Master Suite Remodel

 So here we are, the next phase of our before and afters.

This phase is the Master Suite,

it's not large and that's how we like it, too big it's not cozy, too small it's crowded, 

we really like the size of this room, there's no walk in closet but there's enough closet space.

Before:

Bathroom remodel first

We had to completely gut this room out, we only kept the flooring

The original vanity that came mid thigh to me, it was nasty and falling apart

Added a new shower, a soaking tub.

 After:

light fixture from IKEA and shower curtain I made

New vanity and lighting

Next the bedroom remodel:

Orange sponge painted walls with a wall of speakers for some reason clustered together

This room we think was the "entertainment" space, there was some weird stuff in here that we were anxious to remove

They added a wall to make a walk in closet but it made the room so tiny and dark, it had to go.

So much better with it opened!

After:

Primed every inch of this room and instant brightness

Blue walls, with brown, white and cream accents

(we feel like we're in a tree house in this room, it's the only room that is three stories up, I can't look out the windows too long, I get vertigo..:)

With the wall down

Made the curtains, its so hard to find something I like, and if I do, it's so expensive, so I make it myself if I can.

We replaced all lighting in this room as well, sanded the floors, they stained them a black, put in closet organizers and added carpet in both closets. We just finished this room two weeks ago. Now its cozy and we love it.

Next posting will be of the two other rooms on the upper floor. 

Hope you enjoyed the tour.

Before & After Guest Suite Remodel

So we're finally done with all the major remodeling. 

I CANNOT believe it!!!

I thought this day would never come, well, I knew it would 

eventually

but it didn't feel that way.

No more meltdowns, no more wanting to runaway, no more wondering "what in the world are we doing?!!"

So we'll start with the nastiest part of the house that we finally finished last week before all our family came.

The Basement:

First we'll show you the room that is  now the guest suite

Before:

Dark green paint with specks of darker paint which we had to hand sand, every inch of this room, NO FUN!

Like the light fixture? 1980's  

Here we had the walls primed and new carpet added but we used it as storage while remodeling other parts of the house.

After:

Pale green walls with dark purple accents

Little sitting nook

Before:

We Had to replace the doors and windows in this house,

in fact for over a year neither of the sliding doors locked and were partially opened so when it stormed the water came in, 

the smells were horrid, mold, mildew, dirt and dog. 

After:

Before:

Fireplace with fake stone work done terribly.

Before:

One of the stones was loose so I pulled on it and this is what we ended up doing. Fun at first until we got to the edges and it was exhausting, but worth the effort.

After:

I have sconces to put up and we'd like to add a shelf/mantle.

So that was the guest suite, next you'll see the guest bath which was also a big project, again, so was everything else.

Before:

We called the tub "the big green monster" which grossed us out and we both agreed it had to go.

Another view of the 1990's bathroom

Then for a few months it became the storage room, we shoved everything in here and in the laundry room during the remodel. 

Ugh, how awful

Remodeling Phase:

Due to finances the "big green monster" had to stay for now, so we tried to figure out how we can live with it and not be grossed out.

So we chose tiles, removed the lovely mirrors, creepy, and decided to tile.

Fell in love with the tiling, love the glass accent tiles, we tried to find something to compliment the green.

After:

Purchased the curtains from Marshall's they go the full length.

I love the wall color, it's a green/blue, so calming and it looks so clean. 

We are so excited on how the basement turned out. Guest come and they don't seem to want to leave, hmmm, that could be dangerous. My parents threaten that they may forget to go back home one day....:)

The next Before & After will be of the upstairs rooms. 

Hope you enjoyed your tour.