More Before and Afters- Master Bedroom

Master Bedroom Before:

Master Bedroom AFTER:



Checklist:
Remove Popcorn Ceiling
Install ceiling fan and light (no light before)
New Carpet
Paint walls (Shenandoha Taupe) and baseboards
Drapes
Started to paint french doors but never finished :)

Tribute to Halifax (hall & main bath)

Hallway Before:

Hallway AFTER:

Checklist:

New Carpet

Replace light fixture

Paint walls (Parisian Taupe) & Baseboards

Paint cupboards & add hardware

Programable thermostat

Remove doorbell chimes

Main Bathroom Before:

Main Bathroom AFTER:

This bathroom was the grossest room in the house. The pictures do not do it justice!!! There was a hole in the ceiling, where the fan should have been, that was stuffed with a towel, and the toliet had a shell lid and the bowl was cracked.

Checklist:

Replaced fan (twice- ask Kirk why :)

Replace toliet

Paint vanity base (Branchport Brown)

Paint vanity top with Tough as Tile epoxy

Replace faucet

Remove mirror and replace with framed mirror

Spray paint gold trim on medicine cabinet

Replace light fixture

Replace outlets and light switches

Paint walls

Complete overhaul of bathtub

Tribute to Halifax (laundry room)

Laundry Room Before:

Laundry Room AFTER:

This room was my favorite because the whole redo cost less than $50 and I did it all myself (Kirk did help me hang a few doors)

Checklist:

Paint cupboards

Paint Walls

Counter redo with self stick vinyl tiles

And of course the floor tile

Tribute to Halifax (Kitchen/dining room)

Kitchen Before:

Kitchen AFTER:

We didn't do tons to kitchen because the cabinets had been recently refaced. The biggest difference in this space was removing the upper cabinets above the stove. Now when Kirk was in the dining room and I was in the kitchen I could actually see his face rather than his belly button. It was so much better and made the space seem much larger.

Checklist

New oven
blinds

Chandelier

Paint

Tile

Removing Popcorn ceiling

Relocating the microwave

Tribute to Halifax (fireplace room)

Fireplace Before:

Fireplace AFTER:

Fireplace Room Before:

Fireplace Room (Office) AFTER:

Checklist

Paint Fireplace & sew cushion seat

Install ceiling fan/light

Build desk

Paint french doors, new hardware, and blinds
Paint walls
Remove Popcorn ceiling

Tribute to Halifax

I love looking back and seeing how we transformed our first "fixer upper". We loved having projects together and learned so much. In the 2 1/2 years we lived there we (mostly Jody) painted almost every surface of the house including ceilings, walls, baseboards, cupboards, doors, fireplace, and yes even the bathroom counters and shower. I LOVE to paint!!! As a tribute to our "first home" step inside our front door and take a tour (I will post pics everday)

Entryway Before:

Entryway AFTER:

Entry way checklist

New tile

Remove popcorn ceiling

Paint walls (hot apple spice)and baseboards (white)

New light fixture with switches

Paint front door

New hardware on front door

During:

The whole house got a flooring overhaul. Kirk and my brother took up all the terracota tile and we paid to have new tile and carpet installed (well worth the money-we wish we would have paid someone to do the demo as well)

The house came with popcorn... ceilings that is. Kirk, my brother, and I personally scraped, textured, primed, and painted ALL the ceilings.

Front Room Before:

Front Room AFTER:

Front Room checklist

Removed Popcorn ceiling

New Carpet

Recessed lighting and new light/fan

Painted walls (Parisian Taupe) and baseboards (White)

(wish the couches were not plaid but that was not in the budget:)

Project Completion

I started painting my laundry room walls over a year ago and never finished the detail work (around the cupboards and counter). I even still had blue painter's tape on the ceiling- oops. When I went to Utah and visited one of my favorite stores Rod Works I found this great laundry sign that motivated me to finally finish once and for all. Of course I couldn't just finish the touch up paint I needed to paint the cupboards and redo the counter too. The whole projected cost about $50. I love inexpensive but cute redo's, yes HGTV is one of my favorite channels. I used left over paint for the cupboards from our desk project, spray painted the hinges silver (which
works great because you don't have to fit new hinges and why spend money on something you hardly see anyway), finished all the touch ups, and installed the countertop myself. I used the adhesive tiles that are meant for floors. I figure if it can stand up to foot traffic I am sure it will survive a laundry room counter. It was super fun to watch the transformation and the best part is I did it all by myself without asking anyone for help (okay Kirk did help me put a few of the cupboard doors back on) I really enjoy the challenge of transforming our "fixer-upper" with out spending too much $$$. I always remind myself that it can't be any worse than when I started. So far I have always been pleased with the results.