Coronado Beach House remodel bathrooms

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkEigzNKZBkWa4ss2Q7eLboWBncSQk4NNRtMEkzCW7pqreo4zEZJo6i2ceoDn5FlE0l97CYzkrKTZSbPiFAqunr4UjJoKyIWmoNGMoRo4twV66qDljBjpjf4vRpKQsWshymjsGodK0iWW/s1600/11026310_853110851481118_6842210916391972686_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkEigzNKZBkWa4ss2Q7eLboWBncSQk4NNRtMEkzCW7pqreo4zEZJo6i2ceoDn5FlE0l97CYzkrKTZSbPiFAqunr4UjJoKyIWmoNGMoRo4twV66qDljBjpjf4vRpKQsWshymjsGodK0iWW/s1600/11026310_853110851481118_6842210916391972686_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Friday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Coronado</span> remodel had</div><div style="text-align: center;"> three very dated bathrooms that needed upgrades<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the <i>after</i> picture of the upstairs bathroom that is now</div><div style="text-align: center;"> packed with style and luxury</div><div style="text-align: center;">Clean simple details such as penny marble tile floors </div><div style="text-align: center;">a glass enclosed shower as well as a pretty new pedestal sink </div><div style="text-align: center;">A Pottery barn medicine cabinet and a new skylight helped to make<br /> this space feel fresh spacious light and inviting</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z_oPp1busZpLlg5Ss0bE8HmvJnUjNbmfH_DjeKFVZIJ1PX_XTFrUF6Q1Z0LRjx33IB41X9lyCP-cwKFpjJ_PX3TecUQSl0DioKs04hGkNKgp_ZUL-i2g4okX-xeJTFLxax4Dgf8tbOb5/s1600/11032633_850029741789229_2944732361052065673_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Z_oPp1busZpLlg5Ss0bE8HmvJnUjNbmfH_DjeKFVZIJ1PX_XTFrUF6Q1Z0LRjx33IB41X9lyCP-cwKFpjJ_PX3TecUQSl0DioKs04hGkNKgp_ZUL-i2g4okX-xeJTFLxax4Dgf8tbOb5/s1600/11032633_850029741789229_2944732361052065673_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is</span> the <i>before </i>pic </div><div style="text-align: center;">You can <i>almost</i> see the window </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">through the wavy glass shower door<br />it looks so dark with the tan ceiling and the wall paper</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAdFMqt32MgG3876RDwC_y6_E9PFjr9kxGsQS6vn5jEaz-NcH3zV0qF6GsZPn54IO62ij20GiUVZ8Fxcy2GauMo0bJ4r15oCB6YbbJC4Zg540gR5noDY9NwAUlhkVtkjnhin2le6hGfKR/s1600/IMG_0283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAdFMqt32MgG3876RDwC_y6_E9PFjr9kxGsQS6vn5jEaz-NcH3zV0qF6GsZPn54IO62ij20GiUVZ8Fxcy2GauMo0bJ4r15oCB6YbbJC4Zg540gR5noDY9NwAUlhkVtkjnhin2le6hGfKR/s1600/IMG_0283.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The second</span> bathroom downstairs<br />was the most dramatic redo<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PsxzAJfPxqXRfewg-nMx9JQpM-TmJfrLoY3cbRUJyshF9D2nyj0OVExEKYtuGqGKcmbPRfp_IbFmSEOeOhKfSMTBvj_hgbI25n2o3aFYXHmCkoAabSDcfaSvTCzaEzOo_Y1BEa5BcIEr/s1600/IMG_0286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PsxzAJfPxqXRfewg-nMx9JQpM-TmJfrLoY3cbRUJyshF9D2nyj0OVExEKYtuGqGKcmbPRfp_IbFmSEOeOhKfSMTBvj_hgbI25n2o3aFYXHmCkoAabSDcfaSvTCzaEzOo_Y1BEa5BcIEr/s1600/IMG_0286.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">With 1950's pink</span> 4x4 tiles on the walls and floors<br />a pink bathtub as well as<br />a pink toilet and sink</div><div style="text-align: center;">the entire bathroom was gutted and space was maximized<br />to make this bathroom glamorous and elegant<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWvIlhJbyw2ovlxwZInAm3U4szejfpdEAS9wtBSNK1Jz2-3TjXK9H2mJp2JNTUOJw7ZFN6pMGmckb9boiH8BFeldQMwaPgF_TWecDllc402EwnGIWevzLl8CxgIj4-RR1prlGoqFjwdhP/s1600/IStkv6wukyuo451000000000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWvIlhJbyw2ovlxwZInAm3U4szejfpdEAS9wtBSNK1Jz2-3TjXK9H2mJp2JNTUOJw7ZFN6pMGmckb9boiH8BFeldQMwaPgF_TWecDllc402EwnGIWevzLl8CxgIj4-RR1prlGoqFjwdhP/s640/IStkv6wukyuo451000000000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">This after </span>pic shows the<br /> Pottery barn double pedestal sink that fit perfect and looks so elegant<br />white subway tiles<br />white penny floor tiles<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> a massive new white soaking tub all ingredients for<br />a clean calm spa look and feel<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiensHfgUM40DS4OcGdmpbNIuyeG67sMxrYxIAcUBg0ACjpv7nGbEMjG067soPqqj_a0KF4BJ7lG21gRmhA0PmCC4cCGnyO-dMALkZy9UcudWZ07KSuXmYyPsWTUEMLOhTDJ8hlTdJnBMl-/s1600/Monterey+1718+Night+18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiensHfgUM40DS4OcGdmpbNIuyeG67sMxrYxIAcUBg0ACjpv7nGbEMjG067soPqqj_a0KF4BJ7lG21gRmhA0PmCC4cCGnyO-dMALkZy9UcudWZ07KSuXmYyPsWTUEMLOhTDJ8hlTdJnBMl-/s640/Monterey+1718+Night+18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The third</span> bathroom<br />had floral wallpaper and gray bathtub and toilet<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMotcrsGuxUkw4a9-MUuBTFRCxMZ7JkvZ-xp_bSPMwQvIHwhNt6KG38wUjMfygDkeUtGf3XxKjWZzjsQfimRyFrBm-wMwSJZEMxegelIGGPSktEQ42In_nU_fkjciSGwghyAu-iwerjpj3/s1600/150007541_21_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMotcrsGuxUkw4a9-MUuBTFRCxMZ7JkvZ-xp_bSPMwQvIHwhNt6KG38wUjMfygDkeUtGf3XxKjWZzjsQfimRyFrBm-wMwSJZEMxegelIGGPSktEQ42In_nU_fkjciSGwghyAu-iwerjpj3/s640/150007541_21_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">By Simply </span>adding<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>another door to make this bathroom a Jack and Jill bath<br /> this downstairs bathroom can now also be used as a guest bath<br />The white penny tile floors and new shower added space<br /> the wood based pottery barn sink added warmth<br />love the open shelves so great for storage<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSbkyrvmXVRu6xURqkawyUmZdNLpJNaO5T7pxwvh1u-seSSRZJYYh0YOJPSHIQcdkpnRu-99IOiDUNEIoG9JxH1I6HteI9Wz1E2lGoJNkgf5npdjn82pXlRYhk69BHNF8eHjdpbc2aIMG/s1600/inspiration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSbkyrvmXVRu6xURqkawyUmZdNLpJNaO5T7pxwvh1u-seSSRZJYYh0YOJPSHIQcdkpnRu-99IOiDUNEIoG9JxH1I6HteI9Wz1E2lGoJNkgf5npdjn82pXlRYhk69BHNF8eHjdpbc2aIMG/s640/inspiration.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">You may</span> remember this inspiration pic the home owners<br />used for the master bath room<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgavepfmC25ZZyuBfWNqPv7JfpRtfUkxz7WQBCwQSLj8e2UYC1DsOMqFTdT1KZO2bUQblSqfXG6W2KoOXvXddx03DLLcvnKW1_XAzBKLDADFPAHwib-3FAASwt156jaDTo1iArZ5DL9vty/s1600/this+one+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgavepfmC25ZZyuBfWNqPv7JfpRtfUkxz7WQBCwQSLj8e2UYC1DsOMqFTdT1KZO2bUQblSqfXG6W2KoOXvXddx03DLLcvnKW1_XAzBKLDADFPAHwib-3FAASwt156jaDTo1iArZ5DL9vty/s640/this+one+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Love the </span>result so filled with light<br />very clean and functional<br />white subway tiles and marble trim<br />large soaking tub and shower<br />double spaced mirror  and pretty new sconces<br />all helped to<br />add a simple elegance and charm<br /><br /><br />Which of these 3 bathrooms is your favorite<br /><br /><br /><br />Be sure and follow<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://instagram.com/whiteironstonecottage/?ref=badge" target="_blank">White Ironstone Cottage Interiors</a></span><br /> on <span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://instagram.com/whiteironstonecottage/?ref=badge" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span> for<br /> daily pics<br />of my new project "The Barnhouse"<br /><br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><br /><i><span style="color: #f4cccc;">"In one kiss you 'll know all I haven't said"</span></i><br />Pablo Neruda<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

Coronado Beach House remodel bathrooms

Hi Everyone  Happy Friday ♥ The Coronado remodel had  three very dated bathrooms that needed upgrades This is the after picture of the ups...

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Coronado Beach House before and after

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLcxXj7get_Y3EI5egovAmp7kplftwcywls6ComoX8Ju7iziijRcdWInyw30K_Txd9nRND2jzvH8FDbYpb87c0oMA2KZzB1qykfKSUUpwZdn1JwLEE679No-Um3tZ-6u_A8VDpZLFY6yc/s1600/10869839_853110691481134_8780230046344269489_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLcxXj7get_Y3EI5egovAmp7kplftwcywls6ComoX8Ju7iziijRcdWInyw30K_Txd9nRND2jzvH8FDbYpb87c0oMA2KZzB1qykfKSUUpwZdn1JwLEE679No-Um3tZ-6u_A8VDpZLFY6yc/s1600/10869839_853110691481134_8780230046344269489_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Friday<br /><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So excited</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>to share with you more<br />before and after pictures of the</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Coronado beach house </span>remodel<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The white kitchen is a dream it has </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">carrera marble </span>counter tops</div><div style="text-align: center;"> a <span style="font-size: large;">glass door sub zero</span> refrigerator</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 <span style="font-size: large;"> fisher paykel </span>drawer dishwashers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6fPwenpUjMBltfkTt5mR6_0_U_68PO7R0m8PgoAujLdoWeiQRnSmmMt-pk_DgzEUJOHZJDykfL43bzJ0p4ljmPnwekZG9YcYfZLfY9et2eB30dn7qa-HiUapwAz8ZcpCxIESGkyvM4v8/s1600/11021389_853110668147803_419644930228725101_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6fPwenpUjMBltfkTt5mR6_0_U_68PO7R0m8PgoAujLdoWeiQRnSmmMt-pk_DgzEUJOHZJDykfL43bzJ0p4ljmPnwekZG9YcYfZLfY9et2eB30dn7qa-HiUapwAz8ZcpCxIESGkyvM4v8/s1600/11021389_853110668147803_419644930228725101_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A wolf </span>range</div><div style="text-align: center;">a <span style="font-size: large;">drawer microwave</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">and a <span style="font-size: large;">farm house sink</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">it is opened to the living room and dining room and </div><div style="text-align: center;">has access to the backyard patio and pool</div><div style="text-align: center;"> as you can see it is also filled with tons of natural light</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNtgxTq5sJUFRP0_jFyDA1JZQrMDD_uEn1Ia1N8mziVt1Fwzhp2rt3s77VIQJKrQXQJG7O0pVd_tHsEzm20Z0EBRZ2Q6sZd5dFM1smT0EqxQGDVB56nlNjAVvQ412qB8YwoYPgiul1esc/s1600/11088336_850029705122566_8684664256509995807_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNtgxTq5sJUFRP0_jFyDA1JZQrMDD_uEn1Ia1N8mziVt1Fwzhp2rt3s77VIQJKrQXQJG7O0pVd_tHsEzm20Z0EBRZ2Q6sZd5dFM1smT0EqxQGDVB56nlNjAVvQ412qB8YwoYPgiul1esc/s1600/11088336_850029705122566_8684664256509995807_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is </span>the kitchen<span style="font-size: large;"> before </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">the owners wanted to keep the original  turquoise seat </div><div style="text-align: center;">we were able to place it where it now has a great view</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to the patio and pool outside as well as the rest of the kitchen</div><div style="text-align: center;">and dining room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4Ec65GSLPVe4cdvRPv7QhiI9b41SyN2NF_goCY-BDPQBbyd9Ys7pZMH6PzQ-_BBDoe3-Dc4UdNsy8YUNGpRyJK1FFCf1G1gP6pE2mjE7anB_HAsWlGQdBdELIZSjA-FYOoxrx4ZwfKSb/s1600/11054396_850029698455900_3994912755985311082_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4Ec65GSLPVe4cdvRPv7QhiI9b41SyN2NF_goCY-BDPQBbyd9Ys7pZMH6PzQ-_BBDoe3-Dc4UdNsy8YUNGpRyJK1FFCf1G1gP6pE2mjE7anB_HAsWlGQdBdELIZSjA-FYOoxrx4ZwfKSb/s1600/11054396_850029698455900_3994912755985311082_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The dining</span> room before<br />the stainglass was pretty but made the room very dark</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAwSx-bixvJfvFH2sQvuMj2V9OJupLbQifUSjObAVn69YIohzuomn-DmOldXVzNq5L-Anqj6dFsZOv0FmhZ3uk9z8gz7xm2MEqDbiJMYTFf-Fd7xCzlLWw64V_VshmmYgNRGZsPxrBKyf/s1600/11017067_853110654814471_6381039673137855984_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAwSx-bixvJfvFH2sQvuMj2V9OJupLbQifUSjObAVn69YIohzuomn-DmOldXVzNq5L-Anqj6dFsZOv0FmhZ3uk9z8gz7xm2MEqDbiJMYTFf-Fd7xCzlLWw64V_VshmmYgNRGZsPxrBKyf/s1600/11017067_853110654814471_6381039673137855984_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The dining</span> room after</div><div style="text-align: center;">With the ceiling raised and a larger window </div><div style="text-align: center;">the room is elegant and filled with light</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxZ2iQ3GeOJCUIEJ6aurAvxeAuAiHxhz23G8zABlaZKlRY6C4BILwe9IXy4-Ig-C7WV1YN5PPQb8PvR5kSNbwdQDMaMhqhvzZZBB61xpUHEIagN8z6K_iCQgeoBqEpvkNxkpnDy0Fa6ED/s1600/11081072_850029661789237_4789490759807613784_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxZ2iQ3GeOJCUIEJ6aurAvxeAuAiHxhz23G8zABlaZKlRY6C4BILwe9IXy4-Ig-C7WV1YN5PPQb8PvR5kSNbwdQDMaMhqhvzZZBB61xpUHEIagN8z6K_iCQgeoBqEpvkNxkpnDy0Fa6ED/s1600/11081072_850029661789237_4789490759807613784_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The living </span>room before</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Mxfkt_xyjenhyJyrHXCe8XL9BDB7QmqqHree1uHRubfoa4VFyuWMxwUPzWfLnwMXKWiKogZUrhRaEA_0gyGmgSz0oacNijJcCHkiRXX2XSO_WlNmcMB6NsToDDdlAnrLRwFiFXyhlKNm/s1600/old+lv+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Mxfkt_xyjenhyJyrHXCe8XL9BDB7QmqqHree1uHRubfoa4VFyuWMxwUPzWfLnwMXKWiKogZUrhRaEA_0gyGmgSz0oacNijJcCHkiRXX2XSO_WlNmcMB6NsToDDdlAnrLRwFiFXyhlKNm/s1600/old+lv+room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Notice the </span>closed tunnel stairway to the right</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and the stone on the fireplace</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4mLH-mS2yt0WIkC3fh5RFZ0-hrrnRuYlV4zwUA7zkbDMu7kbWpMSmkx1CH9i1kvZzIQMsoTxk1WDwVATAg3gkT2heMKdPGctTUvIPOhLoy9GrFJDk1AGUdSG2DF2khHlUOoYVkh5pn9y/s1600/11073913_853110591481144_6108935761918586803_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4mLH-mS2yt0WIkC3fh5RFZ0-hrrnRuYlV4zwUA7zkbDMu7kbWpMSmkx1CH9i1kvZzIQMsoTxk1WDwVATAg3gkT2heMKdPGctTUvIPOhLoy9GrFJDk1AGUdSG2DF2khHlUOoYVkh5pn9y/s1600/11073913_853110591481144_6108935761918586803_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The living</span> room after</div><div style="text-align: center;">as you can see the ceiling was raised</div><div style="text-align: center;">the floors through out the house are tile</div><div style="text-align: center;"> {looks like wood}</div><div style="text-align: center;">The wall was removed seperating the kitchen from the living room </div><div style="text-align: center;">the fireplace was completley redone</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a bifold door replaced the sliders to open up the entire house to the outside patio</div><div style="text-align: center;">and pool area</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2vP2cKrV0DM1My1K1b4QRvueTpuE-jFxAMCXw11qKGKYGsz0KXKqNWVOiXCEm8i4S4QapIVdinQtpTcgX2aGnaqKr6JHI1pEoDAWl5zU7TwoyI1W5l2TIesTusaHkISSsGHEhg4VD_MG/s1600/11101012_853110531481150_3150756835355638049_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2vP2cKrV0DM1My1K1b4QRvueTpuE-jFxAMCXw11qKGKYGsz0KXKqNWVOiXCEm8i4S4QapIVdinQtpTcgX2aGnaqKr6JHI1pEoDAWl5zU7TwoyI1W5l2TIesTusaHkISSsGHEhg4VD_MG/s1600/11101012_853110531481150_3150756835355638049_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The stairway </span>was opened up and a new dutch door </div><div style="text-align: center;">with side lights was added to add charm and light to the front door and entry way</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkEXjHQ41yfc245lqQiOshVbg5usoc0DUD9ncfbnev3d7GfEToBjEwhplWtDID7X20Ga9JbneJVltQn71AYNHJivWla95o-VP3D5O21Uhe14ZbdHYtDINeS1-i44jBuhoaCkdXZ7csc_e/s1600/IMG_0531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkEXjHQ41yfc245lqQiOshVbg5usoc0DUD9ncfbnev3d7GfEToBjEwhplWtDID7X20Ga9JbneJVltQn71AYNHJivWla95o-VP3D5O21Uhe14ZbdHYtDINeS1-i44jBuhoaCkdXZ7csc_e/s1600/IMG_0531.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is </span>the front door before</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x3Xl79QZmD9BQl8tx3_4uzE6eDAKmMUZtLiluhjNOXxNOubI52q99VyzmJd5W2o8uCjU1Ic8AzrSH5PHSH7bBdO4p-qM63kuQHECyBUG2g5LfT97FARxV3UuNWGokMiu1nRAt_h5DAOB/s1600/11069616_850029665122570_5831813372878862659_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x3Xl79QZmD9BQl8tx3_4uzE6eDAKmMUZtLiluhjNOXxNOubI52q99VyzmJd5W2o8uCjU1Ic8AzrSH5PHSH7bBdO4p-qM63kuQHECyBUG2g5LfT97FARxV3UuNWGokMiu1nRAt_h5DAOB/s1600/11069616_850029665122570_5831813372878862659_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The front </span>of the house before</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlQCrIvAidYAAax-8GThYJsjIWPITeE12Olsz1Ru3ilFGBE2L6dOiqX744r0syUnACDkY8ZCHX1GC3RqQM1jrrfJRolDEjKd4DgbkEjctdLEMlfUzhekIok9zN3M4vmdCShZQTDiJRFip/s1600/11084224_849994845126052_7328607490942478286_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlQCrIvAidYAAax-8GThYJsjIWPITeE12Olsz1Ru3ilFGBE2L6dOiqX744r0syUnACDkY8ZCHX1GC3RqQM1jrrfJRolDEjKd4DgbkEjctdLEMlfUzhekIok9zN3M4vmdCShZQTDiJRFip/s1600/11084224_849994845126052_7328607490942478286_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The front </span>of the house after</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be sharing more pictures of the bedrooms and bathrooms soon</div><div style="text-align: center;">So much fun to finally get to share with you this amazing home</div><div style="text-align: center;">Let me know what you think of the changes<br /><br />Be sure and follow <a href="https://instagram.com/whiteironstonecottage/?ref=badge" target="_blank">White Ironstone Cottage Designs</a><br />on <a href="https://instagram.com/whiteironstonecottage/?ref=badge" target="_blank">Instagram</a> for daily pictures and updates<br />and to see my next project<br /><br />sharing at <a href="http://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/2015/04/feathered-nest-friday.html#more" target="_blank">Feathered Nest Friday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">romantic saying for today</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"What is Love? It is the morning and the evening star"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lewis</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

Coronado Beach House before and after

Hi Everyone  Happy Friday ♥ So excited to share with you more before and after pictures of the  Coronado beach house remodel The white kitc...

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Coronado Remodel before and after

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-DWutxOSRxkybKzKBGKc_dnZJrLoFKwWx0aVifgVKD_fqx2fQPYB6mioBf2ILGlwSMNnknV1w6Tbe509Zr3KBMFcIKmz_uW2eTF6o2XXAb6Vzk_tb2lR5hyjIfXH5VEOADRBNVDVcb5b/s1600/coro+front+door+mat+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-DWutxOSRxkybKzKBGKc_dnZJrLoFKwWx0aVifgVKD_fqx2fQPYB6mioBf2ILGlwSMNnknV1w6Tbe509Zr3KBMFcIKmz_uW2eTF6o2XXAb6Vzk_tb2lR5hyjIfXH5VEOADRBNVDVcb5b/s1600/coro+front+door+mat+2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Wednesday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I am </span>so thrilled to </div><div style="text-align: center;">share with you </div><div style="text-align: center;"> before and after pictures </div><div style="text-align: center;"> of the<span style="font-size: large;"> Cornado beach house </span>remodel </div><div style="text-align: center;">This was </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">such a fun project and a priveledge to work on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjl8J-u3PyNbvAfSVC53l9x3toCNitAMIGhMhjBupiznovvydVisimHFHIfJpnq_rXIhhWNKyN2STEGHTYgBjS4CAbS-FRARplGoZiJVggXNnV-iFvsYgr9iCdOqCIP_pQOAlJIYLmcPY/s1600/old+lv+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjl8J-u3PyNbvAfSVC53l9x3toCNitAMIGhMhjBupiznovvydVisimHFHIfJpnq_rXIhhWNKyN2STEGHTYgBjS4CAbS-FRARplGoZiJVggXNnV-iFvsYgr9iCdOqCIP_pQOAlJIYLmcPY/s1600/old+lv+room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">As you </span>can see the living room <i>before </i>was dated </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>the stone fireplace</i> did not have a mantel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>there was only one opening </i>through the dining room into the kitchen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>there was peach carpet </i>through out the house</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>the stairway </i>leading to the upstairs bedroom was a closed in tunnel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>the ceiling </i>was very low </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5Zh7ORrPGMMfYdtFUbEIV7wAJKrVDYi50gqrWIXLgi1XJ8pBQ5PlHG1rAfuE5AJj4JYO62Ejrpy-DEB6b8YgZq-eQr-rZFMwEodgNI1LPyvjMBcurXoEaLlA7zwJngpGyl2nR33ktPb6/s1600/1718+Monterey+Ave_106+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5Zh7ORrPGMMfYdtFUbEIV7wAJKrVDYi50gqrWIXLgi1XJ8pBQ5PlHG1rAfuE5AJj4JYO62Ejrpy-DEB6b8YgZq-eQr-rZFMwEodgNI1LPyvjMBcurXoEaLlA7zwJngpGyl2nR33ktPb6/s1600/1718+Monterey+Ave_106+(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is </span>the living room after picture</div><div style="text-align: center;">so much has changed</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">removing the wall</span> on the left  and providing</div><div style="text-align: center;"> access to the kitchen opened up the entire house<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrhQ0n_tr7_DcbWyg0NsBPs7segi4lsMfON4PwOdUUiYjC86_TIgo3iGpKlgF6BVW75pvkCV-xZ_Pjg5bCwD1XLTS0D6N688-wf6AuJdPJqdvOFnFery8os8k3SmSrKLnd56TIqRg8YN2/s1600/coro+pretty+liv+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrhQ0n_tr7_DcbWyg0NsBPs7segi4lsMfON4PwOdUUiYjC86_TIgo3iGpKlgF6BVW75pvkCV-xZ_Pjg5bCwD1XLTS0D6N688-wf6AuJdPJqdvOFnFery8os8k3SmSrKLnd56TIqRg8YN2/s1600/coro+pretty+liv+.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Removing the old stone </span>on the fireplace and creating </div><div style="text-align: center;">a mantel as well as interest with  brick and mill work molding </div><div style="text-align: center;">created a wonderful focal point for the room<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">opening up the stairway </span>also helped to add interest</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and light to the room as well as eliminating the closed in tunnel effect</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">raising the ceilings </span>allowed for a more </div><div style="text-align: center;">expansive feeling to the room</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhs_5GLBxjGwYbceIWzCbH-7jZonXV56iWqx8KBSLXAGC2ZXzM9qToaGnPSLW5koEUP-aVOy7PYjN_ED-EdxhVNa1sprb73USg6vpbH204MVom0Cmr3dDl-QkIG5_cYgtl497-lDAc3t1j/s1600/1718+Monterey+Ave_103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhs_5GLBxjGwYbceIWzCbH-7jZonXV56iWqx8KBSLXAGC2ZXzM9qToaGnPSLW5koEUP-aVOy7PYjN_ED-EdxhVNa1sprb73USg6vpbH204MVom0Cmr3dDl-QkIG5_cYgtl497-lDAc3t1j/s1600/1718+Monterey+Ave_103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The carpet </span>was removed throughout the entire house</div><div style="text-align: center;">and tile was installed </div><div style="text-align: center;">The  Ragno tile looks so much like wood </div><div style="text-align: center;">it fools everyone </div><div style="text-align: center;"> tile is such a marvelous product to use near the beach or a pool<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-DWutxOSRxkybKzKBGKc_dnZJrLoFKwWx0aVifgVKD_fqx2fQPYB6mioBf2ILGlwSMNnknV1w6Tbe509Zr3KBMFcIKmz_uW2eTF6o2XXAb6Vzk_tb2lR5hyjIfXH5VEOADRBNVDVcb5b/s1600/coro+front+door+mat+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-DWutxOSRxkybKzKBGKc_dnZJrLoFKwWx0aVifgVKD_fqx2fQPYB6mioBf2ILGlwSMNnknV1w6Tbe509Zr3KBMFcIKmz_uW2eTF6o2XXAb6Vzk_tb2lR5hyjIfXH5VEOADRBNVDVcb5b/s1600/coro+front+door+mat+2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The front</span> entry now has a welcoming white dutch door and<br />my favorite nautical navy blue and white anchor door mat which<br />sets the tone for the rest of the house<br /><br />I can't wait to share more pictures with you of the kitchen, bedrooms and front porch<br />Please be sure to follow <a href="https://instagram.com/whiteironstonecottage/?ref=badge" target="_blank">White Ironstone Cottage designs </a><br />on <a href="https://instagram.com/whiteironstonecottage/?ref=badge" target="_blank">Instagram</a> for daily pictures and updates<br /><br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><br />"<i>Your Love comforts like sunshine after rain</i>"<br />Shakespeare<br /><br />♥<br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span><br /><br /></div>

Coronado Remodel before and after

Hi Everyone  Happy Wednesday ♥ I am  so thrilled to  share with you   before and after pictures   of the  Cornado beach house  remodel  This...

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February 2015 Before and After!

<p>Hey hey!! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! We were so busy I didn’t have much project time but I did make some progress on a big one I hope to share with you tomorrow. And I’m starting on the kitchen island this week – I can’t wait!!</p> <p>It’s time for the February before and after link up – and as always I’m sharing a few of my favorite projects from last month. Seriously, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again -- blogs are the best thing ever! So many talented people and so much inspiration out there.</p> <p>April shared her <a href="http://www.housebyhoff.com/2015/01/winter-decor/">post-holiday home</a> and it is just so pretty: </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jbHOeyEaeDI/VM-WnAAUYAI/AAAAAAAAugs/DkQAjgqydd0/s1600-h/2%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="striped curtains" border="0" height="750" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7f8QC-uNzhg/VM-WoIKfL_I/AAAAAAAAug0/dKS_EnkKACE/2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="striped curtains" width="500" /></a></p> <p>So soothing and I love the neutral colors this time of year. You need to go check it out!</p> <p>Jennifer turned an awkward storage closet into a <a href="http://www.classicstylehome.com/2015/01/mudroom-reveal.html" target="_blank">multi-purpose room</a>: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7q5FMnNj3Ewhm344y4wCgalb7msseCmiQcQpXQ3n5b3sXDXwaPTQaG03NH0ym8PvDf9Rg78prkdgoNx9AkK1esB6C_zRZ9feS8e7idN5W3KtPmgvdP29mnX_Lr3LLWjJdHvYe4E2BV4/s1600-h/DSC_4405%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="under the stairs mud room" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMPdZsat6Ac9YdbVYNLRw1J1BkY8IP0tltHneAGEy2VGcS7cFeADS3UsjbSWpa45VY3Vl1mHdVwkvuuEaqBYRuQgYTADO_oE8puf9TBDhk1pISSBbZ0HMpbQn8GM_RbguSxqLpaFOpw0/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="under the stairs mud room" width="499" /></a></p> <p>It’s a mud room, a storage room, a pantry – and it looks so good! Beadboard makes just about any space feel fresh and clean. </p> <p>I LOVED this project Heather shared – she used a bunch of “leftovers” to <a href="http://www.heatherednest.com/2014/12/why-i-love-leftovers.html" target="_blank">redo her bathroom</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nRpDBjUnj_w/VM-WqCIktKI/AAAAAAAAuhM/gJM6rDjM5oQ/s1600-h/1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="dark gray cabinets bathroom" border="0" height="353" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aNFInQNGchk/VM-Wq_tho6I/AAAAAAAAuhU/DZKq1UEA830/1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="dark gray cabinets bathroom" width="550" /></a></p> <p>I love that she used extra paint and rummaged around the house to decorate a room she wasn’t happy with. It turned out so well! </p> <p>Ronda hit it out of the park again – you won’t believe how <a href="http://www.batchelorsway.com/2015/01/glam-room-nightstands.html" target="_blank">this dresser</a> started: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklwaKi-43vj8ldfNtZhyphenhyphendkVsbqPZ6E8gWIk9ZEPBUKOcJZx1r35BZWkR1MSvvga4nIg7jEwtU_smczHM_X_ENVX99KP847S1FqN2T0UxXHp0a5N2UzBsVq3Yn-8spkRMtJAdRXvLTRrs/s1600-h/DIY%252520mirror%252520front%252520nightstand%252520collage-batchelorsway.com%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY mirror front nightstand" border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nGrnlDrdqcJGuBXfQe5XHVnzeVswOKAVc5MOAnOL9Qb0FwhPlcDZQJcDGcfWJKpVqTWbQGlLef-C2jEq7lAnfFO28waZYu7blvg7ctyeICiISWj2LaoDva68BofLYulOjZ25c1neMMU/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DIY mirror front nightstand" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Those aren’t mirrors by the way – you have to visit her site to see what she used. Brilliant! </p> <p>Angela shared her incredibly easy <a href="http://www.simplybeautifulbyangela.com/2014/12/diy-baby-gate.html" target="_blank">baby gate project</a> that is WAY cuter than the ones we used to have: </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uElO8zM3VqQ/VM-Ws27IqjI/AAAAAAAAuhs/mpL8jJjppgE/s1600-h/3%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY baby gate" border="0" height="750" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wSaICBH5-es/VM-WtvKw-oI/AAAAAAAAuh0/PzdUruLkoK0/3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DIY baby gate" width="500" /></a></p> <p></p> <p>And actually this one is probably less expensive than one from the store too!</p> <p>I love love love the “runner” Suzanne painted <a href="http://piecedpastimes.blogspot.com/2015/01/diy-painted-stair-runner.html" target="_blank">on her steps</a>: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaVo9Cg1sDhAZt3O5z36tjV3wzaJmLbZ4dtZFNoS1wWjPwzmPnBZI3P2IYZos3fgrHaGWXtvRNepKiqaHWpBoGd8yiekKvnuI7DpjAs0g0k0hoCX0LT5R8rHPYjbdIGlih5XrH_GgG5M/s1600-h/Pieced%252520Pastimes%252520Painted%252520Stair%252520Runner%2525207%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="painted stair runner" border="0" height="676" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcuArJ9BEGdQL_I4cvlCdrZ3ncStDicDWQIa4WI6DAPzV4-lTwoccqklnn-CCicJNaF_DJLSXj1-Z4Bz9R-cryb_LlSJTq1uQnnBmkzUMO7WMl0afbuFO2xF-OkPmBKjMU6Wm09D5IWQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="painted stair runner" width="450" /></a>It looks so crisp and no carpet to clean! ;)</p> <p>And to round this one up I had to share one of Sarah’s cute spaces:</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CUslVFKvqI4/VM-WvZtCgdI/AAAAAAAAuiM/qbasJd9jrBw/s1600-h/Laundry-Room-Before-and-After-Life-On-Virginia-Street%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="simple laundry room makeover" border="0" height="388" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EkOfnm2Nwj4/VM-WwLDXUCI/AAAAAAAAuiU/9FmsXCpmi4M/Laundry-Room-Before-and-After-Life-On-Virginia-Street_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="simple laundry room makeover" width="550" /></a></p> <p>I love her style and her review comparing <a href="http://lifeonvirginiastreet.com/2014/12/two-year-update/" target="_blank">her home then and now</a> really showcases her talent! </p> <p>OK, it’s time to see what you’ve been up to lately! If you’d like to be considered for next month’s round up, add this button to your post or just a link to TDC: </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px" align="center"><a href="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/beforeAndAfterButton_thumb1.gif"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7326" height="225" src="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/beforeAndAfterButton_thumb1.gif" title="beforeAndAfterButton_thumb[1]" width="146" /></a></div> <pre style="border-bottom: #cccccc 1px solid; text-align: left; border-left: #cccccc 1px solid; padding-bottom: 10px; margin: auto; padding-left: 10px; width: 90%; padding-right: 10px; display: block; white-space: pre-wrap; background: #f0f0f0; height: 45px; color: #777777; font-size: 90%; overflow: auto; border-top: #cccccc 1px solid; border-right: #cccccc 1px solid; padding-top: 10px"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/" title="TDC Before and After" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/beforeAndAfterButton_thumb1.gif" alt="TDC Before and After" style="border:none;" /></a></div></pre><br /><br /><p>Here you go! Please your own personal projects only!</p><br /><!-- start InLinkz script --><br /><br /><div id="492451" class="InLinkzContainer"><a href="http://new.inlinkz.com/luwpview.php?id=492451" rel="nofollow" title="click to view in an external page.">An InLinkz Link-up</a></div><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="//static.inlinkz.com/cs2.js?v=116"></script><!-- end InLinkz script -->

February 2015 Before and After!

Hey hey!! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! We were so busy I didn’t have much project time but I did make some progress on a big one I hope...

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January before and after link up!

<p>Hello there from icy Indiana! I was thinking school days would get back to normal this week, but not quite yet. :) How is your weather? </p> <p>I totally and completely spaced it on the before and after party last Monday. Duh. Didn’t even realize it till days later so we’re just going ahead with it today, OK? There were SO many great projects linked up <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/12/december-before-and-after.html">last month</a>, yet again I had a hard time picking just a few to share with you today. </p> <p>I absolutely LOVE Heather’s <a href="http://thatredheadedsister.com/the-laundry-room-flip/">laundry room makeover</a>: </p> <p><a href="http://thatredheadedsister.com/the-laundry-room-flip/" title="http://thatredheadedsister.com/the-laundry-room-flip/"><img alt="simple laundry room makeover" border="0" height="750" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YDysutvgr1I/VLPrgooKdPI/AAAAAAAAuGA/LXXCHoi-ovE/IMG_7765-632x1024%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="simple laundry room makeover" width="463" /> </a></p> <p>The changes were simple and inexpensive and they make a huge difference! Those chunky wood shelves are my favorite. I’ve been planning to build shelves between our cabinets in the laundry room as well and now I’m leaning toward stained instead of painted. </p> <p>This <a href="http://simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/one-room-challenge-craigslist-bedroom.html">bedroom makeover</a> by Pam is absolutely stunning: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbY0sB50SB8m-HHG768O5WCdMi1LZKdh6TTN0lKVII1UGVWdhTg0fKLKZvcTSte8EZR195W9qLCzApp0NmYpUK74vdw15GzliJ238fub-SY-S_trP0CJxtt78STTEEuoNs71UoXzz8-k/s1600-h/SimpIe%252520Details%252520-%252520One%252520Room%252520Challenge%252520-%252520Craigslist%252520bedroom%252520-%252520%252520Neutral%252520Bedroom%252520with%252520pop%252520of%252520color%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="light bedroom with coral" border="0" height="667" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nfXSfgaRqtFWCogcsLh9wU7x8nQzgIZHGr15r-FdVMIZDSkalIW896HVmuNciGqlmRcsvl2Mk54FVph3dyE7pfUfMN65oDG14ENsrg6PpqFV_DsgU8yG-hy3SKkj6XTCVpWwqgv_CO4/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="light bedroom with coral" width="500" /></a>Just gorgeous, right? And the bed is in front of the windows – don’t be afraid to try that out if you have an awkward space! </p> <p>It’s January and we’ve got organizing on the mind so I had to share Ronda’s <a href="http://www.batchelorsway.com/2014/11/glam-room-project-one-closet.html">DIY closet storage</a>: </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0c4VAqw3Un8/VLPrjMecYvI/AAAAAAAAuGY/swAk1AKO_MM/s1600-h/finished%252520closet%252520collage-batchelorsway.com%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY shoe storage for closet" border="0" height="460" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nXMuPu0n6F4/VLPrj2BS7sI/AAAAAAAAuGg/i4jaPTJ5tpc/finished%252520closet%252520collage-batchelorsway.com_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DIY shoe storage for closet" width="500" /></a>It’s so simple – I need to add some additional shoe storage in our closet as well and this is great inspiration. I like how you can make it custom to your shoes too. </p> <p>I loved <a href=" http://frazzledjoy.blogspot.com/2014/11/new-kitchen-lighting-planked-ceiling.html">Denise’s solution</a> to the box of fluorescent lights that used to hang in her kitchen: </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ng0d0AJkR2E/VLPrkus1sSI/AAAAAAAAuGo/ciS6N3eK9Ow/s1600-h/DSC03536%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="filling in fluorescent lighting hole" border="0" height="375" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zSXyDHyJlCE/VLPrllxEpGI/AAAAAAAAuGw/tqU6u3TahPg/DSC03536_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="filling in fluorescent lighting hole" width="500" /></a>It looks so good! So much easier than tearing down the remaining ceiling or filling in that spot. Love it! </p> <p>Haeley shared their <a href="http://www.designimprovised.com/2014/11/man-cave-reveal.html">new man cave</a> space and I love that dark gray: </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dwhzTZAsfa4/VLPrmQh4NHI/AAAAAAAAuG4/EwJAma2sD7s/s1600-h/Man-Cave-7%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="man cave dark gray" border="0" height="750" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zi2N3ckWT4Y/VLPrnGT17dI/AAAAAAAAuHA/lGmPJ8u6BoE/Man-Cave-7_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="man cave dark gray" width="500" /></a>It’s a tiny room but they made the space work really well. And what more does one need in a man cave but a comfy chair and a TV? That’s all I’d need! And wine. (But they have that too.)</p> <p>I loved Jennifer’s post because I love seeing how products like this work. She <a href="http://thecraftpatch.blogspot.com/2014/12/i-painted-my-appliances-liquid.html">painted her appliances</a> with a special paint to make them look stainless: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElBLPHKoOwgv0AAyQC-BYrER5N_D_dy3KgtIHaYXjijWiWmekNI3rrlfp_DQ3VdsdhUoQ6iXBRFglawPF_TmSvABVX3FoUGdpw3cVkxUyinkzT_QJ6TB41cKholK3A1eskKBQChPl2j8/s1600-h/fridge%252520after%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="stainless steel paint" border="0" height="737" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxYs_ia5bDzgJeaeXtYEnAKqyaQEIM7YYszRgQVHKh9mGSfSA6wJTvDekwMtCYPKFMQ3CB-qODfAFYUT7A2c1GXIkPMiSO5fO6LE2Eb2pbDu0igL6_EZWVFX9uwgo6BkEYIvnYsjHWdw/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stainless steel paint" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I have to say I’m really impressed!! We thought mixing black and stainless would be “cool” when we built years ago – now I just find it “annoying.” This stuff looks pretty amazing and I may have to try it out on our trash compactor. </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>OK, <a href="http://lessthanperfectlifeofbliss.blogspot.com/2014/11/easiest-ever-no-sew-faux-roman-shade.html">Julie’s bathroom</a> is gorgeous as it is, but her DIY roman shade took it to a whole new level: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZN2e5nZ89X29q8uUJG40-fxjr4jOAkRO17ULXI8WGl2uKTiTuVCCef5bdEq3PYDe1OuoDW5rntIVQPQ3R-zuFSzILD1Rv9wf0tduUNlgoIQWm3kGSpzl2xLrSvSmoJTux63OSr874TGk/s1600-h/roman%252520shade%252520bathroom%252520sm%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY greek key roman shade" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6745x0s_HSlh5NPb0cvo_DtuycnHGOlo74cjRGTi4TRz9Kc3sGEhow1EzmPojrIGIHSHrhDz5otT63iu_ed0nR3FK8cbnOGv5vEF4jTFH5rNgfQ2ITI-xHPil9K8DpzyQTalD32SaMY/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DIY greek key roman shade" width="499" /></a></p> <p>I LOVE this because a roman shade like this would cost so much money to have someone else do it! It looks fantastic! </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Wow, told you – great projects!! Can’t see to see your recent projects to kick off 2015! </p> <p>If you’d like to be considered for next month’s roundup, please add a link to TDC in your post or add this code: </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px" align="center"><a href="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/beforeAndAfterButton_thumb1.gif"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7326" height="225" src="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/beforeAndAfterButton_thumb1.gif" title="beforeAndAfterButton_thumb[1]" width="146" /></a></div> <pre style="border-bottom: #cccccc 1px solid; text-align: left; border-left: #cccccc 1px solid; padding-bottom: 10px; margin: auto; padding-left: 10px; width: 90%; padding-right: 10px; display: block; white-space: pre-wrap; background: #f0f0f0; height: 45px; color: #777777; font-size: 90%; overflow: auto; border-top: #cccccc 1px solid; border-right: #cccccc 1px solid; padding-top: 10px"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/" title="TDC Before and After" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/beforeAndAfterButton_thumb1.gif" alt="TDC Before and After" style="border:none;" /></a></div></pre><br /><br /><p>Now let’s see what you’ve been up to recently: </p><br /><!-- start InLinkz script --><br /><br /><div id="485107" class="InLinkzContainer"><a href="http://new.inlinkz.com/luwpview.php?id=485107" rel="nofollow" title="click to view in an external page.">An InLinkz Link-up</a></div><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="//static.inlinkz.com/cs2.js?v=116"></script><!-- end InLinkz script -->

January before and after link up!

Hello there from icy Indiana! I was thinking school days would get back to normal this week, but not quite yet. :) How is your weather? I ...

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Biggest changes in 2014!

<p>Hello there my friends! I hope your holiday was wonderful!! Ours was fantastic and we’re totally enjoying the entire break so far. I read one book cover to cover in one day, we’ve seen Night at the Museum 3 (loved it) and hope to see Into the Woods tonight. I’ve done equal parts sitting on my butt and cleaning/decrapifying/organizing as well. :)</p> <p>Since we are nearly the end of 2014 I like to look back at the biggest projects I completed throughout the year. If you haven’t noticed before and after pictures are pretty much my favorite thing ever, so I’m including pics of how they looked at the start of the year as well as the final result (which is often not the end result cause everything takes me forever). </p> <p>First up, the mud room. Ohhhh yes. The mud room! When we had the basement finished a few years ago we moved our laundry down there and it’s seriously one of the best things we’ve ever done. We lived with it as it was for quite a while and then at the beginning of this year I got started. This is how it looked to start: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkFOD3Xiad8elyob8EfRW4_-ziBSphtihJ8ZLMpcEZrTkKR9H52pcKkGeWckFvzLL99kc5NnYame3rKQsbrw9hwx0Ow_fBpiuoPp0Pnkv5rWp3DFMf24aeDFeVtcp1JAiamfWLxtV18A/s1600-h/IMG_69332.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisksaX8tdJD6jMTFK7KLzfF9cVYzlMbAvaNEPaezbT7I11_TSH4MGNg-HidyWcL98FfHAOI1wZCSF8v9NOkkU0l_wfvvVNPTPi5uX4_LXSzvYZO1MZulCqe-RizjSlPWf1v6r85KnFcMU/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" width="500" /></a></p> <p>What’s funny is I was so tired of the bright yellow I had in there for years I felt like the blank white looked a ton better: </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CeE-V4sApKTpcPoAo3MZBrRWDGK93NtFIBgX1JRLWWh3T3bNCRkFMMgQ-QwMNjrdam0VmNQfmRmbso0Qw_Qcwty5AXzRrANtZr2rek-Ul85D3L12hve7HbNcS54FwZMaDGp_NVJ3EAo/s1600-h/IMG_2356_thumb15.jpg"><img alt="laundry room turned mud room" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rTjaXujTevDc8Rbm6RV49H2KQYbSnxXiZHykpSkN-nvBCn3ryH34-nlW7z9vVr3lVLjTC-C1iCDm7A2OQ-7TNj0TYMYtl7eixqWzSpgW5dSPvNBlCziwHuUlQR70CwS7Foh1hh9gors/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="laundry room turned mud room" width="320" /></a> </p> <p>I love that you can see where I painted around the washer and dryer way back when. At least I used tape to get a straight line! </p> <p>So anyway, I got busy installing the rest of the <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/12/paint-and-floors-mud-room-progress.html">beadboard and painting it</a>, <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/01/how-to-build-mud-room-bench.html">building a bench</a> (out of kitchen cabinets), DIYing a cushion <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/03/no-sew-bench-cushion.html">out of a rug</a> and then adding <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/06/barn-light-love.html">the sconces</a>: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxN1nzq9lgnJmqgvmC8AoTpW1s9kwolDrrWeR83i3h0RKjm6eL0kmN3hxaTa43lwZQvRRtVVQgfawioKCJbR8Z91Hp7o2Wnjgh2Gu60gDMtr_8rRfNLTqig5tyQ3hJdDoEvoh3GHwwchE/s1600-h/IMG_91762.jpg"><img alt="diy bench in mud room " border="0" height="738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUlLZthdq8Nfn3dAANNqmandCpFeoobbD7u1ahflLeu-z9TBovmlVDytAzHVoS5nwvYBQ-2kqqXAEBvatyuVDN_jpEoUvhsHi9bnymtz3CEIyfylNNRQ_HSRKvJTBJAizWiM6T2roh9I/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="diy bench in mud room " width="500" /></a></p> <p>Um…we LOVE it. Love love love. Seriously, I’m so happy to have an actual landing zone when we walk in now. </p> <p>I still have a lot I want to do in here – I’ve been wanting to build the upper storage for a year now and just haven’t gotten to it. The ceiling needs to be patched and painted (due to some water issues) and I will add crown molding too: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGHQUI8QdgHoCy0K0EbmH_WYZUJ6eX1xkF809KZDcBJpA4mtS088PNO1XoYinO8rLVdM1zl819pBpxC1NiwCMgNo-7M-9zkUXuKgSPOmG4tvGIIYBZPDEeGkx-VgoTiD4Q8AJq3Uxn2E/s1600-h/IMG_91812.jpg"><img alt="beadboard in mud room" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XBG6RrsHDjqHMejRqW6sFfnvmD7uFjJqB2IeJ0BLZWB9O1OJLWUpjUNH0qTPE7nSHQN3AQKo6yRD-fb1KCbXfyFJfFZSnsRLiETCb_uvrI7Az2Gor6XMEmR-L0m80wJOjoRTRniM7xE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="beadboard in mud room" width="500" /></a> </p> <p>I changed out the overhead light in the space recently and still need to show you that too (it created some new holes in the ceiling as well). </p> <p>Funny thing, seeing our big cat in these photos – this bench is his absolute favorite spot in the house. The furnace is in here so I think it’s probably the toastiest room: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhVq1JPFkKp7IoWDlZP0SkvhBIj16cz2QpK_-bVlBc0LjJOZg_DDxf5Q8XKG3Tl-haylrc0JsS0ahWKyg8Eyev1qI-tLCr687f_MYp4nfKQXFvc6-Lmt6ZiBmCjZRyJGQ-FJwnuJCQX0/s1600-h/IMG_91892.jpg"><img alt="bench made out of cabinets" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfbaGIB2Y3mvMBruLvJkmJ9aNWJBeNI0gUSJual1WI9X8fBkBW84rZPhORi0Ujia2yGc1qpWVizXxQvzhI3-At6jeu5j-LXpoOmen2CbYbCqu6aJeGhyf6_nqrwNkNa8bOwrK4-QO-gM/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="bench made out of cabinets" width="500" /></a> </p> <p>On a side note – if you’ve ever wanted to spray paint your door knobs be sure to check out my experience with it in this room <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/01/spray-painted-door-knobs-result.html">here</a>. </p> <p>We didn’t do much in the basement this year (although I still have some fun plans in mind) but I did make some progress on the little kitchenette down there. This is how we started at the beginning of the year: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitp0INvdcsnGa12GAc9rzb8osxnzEsxOSvt8Uz5yDIltGfFFRAWqgR0P4yjEf_p-rC8ZWDg6y8bySIMkXre3_L1w2qt-TzKSeCkfLl7c00mhQxW8MpLoq5dzFHcKY1fQaia95WtaxgDJg/s1600-h/basementkitchenette_thumb12.jpg"><img alt="simple kitchenette" border="0" height="676" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4beA-oIsQyHOwUQ-45I9HL62NhWUQrXEAYyxDp4Yc53HKK5ClpeksOtzOsjCbZA1qBri3s9-hi4gl4Xa8lTKpAk_xSVHKkMJKEI4tV4UdEFVwcJqLzKKk83DtR0E_rks14ZqtCw2hZDk/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="simple kitchenette" width="450" /></a> </p> <p>I installed the (super cheap!) <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-basement-kitchenette.html">countertops</a> and painted the cabinets. Then I added a little bling to that wall <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/02/stenciling-wall.html">with a stencil</a> I found at Hobby Lobby: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1z0te2QFT1C0HG38FVqBLKxCvos3xzC4wRJbTqCsbhSPh4NFjsOkjYzv4e_rkZvJB29u1j7RToyn-Z5L5ctEkKseNmvTE6DRPNfid6n8KAALH_5SHrQg25NZZCWfq1gIyuEO2MxZxO5k/s1600-h/IMG_83092.jpg"><img alt="stenciled wall " border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCF8GK5UodDD9iF-rRCdV7NESWGyYOTrjbn50CwDWIWRTQMqxCSfX2g4IKALptQYU5xrBgwK_KxoAbqeY_yh-eXVH8F_TIDWE61kS6OPJwQr_zGqy2fdfbdzqjuDY2fF_rt8j18VSCzxo/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stenciled wall " width="500" /></a></p> <p>We’ve since installed the sink down there and I’ve had the shelves to hang for probably six months. Hoping to get those up over break. </p> <p>I also shared the details of how we had our <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-finished-basement.html">basement finished</a> for (what I think) a great price: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4mJZefIYprJZb-vuph-zP0WVdbhoOQISohGcbugeuleAYkry64MS23Y_9LxlqiGrzQHK6Lx6DHV-5jQxJtO01BVaABouD1mrXTPhy-oej7VOPZqBQdDbYSf8RvD5ca2ThbsRmPzGZO8/s1600-h/IMG_85423.jpg"><img alt="finished basement costs" border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSPb5aLoB4KskkHXsIZaomlI0F8BKhKheMxTT30GdP7MZuijRNrTMcV8rqH9AZJTrogHkDvdpelFDHCZqHHaXPhIKzibQCEOx6zrmovL2SEh1jSYF91v1ZkzgtSXMY2Kz8b_3m_I7iRA/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="finished basement costs" width="550" /></a></p> <p>Basically we used small business contractors, spread it out over time and I did the finish work myself. But I share all of the costs and break down in that post. </p> <p>Our master bedroom got some updates as well. I’ve been working on this room for over a year now and may finish it next year…we’ll see. ;) </p> <p>I couldn’t decide if I wanted our room to be bright and light or dark and comfy…so I went halfway. I started painting the room the lighter color I picked out: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRj2-f-39LHr5pKK-6QuvXFiyXmBI1_uQtevAmjVPH3HGfGdI4mUHC3a-LMcrlXM9DQ1WRmKAevORtxNF5MM2oCxhgoCj6WFCCWmvcgKVxM2H7alqY-zkH-IqpB6jz1g5UzvguZUT9Ah0/s1600-h/IMG_65752.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="DIY tufted headboard" border="0" height="693" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiTRxJ1Yn_mthTU8wc5czGCyXxQ_2QphW9KcHl5BLUXMcCaeDagYbgcApgSQITx9xOubLFpGyCsvg5iHbVsilw_MjkN4GvhplKHHCWdcqjQNX28M6b1HZSOfLc_V-5LUNB4KBsUG03Eo/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="DIY tufted headboard" width="500" /></a></p> <p>And then decided I was craving some drama. So I added it in the form of some trim and a <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/03/dark-gray-accent-wall.html">dark gray color</a> called Peppercorn: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUqM-OR7OUuBUw-A2KzgaBOJahS-BQr1YWFyePJ6qF8LNl_JP8Jxz1daDgOKh4bhE7mBtaQIrGZ7xf0eU0IMF3KHGBlGuEnhC0HgBO4N62mg8DE7s7kOI_45Eugog1LuBlfTfKGizal6U/s1600-h/IMG_10472.jpg"><img alt="gray accent wall with trim" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nvWgXugHWn8jXMw7BaMRbBSWT7mh1_b0G-mfESBx_4ON1AoHecD0hG7oYMJw8Pn9GYZoHKetncN_tJPCh1wUCRPEuM7Fw98iOniHg8Mxh5PrgEFI2OvpYyCX6Y26gNv_Dz5oUiMTn1E/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="gray accent wall with trim" width="500" /></a>I also <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/03/beefing-up-baseboards.html">beefed up the baseboards</a> (without taking off the old ones!), added craftsman trim <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/04/updated-80s-light-fixture.html">around the doors</a>, and <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/04/updated-80s-light-fixture.html">changed out the light</a> (from the old dining room). It is becoming a truly beautiful space and we love it!! </p> <p>(To see how I made the tufted headboard for less than $100, go <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2013/07/diy-tufted-headboard-tutorial.html">here</a>.)</p> <p>I worked my tail off on one of the biggest transformations in our house this year that no one sees but us – our master closet. It’s big and we weren’t using it well. This before photo was the closet on a really, really good day: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XhIgDgIWXzxzp5gYLRU5PVh5P9sSFLemHjWjGk1dnaqEb3rbCzVECvF526_rGvVltE-qeFdS8m5RfUGex4h_fjYZfBn6itfn_IfKw0GtXwa0yV6jUkNQ0iFTa0pAfTwLJzN91rt_fNQ/s1600-h/closetbefore2.jpg"><img alt="closet makeover" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZRO6rsXqryRNxJtiUbjcmMeqfG5rYJUuPnVBHXBvBpeOQ-z977brmnWDCRx7gcZ72yvZV55D05MlQdUtQ8RYUJlBBikCXQmbSEA4gdBHlUWNslig_yOwJLMmUGv0eCl7SqWpAveGrHk/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="closet makeover" width="500" /></a> </p> <p>I mean…<em>really</em>. This was nothing compared to the usual mess. </p> <p>I purged big time, installed <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/02/storage-in-closet.html">more kitchen cabinets</a> (yes, I have a problem. Yes, they work and they are cheap!) and then painted everything in purple tones – my one girly room the house! :) </p> <p>It kind of changed our lives: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQkYyg41I6-nQ69kR2A6NCxyFa5XJwhYHqAMeMFAONNjMyM1Rn9rb42Fa0DkuIzd74kQx4iDDiedwNiUdHoGPLxpCOIrReL10VwMFlrkmSRQ99S3DRkOgycawGM2Q5-4NS4Z9VR_DwYs/s1600-h/closet52.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="closet makevover with cabinets" border="0" height="729" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviKTNa2wJLXuava47y3ezn10kcKzAQbyA8SrfbrwjOHkHyc66dLx1BTz6AKxr-FuOWMftwIiAOd5LEGNohM9q7pPWShahTmedGuxvyek_9Xv0jEcuvSdVb4_IsNPsQnx8sUtBo3PvgXM/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="closet makevover with cabinets" width="500" /></a></p> <p>You can see more of the final reveal <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/04/master-closet-reveal.html">here</a>. A functional, clean closet it highly underrated. I still have more plans for the space but so far it’s working SO MUCH better than what we had before. </p> <p>And finally, the spaces I got some help on. We had dreamed and planned to potentially add on to the back of our home – our family room and kitchen were open to each other but very tight and awkward due to the layout of the fireplace and windows. </p> <p>We had saved up a chunk of change do a renovation but we realized pretty quickly it wasn’t going to happen. Getting contractors to respond was impossibly hard (only a few even responded) and the costs we were getting from those who did respond were astronomical. </p> <p>Along the way a reader put an idea in my head and we went with it. Here’s an old photo of the wall that we took down: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04UY74XD5GXE1Z6EUwpka-WGsNL7FwL6qo4AIyklb3L0C5Ym5eFJfRAjVY-GwgMzoG4Szd0tziTQ0-AA88sHk9i_hgXnTR1tMv-9jX9KNgzpqKT1rx5BZfW_g8KrLH0Xwce4rkyZTWag/s1600-h/138_thumb22.jpg"><img alt="\" border="0" height="667" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwzi8YE_X5NZFgA54pM2q9LphMMKisvHERdPSv3WMoSVcsIvfiJw-tq_o96dvO2bWxKfuqNp7IIWypPyIIp7zeQ3fxdjfiOrJzqZBOHvZEsTUmA0DItKNmKaDi5LMA9RxgWq5d7IdLgU/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="\" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Believe it or not this after photo is only taken a couple feet behind where the one above was taken: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjubQ3m34sPJyAGduMr4xkA4mCpplA_11k-LFXUIcogjJuc3x5zplKwHAD1JFC7EXzlgb4O2ubkjgn4nR_z-aeLAvfWCYb5P8Q1SfKkgHQylXoqtb4hsrKBnSlmihxOMBnQsaf3WnCgRM/s1600-h/IMG_03312.jpg"><img alt="knocking down a wall" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhvwZih6Hlk6j2ZMJCfLGLbNmsDJ4hAuIcf_FtT4ZbxjHIDBDlibw0rHZdD98Yt0osuOlyrtpGC2xyRMgE9de45z7z02puzAOHiTF9N1jg1CfzRKymqtWrQ2RuIs1haTyCTcLzE5rEWo/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="knocking down a wall" width="500" /></a></p> <p>We knocked down the wall between my office and the family room and reconfigured the fireplace. We gained 100 square feet in doing so: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFc7v6dz1xK-oW-OZsXuxQSQDLeePheXy70prXOQYi9OycfFb3n0SyuHyTu8cuTpO_qz1tdLTcIqvMK6JtipxM9-H7odBJc1wUXkbMPA_k_sZy8faNH6Q0Xwvdczsijq6jCxQvidXr34M/s1600-h/IMG_08462.jpg"><img alt="fireplace with built ins" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GPAY5povINvX7t1dvS-VODqE858DrhzP1EhHPXe1H_00L6fYpS3lZGXSqYYXsW-0ZJZFACLlT8ZKRgYJ1YdOnFQxf-M-w82n7HOWx6bRsys4PdjmaLDgqgjDIkUUkytC55Hzh87Mh-4/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="fireplace with built ins" width="500" /></a></p> <p>The biggest part of the room is the new fireplace placement and built ins. They looked like this to start: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UiqPrxMfMRHtYGHWnJgWAqlyKNt4BxYR1-HOSBRw54kBgt2idH7-j7_RhgOFZgpkOCHOXX3dclE40Vy1X6h-hDG1sArgWq1z8h53g1tTfAp4K1nrFvGgM7KHZIKzcu9a0BpFOnwXNac/s1600-h/IMG_93882.jpg"><img alt="fireplace with built ins for electronics" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7MurpLnPYyBkIfuGMzZycl5VU4k9X1-jjqwUWuVvy69ASLWOoPkQxiq-XQ8hPvprmS6ZuoWyn_9CEkxSHGmkiUawufIAEVgRHIOhDl9ZNsHBu7FwAvFAFwnIoH8QGMogFxm3-kEGPtg/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="fireplace with built ins for electronics" width="500" /></a></p> <p>That white chunk of wall is where the old corner fireplace was. So happy that is gone!! </p> <p>After I <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-painted-fireplace.html">trimmed it out and painted</a>, added some <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/09/built-ins-for-electronics.html">new doors</a> to the cabinets (so we could hide the electronics in there), <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/09/tiling-fireplace-surround.html">tiled the surround</a> and then <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/09/13-planked-wall-finished-fireplace.html">planked the wall</a> above, it turned out like this: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNsVETq1T6vl-pVQgip4P4oqpFGEU898za5WDzby-di9VVH5yQDE56S3PCmEGQj2VtT6DHnnmyauF_bIr6C2ybXz0Gz8nH_eqbYNXFyDZX-PJwnLv2hlPjVfutus1s6E14B8nUgJGrLE/s1600-h/IMG_0887%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="gray fireplace marble tile" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf7YpZ_y6KrrAkUQCu_3mb0y8_sdywrOdB1i1ud5rtmz8jhAAigm13nZ6GoqSR_pxQ_XWSOwX2PnNU3i9HqdSR9RCT0ktcQifjAn4gfirPUBc99E_tHufpsordjQZjjno6pSa8kPpqDA/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="gray fireplace marble tile" width="500" /></a></p> <p>That’s the Christmas version. ;)</p> <p>Here’s another view of the room before (a more recent one): </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zyMFQbJ3xa4XbM_ULfUDo-25nxOaXSR-7wbq42dW2K76FcaYpNeKHj9h4gXWIN2W1D2tVwoahUaCOrtG2QT9Iu4hWKqJNcasbhI_URHBoxMF3gF6fKYq774bryXCID33Y6-SNHTbT9s/s1600-h/IMG_71832.jpg"><img alt="corner fireplace " border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7yNjmiiGJaEgdrcQ2Pq-xWCN-cOwT29FD6b89M2Tc16ADw7x-4NadGsbOF3-O0kG78a7IDiLcjYyiXCwm1AP__PH1lPX8H-YNHZq7z4MDc1iGQJEBaDCPJMxEw1LGdJSgDCpoCpNxfo/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="corner fireplace " width="500" /></a></p> <p>And now from the same general area: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymXoYMGpxBlLpYBBVpCrFNq0CEJJC9EU7yT-fP_UD7IKzH06KGvdKHm1r5rjmFQYfXyajlmFMaSi0pOxl_Nds_jEdQhypFQ-anSD9E9NTjTX_hvjkXFzbqrO7xYCWhXQ1AAgW7-fjHnw/s1600-h/IMG_07812.jpg"><img alt="gray fireplace " border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iKUaLDA7yZs_0RNzAvnDvyRF9ZYYCaRAfqST-s6UWAuQ8Iph2L8NkrZJperYsS0EyevA6Uku5E_HfpzmiFzGfeKTBc9S9NiYJ5Q2Wt8CRfVFTEkeNdr_VAasseiTqehOfb-F9Y453_o/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="gray fireplace " width="500" /></a>The changes made a bigger impact to the kitchen than we anticipated too, so we went ahead with our second phase sooner than planned. Here’s the view into the family room before:         </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiOkernmywnWMkOKH69gXNKAPk6TUC06zs2nkD0ppbBFxjcdaXI-wDP-ffmbA6tE576UvF7R-CquZ9GCOG9_pDUYtAXuC7O81XxnLiNGkBIc27Ee78sW-ky-MYE7r-PnLxa3S1pSQFUE/s1600-h/IMG_7679_thumb12.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39GM8hEGOjTy5XaF_CvDN8ZJ75KVS0o22fwGWwz9gy-qFNmoOb07otcjEdAX-X7QVEUPnMQcQBHmYKflyljGjyE9hjPtOZPx2hTIFIq3q30kysw_EkUR8sC-EPkhWaB5hfm9jVW9ofgE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" width="320" /></a></p> <p>And here it is now (as a kitchen!) with the <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-new-back-door.html">new doors</a>: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7ltO6KfKgIoJaDDUjb2K03UY2NrCOXPT-cTn8hEUZgfo0PGxPDty_sEqmd1moUrPNc4sL6RSililHICQl9J7kTo9Mn7jNZZ4Ce1bcBVYtSiKowcXRloJeKP-4LwSIQ58U7CuFape7Ok/s1600-h/IMG_09112.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="double atrium doors" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-KlwP334PZqtleSVY8CFHxV6DMkru67VRbToqNA7DxItiQmI-8lGKqIYjyhz4GJ2X5Le8O1NssYaNCC_QcyI7dYGM26QFcsCqyZoQTmVHYt6ETzjlH0LMRy9XcS58JEbqFoIeE27blY/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="double atrium doors" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Those doors? Easily top five best things we’ve done in the almost 11 years here. They are amazing and completely changed how we function in these rooms. Absolutely love: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmz-_AoYxcQ5k5QXIkCL4tgrWMryjhcAl2QC15vo2YdpC6B2PEWKUPx2xuMZTIBBwWv-W2pWjOqc9VvPk_jlE0jcFDvzLLnAsiqcopCbBYLWwqdNtgZzT6JHPskcYfB5HmjoaKIb5ppw/s1600-h/IMG_08312.jpg"><img alt="transom above french doors" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwf0jDk7WXi4gT1kaxOylyM3rcI9ABfJnyQegCjS1a4Baex8OBI69TVbnrQD6cLeaNpdSSr10rtNYfWUvU1Co964G7-FAl-ZEjIQp9WhhW5YJqmfM3S8fqrzxrTMPD-nJMjqD7pnNrlc/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="transom above french doors" width="500" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>You can see the entire renovation process (over five months) <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/search/label/family%20room%20reno">here</a>. </p> <p>It’s been a GREAT year! I am so happy with the changes we’ve made and so thankful we were able to make them! </p> <p>Onto 2015…I’ll share my plans for that next! Did you do anything fun to your house this year? We did a lot but it’s kind of my job. ;) And it’s my passion – I love it!!  </p>

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