pop. 

I moved the gold mirror to the basement and replaced it with an 

iron art piece from Hobby Lobby that I found for 50% off. 

In our bedroom my hubby hung 2 Ikea wall shelves that I painted white,

I replaced a broken floor lamp with one I found at the local thrift store,

I swapped chairs with the living room
(and it is so much nicer to have a good chair for chatting and reading), 

and I brought a rug up from the entryway to fill the vast area of gray carpet. 

The basement is still a huge work in progress.

We still need to paint all the walls and ceilings from a nasty taupe to white. 

There are no windows down there so it seems very dark with the current paint color.

But our vision for the room is coming together (workout/guest room/play room).

We found the futon for $60 in the classifieds, 

and Mike's work gives us a yearly stipend to use towards "health" 

(aka the exercise equipment). 

Slowly making progress!