Switches & Outlets

This was actually a project Shaun started a few days after we moved in to this house, but I just haven't gotten around to blogging about it... so here it goes. :o)

Most of the plugs in this house were 2 prong, which got annoying when we were trying to plug in our TV, DVD player, etc. Not to mention the less than attractive face plates... So quickly decided that this project would get bumped up to the top of the list as well. 

The house originally sported a plethora of face plates on all of the light switches as well. So after switching all the outlets, we thought "Why stop there?" 

Here are just a few of the gorgeous face plates and switches that called our walls home:

Now thanks to my wonderful hubby, they are perfectly white and brand new!

Since he did all the work, I will have to get him to blog about how to do it some other time. :o)

New Look!

Yay!!!! We have finally gotten away from the traditional, ugly blogger templates! Although this new look is far from perfect, it's at least an improvement! 

Enjoy!

Bedrooms

I'm back to show you the mood boards for the 2 upstairs bedrooms. 

MASTER BEDROOM

Here is the before with the previous owners curtains, bed and bedding. 

Here is the mood board for the master bedroom. The color scheme is very similar to the living room. 

ADELYN'S BABY ROOM

Here is the before picture of the 2nd upstairs bedroom. As I mentioned in my last post, the previous owner used this room as a dining room. 

This is the mood board for the 2nd upstairs bedroom. Instead of a dining room, it is now the home of a crib, change table and of course a wonderful little girl. :o)  We didn't want to make it all out girly since she will have her very own big girl room downstairs once the basement is renovated, so it is still gender neutral. The walls are a light turquoise color and the crib bedding is an awesome green, white and brown pattern. With a few pink details added, it will be the perfect room for a little girl! 

The Living/Dining Room

Our favorite room in this house is probably the living room. Although we are no where near finished it (or even started it for that matter), it is the best place to just sit and relax. There is a HUGE south facing window that let's in just enough sun light to feel warm and cozy :o)

Since there is no dining room or nook in this house, we had to be a bit creative with where we would put the kitchen table. Although the kitchen is a fairly decent size, the only empty space is right in the way of getting out the backdoor or going downstairs... so that is definitely out of the question. The previous owner used one of the upstairs bedrooms to house her dining room, but since Adelyn is in that room and we are in the other, that didn't work for us either. 

Instead we came up with a great solution.... take the ginormous living room and divide it in 2. After searching the web to see what it would look like, I discovered this picture:

This convinced me that it could look pretty good in our house too. 

I came up with this floor plan for the living/dining room before we had even moved into this house (Shaun laughs every time I show him this. He thinks I have too much time on my hands :o). It has turned out pretty much the way I had planned it, with a few alterations here and there. Un-like the picture above, we have the love seat in the middle of the room separating the 2 spaces. I hope to add some kind of pendant light fixture above the table to finish off the 'dining' space. Let me know what you think of the living / dining room concept. 

Mood Boards

I would love to show you some before and after pictures of our house reno's.... but since nothing is finished, I can't do that. Instead I'm gonna post the mood boards for each room so that you can use your imagination. :o) Here are the mood boards for the living room and kitchen.

LIVING ROOM

Here is the before.

Here is the mood board for the living room. The wall color is FROSTORIA GLASS and the trim is called GENTLE TOUCH, both by Glidden.

KITCHEN

Here's the kitchen before:

Here's the mood board for the kitchen. The walls will be a tan color. We will be redoing the existing cupboards a white color and replacing all the hardware on them. The ugly orange linoleum will be ripped up and replaced with a nice neutral pattern. The counters and back splash are staying the same since they are in great shape.