I have been buried in some home remodeling projects. Here are just a few:
Before the backsplash:
After the backsplash installation:
What an awesome transformation, right? Why didn't we do this years ago?! LOL. Well, one big reason was because we didn't think we could afford it. Believe me, this is a very affordable project. A couple hundred dollars and a few hours of your time and it looks so much better. We didn't hire anyone to do this. We have gotten more brave in our old age. It wasn't as hard as we thought it would be.
Lots and lots of painting...
Living room before painting:
Living room after:
The dining room before painting, removing wallpaper border, (ugh! that was awful), and before installing a new chandelier:
After:
These gray walls are a little darker than in the living room. And this project is not complete. We will be adding a breakfast nook in the bay window area, some beadboard (wainscoting) and chair rail, and most likely somemore trim where the wall meets the ceiling. The china cabinet is also missing from this picture. It's still in our basement.
Painted the front door inside and out. I'm not sure why I didn't take pictures of the 'before'. Must have had another senior moment. It was burgundy before. I like touches of yellow here and there.
I took an older garage sale mirror (thank you, Adri!) and spray painted it with a nickel finish for our master bathroom. Once again, I must have forgotten to take the before picture. There was an unframed mirror on the wall here before. It was a mirror that we removed from the old farmhouse that was on our property, so it had some sentimental value, but it was ugly.
Before painting the garage sale mirror:
After:
Here's another project we just completed:
I'm guessing my kids are laughing out loud about this little project. Recycled pallet wood for a coat rack. Because we own a pallet recycling/manufacturing company and I have access to tons of this kind of stuff. You will see more projects in the future. This cost me about $5 to make, since I only had to purchase the hooks. I swore I would never put this wood in my house! But the aged wood looks good on my walls :)
That's it for now, but I will be adding more projects later. I am currently trying to get my sewing room together again. No painting in that room, but plenty of other stuff to do.
