Projects Around My House

We all have them; the things we need to get done around the house, things we would like to see get done and the things that absolutely need to be done!

Here are a few projects we have been working on around our house:

Our biggest project we started is doing some DIY renovations around the house.  We want to sell our home in the future so we decided update areas in our home to make it more marketable.

Our inspiration http://www.cyberrentals.com/USA/Massachusetts/r1111.htm was a beach house we rented in Plymouth Mass last summer. We just fell in love with all the moldings this home has and it got our wheels turning with ideas.  We knew that once we started we needed to finish the job, especially where we are replacing all the moldings throughout the home with taller ones. 

 We started with our ½ bath where we enlarged the moldings, added crown molding, replaced the sink and faucet, http://www.homedepot.com/ added a new mirror, lights, painted the walls and painted the existing cabinets.  Now this room feels updated and I love the look crown molding brings to the space. 

                                                Before

                                                After

It does help that my husband is handy and has a workshop. I know if we had to hire someone and pay for the labor we would not have done as much as we have.  

The next room we tackled was the kitchen.  BIG job!  In our inspiration kitchen we loved the lighter cabinets, dark granite and stainless appliances.  We also liked that the cabinets went all the way to the ceiling and had lighted doors as accents.                                           

                                        Our Inspiration Kitchen

Before

My handy husband came up with ideas to make our dream a reality.  We painted all the cabinets and spray painted the doors.  He built boxes to add to the top of the cabinets and added new crown molding.  We saved money by painting the existing cabinets and created the look we wanted by extending them up to the ceiling.  I love the results!

                                                         After

We decided to paint the island a contrasting color of chocolate brown, added moldings around it to give it a beefier look which coordinates with the taller moldings.   We are still in search of the perfect counter stools.  Where we have gone with neutral colors and white cabinets I want to bring some color to the space with the stools and accessories.  

The next room we worked on was our dining room.  We had wallpapered above the chair rail 13 years ago and I was pleasantly surprised how easy it came off.  

In the dining room we added wainscoting to the walls and taller moldings.  We are trying to be consistent with our wall color http://www.sherwin-williams.com/ so again it is SW-Irish Cream. 

                                                    Before

                                                                           
                                                                              After

We next moved to the living room. This space is still in the process of it's transformation.  My husband Eric is installing hardwood flooring, sanding and finishing it himself.  I’ll let you know if that was a nightmare or not.  He will also be adding the taller moldings, wainscoting, crown molding and a fresh coat of SW-Irish Cream.  I can’t wait until it is finished!! 

                                                 Before

                                                                           During

                           

The tape is to keep a cute little dog named Max out of the room.  

So this is where our DIY projects stand for now.  I will update with some after photos when this project is complete!

GO HUBBY!!!