A little over a year ago, we left our comfy, settled two story home ready for a new challenge kauai vacation condo rentals in an older neighborhood with tons of trees and homes with character! After eight months of waiting to finally have an offer on our two story house. On the very same day, Stud stumbled kauai vacation condo rentals upon this home as the owner was hammering the for sale by owner sign into the lawn. Stud walked through the home and a bit later, I checked it out, too. Despite the economy, homes in this neighborhood don t stay on the market for long. All the details came together and about a month later, this was our new super old and super ugly home, what we prefer to call a home full of character!
kauai vacation condo rentals Entry : We switched out the front door , door knobs throughout, kauai vacation condo rentals the light fixture and painted the hallway doors to brighten and update this entry. We have plans to put a coat rack of some sort behind kauai vacation condo rentals the door and get an entry table and mirror somewhere also, to try to utilize this little space better.
Formal Rooms : Underneath kauai vacation condo rentals the carpet throughout the house was original hardwood floors kauai vacation condo rentals that had never been used before. We thought kauai vacation condo rentals this was the biggest treat EVER then we had a huge scare because of humidity issues , thankfully it was an easy fix and after the floors were sanded and stained , we fell in love with our house all over again! It was our dream to have a one story home with dark stained hardwood floors throughout! We also painted the chandelier in the dining room which helped to update the look.
Family Room : Both of us totally agreed as soon as we walked through this home that the wall separating the living room and kitchen needed to be torn down! Removing this wall and rebuilding kauai vacation condo rentals this wall opened up this space and brightened the family room MAJORLY!!! We painted the paneling and fireplace in this room and stud replaced all of the lighting, added recessed lights and moved electrical outlets in this room. It looks like a totally different house with these awesome updates! Most recently I added a new rug that I like LOTS!
Kitchen : Painting the kitchen kauai vacation condo rentals cabinets, building new cabinets, changing hardware, lighting, countertops, window treatments, appliances, flooring, sink and faucet has made a HUGE difference in this room! I still need to share all the scoop and I will as soon as I have all the finishing touches kauai vacation condo rentals complete!! I have tons of tips to share with you sweet friends!!!
Laundry Room : I have huge hopes for this little space. If only I could find a few more hours each day we would have put those ideas to work by now, but we ll get here and I ll be THRILLED to share it when we do!!!
Master Bedroom kauai vacation condo rentals : I know you are drooling over my closet right there! LOL! We re definitely kauai vacation condo rentals making some progress in here with paint, window treatments and lighting updates! I ll give you all the scoop on this room soon. There s a SUPER funny story to go along with it! Oh my, I ll just precursor it by admitting I m a total mess not in the literal sense, more figuratively. Promise I ll explain!
Master Bathroom : This bathroom is definitely the thing dreams are made of let me tell you! NOT! Removing the wallpaper helped {maybe, it still so ugly}. I m continuously checking pinterest and design magazines for inspiration in here!
I could have died when I saw those chairs! I was crossing my fingers that they d leave them behind, but no such luck! As for the room color, you may not be able to tell from this picture, but it glowed! The rest of the house had peach and pink walls, but this room was a glowing green even the trim and entire closet! YUCK! Paint, lighting and curtain updates helped tremendously, but I still have some ideas and Little B does too! We re still negotiating our ideas! Hmm nine year old girls like BRIGHT decor!!! Any advice for this mom!?!?
The Boys Room : The boy s room came with the perfect spot for Little B to practice her ballet, but this room is twice the size of hers so sadly, she didn t get a choice here! The curtains, lighting and paint have been updated. I m still trying to figure out what to do with their closets. I m not a big fan of sliding doors, but their closets are ummm, well, not super picked up so I definitely need a way to close them! They re so rough, kauai vacation condo rentals it s okay that they are, right! I think it s inevidable when you have two boys eighteen months apart! kauai vacation condo rentals I worry about the durability factor were I to put curtains in place of the doors!!? Hmm, still thinking on this one, too!
I wish I could have a tremendously impressive after to show you for this bathroom, but the extent of the makeover is I found a shower curtain that had a bit of green in it after Valentine s Day last year for just over $1 at Target. Adding touches of green in the shower curtain kauai vacation condo rentals and a bathroom rug made the boys a tiny bit more okay with having a LOUD PINK bathroom! Our boys are definitely rooting us on about improving this room!
Backyard : We sit on almost a half an acre and have huge dreams on how to use this space! Definitely we ll need to work on landscaping and perhaps brick and/or trim paint! Still thinking through what we are wanting to do. The first week I moved in though, I had someone from Craigslist come over and pull the bushes out from around our back patio. They were excited to replant the shrubs at their home!!! Hopefully this spring and summer we can make some progress here! We have a fence to work on and overgrown jasmine in a huge bed under our huge tree. The bed is wrapped with a metal border that concerns me everytime the kids run around in the backyard kauai vacation condo rentals {which is all day everyday}! No worries, yes, we do homeschool and I do keep to a rigorous schedule, but homeschooling does afford us quite a bit of time for outdoor play, aka, time for mommy to regain her thoughts and sometimes find her sanity!
The garage doors had to be replaced before kauai vacation condo rentals we could close on the house the bank insisted. Sort of risky, but we did this update out of pocket before signing on the line. The price we were offered was great, we didn t want to change anything up and have the sellers back out on the offer! It was night and day seeing the difference updating the garage doors made! Gave me a glimmer of hope for all the ugliness throughout the rest of the house on closing day!
I ll continue to update you on our progress! We are definitely kauai vacation condo rentals in our element when we are working on projects and we enjoy including our sweet B s in the process too! It s so rewarding to look around and know that 98% of the progress came from the work of our own hands! It s awesome seeing our dreams become kauai vacation condo rentals a reality!
It is looking so great! Would you believe that our house (way over here in Tennessee) had an almost identical bathroom?! Pink everywhere plus floral wallpaper! It took a complete demo and remodel to make it ok and we still have mint green and aqua colored bathrooms too! Can t wait to see where you end up eith all of it.
Amiee, Your home is so bright and happy! I love all the updates you and Stud have done. We debated kauai vacation condo rentals about going really dark on our floors but were talked out of it with the dogs and kids. Even with the dark Cherry we put in the great room, I m glad we didn t go darker. Although the dark floors like in your home are stunning and beautiful! Can t wait to see more! BTW- I love the colors and bedding in your master! dee dee
Great job! I have a 1948 ranch, so it s fun to see the similarities. Great job on all your progress! kauai vacation condo rentals That s alot of wonderful accomplishments in a year! Looking fwd to seeing all your progress in 2012!
Wow! That sure is a lot of work but your home looks very beautiful! When we bought our home 10 years ago a 90+ year old women lived here and didn t do a thing in probably kauai vacation condo rentals 30 years. It was very, very, VERY ugly and outdated. Thinking back, I can t believe we saw past that and bought the house. We have put so much work into this house including kauai vacation condo rentals putting on an addition almost doubling the size of the house and have done so much yard work, it almost makes me sick thinking about it. Hopefully in the spring time I ll be able to get my stuff together for a house tour. All of our old photos are on hard drives so it will take some time to dig them all up. Plus I have some more touch up work and decorating that I need to finish. I can t wait to see what you do with your pink bathrooms!
Your redo s are awesome! I, too, moved into an older house that has a lot of quirks, almost a year 1/2 ago. But we ve only started on a couple of things. Nowhere near what you ve done! And the funny thing is, my husband is a contractor!
Thanks Josie Mae! I ve got an itch so bad to get going on it, but we ll have to wait until we save up a bit more!!! If you see something cute or thrifty in that department, be sure to let me know! You know it needs help desperately!!! XO, Aimee
Wow Aimee! You all have been super busy! Your transformations are amazing! You really did a great job. I love how open and airy it feels now. I think my favorite part is your living room I love your rug too! We totally prefer to do the updates in an older home too. You get everything kauai vacation condo rentals almost all new and the way you want it to be with the character, who doesn t love that? Carrie
I love what you are doing in your new home! The decor definitely fits the house and looks so stylish! The neighborhood looks very nice, as well. Keep us informed about your progress! It s so much fun reading about your home! I also enjoyed your tutorial about the camera. It s very helpful, even though mine is not the same. Blessings from Bama!
One solid week painting, and then a bunch of other little projects that took a few minutes here and a few minutes there! It definitely took time!!! I m planning on going through all the details as soon as it s complete! We re SUPER close!!! Thanks for your SWEET note!!! XO, Aimee
Aimee, I love midcentury ranch houses! They are so light and open! We lived in one several years ago (we had the same pink bath), and I miss it. It was in a very popul
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