House progress five months later

I can't believe we have been here for 5 months, going on 6, already.  So much has changed about the house since we moved in.  It truly looks like a completely different house from the inside.  Here is a quick room by room tour of some of the changes that we have made.

Office:

We haven't done a lot in this room.  We really just added some things to the wall, all of Robert's White Sox things and other sporting hangings, and I made some curtains to replace the ones that were left here. 

BEFORE: Just after we moved in and just put stuff in there

IN PROGRESS: Not much has changed but the curtains. 

Things to do - paint the walls one day, find some space for the white sox chairs.

Kitchen:

This room we painted, got rid of the gold colored walls in exchange for a pretty, soft green accent and a neutral tan. We also recently changed the jungley tile for some new hardwood floors.  

BEFORE from MLS site

BEFORE from MLS site

IN PROGRESS: with new floors and new paint

IN PROGRESS: a softer paint around the sink.

Things to do - paint the cabinets, probably white, change out the countertops, possibly restain the dining room table, and add a window treatment to the large window.

Living Room: 

Since we moved in we have painted the gold walls with a neutral tan.  We added a pop of color to the back of the built-in bookshelves with a redish color that coordinates with our color scheme.  Again, we recently changed out the carpet for some hardwood floors.  The change was so drastic.  The entire downstairs of the house has a completely different feel to it.

BEFORE: from MLS listing

AFTER: new paint and floors

AFTER: painted background of built-ins

AFTER: built-ins and decorated mantel (sorry for the things on the floor.  The two year old has taken over)

Things to do -Add a rug and find some fun decor the for high ledge above the t.v. area (not pictured). 

Master bedroom and bath - 

We have painted both of these rooms as well.  I can't find a before picture of the bedroom.  This was the only room that wasn't gold, yellow color, but I decided to change the color up a bit.  And I am so glad I did. I love the new shade in the master bedroom. We went with a rich brown and then we just added a fun wall gallery.  This is the only spot in the house that is not taken over by Ethan.  Most of our wedding pictures and pictures we had of the two of us were replaced with him.  So I made this wall just for us.  I love it, and him. We also added some curtains to brighten up the bay window.

Love my gallery wall

New curtains and some decor 

The bathroom we painted a shade of beige to hide the textured walls that I didn't like at all with the gold on them.  I have grown to like them with the subtle beige on them.  They don't scream at me when I walk in. They now say to me, "please come in and relax, have a seat on your fun ottoman as you get ready." We also changed out the floors from carpet to tile.  Geez, I hate carpet in the bathroom.  The 90's were not good to bathrooms.  I also recently added a frame to the builder grade mirror.

BEFORE: Tuscan jungle theme.  Did I mention the yellow and gold in the house?

IN PROGRESS: New tile floors and a fresh coat of paint

IN PROGRESS: added the frame on the mirror and a little decor on the window sill

Things to do - nothing in the bedroom (maybe new carpet one day)

Change the color of the shower from gold to pewter and get those closets organized.

Laundry room:

Since I spend so much time in this room I decided to add a little bit of fun to it.  I used the leftover paint from the kitchen and painted it green.  I added some cute pictures of my favorite little guy "helping" with laundry probably a year ago, and a fun Laundry sign that I made for the other house.

Things to do - change out the floors

Powder Room:

The only thing we have done in this room is change out the floors.  Yes, there was carpet in here too.

Things to do - take down the wallpaper and paint.

The stairway:

I added a photo gallery to the wall going up the staircase.  I am in love with it.  I adore seeing all of my favorite shots of our family over the past couple of years when I am doing dishes in the kitchen or taking a hike up the stairs to get Ethan out of bed.

Ethan's big boy room:

I finally made the final touches his toddler room today.  I love it.  It is one of my favorite rooms in the house. I painted it the same brown that we used in our master bedroom.  On one wall I added a pop of blue to the top with a "road" running down the middle, along with trucks and cars driving down the road.  I put in one of my favorite photos of him playing in some puddles a few months back on one wall.

BEFORE

IN PROGRESS

IN PROGRESS: Duvet that I made

AFTER:  matching curtains

This wall has a couple of fun things we picked up at Hobby Lobby, with a license plate that was once Robert's when he lived in CA.  The middle is a picture that Martin took at his two year birthday shoot.  And then there is the "E" with cars that I made to match the road on the wall.

AFTER: Ethan likes it

Here is a mini photo gallery of some pictures he picked out at IKEA, along with the name plaque that Grandpa Flynn got him.

AFTER:  

Here are some super cute pictures that my sister made for him.

AFTER

Craft room:

I haven't really done much in here.  I have really just added some things to the walls so that they don't look so bare and to free up some closet space. This is all stuff I had laying around just waiting to find a home. And yet another wall gallery.  Hi, my name is Kristin, and I have an addiction to wall galleries.

Things to do: One day I will change the wall color and add some fun, creative decor to inspire as I work

Playroom:

I have already done a post solely for the playroom so here is just a quick before and after.  The only thing left to do in there is replace that bar with some much needed seating.

The only other rooms are Ethan's nursery, that is now pretty empty, and Ethan's bathroom.  I haven't done a thing to either of those rooms.  The nursery will stay empty until the family grows.  

So there you have it.  The home tour.  Sorry it was such a long post, but a lot has changed in five months.  I am taking a little break from house stuff for awhile, only working on small projects over the next couple of months.  I mean, the holiday season is just around the corner.  We have to get ready!