Home renovation progress - December and January

So far we are about 95% complete with the floors, finished painting the common areas of the home, master bedroom, and guest bedroom. YOU GUYS, the new flooring in the kitchen looks so great! Originally, there was tile with an off center design in the doorway that bothered my eyes. Now it all flows really  nicely!

~Kitchen and Foyer Progress~

Goodbye red/orange laminate floors. You were just too red/orange.

Goodbye smelly gray carpet - you were probably as old as the house.

Tile, you were not bad, but we decided majority rules and put new flooring throughout the house.We will just leave you as a present in case, one day in another lifetime, your new owners decide to rip up the flooring.

Two of the cabinet doors were converted glass door panels - added some trim molding to give it a more finished look and to hide the raw cut edges. Now the cabinets are ready to be painted! This also means our dishes have to be organized. We decided on creamy gray color called "Sutton Place Gray" by Glidden that goes nicely with the mint green color ("Venetian Pearl" by Berh) on the walls and we think will add good contrast to light counter tops and white tile back splash - can't wait to get started on it! 

~Master Bedroom Progress~

Since the master bedroom is in the back of the house with limited natural light, we wanted to change it up to a lighter, vibrant color scheme. The gray in the before picture was actually much darker in person and made the room feel small and kind of gloomy. Going for that coastal theme throughout the house, instead of the usual one color accent wall we decided on an ombre effect. This actually started out to be a blended ombre wall that was a huge Pinterest fail. I could not get it to look right, despite trying every method possible. It just looked really blah. 

It was a frustrating process, so frustrating I accidentally kicked over a can of paint while furiously blending colors on the wall for the hundredth time. I was so disappointed I shed tears. I wish I had a picture of how much of a failure that was to justify why you would cry over paint. I have learned that home renovation can sometimes make you revert back to being a 5 year old when things don't go right. Pinterest might sometimes sensationalize how easy things actually are, just a little bit - but I still love you Pinterest. We cool.

Luckily, we found some quick inspiration via Google image for a plan B using thick horizontal stripes that are separated by light gray lines and we love how it looks more clean and adds multiple colors to the room. I custom mixed the different light and dark blue colors and added some gray paint to tone them down a little. I am super happy with this look! The rest of the room is painted in a lighter gray called "Irish Mist" by Behr. 

#googlewin

Installing the flooring in the bedroom, love the warmth it brings and the contrast to the blues. 

~Other Progress~

Lately, most of what I have been doing has been installing and painting moulding to finish up the floors - it always amazes me what paint can do. The original baseboards were very off white, almost almond color. We went with Behr ultra white to really make the light gray walls stand out more.

We also decided to dressed up the columns, instead of leaving them plain. So bead board and decorative moulding were applied - and it turned out pretty nice. I'm not gonna gush all over this project because I am going to keep it real, this was a real betch to get done. I am so happy it is over. I also found out during this emotional journey that caulk is my best friend.

More painting in the master and guest bathrooms, and repainting the guest rooms as well. I am actually getting tired of painting, I am more and more ready for furniture and styling the rooms! Still, the rooms are not completely ready, but getting there.

Guest bedroom #1
Top color was a full can of paint I found was left behind by the old owners - its called "Palm Breeze" by Behr, I think it may be a discontinued color - but it was free!
Bottom color is Behr "Silver Drop"

For the most recent demolition, we knocked down some walls in the master bath, and also created a new doorway. Before the only access to the closet was through the bathroom - we decided this was no bueno. There is also this extremely deep closet in the bathroom that was kind of odd.

After much though, we decided to use that space to extend the closet into a walk in closet! I can't wait for the drywall to be installed and to start designing our closet space. To give you perspective on how awesome this is going to be, I reserved a wall for shoes only.

Left: future closet space, also going to adjust the door to open outward instead of in, to give the bathroom more space.
Right: New doorway, also moved the light switch from the bathroom to its new location - and trying out the fit for the new door. 

Still lots more to be done, but the moving in process has also begun. So, on top of all the chaos of building materials, power tools, and other tools scattered everywhere - now there are boxes and random items added to the mix. Time to get organized and start making this house into a home!