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,
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 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!
