Before and After Photos

[sarahh]

I know this is a really popular thread over on the other site...so I thought I would start one here! Hopefully I will be able to add some pics soon of the work we will be doing on our front yard!

[southerner]

Can you believe this shit??

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a131/wcsoutherner/47b5dc01b3127cce94a7df38dac50000003.jpg

Look what we found under some drywall, we had seen them on the outside of the house. Who in their right mind would have covered these up??

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a131/wcsoutherner/47b5dc01b3127cce94a7df275bea0000003.jpg

After:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a131/wcsoutherner/47b5dc01b3127cce94a7df20dadd0000006.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a131/wcsoutherner/47b5dc01b3127cce94a7df2edad30000003.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a131/wcsoutherner/47b5dc01b3127cce94a7df215bec0000003.jpg

[granada]

southerner ~ Wow! You did a great job with that. I cannot believe that they would have covered up those three windows.

[Sparkles P]

Southerner

Oh and others, PLEASE post what colours and brand name of paint etc you used when you did your remodels.

[Holls]

WOW ... Those look amazing! What a difference. You should be proud! :D

[Esq.]

That wallpaper looks like the stuff in the movie "Garden State"!

[southerner]

Krysten, LMAO!!!! It's so funny that you said that....friends of ours said the same thing, guess great minds think alike :)

Since y'all like them, shall I post more (blushing)??

[kmmommy]

Great job southerner!

I don't get why people use wallpaper like that.

[Katie&Micah]

Since y'all like them, shall I post more (blushing)??

of course you should!!! Dh and I love your wall colors too.. would you share the names and brands pretty please?

[justHB]

Before
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d803b3127cce9ce528f05d7a00000026108KcuWjdo0w

After
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d720b3127cce9ce528e1a2f700000026108KcuWjdo0w

Before
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce39b3127cce9ce528dcdce700000015108KcuWjdo0w

After
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cc03b3127cce9debe17db97f00000016108KcuWjdo0w

[dream]

Love the two tones of blue in your bedroom, Southerner.

[southerner]

I'm not going to leave y'all hanging, I'll post the colors after I find them in the closet

[southerner]

Okay, the blues in our bedroom :

Light color is Palisades Blue
Darker color (window wall) is Valspar

They are American Traditions from Lowe's

[Jane&Andy]

New Patio:

Before:
http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B%3A%3A8%3B923232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3C26%3 D524%3D84464%3Ab26343723%3D323255%3B956986nu0mrj
After:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd07b3127cce908368d6859b00000016108AZN27Ny3btK

[Jane&Andy]

Laundry room before:
http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B%3A%3A8%3B923232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3C26%3 D524%3D977%3B33b26344923%3D32325664%3A664%3Anu0mrj
(its a small room at the back of the garage, it just had a bare cement floor)
After:
http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B%3A%3A95523232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3C26%3D5 24%3D95%3B66%3Bb27254323%3D3232599%3A99549nu0mrj
http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B%3A%3A95523232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3C26%3D5 24%3D95%3B66%3Bb27254323%3D3232599%3A99546nu0mrj

[KRM&TPS]

Kitchen Before
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d902b3127cce9a5523fee8cf00000015108AbMWzZs0Ytk

After
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C%3A%3B%3A323232%7Ffp4%3Enu%3D323%3B%3E699%3E 3%3C%3B%3EWSNRCG%3D323293%3B67%3A%3A6%3Cnu0mrj

Living Room Before

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d902b3127cce9a5523f4e8c500000016108AbMWzZs0Ytk
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d902b3127cce9a5523f369f200000016108AbMWzZs0Ytk

After - Finished out upstairs attic so we had to add stairs
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C%3A%3B%3A323232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3C%3D78%3A %3D4%3B%3C%3DXROQDF%3E232384%3A768475ot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C%3A%3B%3A323232%7Ffp4%3Enu%3D323%3B%3E699%3E 3%3C%3B%3EWSNRCG%3D323293%3B674%3C%3A%3Bnu0mrj

[KRM&TPS]

Outside Before
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4db36b3127cce9a55233a0b6a00000026108AbMWzZs0Ytk
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d902b3127cce9a55230ae83b00000016108AbMWzZs0Ytk

After- we removed overgrown bushes in front and on side driveway and added new mailbox. The other one could rotate all the way around in the ground
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C%3A%3B%3A323232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E232%3C%3D78%3A %3D4%3B%3C%3DXROQDF%3E232384%3A775%3B78ot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/343%3C%3A%3B%3A323232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E232%3C%3D78%3A %3D4%3B%3C%3DXROQDF%3E232384%3A778758ot1lsi

We also are going to finish the fence the previous owners never did.

[sheartm7]

Southerner - That's incredible that those windows were covered up. :eek: You did an amazing job in all your rooms!

[mrstim]

my before and after's aren't that great, but we just finished this bathroom last week!

before: builder white
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d832b3127cce921005a85ba400000025118AbtGzJk4Ytf

After:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d806b3127cce92d3d90f416c00000025118AbtGzJk4Ytf
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d837b3127cce9206e77c61f800000016108AbtGzJk4Ytf

We had fun getting it done! I actually chose a little lighter shade but when we painted it was def. darker than I'd wanted. However it's growing on me!! I love it!

amy

[Paperweight]

KIM - Love that yellow. Especially in the living room. And what a staricase! I would love to know the color yellow that you used in the living room. I want it for my new home office.

[looty]

Good work everyone!

HB - I can't believe the difference that color makes on the table and chairs. They look much better!

[justHB]

HB - I can't believe the difference that color makes on the table and chairs. They look much better! I know! When we got them I was so sad because I wanted a new set but we couldn't afford anything large/grand enough to fill up the space and aside from the color/wear, it really was perfect. The black paint made it 1000 times better.

[KRM&TPS]

KIM - Love that yellow. Especially in the living room. And what a staricase! I would love to know the color yellow that you used in the living room. I want it for my new home office.

Thank you very much. I love it too. It is Harvester by Sherwin Williams. Yeah the staircase has to be my favorite thing we added.

[southerner]

MRS.TIM, I wish my bathroom was that big :eek:


sheartm7 thank you!


KRM&TPS Y'all have done wonders for that house, it shows in your pics. Question about the kitchen....I moticed the microwave wasn't above your range in the before pics. Did you have to make that cabinet above it smaller? And get a new door for it to match the rest? Actually, it looks like maybe you could have just made the old doors smaller to fit in the new space? I ask b/c we are thinking of putting our microwave there in our upcoming remodel and will have to figure something out w/ the cabinet door. Our doors have a ridge in it now, so that would mess it up if we cut the door.

[KRM&TPS]

KRM&TPS Y'all have done wonders for that house, it shows in your pics. Question about the kitchen....I moticed the microwave wasn't above your range in the before pics. Did you have to make that cabinet above it smaller? And get a new door for it to match the rest? Actually, it looks like maybe you could have just made the old doors smaller to fit in the new space? I ask b/c we are thinking of putting our microwave there in our upcoming remodel and will have to figure something out w/ the cabinet door. Our doors have a ridge in it now, so that would mess it up if we cut the door.

Thank you. The house before was very blah to say the least. Yeah we had to make the cabinet smaller. We just cut the doors. It easy having up there. I would have taken away much needed space if we did not put it up there. When we moved in there was no vent above the stove. So we just decided to get a combo like that. Yeah with the ridges it might make it hard. Maybe you could find cabinet doors somehow.

[chefker]

southerner--Amazing job on the bedroom! Can't figure why those windows were covered up, weird!

KRS - I LOVE that staircase, it's such a great focal point.

mrstim--I love that color! We were thinking of painting our dining room in a similar shade.

OK, here's my before and after - we turned our breezeway into a bar/rec room. It was DISGUSTING when we moved in--previous owner let his dog pee everywhere. So, got new carpet obviously...

Before:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cc06b3127cce9fb9f165a3cb00000036108AZtWbNk0ctO

After:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d809b3127cce922648952eca00000046118AZtWbNk0ctO

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cc06b3127cce9fb9f167a3c900000036118AZtWbNk0ctO

Initially we were going to strip the paint and go with the natual pine paneling. However, stripping paint from GROOVED paneling is at best, insanity. So we went with a dark green Benjamin Moore paint to get an 'Irish pub' feel for the room.

[mrstim]

Thanks everybody! :) That's actually our guest bathroom. I know, I know.....but this house has really big rooms! :)

chefker - LOVE the bright green! I actually remember seeing that over on the gulp..wc. Great Job!

Southerner - I can't believe the windows! Maybe they were night shift workers and wanted it really dark.....YUCK!

Kim - Love the staircase - it has that WOW factor! What a change!

amy

[shopaholic]

Southerner I remember seeing you post the hidden window room on the othersite...and I am still amazed at seeing it again!
KRM That staircase!! :eek:

[BethElena]

Living room Before: (Yes, we had to paint the floor to lock in cat smells)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid175/p6531cf04a4dd3e48709070b7df7a5e5d/f381d589.jpg
After: (New Antique Barnwood Pergo!)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid175/p7d6e18b2e947c122700a58dede9a88b6/f381d598.jpg

I hopefully can get my act together w/ some other pics... :)

We didn't do it all ourselves...we called in a professional...But I painted it myself :)

[KRM&TPS]

Thank you everybody for the comments on the staircase. We went on vacation and the guy who was doing the addition did not like the way regular stairs looked in the house. You know where make like an L so he made the construction guys tear it down and make it spiral like that. And with the metal - the guy who made usually only makes gates and mailboxes. So this was his first stair rails. I think he did a great job.

[KRM&TPS]

Mrs Tim- Thats your guest bathroom. WOW. Well it looks great. I love the color. What is it? Or did you say it and I missed it.

BethElena- Those floors are beautiful.

Chefker- I love that bar. It looks great in there. Great green color.

[BethElena]

Chefker - Ditto on the bar! I LOVE Benjamin Moore paint.....

[graciebella]

Southerner,
What did you have to do to prepare the walls AFTER the wallpaper came off in the bedroom? We've had good luck with wallpaper coming off easily and no damage to the walls except for one room.

[Reebs]

Here is our boring dining room BEFORE:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cf36b3127cce9b24a2ab0eac00000006108AaM3DNq0aNV
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cf36b3127cce9b24a2a88f9f00000006108AaM3DNq0aNV

And AFTER:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd35b3127cce90ff735fecc500000016108AaM3DNq0aNV http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd35b3127cce90ff73466dec00000016108AaM3DNq0aNV http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd35b3127cce90ff73446dee00000026118AaM3DNq0aNV

Sorry for all the pics...I am just so proud!

I love all the dramatic before and afters posted. Everyone did a fabulous job. :D

[southerner]

graciebella I'm jealous that you had better luck than us with wallpaper, I hope I never see this shit again :) Anyway, we decided to go with a faux painting technique since the walls were in such awful shape. There were three (maybe a fourth, we lost count) layers and it took us two full days to get it all off!!

Here's the windows up close:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc01b3127cce903469e47b1a00000035108YbtWzlu34

We insulated them and put the trim up.

Here's a close up of the wall. Fauz painting diguised all the imperfections pretty well, if I must say so myself.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc01b3127cce903468dfba8900000026108YbtWzlu34

[southerner]

Reebs your pictures just convinced me that the extra work of putting up a chair rail in our kitchen would be worth it. What a transformation :eek: I'd be proud of that too!

[Reebs]

Thanks so much Southerner . That was so nice of you to say! I think a chairrail really does "make" a room. And by the way..I love the paint color and technique you used in your room.

[Kimberland30]

Reebs - gorgeous dining room!

If you don't mind, could you post what colors you used? We are looking to paint our living room using colors similar to yours (maybe a lighter burgandy since that room gets no light), but I love the combo you used!

TIA

[BethElena]

Reebs - wow! I'm jealous! If i had a dining room, I would want it to look that elegant!

[isign]

Jane - I love your picture with Butter - King of the back yard.

I don't have a house yet, but I keep watching these for inspiration one day :)

[Jane&Andy]

thanks Julie. :) I actually caught him snoozing on that picnic table last night, silly pup.

Everyone's home improvements look awesome! We're remodeling our bathroom now so hopefully soon I'll have some photos to share from that project.

[sunshineab622]

Reebs: Wow I LOVE your dining room. The color is so pretty.

The changes yall have made are awesome.



Here are some pics ....
Our office
before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d639b3127cce9c757e2efa5b00000026108CYsWLNm5aQ

After : (It is not as bright as the pic makes it look) :)
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d729b3127cce9c757e1dfe2100000016108CYsWLNm5aQ

[sunshineab622]

master bedroom:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d639b3127cce9c757e2f7b6a00000036138CYsWLNm5aQ

after:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d729b3127cce9c757e1bfe2700000026138CYsWLNm5aQ

I need to take a new bedrm pic with our valances, furniture & bedding

[sunshineab622]

bathroom before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d639b3127cce9c757e2cfa5900000026108CYsWLNm5aQ

after :
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d729b3127cce9c757e127f1e00000026138CYsWLNm5aQ

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d729b3127cce9c757e147f1800000016108CYsWLNm5aQ

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cf23b3127cce9c757ef22c4600000026138CYsWLNm5aQ

[Reebs]

Kimberland30, thanks for the compliment. We used Longjohn Red by RL for the top (obviously since the name of the paint is red!) and Navajo White by Behr for the bottom. And the trim is just plain white. RL has tons of colors in the burgandy family to choose from. They are it the "Thoroughbred" collection of paints. To be honest, we have painted several rooms in our old TH and a few in this house and both DH and I agree that RL paint is the best. It goes on easy and the look when all is said and done is fabulous. Very even. Hope this helps. Can't wait to see your final results.

[Reebs]

BethElena, thanks so much for the compliments. That room is by far my favorite in the house!!

Jane, how have you been? Butter is cute as always!!

sunshineab622, thank you also for the compliments. But if I deserve them, you CERTAINLY do. You place looks fabulous. I love your color choices. What color is the blue in your office? I love it. So bright and lively!

[Aletheia]

Reebs, I love your dining room too! It's the flip flop of one of our bedrooms- I'm glad to see that lighter colors can work on the bottom (I thought it would make a room look top heavy, but your picture convinces me that was crazy talk.)

So hmm... here's what we are embarking on now. This bathroom has turquoise wall tiles and army green floor tiles. Wait, it gets worse. The floor tiles were put in with *turquoise* grout. I kid you not. So, no after pic yet. I'll edit in a while and add one!

http://photos17.flickr.com/22579422_c8aa4c87b5.jpg?v=0

[Aletheia]

And here is the other bathroom...

BEFORE:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd34b3127cce9094c5a6941d00000015108AcuGbZy1ct5

DURING:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d811b3127cce92cccf0a62ae00000015108AcuGbZy1ct5

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d811b3127cce92cccff6625200000016108AcuGbZy1ct5

AFTER:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d811b3127cce92cccff5e36100000015108AcuGbZy1ct5

This was a while ago- I think the blue was a Glidden called "Chesapeake Blue'.

[Jane&Andy]

Hi Reebs - its good to see you here. I'm doing fine. :)

Aletheia - wow, your bathroom looks awesome. I love that blue. I had planned to paint my downstairs bathroom yellow and decorate with blue accents but now I'm tempted to paint it blue instead.

[juliemag]

Aletheia ~ your bathroom progress is so impressive!!! WOW!!! :eek:

[Islandbride1025]

Posted these over on that other site, and wanted to put them here.

Kitchen Before:
http://images.snapfish.com/3443372323232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3C%3D%3B%3B6%3D%3B 64%3D6794%3C7b27284%3A23%3D323263%3C989%3C8%3Bnu0m rj
http://images.snapfish.com/3443372323232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E232%3C%3D%3B%3B6%3D%3B 64%3D6794%3C7b27284%3A23%3D323263%3C98%3A67%3Anu0m rj


Kitchen After:
http://images.snapfish.com/3443372323232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E232%3C%3D%3B%3B6%3D%3B 64%3DXROQDF%3E2323743575%3B95ot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/3443372323232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E232%3C%3D%3B%3B6%3D%3B 64%3DXROQDF%3E2323743575%3B%3A6ot1lsi

[Islandbride1025]

Before
http://images.snapfish.com/3443372323232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E232%3C%3D%3B%3B6%3D%3B 64%3D6794%3C7b27284%3A23%3D323263%3C98%3A846nu0mrj

After:

http://images.snapfish.com/3443372323232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2323%3D8%3B3%3D948%3D3 2328%3B385738%3Anu0mrj
http://images.snapfish.com/3443372323232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3C%3D%3B%3B6%3D%3B 64%3D459466b28272423%3D32328%3A933747%3Anu0mrj

[Aletheia]

Thanks, Jane and Julie! I love my blue bathroom. I found a better after picture:
http://images.snapfish.com/3443375923232%7Ffp3%3B%3Dot%3E2348%3D46%3C%3D79%3A %3DXROQDF%3E232393638%3A25%3Bot1lsi

And here are some of the Guest Bedroom:
BEFORE and DURING:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d811b3127cce92cce08d22a600000016108AcuGbZy1ct5
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d811b3127cce92cce08922a200000016108AcuGbZy1ct5

AFTER:
http://images.snapfish.com/3443375923232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E2348%3D46%3C%3D79%3A%3 DXROQDF%3E232393638%3A259ot1lsi

http://images.snapfish.com/3443375923232%7Ffp4%3Enu%3D3257%3E37%3B%3E6%3A9%3E WSNRCG%3D3232%3A27299348nu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/3443375923232%7Ffp4%3Enu%3D3257%3E37%3B%3E6%3A9%3E WSNRCG%3D3232%3A27299356nu0mrj


Paint Colors: Gallery Red and Pebbled Courtyard (Behr, I think.)

[Islandbride1025]

Alethia what color blue is that, that's the color I want for my son's room. Also who makes it. Gorgeous rooms.

[Aletheia]

Hey Islandbride- I love your kitchen pic's! Wow!

The blue is, I believe, Chesapeake Blue. Let me go check...

Yup, Chesapeake Blue by Behr. It's a few years since we painted, though, so here's the color code.

Lamp Black 1, 24, 0
Thalo Blue 4, 22, 0
White 3, 18, 0
Magenta 0, 44, 0

(Those are the numbers the Home Depot computer generated for the sticker on the top of the paint can.) :)

[Islandbride1025]

Thank You, especially for the color code.

[Aletheia]

No problem!

[Kimberland30]

Reebs, thanks so much for the info!

This weekend I hope to paint our master and guest bedrooms (HOPE being the key word). :) Our living room is down the list a ways, but I'm filing everything I come across so I don't forget.

Somehow redecorating/remodeling is becoming as involved as our wedding planning was!

[polkadot]

I painted our master bathrooom today and I a FREAKING tired....i didnt got ot the gym today but i guess thats ok since i painted right? yeah sounds like a good enought excuse to me? ;) I will post pics as soona s we take the tape off....

[Aletheia]

Polkadot- Can't wait to see the result!

[mrsliby2004]

Half Bath -- BEFORE
http://images.snapfish.com/34433%3C2723232%7Ffp3%3B%3Dot%3E2323%3D%3A2%3C%3D% 3C48%3D3232%3A2%3C%3B5793%3Anu0mrj

AFTER:
http://images.snapfish.com/34433%3C2723232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2323%3D%3A2%3C%3D%3C 48%3D3232%3A2%3C%3B5793%3Cnu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/34433%3C2723232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2323%3D%3A2%3C%3D%3C 48%3D3232%3A2%3C%3B57944nu0mrj

I'll edit later when I find the colors!

[polkadot]

Before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d920b3127cce92d4d72d6e5800000016108AbtW7hm3bNO
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d920b3127cce92d4d72b6e5e00000016108AbtW7hm3bNO
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d920b3127cce92d4d7a56ed000000016108AbtW7hm3bNO
Color closeup before....

[polkadot]

After:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d920b3127cce92d4d6eeaf3300000016108AbtW7hm3bNO
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d920b3127cce92d4d6e8af3500000016108AbtW7hm3bNO
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d920b3127cce92d4d72cef6900000016108AbtW7hm3bNO
New color, Goldenrod by Sherwin Williams

and look how cute someone made us the monogramed towels that matched i hung them next to the garden tub...i love them!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d920b3127cce92d4d7a2efe700000016108AbtW7hm3bNO

[Aletheia]

Not one, but two cheerful yellow bathrooms! Hooray! :) :)

[southerner]

islandbride 1025, how much of that work in your kitchen did y'all do yourselves?? We are doing our kitchen now.

Maybe I should start a kitchen thread??

[juliemag]

We are going to be doing our kitchen too... I'd love a kitchen thread! :D :D

[princessjasmin]

We are remodeling our kitchen also! so far I dont have a kitchen only tile! ill post before pictures and ill edit with the after pictures whenever the kitchen is done!
This is how the previous owner left the place!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db28b3127cce91d25d6e428800000016108CcMmzhyybm
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd30b3127cce90cb1e25574800000015108CcMmzhyybm
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd30b3127cce90cb1eb0d6ed00000016108CcMmzhyybm
kitchen and laundry are side by side so we are remodeling this also!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd30b3127cce90cb1e16d64b00000015108CcMmzhyybm

[Georgiana]

Armstrong Floors had a program you can download for $9.00 that you can try out wall colos and floor styles using pics of your own place! I have it and it's really cool!


www.armstrong.com

[southerner]

kitchen thread has been started....

[Aletheia]

This is another project from a while ago, but I thought I'd share the pictures since I think they are fun!

Here is a "Before" shot- note the beveled mirrors that were liquid nailed to the wall!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d811b3127cce92cce17562c600000016108AcuGbZy1ct5

Here are two "During" shots- this was *so* unfun.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd34b3127cce9094c5af152400000016108AcuGbZy1ct5

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d922b3127cce92f115a4fead00000016108AcuGbZy1ct5

And now, after (but right after a before, for fun!):

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d922b3127cce92f115b97f8000000016108AcuGbZy1ct5

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd34b3127cce9094c5bb153000000016108AcuGbZy1ct5

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d922b3127cce92f115a57f9c00000016108AcuGbZy1ct5

Phew!

[Janey]

Islandbride -- What kind of countertop is that? We're looking at doing something similar to ours. Countertop has been The Big Unknown for us. :)

[juliemag]

Yay, I finally get to post pix!

Dining Room Before
http://images.snapfish.com/34437%3A%3B523232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E2323%3D%3A28%3D937 %3D3232%3A28846%3A%3A7nu0mrj
http://images.snapfish.com/34437%3A%3B523232%7Ffp7%3Enu%3D323%3B%3E8%3B6%3E%3 A43%3EWSNRCG%3D3232%3A288%3B5876nu0mrj

Dining Room After
http://images.snapfish.com/34437%3A%3B523232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E232%3C%3D9%3A7%3D% 3B34%3DXROQDF%3E232394885%3C342ot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/34437%3A%3B523232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E232%3C%3D9%3A7%3D% 3B34%3DXROQDF%3E232394885%3A9%3B4ot1lsi

[miel]

Juliemag

I really like your changes and love the chandelier...but I'm going totally retro and would pay you for that old chandelier. It's way groovy!

Fantastic changes, though.

[juliemag]

miel -- haha! Thats hysterical. I have to be honest and say, I loathed that old chandelier. It's the same one I grew up with for 23 years in my parents house... so we had to laugh when we bought this new house, and there it was again! :eek:

[miel]

Amazing job Southerner!

[southerner]

miel thank you!

juliemag your dining room is the seocnd project in this thread that has convinced me to do a chair rail in our kitchen! looks great in there now!

islandbride I'm still hoping you pop by the kitchen thread. Sorry, I had to get a shameless plug :D

[boilermaker]

Julie, your kitchen/dining room is gorgeous! I can't believe how quickly you got that done. (I gave up on LJ..never did get the hang of it).

[juliemag]

Thanks southerner ! Once we put it up there, it was amazing what a difference it made. Really made it look clean and put together :)

[juliemag]

Oops boilermaker - we crossposted!! Thanks so much ~ we've sort of slowed down for the moment... working on the outside! :eek:

[ignutzz]

I've posted this stuff on the other site but I'm still amazed at everything we did to this place. And we just RENT it! Yes, we're crazy. (Some was done under contract with DH, but all of it was so we could move in.)

Dining room:

Before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4df23b3127cce9e24220ee92100000046108AZt2zVqzbMx
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4df23b3127cce9e24220f681000000046108AZt2zVqzbMx

After:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4df23b3127cce9e24222f683000000046108AZt2zVqzbMx

And after that, with a new table that DH built:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce37b3127cce9e2421f40a7a00000036108AZt2zVqzbMx

[ignutzz]

Bathroom Before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4df23b3127cce9e242202e92d00000045108AZt2zVqzbMx

After:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4df23b3127cce9e24222d683200000045108AZt2zVqzbMx
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4df23b3127cce9e242229683600000045108AZt2zVqzbMx

Bedroom/dressing room before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4df23b3127cce9e242206e92900000045108AZt2zVqzbMx

After:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4df23b3127cce9e242c35e91d00000045108AZt2zVqzbMx

We've repainted it since these photos, turns out I hated the color once it was on the walls.

there are more rooms and many more pictures but I have to head home.

Happy remodeling!

[MeTheGirlie]

Sorry if these are small

Livingroom before w/carpet:

http://www.vestae.com/images/emma/house/DSC07297.jpg



http://www.vestae.com/images/emma/house/DSC07299.jpg



http://www.vestae.com/images/emma/house/DSC07306.jpg

After, I'm still not sure what to do with rugs and such yet...we just finished them:

http://www.vestae.com/images/emma/house/DSC07324.jpg

[Asha]

ignutzz - i love your bathroom. the stainedglass is beautiful. your shower curtain has such style. and i like how you switched from a pedastal sink to a vanity with storage. i totally dislike our pedastal sink bc it has no storage and our bathroom looks so cluttered bc we have all these toiletries lying around. though, that will be a project for another day bc we have more immediate needs to fix.

[BooeyJ2]

I don't have any great before and after pics (our house was new, so everything was white LOL), but a few weeks ago DH stained our concrete in the backyard (P.S - we live in CA, so unfortunately our backyard is the size of a Coke can ;)).

I can't find any *real* before pictures since I think they were on SeeMeSmile.com (which is long gone)....but you can see the color here in these pics w/ my dog.....



*BEFORE*...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/BooeyJ2/MST4og.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/BooeyJ2/MST2og.jpg




*AFTER* (this is our sideyard)...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v716/Booey143598/Backyard.jpg

[justHB]

ignutzz - your tranformation is uncanny. I love that you guys put in a mantle. I've been thinking about doing something similar in our loft.

MeTheGirlie - Great job on the floors! It makes the room look so much warmer. One thing I noticed right away though is that you have all the furniture pushed out to the perimeter of the room, and thought it might look fabulous if you moved the tv cart to the right, top corner of the picture and the couch to the back third of the room, facing the window. This way the couch's positioning could make use of the fireplace. (Feel free to ignore me also - HGTV is warping my mind and has me obsessed with room layout.)

[MeTheGirlie]

justHB I agree, I'm actually going to get rid of that cart altogether...notice, I still have the paper blinds up in this room and I've been here 3 years, so it's like..um.. a constant struggle to figure out what I want to do. This house is really small with an open floor plan so it's difficult to place - I actually have an opening there, so I really can't obstruct the flow...

I'll do a search in my pics and see if I can find some good ones to give you an idea of what I've got workin' - I'm ALWAYS open to suggestions!

[justHB]

justHB I agree, I'm actually going to get rid of that cart altogether...notice, I still have the paper blinds up in this room and I've been here 3 years, so it's like..um.. a constant struggle to figure out what I want to do. This house is really small with an open floor plan so it's difficult to place - I actually have an opening there, so I really can't obstruct the flow...

I'll do a search in my pics and see if I can find some good ones to give you an idea of what I've got workin' - I'm ALWAYS open to suggestions! I totally get the open floor plan concept. Our kitchen, dining room, living room, and office is all one big square since we live in a loft. It's sometimes challenging to decorate, but I think once you get it right, so much more rewarding.

[MeTheGirlie]

Not to mention, I have a 2 year old that needs play space.

[nylons73]

I have loved looking at these pics! We haven't really done any major work of our own (besides hanging pictures and putting up curtains) but I am so amazed at what you guys are doing!

KRM - I want your house! Love the outside especially. I've always dreamed of living in a house that looks like that! (we'll be over at 2 to move in, kay?) heh heh And, like everyone else, I love that staircase!

Jane - Love what you did to the backyard. Cute that you got your doggie up on the picnic table! great pic!

Reebs - What can I say? WOW! That is the dining room of my dreams! Congrats on a wonderful transformation!!

[cpaccione]

OOHHH....I've always loved this thread. Here are some of our before and afters. We moved into a brand new home so we didn't have to worry about previous homeowners stuff, we were real lucky, I couldn't imagine having to strip wallpaper or tear up tile like some of you did!

Here is our powder room before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db00b3127cce91ef4df3b7d900000016108QaNnDVwyaM
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db00b3127cce91ef428f760a00000015108QaNnDVwyaM

After:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db00b3127cce91ef4df1b7db00000016108QaNnDVwyaM
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db00b3127cce91ef4df036ea00000016108QaNnDVwyaM

The color is celestial sun by Glidden. It is actually a lot softer than in the picture.

[cpaccione]

Our laundry room, which is right outside the powder room I posted above.

Before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d837b3127cce926c4497615800000016108QaNnDVwyaM

We just had a shelf in there and it collected a lot of junk. We wanted to put up cabinets but didn't want to pay the money. So in our kitchen there was a cabinet that wasn't really functional cause you couldn't reach into real well from the sides. So...

Kitchen cabinet (the one on the left)
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d837b3127cce926c5eba617800000016108QaNnDVwyaM

New laundry room:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d837b3127cce926c44a9616600000025138QaNnDVwyaM

[Asha]

cpaccione - what a clever idea to use a kitchen cabinet in your laundry room. if we ever remodel our kitchen and get new kitchen cabinets, i'll be sure to transfer to some in our "laundry room" aka garage. right now we use every last cabinet in the kitchen bc we have a smaller sized kitchen.

[KRM&TPS]

Yeah come on. Hahah. Thanks I love it too. I dont ever want to move, but I know we will have to when we have children and the get bigger. So Ill let you know when that happens ok ;) hehe

[nylons73]

Kim - Yes, please do let us know when you move! lol. :) Maybe you won't have to move, you can just build on for the kiddos :D

[RobynScott]

These all look great! Question for JULIEMAG - I really like the open shelves in the wall between your kitchen and dining room - great way to display stuff.

Is that a cabinet you put in under a new countertop, built into the wall - or what?

We are thinking about breaking down 1/2 a wall between our kitchen and living/dining and putting in a breakfast bar (but no cabinets yet - probably not for a few years b/c the rest of our cabinets are white laminate which we have no need to match) - so I'm wondering if I could do the same types of shelves in our DR and how it would look.

Thanks for any and all info - and congrats to all on the great work - I hope we can get some nice stuff done at our house!

[juliemag]

RobynScott - The cabinet was there when we moved in. But it is just a double sided cabinet - and it's not installed in the wall or anything. On the display side, there is room for cups/plates/whatever, and then on the other side is a small cabinet with solid doors. It has regular counter top on it. It acts more as an island b/c it's not attached to any other countertops - KWIM? I'm sure you could do the same thing, just make the countertop hang over enough so that barstools could be pulled up. Our countertop only has a 5 inch overhang, so it's not quite enough for someone to sit at.

[RobynScott]

Thanks Julie - I think we'll eventually put cabinets in so I'll keep it in mind for then - for now, it's going to be a straight breakfast bar. I'm wondering if I should try and put some type of display cabinet on the side facing out only?

we probably won't - but it's a rough thought.

Thanks!

[suzubeane]

We are thinking about breaking down 1/2 a wall between our kitchen and living/dining and putting in a breakfast bar Would you care for a little unsolicited advice from an architect turned interior designer?

I don't know how big your kitchen is, but if it is relatively large, there are many other things you can do to bring the two rooms together that will give you a more flexible plan, and won't give you stool seating (breakfast bar) right next to table seating (dining room.)

I have a client who is taking down the wall between her kitchen and dining room, and turning her dining room into a family room. She wants her family room to transition to her kitchen - much like many of the new homes being built today. (hers is from the 80s.) She figured the island would be built where the wall is coming down, but I designed a plan showing her new island IN her kitchen instead of replacing the wall, and it works SO much better for flow and flexibility. The new island will be perpendicular to where the wall is coming down instead of parallel.

Her family room will have a small table (maybe 36") and chairs near the new beam that is replaceing the wall, and then family room soft seating facing away from the kitchen. She has a lot more space in her family room without the island, and a better work triangle in the kitchen with it in there.

Even if you are not changing your dining room into a different use, there are ways to utilize the space gained by a removing wall that are more flexible and more functional than letting a breakfast bar take the place of the former wall.

Just my 2cents! ;).

[CMW02]

I just posted these pics on that other board...but since most everyone is over here now..I guess I'll re-post.
-------
We bought our 1st home last Nov- just *days* after the birth of our baby.
What was I thinking? lol

Basically, we did a huge overhaul. Ripped out carpet throughout the house, replaced the kitchen floor with porcelain tile, put new carpet in the family room, painted the ENTIRE house, bought new appliances, and so on.

Here goes:

Living room before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db27b3127cce9129f37bac8d00000016108BbOWTVo3Zq
and AFTER:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db27b3127cce9129f3fa2d3c00000016108BbOWTVo3Zq

Kitchen before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db27b3127cce9129f3782dbe00000016108BbOWTVo3Zq
And AFTER:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db27b3127cce9129f3b9ac4f00000015108BbOWTVo3Zq

Guest bath before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d930b3127cce92e3282e467600000015108BbOWTVo3Zq
and AFTER:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d930b3127cce92e3153a06e400000015108BbOWTVo3Zq

It was a lot of work, but well worth it!
I'm still "decorating" which is the fun part.

Now...on to the outside of the house.

[nylons73]

CMW02 - I really like all three of the rooms you've shown! Are you a designer by trade? Really, really great job! Kudos!! :D

[CMW02]

Heavens no! I'm no designer. Far from it actually! LOL :D

But, thank you for the compliments nylons7. VERY sweet of you to say. We are pretty happy with the results thus far.

[nylons73]

We are pretty happy with the results thus far.

I would be too! :) Maybe this could be a new career for you! I really think you did a marvelous job.

If you don't mind my asking - What part of the country do you live in? DH is in the military and maybe on our next transfer, we'll end up close by and you can advise me on my new place! heh heh :)

[juliemag]

CMW02 - your house looks great!!! I love the wood floors in the living room --- makes such a difference!! :)

[mrspugglesworth]

This is a great thread, everyone has done such amazing work! FH and I just bought a house (actually we close on August 4th) and it needs some work, so I know I will be here lurking for ideas :D

[RobynScott]

SUZUBEANE (and others)

Would you care for a little unsolicited advice from an architect turned interior designer?

Would love some! We don't really know what we are doing - I could use a ton of help from an architecht turned interior designer - is this the right place or should I start a new thread?

Maybe other people can give me some ideas what to do with the space(s) as well - would be greatly appreciated! :)

Here are some pics of the kitchen:
http://images.snapfish.com/34443%3A8%3B23232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E232%3A%3D44%3B%3D7 9%3B%3DXROQDF%3E2323759786593ot1lsi

Other side of kitchen (and walls that we are thinking of breaking down for breakfast bar)

http://images.snapfish.com/34443%3A8%3B23232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E232%3A%3D44%3B%3D7 9%3B%3DXROQDF%3E2323759786599ot1lsi

Kitchen leading to dining room:

http://images.snapfish.com/34443%3A8%3B23232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E232%3A%3D44%3B%3D7 9%3B%3DXROQDF%3E2323759786576ot1lsi

Other side of kitchen wall to living / family room:

http://images.snapfish.com/34443%3A8%3B23232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E232%3A%3D44%3B%3D7 9%3B%3DXROQDF%3E2323759786556ot1lsi

yes - we need stuff on walls and to change the furniture - we need help to become a before and after - please! :eek:

[BethElena]

CWM02 - we just installed that same linoleum in the bathroom as what is in your house! Don't the floors feel so much better in the living room? I know I love our pergo!

[suzubeane]

is this the right place or should I start a new thread? Heh - I wondered the same thing after I went into my whole dissertation on the breakfast bar! If you do start a new thread, I'll move my comments over there.

[RobynScott]

Heh - I wondered the same thing after I went into my whole dissertation on the breakfast bar! If you do start a new thread, I'll move my comments over there.


Thanks Suzu - check out my thread in decorating - I was guessing that that's where it belonged - thanks!

[Holls]

These are my before and afters for my classroom... I just finished painting today! :p It wasn't halfway blue... i just forgot to take the picture for like 5 mins! OOPS!
Front of the Room
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d933b3127cce9288de1a8e1b00000016108cbOGzZsY http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d933b3127cce9288d9a84f0200000016108cbOGzZsY
Windows
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d933b3127cce9288ded30fe200000016108cbOGzZsY
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d933b3127cce9288decd0ffc00000016108cbOGzZsY

[Holls]

Entrance
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d933b3127cce9288d95fcec500000016108cbOGzZsY http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d933b3127cce9288d9824f2800000016108cbOGzZsY
Back of Room
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d933b3127cce9288d8398e3b00000016108cbOGzZsY http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d933b3127cce9288dba14f0a00000016108cbOGzZsY
YAY for being done! The paint is still a little wet in the pictures but it's still SOOO Much better!

[Asha]

wow - that classroom has some real bling. good job painting!! that blue is very samiliar to the blue they have in some classrooms here. in ny our classes don't look that great. your class is huge. you have an oven!!! i'm jealous. when i cooked i would have to stick to uncooked recipes. you are a real go getter for painting. the most i had ever painted was the cabinets.

[Tanya]

Before (old owner's stuff):
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5da30b3127cce914f491ca37300000016108AatGzdo5YtW

After (New front door, new paint and curtains in Dining Room, and furniture of course):
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929a34d2040600000015108AatGzdo5YtW http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929a34d6040200000016108AatGzdo5YtW
We got double 8' doors put in instead of the single w/sidelight and transom. Not only was the original door set brass-accented, but it was apparently put in by a monkey and stained by one, as well ;). We have since ripped out the piddly baseboards and are in the process of replacing them with 5" ones.

[Tanya]

Outside of house Before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5da30b3127cce914f458922d000000016108AatGzdo5YtW
Outside of house After:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929a34d1853500000016108AatGzdo5YtW
We still have to repaint the trim to match the new stucco work on the front patio. We added a circle drive and completely landscaped, pulled out a few dead trees, added a tree, and sodded.

Backyard to be continued...

[Tanya]

The backyard was a whole different story. We had to add 150 dumptruck loads of dirt to raise it and make it even, pulled out a ton a small, yucky and sometimes dead trees/banana plants/etc., and hired day laborers to work for a few weeks just to rid all the trees of poison ivy, vines and various other yucky stuff. Then we sodded the first 30 feet from the house and hydromulched the rest. Unfortunately we had to do this in the winter so they used Rye grass, and now we need to reseed since it's mostly died off.
Here's the Before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5da30b3127cce914f41daa3b100000016108AatGzdo5YtW http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5da30b3127cce914f467862b800000016108AatGzdo5YtW http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5da30b3127cce914f41fea39500000016108AatGzdo5YtW

After:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929a48e6040c00000016108AatGzdo5YtW http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929a34ee043a00000016108AatGzdo5YtW
The fountain is connected to the french drain we added down the side of the house to help with the flooding issue, and it could be really cool if we added a bunch of rocks and made it a big feature. Right now it looks kinda sad :o.

[CMW02]

Wow! Great work Tanya.
your home looks beautiful, esp the front!

And I'm loving the dining room wall color.

[princessjasmin]

I had posted before with only the before but now i have the afters yey!

this is how the old owner left the kitchen
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db28b3127cce91d25d79c3af00000016108CcMmzhyybm
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd30b3127cce90cb1e25574800000015108CcMmzhyybm http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd30b3127cce90cb1e16d64b00000015108CcMmzhyybm http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd30b3127cce90cb1eb0d6ed00000016108CcMmzhyybm http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd30b3127cce90cb1eb957d400000016108CcMmzhyybm
I could just keep going but see how gross the walls were!

it looks like im going to have to do it in two post!

fyi: the rest of the pictures are in the next page!

[princessjasmin]

and this is some afters is not done yet only new floor,lights,walls and i have to take some tonight of the cabinets and sink and counter top!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929b2d6e646200000035118CcMmzhyybm
you could see parts of the cabinets here!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929b2a56a5f100000016108CcMmzhyybm
the new back door by the laundry
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929b2d63e55f00000025118CcMmzhyybm

the tile we choosed for the kitchen and bathroom!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929b3b0b640c00000016108CcMmzhyybm

[princessjasmin]

sorry for all this post but i finally downloaded my pics.
before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd30b3127cce90cb1e02d65f00000016108CcMmzhyybm
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd30b3127cce90cb1e02d65f00000016108CcMmzhyybm
After:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929b3b0ae53d00000016108CcMmzhyybm
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929b3b07640000000016108CcMmzhyybm

[princessjasmin]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929b3b0ce53b00000045138CcMmzhyybm
you could see the new window we raised up!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929b3b09640e00000016108CcMmzhyybm
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929b3b08e53f00000016108CcMmzhyybm
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce929b3b03640400000025118CcMmzhyybm

[juliemag]

Wow princessjasmin! I can't believe how dirty the walls were in your kitchen!! Nice job so far though!!!

[princessjasmin]

thanx juliemag! its a lot of work but Im starting to love my kitchen!

[Sophia]

Southerner , I can't believe they had covered up those windows! That's crazy. I love the way you trimmed them out. And we did our master BR in Palisades Blue, too. I love that color. It's so cool and relaxing.

Master BR Before (previous owner's things)

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d834b3127cce9c909127ef3100000015108AZuGzJkzbtI

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d834b3127cce9c9091246e0200000016108AZuGzJkzbtI

During

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d627b3127cce9c90911c85c900000016108AZuGzJkzbtI

After

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d627b3127cce9c90911f04fa00000015108AZuGzJkzbtI

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce22b3127cce9c9091f5d90500000015108AZuGzJkzbtI

I really like how the wood trim pops against the blue paint. We have yet to find new furniture we can agree on. We want a TV armoire & 2 nightstands. We each have a walk in closet, so we don't want to clutter up the room with a dresser.

[Sophia]

This is DD's room.

Before, when we saw the house.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d834b3127cce9c90913def2b00000015108AZuGzJkzbtI

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d834b3127cce9c90913a6e1c00000015108AZuGzJkzbtI

During

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d627b3127cce9c90910504e000000016108AZuGzJkzbtI

After

Valspar American Tradition, Pink Wand

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d627b3127cce9c90911104f400000015108AZuGzJkzbtI

The color is a bit off in the bottom pic--it's not as bright or lavenderish IRL. And that's DD under the covers. LOL

[Sophia]

This was our previous house. I bought it 3 1/2 years ago when I was a single mom. We rented it out after we moved, and I recently sold it to my dad because I don't like being a landlord.

Before

I really loathed the Harvest Gold appliances and that chandelier.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4da01b3127cce9c90908354d800000016108AZuGzJkzbtI

New appliances, but still not thrilled

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4da01b3127cce9c90908f54d400000015108AZuGzJkzbtI

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4da01b3127cce9c90908cd5e700000015108AZuGzJkzbtI

Semi-Gutted

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce92831b79646800000015108AZuGzJkzbtI

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce92831b64e54500000015108AZuGzJkzbtI

After

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce92831b60e54100000016108AZuGzJkzbtI

[Sophia]

This is the new chandelier

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce92831b63647200000015108AZuGzJkzbtI

Living Room Before (I was still moving in)

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4da01b3127cce9c90908b54d000000016108AZuGzJkzbtI

We ripped out the carpet & put in Pergo

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce92831b6ee54f00000016108AZuGzJkzbtI

For some reason, I can't find any After pix that sghow the curtains we put up in the living room. :rolleyes:

[Sophia]

At one point there was no wall between the living & dining

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4da01b3127cce9c909088d5e300000015108AZuGzJkzbtI

My dad put one in so I could keep the dogs confined to just part of the house.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4da01b3127cce9c909172958100000016108AZuGzJkzbtI

[gokatgo]

Sophia - your kitchen looks amazing, what a difference!

[Sophia]

Thanks! I sort of miss that house.

This is the kitchen in our current house:

when we saw the house

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d834b3127cce9c9091486e6e00000016108AZuGzJkzbtI

We've since put in new stainless steel appliances. I still need to paint (probably light greyish blue) & I want to replace the white ceramic tile counter with Caledonia granite.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d934b3127cce92836099a51d00000016108AZuGzJkzbtI

[miel]

Sophia-- It totally amazes me you are remodeling that kitchen. It's so nice already! Oh, God if you could see my kitchen! :eek:

I'm sure it's going to look amazing when you finish!

[chefker]

Sophia-- It totally amazes me you are remodeling that kitchen. It's so nice already! Oh, God if you could see my kitchen! :eek:

I'm sure it's going to look amazing when you finish!

Same thing applies to my kitchen! :D Sophia, the kitchen looks great already, but I love your idea of granite countertops. We REALLY want to remodel our kitchen, but with a little one on the way, we're putting it off for a bit. But now I'm having kitchen envy after reading this thread...lol.

For now, we're replacing one appliance at a time with stainless steel ones--next to go will be our fridge, since it sux.

[chefker]

Nothing major here--but we had TWO eating areas in the kitchen--as well as a formal dining room. Since it's just me and DH right now, we don't need ALL that eating area. So I transformed the smaller dining nook into my 'baking center".

Before (we plan on ripping out those burners in the foreground and making that a breakfast bar):

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d923b3127cce9fb9f3fe318000000015108AZtWbNk0ctO

After (took out table & chairs, and added a stainless convection oven and pastry island):

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cf32b3127cce9fb9f3da4c4e00000025118AZtWbNk0ctO

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cf32b3127cce9fb9f3dbcd7f00000016108AZtWbNk0ctO

[chefker]

Our upstairs bath was done in Barney purple. So I changed it. :)

Before:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d904b3127cce9fb9f3e06ab400000035138AZtWbNk0ctO

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cf25b3127cce9fb9f3de8e6500000015108AZtWbNk0ctO

[Tanya]

CMWO2, thanks! The dining room color is RH Deep Sage.

Princess Jasmin, I can't believe they left the kitchen that way. I thought our previous owners were bad with not cleaning carpets and such. Great job updating.

Sophiadp, I love the blue you chose for the bedroom, and the trim does look much more noticeable. I haven't seen light-stained trim before.

[BethElena]

chefker - love the bathroom! i also have that pattern for the bathroom, and I think it makes rooms look sooo much brighter! :)

[princessjasmin]

Princess Jasmin, I can't believe they left the kitchen that way. I thought our previous owners were bad with not cleaning carpets and such. Great job updating.

She was really bad...so far on the bay window I have done half because my knees hurt really bad if I stay long on them...and it wasnt only the kitchen it was the whole place! can you imagine psycho!

[meggiedarlin]

Here's mine! I re-did the huge (300 square foot) room in the basement. I made it into my library.

This is kind of what it looked like before (this is actually what is now my "craft room", before I painted it, but the Library was the same):
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cc01b3127cce9ded93de492400000016108MYsmblizI

The tile floors were cracking and coming up:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cc01b3127cce9ded93d1c81b00000016108MYsmblizI

So I removed ALL of the tile which I DO NOT recommend! It was a pain in the you-know-what!!!

I painted all of the paneling. Then I put down "peel and stick" carpet squares:
This is before I put down the carpet:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d900b3127cce92bb2ad9df9300000016108MYsmblizI

The floor's done:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d900b3127cce92bb2a9bdfd100000015108MYsmblizI

And now...

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d900b3127cce92bb2b559f8700000016108MYsmblizI

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d900b3127cce92bb2bdb9f0900000016108MYsmblizI

I'm very proud of the work (I did 95% of it myself!) and I love the room, especially now that it's hot out. I take a book down there and read to my heart's content!

[greenbunny]

chefker, too funny about your Barney bathroom! Our spare bathroom right now is what I call Irish Pub green, and I was thinking about painting it a deep lilac, similar to how your before picture looks.

[Lizard]

And now...

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d900b3127cce92bb2b559f8700000016108MYsmblizI

I love that window! Are you gonna keep it in? I love odd little architectural touches like that.

I have a bunch of before/afters to post, but I'll wait until after the weekend since we're going to (hopefully) finish up another room.

[citrus619]

I've always wanted to post here!

Here is kitchen BEFORE (previous owners stuff):
Sorry for the bad scan...http://images.snapfish.com/34456%3C2%3B23232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3C85%3D%3B 3%3B%3DXROQDF%3E2323994%3B47648ot1lsi http://images.snapfish.com/34456%3C2%3B23232%7Ffp3%3B%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3C85%3D% 3B3%3B%3DXROQDF%3E2323994%3B47654ot1lsi http://images.snapfish.com/34456%3C2%3B23232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3C85%3D%3B 3%3B%3DXROQDF%3E2323994%3B48835ot1lsi

AND AFTER:
http://images.snapfish.com/34456%3C2%3B23232%7Ffp45%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3C85%3D%3B 3%3B%3DXROQDF%3E232397997%3B89%3Aot1lsi http://images.snapfish.com/34456%3C2%3B23232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2323%3D%3A86%3D436 %3D3232%3A86345%3C43nu0mrj http://images.snapfish.com/34456%3C2%3B23232%7Ffp3%3B%3Dot%3E2323%3D%3A86%3D4 36%3D3232%3A86345%3C59nu0mrj

[apoppy]

Nice job citrus! Your kitchen looks great

[Pink_Converse]

citrus-What kind of countertops are those. Did you paint the cabinets? How do they look in person? I want to paint mine. Your kitchen is pretty much exactly what I want, dark countertops, the pulls on your cabinets, white cabinets, etc. Look great!

[citrus619]

apoppy~Thanks! It was a lot of work, but worth it. My Dad was a big help (he is a contractor/builder), but we did all the labor ourselves, he just "managed" the job.

Pink-Converse ~Countertops are just Formica. We don't plan on staying in out house for too long (maybe another 3 years or so) and we didn't want to spend the money on granite.
We actually covered the countertop that was already there with the Formica laminate.

The cabinets are painted Dove White by Benjamin Moore.
We painted them ourselves. They really came out awesome.
We sanded them down and then did 2 coats primer and 3 coats paint, with a light sand between coats to smooth out bumps and minimize brush strokes.

[KaliLily]

southerner The transformation is AMAZING! Wonderful job!!!

[KaliLily]

I spent the last week refinishing my hardwood floors (We only have carpet in the bedrooms, so thuis was a HUGE task.) We bought the house in December 2004, and the floors were looking rather dull, and the stain was worn off in some spots - we presume due to the previous owner's 2 large dogs. We decided not to professionally refinish the floors (sand, stain, seal) because we intend to live here for at least 10 years, and didn't want to find they needed to be done again when getting ready to sell. However, I desperately wanted to find a way to protect the floors and improve their look.

It's not perfect (i.e., it didn't "fix" the worn spots), but I'm very happy given it only cost me about $75 to do all of the floors. I used Orange Glow Hardwood Floor Refinisher. It's a clear, water-based urethane and really shines up dull hardwood floors. In fact, now that the floors are so shiney and pretty, you hardly notice the spots where the stain has been worn off . Plus, now those spots have a protective coating to prevent damage to the wood. And when we do get around to having the floors professional refinished, we know how to keep them protected and shiney for years to come.

Here's a "before and after" picture of the family room floor. To accomodate the furniture, I had to do half one day and half the next. Before FamRm Day 2, I took a picture to show the difference this stuff makes.

http://images.snapfish.com/34458%3B%3A%3B23232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3A%3B9%3 D493%3DXROQDF%3E2323998%3B47689ot1lsi

And here's a picture of the completed floor - Well, about half of it. There was furniture in the way behind me. :)

http://images.snapfish.com/34458%3B%3A%3B23232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3A%3B9%3 D493%3DXROQDF%3E2323998%3B47692ot1lsi

[carrie9142]

KaliLily- Your floors look amazing! I am looking for something similiar. Our floors are pretty worn and not shiny at all :( Can you tell me what the process was like? Thanks!

[KaliLily]

KaliLily- Your floors look amazing! I am looking for something similiar. Our floors are pretty worn and not shiny at all :( Can you tell me what the process was like? Thanks!

Sure! I bought the refinishing "kit" at Bed, Bath and Beyond ($49.99 I believe), which came with Orange Glow's mop handle & base, one cleaning pad, one refinishing pad, their hardwood floor cleaner, and the refinisher solution. (The refinisher solution in the kit covers about 500 sq. feet of flooring, so I bought 2 extra bottles, as well as an extra cleaning pad, refinishing pad, and bottle of cleaner.)

First, you sweep and/or vaccum the floors. I used my swiffer and then went around the trim with a Dust Buster vaccuming up anything stuck along the edges.

Second, you mop the floors with their floor cleaner and cleaning pad. They recommend mopping the floors twice, though I only did it once. (I swiffered twice though!) They also advise that you limit airflow to avoid dirt/debris from getting on the floors during the application & drying of the refinish. I just kept my windows closed and shut off the A/C at the thermostat. You then allow the floors to dry before applying the refinisher.

Finally, it's time to apply the refinisher. You squirt the refinisher on a small section of the floor, spread it around with the mop (using the refinisher pad), then you smooth it out going with the grain of the wood. You continue to do this in small sections (no bigger than 4' x 6', I believe) until the room is done. Then you allow it to dry for 1 hour. After 2 hours you can apply a second coat, but I only did a second coat on the stairs since they have a lot of worn spots I wanted to protect. Although it's dry in 1 hour, you have to wait 24 hours before replacing rugs and furniture.

You can apply this refinish up to 4 times a year.

It's hard work, especially in the summer with the A/C off :eek: , but it is also easy and pretty quick. If you decide to do it, and need help, feel free to PM me.

FYI - Next time I do this, I'm going to take some wood stain I have that matches the color of my floors and apply it to the worn spots before starting the refinishing process.

[Asha]

kim - does that floor refinisher get rid of surface scratches meaning not very deep scratches?

[singerwife]

I can play, too!

Living Room Before

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d911b3127cce9ee8fa5ce9ad00000016108KYt3LVqzo

Living Room After

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cc38b3127cce9ee8facd5dac00000016108KYt3LVqzo

And another after, on the other side

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cc38b3127cce9ee8facadc9b00000016108KYt3LVqzo

[chefker]

chefker, too funny about your Barney bathroom! Our spare bathroom right now is what I call Irish Pub green, and I was thinking about painting it a deep lilac, similar to how your before picture looks.

LOL, and there was a SpongeBob toilet seat, and SpongeBob decor stuck on the walls too, with that tacky putty-like stuff. Fun. :) (Obviously it was the kids' bathroom, but not my style!)

Hm, maybe I can find out what shade that paint is for you--there are about 20 cans of extra paint in the basement that the previous owner left behind. It wasn't an AWFUL color, but totally didn't match my Croscill Rainier stuff. :)

[KaliLily]

kim - does that floor refinisher get rid of surface scratches meaning not very deep scratches?

It doesn't seem to get rid of them, but they aren't as noticeable. I have some scratches that we made from the corners of the couch and they don't stand out like they used to.

[deliciousjones]

i've been wanting to post here forever!

the exterior of our home. before=april, 2004. after= today :)

new paint, new mailbox and address, new landscaping (those bushes will fill out drastically by next year).

still to come: window box

http://plamann.net/house/images/beforeafter2.jpg

[Kopper]

Ok, I finally have some befores and almost afters. We hired a painter to texture and paint our family, dining and living rooms. The previous owners decided it would be a good idea to sand all the texture down in the family room. Not a good idea! Because we needed it to be textured we decided to hire someone. I did not want to do that myself! We did all the baseboards and put in the laminate floor ourselves. DH also did all the blinds, light fixtures, outlets etc.

Family room before: (right when we moved in) Notice the beautiful green carpet.
http://images.snapfish.com/3445%3B44323232%7Ffp3%3B%3Dot%3E2327%3D357%3D565%3 Dxroqdf%3E23233%3B39%3B6%3A%3C4ot1lsi

Mostly after: We still have to hang things on the walls and get new coffee and end tables. The one we have is too large. We also have to replace the back door.
http://images.snapfish.com/3445%3B44323232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2327%3D357%3D565%3DX ROQDF%3E23239987452%3C9ot1lsi

You can see the texture really well in this picture:
http://images.snapfish.com/3445%3B44323232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2327%3D357%3D565%3DX ROQDF%3E232399873%3C8%3A7ot1lsi

Don't mind the door with wood blinds... Here's the floor
http://images.snapfish.com/3445%3B44323232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2327%3D357%3D565%3DX ROQDF%3E232399873%3C8%3B4ot1lsi

We still haven't put the registers back up. They have to be special ordered. The previous owners painted over them.
http://images.snapfish.com/3445%3B44323232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2327%3D357%3D565%3DX ROQDF%3E2323998745338ot1lsi

[Kopper]

We still have to do the outlets, registers, light fixtures, put up our art work and get new furniture but the walls are done for our living room and dining room.

Wet bar and entry way before:
http://images.snapfish.com/3445%3B44323232%7Ffp3%3B%3Dot%3E2327%3D357%3D565%3 Dxroqdf%3E23233%3B37283%3B6ot1lsi

Living room before:
http://images.snapfish.com/3445%3B44323232%7Ffp8%3Enu%3D3236%3E266%3E474%3Ews nrcg%3D32324%3A463857%3Anu0mrj

Dining room before:
http://images.snapfish.com/3445%3B44323232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2327%3D357%3D565%3Dx roqdf%3E23233%3B37297%3C5ot1lsi

Dining room mostly after: We still have to do the outlets, get new furniture and the light fixtures are on order.
http://images.snapfish.com/3445%3B44323232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2327%3D357%3D565%3DX ROQDF%3E23239987359%3B4ot1lsi

[Kopper]

Close up of the Venetian Plaster (below chair rail) and new texture (above rail):
http://images.snapfish.com/3445%3B44323232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2327%3D357%3D565%3DX ROQDF%3E232399873%3C883ot1lsi

Living room/Dining room: The rest of the dining room is the same color as the living room. We haven't moved the furniture back yet
http://images.snapfish.com/3445%3B44323232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2327%3D357%3D565%3DX ROQDF%3E2323998743%3B%3C5ot1lsi

Wetbar/entry way: We did Venetian plaster under the wet bar as well.
http://images.snapfish.com/3445%3B44323232%7Ffp45%3Dot%3E2327%3D357%3D565%3DX ROQDF%3E232399873%3C855ot1lsi

[southerner]

Kopper, I love those colors together, what are they? Your new space is gorgeous, I like the low chair rail, very unique!!

[Kopper]

Thanks southerner :)

These are the prints we bought in Maui last summer that will go in the dining room. I still need to get them framed.

Maui Neighbors
http://www.artbyloyd.com/1MauiNeighbors.jpg

Road of Light
http://www.artbyloyd.com/big9101.jpg

All of the colors are Sherwin Williams
Family room:
Base coat: Sequin
Glaze: Folksy Gold
Ceiling: 50% Sequin

Dining room:
Above chair rail: Brevity Brown
Below chair rail & wet bar: Jalapeno
everything else: Latte

Living room & Entry way: Latte

Ceilings: Creamy

The Jalapeno is actually Venetian plaster so my painter had his supplier in Italy add tint in the plaster to match SW's Jalapeno color. It is a little darker than Jalapeno b/c of the wax on the plaster. I love it! It is bold and very unique. The texture of the Venetian plaster feels almost like photo paper.

[AttyGrl74]

Kopper - you room with the fireplace looks almost identical to ours. We have the vaulted ceiling and centered big brick fireplace just like that. We haven't done anything with it yet - but your bookcases gave me a lot of inspiration - are they build into the wall?

[Kopper]

AttyGrl74 - Thank you! Funny enough, before we put the floor in and had that room painted, I HATED those bookcases. I begged DH to let me rip them out and do something different. He liked them and wanted to keep them. Now they look great with the floor and the paint color. They are built in BTW. The shelves themselves are very narrow. Unfortunately the only place to put the tv is in front of one of the bookcases. Out of the four walls, we only really have one usable wall. One wall is open to the kitchen and has a breakfast bar (which we will probably get rid of eventually). Another wall has two windows and a door. The third wall has those two bookcases and fireplace. The last wall is the only place our couch can go.

[Delaney21]

I finally have some before & after pictures. We gave our stairway to the basement a makeover. I know its an insignificant change, but its a start!

Before
http://images.snapfish.com/3446266723232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2323%3D%3A98%3D3%3A7%3 D3232%3A982%3B6%3B47nu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/3446266723232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2323%3D%3A98%3D3%3A7%3 D3232%3A982%3B6%3B49nu0mrj

After
http://images.snapfish.com/3446266723232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2329%3D766%3D84%3C%3DX ROQDF%3E23239%3A73%3B%3B53%3Aot1lsi

http://images.snapfish.com/3446266723232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2329%3D766%3D84%3C%3DX ROQDF%3E23239%3A73%3B8679ot1lsi

[Sophia]

I wouldn't call that insignificant. Very nice change! I love the colors. It adds a richness.

Cute kitty, too. ;)

[Delaney21]

Thanks!

Well by insignificant, I meant its just the hallway to our basement (not like a major room), it only took us a couple of hours and it only cost like $60 to do that. But before it looked like you were walking into a hospital and now there is more of a warm welcoming feeling.

The kitties love to get their pictures taken!

[Asha]

delaney21 - what an improvement!! not insignificant at all!!

[Delaney21]

Thanks rebjc! Hopefully this will inspire DH to do some more stuff! :)

[Kinetic]

Our Bathroom Before:
http://images.snapfish.com/3446352%3B23232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D3%3A6%3D%3B 65%3DXROQDF%3E23239%3A9%3C85958ot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/3446352%3B23232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D3%3A6%3D%3B 65%3DXROQDF%3E23239%3A9%3C84379ot1lsi

and After:
http://images.snapfish.com/3446352%3B23232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D3%3A6%3D%3B 65%3DXROQDF%3E23239%3A9%3C84249ot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/3446352%3B23232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D3%3A6%3D%3B 65%3DXROQDF%3E23239%3A9%3C84278ot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/3446352%3B23232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E232%3B%3D3%3A6%3D%3B 65%3DXROQDF%3E23239%3A9%3C83657ot1lsi

It's such a tiny bathroom, but we painted it, added new moulding, replaced the cabinet hardware and faucet, got a new shower curtain, towels, + rug, and also a shelf to display some bath items. Now, its much more cheerful!

[Asha]

kinetic - love the colors!! it has a very tropical feel to it.

[JenniferEC]

We just finished our basement.
Before:
http://images.snapfish.com/3446748%3B23232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2353%3D4%3A4%3D7%3B8 %3DXROQDF%3E23239%3B65%3A%3A738ot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/3446748%3B23232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2353%3D4%3A4%3D7%3B8 %3DXROQDF%3E23239%3B65%3A9446ot1lsi
After:
http://images.snapfish.com/3446748%3B23232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2353%3D4%3A4%3D7%3B8 %3DXROQDF%3E23239%3B65%3A4988ot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/3446748%3B23232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2353%3D4%3A4%3D7%3B8 %3DXROQDF%3E23239%3B65%3A9%3B3%3Aot1lsi
The doors are on the pantry and we've just bought a new sectional for down there that goes with DH's big screen. The back half is DS's playroom. There is also a half bath, bar area (not done yet) and DH's office.

[Ginger1970]

kinetic - love that bathroom, I tried to do something fun with ours but got the scrunched nose from hubby and his parents fooey on them!


Jennifer, great improvement on the basement, what a cutie!!

[KaliLily]

Jennifer - We have a basement in need of finishing but are concerned about the supply costs (we'll do the work ourselves). Would you mind sharing the appx. cost of your basement project?

[Kimberland30]

Kinetic: Would you mind sharing where you got your bathroom cabinet? After seeing that one, I'd like to get something similar for our hall bathroom. Right now we have a very small medicine cabinet with a mirror....right next to a picture mirror (WHY???). I'd like to get something with some storage to put over the toilet.

Thanks!

[JenniferEC]

Ginger1970 - Thanks. My DS was running around while taking those pics.

KaliLily - We did all of the work ourselves, which saved a lot of $. We spent about 2K on materials, trying to buy stuff when Home Depot had coupons. Luckily my dad and DH had most of the tools needed. It also took a while, so that was spread out over about 9 months. The most expensive thing was the carpet, but we decided to spend more on that because we'll be using the basement quite a bit. Good luck - it's a lot of fun and rewarding!

[AttyGrl74]

KaliLily - We did all of the work ourselves, which saved a lot of $. We spent about 2K on materials, trying to buy stuff when Home Depot had coupons. Luckily my dad and DH had most of the tools needed. It also took a while, so that was spread out over about 9 months. The most expensive thing was the carpet, but we decided to spend more on that because we'll be using the basement quite a bit. Good luck - it's a lot of fun and rewarding!

Your basement is great!

We're in the process of finishing - we're going to do carpet, as well. Did you use a special pad or any type of vapor-barrier or membrane or anything?

I'm SO concerned with musty-smell but luckily Colorado is a really dry state.

[suzubeane]

AttyGrl - there were two threads on basement remodelling:

Need help cleaning/repairing in the basement (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=2463)

and

Good Floors for a basement? (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=3152) (Which I think you posted in.)

If you're worred about carpet, I'd lay it on sectional subfloor squares (described in those threads.) Supra Floors (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=173869-41567-0001&category=15&lpage=none&bc=c) is carried by Lowes, and DRIcore (http://homedepot.bighammersoftware.com/ProductInfo.aspx?cid=834254&pid=cad051ce-e196-430c-8563-8b27d5b2eba5) is carried by Home Depot.

[AttyGrl74]

Thanks Suzu!

(eta - oh yeah I did post in that thread, I'm having a *little trouble* figuring out the CC!)

[Kinetic]

Kimberland30:
I got the cabinet at Target for $49.99. I wouldn't say it's large enough for towel storage, but it is good to hold soaps and other bathroom essentials.
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00008SJXS.16._AA260_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[KaliLily]

We did all of the work ourselves, which saved a lot of $. We spent about 2K on materials

That's much better than I expected. Maybe we can get it our basement done in the next year. YAY! :D I hope to spend the winter putting up insulation. I'll leave the sheet rocking to DH and my FIL.

[JenniferEC]

AttyGrl - We didn't use any special padding. We bought our carpet at Lowe's and went with Gulistan. We have had no moisture problems down there, so we went with the padding they recommended.

[LynzeyAHL]

Your basement is great!

We're in the process of finishing - we're going to do carpet, as well. Did you use a special pad or any type of vapor-barrier or membrane or anything?

I'm SO concerned with musty-smell but luckily Colorado is a really dry state.

The other thing you may want to consider if you're going with carpet is self sticking carpet squares. They're pre-padded and if you mess one up you just use a putty knife and un stick it then put a new one down. They're great for basements and play/mud rooms

[meggiedarlin]

I'm agreeing with LynzeyAHL

Here's a photo of my Library in my basement. The carpet is peel and stick carpet squares. It was about $1/square foot. Very easy to lay. I did it all myself!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d900b3127cce92bb2bdb9f0900000016108MYsmblizI

[Jessica]

Meggiedarlin are those the Iflor carpet squares? I was thinking about getting them for our basement and an area rug in our bedroom, but the samples feel very rough. How are they in real life?

[MsPeachy]

Yay! I finally have a B&A to post. After taking nearly 2 months (the stripes were a PITA), we finally finished painting out master bath. It's not accessorized yet and I still don't know what I'm going to do with the windows but at least it's painted! :)

Before
http://images.snapfish.com/34473%3C9523232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2329%3D949%3D%3C74%3 DXROQDF%3E23237596443%3B%3Bot1lsi


After
http://images.snapfish.com/34473%3C9523232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2329%3D949%3D%3C74%3 DXROQDF%3E2323%3A36348494ot1lsi

[boilermaker]

MsPeachy, it is STUNNING! I love the stripes. I never would have thought to do anything like that. I'm coming to visit your journal to see more.

[mrstim]

Ms Peachy - Explain, Explain, please!! :) It's Gorgeous!!!!! Where did you get those light fixtures, if I may be so rude to ask??

YAY - I Love seeing such creative and beautiful rooms!

a

[MsPeachy]

Ms Peachy - Explain, Explain, please!! :) It's Gorgeous!!!!! Where did you get those light fixtures, if I may be so rude to ask??

YAY - I Love seeing such creative and beautiful rooms!

aThanks. The light fixtures are the standard fixtures that came with the house. I guess they just photograph nicely ;) You can probably find them at Lowe's or HomeDepot for $20.

[petdoc08]

Hi everyone! I am delurking to post pictures of the floors we just refinished. It took us 6 days to refinish about 1600 sq. ft. Very hard work, but sooo worth it :D The floors had not been taken care of for over 20 years according to the neighbors. Before:http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d639b3127cce93d54fd54de600000016108BbM2jdq3Zs This floor actually had carpeting and asphault tile GLUED to it when we bought it (hence the black goey stuff) we scraped and scraped it

After: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d639b3127cce93d543cacccf00000016108BbM2jdq3Zs

Before: (dark is pre light is post sanding)http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d639b3127cce93d54efd0d5600000016108BbM2jdq3Zs

During: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d639b3127cce93d54feacce900000016108BbM2jdq3Zs

After: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d639b3127cce93d54330cc3500000016108BbM2jdq3Zs

[sheartm7]

petdoc08 - you guys did an amazing job! :eek:

[Janey]

Petdoc08 - that is amazing!! Great job!

We have 80 year old hardwoods too, but we did not have the patience to refinish them the way you did. We just pulled ours up. Tomorrow I need to finish pulling up the last of the 80 bazillion nails... :eek:

I love seeing everybody's Before-N-Afters. Can't wait to post some of my own!

[petdoc08]

Thanks ladies :) I think the floors not being well maintained actually helped us out. We could sand and sand and sand and not run out of wood. They still are over two inches thick! :eek: You cant buy floors that thick anymore.

[mrsdrummer]

Our bathroom is still in the works, until we can afford a new tub toilet and sink and the rest of the tile this will have to do. I also need to finish out the trim tonight but you get the jist.
Before
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d603b3127cce93c0157300e800000025108Das27lm1E

Right now
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d602b3127cce93ced5d1d93500000015108Das27lm1E
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d602b3127cce93ced5c2581600000015108Das27lm1E

I'm just so happy to finally be able to post over here YIPPEE!!!

[mrst2b2003]

I love seeing all of the before and after pictures here. It's amazing what a difference it makes :)

Here are some pictures of some of our remodeling efforts:
house before:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d934b3127cce9fdd20e9326000000036108Qcsm7Zy2ZU

House now:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d628b3127cce93014dc65d6600000016108Qcsm7Zy2ZU


and my home office

before:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3d725b3127cce9fdd20197bf800000035118Qcsm7Zy2ZU

During:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cf09b3127cce9fdd20b3f88700000025118Qcsm7Zy2ZU

After:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd27b3127cce90dae1b0f55d00000016108Qcsm7Zy2ZU

[mandersald]

ok, here's the remodel of our very small kitchen
before
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d605b3127cce93f663b9133400000016108AYs2jVo3ZuW
after
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d605b3127cce93f6601dd23900000015108AYs2jVo3ZuW

we painted and put in a new floor.
from the other direction...there was a 6 ft space in the wall next to the fridge with nothing... we very much needed more storage, counter space, and a dishwasher (how can anyone live without one?!). we had shelves up temporarily...
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d605b3127cce93f663ba920700000016108AYs2jVo3ZuW
after
new cabinets, dishwasher, and butcher block counter top.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d605b3127cce93f663a2921f00000015108AYs2jVo3ZuW

mrsdrummer i love what you did to those tiles! very nice trick!

mrst2b2003 those windows are beautiful! you really livened up the outside too. i'm very impressed!!

[mrsdrummer]

Thanks, but they aren't real tiles it's that paneling stuff that looks like tile,

your kitchen looks awesome. You guys did a great job.

[SusieQ]

mrst2b2003 I don't own a house yet but I love what you did with the outside of your house. The color change and little touches like the lamp post made a great difference. Also the office change looks great. I would never even know where to begin. Raising the ceiling and the windows, etc. Looks great.

[Mindy3094]

Here is our upstairs bath that we did a while back:

BEFORE
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3db06b3127cce9d364d12908d00000025119Aatmjhkzaa

DURING
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db07b3127cce9185dc67fc1300000015109AYuWbVu4aO

AFTER
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db07b3127cce9185d01c7d5e00000015109AYuWbVu4aO

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db07b3127cce9185eb28bcdf00000015109AYuWbVu4aO

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db07b3127cce9185eb233de400000016109AYuWbVu4aO

The paint is an Olympic bought at Lowe's. The color is quicksilver.

[KaliLily]

Mindy - What color of blue is that? It's gorgeous!

[mrst2b2003]

mandersald and SusieQ thanks for the complements on the outside and office. I have always loved colonials and wanted the house to look more colonial then it did when we bought it. I thought the gray paint and changing out the windows helped make it seem larger (even though its only 1850 square feet.

mandersald- i love the color of your kitchen, it looks so inviting:)

Mindy3094-is that a huge shower head in the ceiling? if so I am so jealous....it must be like being in a waterfall!

Here are some more pictures of the remodeling we have done so far.

Living room before:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4df10b3127cce9fdd200ce89f00000036108Qcsm7Zy2ZU
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4dd38b3127cce9fdd20f9a46900000026108Qcsm7Zy2ZU

living room after:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd27b3127cce90daf8b8b5c100000016108Qcsm7Zy2ZU
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd27b3127cce90dafb5df5bd00000016108Qcsm7Zy2ZU
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd27b3127cce90dafd2ef5cd00000015108Qcsm7Zy2ZU

[Sashi]

mrst2b2003 - I must tell you that you did a fabulous job with the remodel. I love the paint color and was wondering what it was!? Congrats on making such a beautiful home.

[mrst2b2003]

Sashi-thanks for the complements on our fixer-upper. The colorin the living room and office is soft fern by benjamin moore.

[carrie9142]

mrst2b2003 Your LR looks FABULOUS! I would kill for those hardwoods, and crown molding. But my heart belongs to those bookcases :D

[KaliLily]

Sashi-thanks for the complements on our fixer-upper. The colorin the living room and office is soft fern by benjamin moore.

Amy - You may have just helped solve my den paint color dilema. That color is wonderful!!

[miel]

Mrs. T2b--did you guys build those built ins?

It's GORGEOUS! I am 100% sure I'm going to put in a gas fireplace now!

[mrst2b2003]

KaliLily- your welcome:) glad I could help you out with a paint color. It is hard to pick out a color when there are so many choices

carrie9142 and Miel thanks for the complements.My husband designed the bookcases and had a company build them in three pieces and then we painted and installed them and we removed the crown molding from the back of the wall that we covered up by installing the built ins and reinstalled in on the front of the bookcases. It really helped make them look truly built in. To have someone make them for us was around $2,000. It was worth it though because it gave us somewhere to put are large tv and store and display things. Our house doesn't have a ton of closet space. I guess they had less items to store in 1924 when the house was built.Hope this helps.

[AmberLynn2000]

Here is our boring dining room BEFORE:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cf36b3127cce9b24a2ab0eac00000006108AaM3DNq0aNV
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cf36b3127cce9b24a2a88f9f00000006108AaM3DNq0aNV

And AFTER:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd35b3127cce90ff735fecc500000016108AaM3DNq0aNV http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd35b3127cce90ff73466dec00000016108AaM3DNq0aNV http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dd35b3127cce90ff73446dee00000026118AaM3DNq0aNV

Sorry for all the pics...I am just so proud!

I love all the dramatic before and afters posted. Everyone did a fabulous job. :D


Seems stupid, but I noticed you had posted the colors but I have no idea what RL is... could you fill me in?

My husband and I are throwing a huge party for Christmas, so we are in the process of redoing our home. Basically all the rooms but the bedrooms. We've almost finished the bathroom, but we're about to embark on ripping up carpet, painting, and redecorating the kitchen, dining room, living room, den, and computer room. Wish us luck.

Another question -- when you use the chair rail to split up a room -- should the darker color be on top or bottom when trying to make the room appear larger??

[Mindy3094]

Kalilily
I'll have to see what color it is and get back with you. I forget!

MrsT
Yup, it's a giant rain can shower head, my favorite feature to the bathroom. That thing is awesome! It's 12 inches in diameter. It totally rocks! It's something like this:

http://ai.pricegrabber.com/product_images/10214000-10214999/10214533_125.jpg

[LynzeyAHL]

Seems stupid, but I noticed you had posted the colors but I have no idea what RL is... could you fill me in?

Ralph Lauren Has a paint collection matching some of their home ware stuffs. From what I understand its actually a very good quality paint. I think you can get it at Home Depot

[Reebs]

AmberLynn, yeah, like Lynzey said it stands for Ralph Lauren. We were VERY impressed with their paint and its quality. It went on very easy and came out very consistent. And its not much more expensive then say Behr. Maybe $1 or $2 more.

As for making the room appear larger, I'd agree with what you said about putting the darker color on the bottom. We decided to put the red on the top just because we loved the color and wanted as much as we could of it. It really doesn't make it feel that much smaller, but I think that may have to do with the fact the room gets a lot of light.

Good luck on your project. Keep us updated...I'd love to see what you do!!

[AmberLynn2000]

Thanks for filling me in! DH is wanting to use on Sherwin Williams -- but I'm willing to branch out. Anyone have experience with SW? Think another type is better?

We painted our bathroom with SW and it was alright, but it didn't seem to cover the other color very well, ya know?

[Sparkles P]

MsPeachy:

In your master bathroom ( which is fab BTW), what colour and brand of paint did you use above the sink ?
It is just the colour I think I have been looking to get for about 16 months....

[MsPeachy]

Sparkles - The main color is called Dusk To Dawn (1446) and is by Benjamin Moore. You may also want to look at Magic Potion (1250) by Benjamin Moore

ETA: The Dusk To Dawn is available in their Samples collection so you can get a little bottle to try beforehand.

[Jane&Andy]

My bathroom BEFORE:
http://images.snapfish.com/3444268723232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3C26%3D524%3D8 4464%3Ab26343723%3D323255%3B956%3B94nu0mrj
http://images.snapfish.com/3444272323232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3C26%3D524%3D9 77%3B33b26344923%3D32325664%3A664%3Cnu0mrj
http://images.snapfish.com/3444272323232%7Ffp45%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3C26%3D524%3D9 77%3B33b26344923%3D32325664%3A645%3Cnu0mrj
http://images.snapfish.com/3444272323232%7Ffp45%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3C26%3D524%3D9 77%3B33b26344923%3D32325664%3A6656nu0mrj

[Jane&Andy]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d806b3127cce922404fe618200000025118AZN27Ny3btK
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d806b3127cce922407a5214000000016108AZN27Ny3btK

[Jane&Andy]

and AFTER

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d609b3127cce93e3d0f655b200000025118AZN27Ny3btK
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d609b3127cce93e3d3aa944700000025118AZN27Ny3btK
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d609b3127cce93e3d3b1156c00000025118AZN27Ny3btK
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d609b3127cce93e3d29755d200000025118AZN27Ny3btK

we still need to replace the vent cover but its pretty much done. :)

ETA: you can't see it but the new tube is white now. (its a tiny bathroom so its hard to get good pictures)

[MeTheGirlie]

Kitchen Floor. We decided not to use actual stone / ceramic tile b/c my DD was not yet walking steadily. These look fabulous IRL and people honestly cannot believe they're vinyl tiles! In process of upgrading to stainless steel appliances, actually the floor looks quite a bit more "orangy" in the pics.

Before we started sticking

http://www.vestae.com/house/DSC05686.jpg


After...
http://www.vestae.com/house/DSC05692.jpg

[Delaney21]

Jane&Andy: The bathroom looks great!!! We just started remodeling our bathroom this weekend, and I'm hoping that it will turn out to look as good as yours!

MeTheGirlie: I love the vinyl tiles. We put them on our stairway to our basement (pics on p.9) and everyone thinks its real tile when they see it. Its a great, cheap way to give a room a makeover!

[Delaney21]

We completed this project a little while ago, but I've been too lazy to get it posted.

We decided to redo our office. The grey walls and grey carpet had to go.

BEFORE:

http://images.snapfish.com/3448556323232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2343%3D654%3D%3B46%3DX ROQDF%3E232379%3B8%3B749%3Bot1lsi

We were planning on putting down new carpet, but when we pulled up the old carpet, we found nice hardwood floors. They needed to be refinished, so DH worked on them very slowly.

http://images.snapfish.com/3448556323232%7Ffp45%3Dot%3E2343%3D654%3D%3B46%3DX ROQDF%3E232378755%3A3%3C%3Aot1lsi

Here is the floor after DH refinished it. He did a wonderful job!

http://images.snapfish.com/3448556323232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2343%3D654%3D%3B46%3DX ROQDF%3E23237%3C%3A577678ot1lsi

AFTER:

http://images.snapfish.com/3448556323232%7Ffp3%3B%3Dot%3E2329%3D766%3D84%3C%3 DXROQDF%3E23239%3A73%3B%3B4%3C%3Bot1lsi

http://images.snapfish.com/3448556323232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2329%3D766%3D84%3C%3DX ROQDF%3E23239%3A73%3B8674ot1lsi

[mrsdrummer]

We spent our first night in our new house last night. ahhh it's great. Here are my bedroom before and afters

before
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d603b3127cce93c01799813300000026108Das27lm1E
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d603b3127cce93c01786001c00000026108Das27lm1E
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d603b3127cce93c0178d812700000026108Das27lm1E

[mrsdrummer]

After
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d608b3127cce93ec3a83ace100000016108Das27lm1E
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d608b3127cce93ec3a8dacef00000016108Das27lm1E
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d608b3127cce93ec3b726db800000015108Das27lm1E

I still have to finish the trim work, but at least we're in.

[MeTheGirlie]

Delaney21


WOWZA, I love the color, how big is the room? Did it close the room up?

Re: tiles, when I tell you people do a double take, I'm not kidding! They've come a long way in the vinyl tile business, I'll tell you!

[Delaney21]

Thanks!

Its a tiny room - probably 10x10. Taking out the carpet and having hardwood floors definitely makes the room look bigger than before. I think the contrast with the brown paint and white trim makes things pop a little more and doesn't look any smaller than it is. We have a futon, desk and a bookcase to hold our tv, so all of that stuff in there makes the room look small, but I don't think painting it dark made a difference at all.

[notkk]

We just moved into a new house and we've been doing a lot of unglamourous improvements (new plumbing, etc) - but we finally found time to do some cosmetic stuff, like transforming our office from a cave into some place you'd actually want to spend time in.

Before (previous owner's stuff):
http://images.snapfish.com/3448678723232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3B%3B%3C%3D8%3 B3%3DXROQDF%3E2323833385392ot1lsi

After (excuse the cardboard box chair pad):
http://images.snapfish.com/3448678723232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2328%3D%3B%3B%3C%3D8%3 B3%3DXROQDF%3E2323%3A75%3A%3B9767ot1lsi

[KaliLily]

Painting is hard work! And it looks great.

[TennJane]

Your room looks great DallasLady! I know first hand what a pain removing wallpaper is. You did a great job!

[sarahh]

Everyones transformations are amazing. Mine aren't quite as mind-blowing but it's amazing what a little paint and new carpeting will do!

LIVING ROOM

Before- with previous owners clutter...I mean belongings.
http://images.snapfish.com/3449268%3B23232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2327%3D524%3D397%3DX ROQDF%3E232376%3A%3A%3A463%3Aot1lsi

During- at final walkthrough.
http://images.snapfish.com/3449268%3B23232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2327%3D524%3D397%3DX ROQDF%3E2323845943746ot1lsi
sorry it's blurry...there was dust on the lens!

During- after some paint.
http://images.snapfish.com/3449268%3B23232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2327%3D524%3D397%3DX ROQDF%3E232384593%3C895ot1lsi

After
http://images.snapfish.com/3449268%3B23232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2327%3D524%3D397%3DX ROQDF%3E23238736584%3B8ot1lsi
I need to get a larger lamp for the side table and maybe a larger picture to go above the couch?

http://images.snapfish.com/3449268%3B23232%7Ffp63%3Dot%3E2327%3D524%3D397%3DX ROQDF%3E232387365%3A%3A78ot1lsi

[sarahh]

BEDROOM

Before- with previous owners belongings. Again with the clutter!
http://images.snapfish.com/3449268%3B23232%7Ffp3%3B%3Dot%3E2327%3D524%3D397%3 DXROQDF%3E2323787869267ot1lsi

http://images.snapfish.com/3449268%3B23232%7Ffp3%3B%3Dot%3E2327%3D524%3D397%3 DXROQDF%3E2323787869654ot1lsi
Too bad you can't see the silver glitter they painted on the ceiling! We just painted right over that!

During- final walkthrough
http://images.snapfish.com/3449268%3B23232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2327%3D524%3D397%3DX ROQDF%3E2323845943%3A42ot1lsi

During- with a new coat of paint
http://images.snapfish.com/3449268%3B23232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2327%3D524%3D397%3DX ROQDF%3E2323845943398ot1lsi

After- new paint, carpeting and window treatments
http://images.snapfish.com/3449268%3B23232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2327%3D524%3D397%3DX ROQDF%3E2323853695477ot1lsi
We are going to put sconces on the walls above each bedside table to fill that space. For the time being I have my 10 year old dorm room lamp! LOL!

[mrsdrummer]

I know I've already posted this room, but This weekend i put new flooring in there and have added a shower curtain and stuff so I'm posting again.
Here is the before
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d603b3127cce93c0157300e800000025108Das27lm1E
Here's the during
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d602b3127cce93ced5d1d93500000025108Das27lm1E
And the finished (sans the toilet, tub, and sink/vanity)
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d727b3127cce93b46dc7ffe100000015108Das27lm1E

I promise I won't post them again until I get new Tub, Toilet and Sink, but I think this flooring just makes a world of difference.

[clammyinsf]

hmm, how about a before & during? we still need to buy drapes (i haven't decided on a color), replace the god-awful lighting fixture and doorknobs... but here's our dining room!

BEFORE (old owner's color & window dressing):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/clammyinsf/DSCF1029.jpg

NOW:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/clammyinsf/DSC_0435.jpg

[Tanya]

mrsdrummer, nice! Is that a chair rail or the top of the tile? It makes the tub look much nicer--is that why you chose that color? Love the new floor--never understood the carpet-in-the-bath thing.

clammyinsf, I love your table! Looks like the center glass is built in, beautiful. The pass-through to the kitchen must be so convenient.

[southerner]

sarah nice job, love your skylight in the bedroom!

[taraw]

clammyinsf, your dining room looks great! I love the bench on the one side of the table. The light fixture wouldn't be all that bad if it weren't bright brass. I have seen spray paint that is supposed to dry looking just like wrought iron. I wonder if that would work on your light fixture? Anyway, great job!

[tsmom]

Amazing stuff!! Just subscribing and I cannot wait to add my own pix!

[CarlaB]

Subscribing. Everyone's pictures are great!

[mrsdrummer]

tanya It's the trim piece on top of that tile board. I just chose the color cause i thought they looked good together, and I like nice warm bathrooms. the people that lived there right before us were old and I imagine didn't want to slip so they put that carpet down.

[clammyinsf]

thanks tanya and taraw! i thought about just spray painting it too, but i just want an excuse to buy a new one :p

[caramello]

Clammyinsf - Your dining room is beautiful! You have great taste - the candles (?) on the wall are a great touch. And I love the dining room table.

[December27JJB]

Here are before and after pictures of one of our bathrooms (a tinnny one) I painted the bathroom because we had that yellow in most part of the house and I wanted something different. Normally,I am not a big fan of purple but I am happy with the way it turned out. I replaced the drawer knobs, towel rack, and tp rack. They were shiny before and now they're nickel-finish. I still need to replace the faucet. I am proud to say I did all this myself!

Before:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d736b3127cce9415d184bfcd00000015108EbNXLdoxam

After (sorry so blurry):

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d736b3127cce9415d1833efa00000015108EbNXLdoxam

Before:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d736b3127cce9415d1853efc00000015108EbNXLdoxam

After:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d736b3127cce9415d182bfcb00000015108EbNXLdoxam

[Asha]

what a difference color makes, december. good eye!!

clammy - beautiful decor in the dining room. i love the table. the curtains you have on your french doors are nice and i think go with the room already. where'd you get the table?

[Delaney21]

Here are the before and after pics of our teeny tiny bathroom. We decided to reglaze the peach and black 40s tile, repaint, install a new light, mirror and wall cabinet. We are still waiting for the floor to come in, but once that's in we can put the toilet and sink back in and we'll be all set. I have more detailed pictures and info in my almost non-existant journal.

Before:
http://images.snapfish.com/344%3A2%3B2%3B23232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2343%3D654%3D%3B 46%3DXROQDF%3E2323%3A%3B3677373ot1lsi

After, it doesn't look uneven like this. I took the picture before it was dry:
http://images.snapfish.com/344%3A2%3B2%3B23232%7Ffp7%3Enu%3D3252%3E563%3E%3A5 5%3EWSNRCG%3D3232%3B%3A4586469nu0mrj

Here is a close up of the tile:
http://images.snapfish.com/344%3A2%3B2%3B23232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2343%3D654%3D%3B 46%3DXROQDF%3E2323%3A%3B3677478ot1lsi

Before (please excuse the mess):
http://images.snapfish.com/344%3A2%3B2%3B23232%7Ffp45%3Dot%3E2323%3D%3B%3A4%3 D644%3D3232%3B%3A45538%3A%3Bnu0mrj

After:
http://images.snapfish.com/344%3A2%3B2%3B23232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2323%3D%3B%3A4%3 D683%3D3232%3B%3A45923%3B5nu0mrj

[Delaney21]

December - the pics of your bathroom look great. It is amazing what a little color change can do for a room!

[suzubeane]

Delaney - I have very similar tiles, only they are from the 40s! I never thought of reglazing them - great idea!

----> heading over to your almost non-existent journal to see the rest ...

[Delaney21]

Delaney - I have very similar tiles, only they are from the 40s! I never thought of reglazing them - great idea!

----> heading over to your almost non-existent journal to see the rest ...

Oops, mine are from the 40s too - I must have mistyped it!

It is really cheap to reglaze tiles (ours was about $25) and it looks great too. The only downside is that we only have one shower in this house, and the glaze takes 5 days to dry so we had to go to MIL & FIL's house to take showers every night.

[designer]

Delaney - your bathroom looks great! I also didn't know you could reglaze those bathroom tiles...what a good idea!

[polarama]

Delaney--your bathroom looks really great! Besides the glazing, I love those lights you have over the mirror.

I had no idea tiles could be reglazed...thanks for cluing me in!

[December27JJB]

Delaney

Thank you, its funny how 1 can of paint can make a huge difference!

Wow! Your bathroom looks great! We have the exact same tile in our other bathroom, peach/yellow and black. Our house was built in '42. I've been hinting DH that I want to do something about it like reglazing it. I love how your bathroom turned out! How long did the whole proccess take? Was it pricey?

[Boomer]

Wow Delaney - your bathroom looks great! I did not know you could reglaze tiles either. Wish I knew that before I replaced my 50's pink and blue tiles. Probably could have saved lots of $$$ :)

[Delaney21]

Thanks everyone! I love the way it turned out, and I highly recommend reglazing tile instead of removing it - especially if you aren't in your forever house.

How long did the whole proccess take? Was it pricey?

Prepping the tile took about an hour.
The first coat of glaze took about 3 hours, then you wait 12 hours and do a second coat. So all together its about 7 hours of painting. Then it takes 5 days to cure, so you can't use your shower the whole time.

The great thing about it is that we were able to reglaze all of the tiles and the bathtub for about $25! No joke, its that cheap! You can buy Tough as Tile at Home Depot, or order it online like we did. Here is a link: http://paintprosusa.safeshopper.com/17/cat17.htm?234 Gosh, I sound like an infomercial! :)

[tsmom]

Delaney21 - have to agree - looks amaizing!!!

[Janey]

Delaney - those tiles look fantastic! And only $25?! That is amazing. Good for you!

[Deanna1018]

all these "befores and afters" are great...it makes me want to remodel. I hope I can talk my husband into it...wish me luck.

[trishcutie]

Oh man! Can I reglaze my tub too?? We don't have the $$ to gut the bathroom until next year, and this would help me live with our crappy tiles until then!!!

I'm so excited!!!!

[Delaney21]

If any of you are interested in reglazing your bathrooms, let me know and I'll give you some tips that we learned -all of those things you wish you would have known before you did it.

ETA: I'm going to add a Reglazing thread so I don't keep clogging this up.

[MrsBrownie]

I finally have some photos to share and for now they are only the exterior of the house (front and back yard.)

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db34b3127cce91cafdba6c5800000016108AasmLlu5cNB

This was the front of our house in May. Notice all the dirt and the gravel driveway...what a pain that was to shovel in the winter.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5db34b3127cce91cafde9ed3b00000016108AasmLlu5cNB

And this gives you a great idea of what the backyard looks like. Luckily I left out the piles of garbage and gravel that are still in the very back of our yard.

And the AFTER

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d701b3127cce947fe6beeccf00000025118AasmLlu5cNB

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d701b3127cce947fe6a76de600000016108AasmLlu5cNB

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d701b3127cce947fe6916dd000000016108AasmLlu5cNB

Backyard pics on the next post.