When we started looking for our new house, move-in ready was a must. And, as much as I would like to blame it all on the baby... the reality is: I just hate renovations.
I do, however, really admire the people who have the special remodeling touch… those that can see a run-down room and on their own transform it into something extraordinary. My sister, Liz, introduced me to Young House Love (http://www.younghouselove.com/), a blog about a young family that remodels homes from top to bottom. However, I am a realist and recognize… I am not one of those people. To me, even small projects are cause for distress. At our first home, Tony and I spent an entire afternoon trying to change the faucet on our kitchen sink. We managed to misread the directions three times, and temporarily mismatch the hot and cold-water dispensers. Our excursion with changing out the doorknob on the front door wasn’t much better… we placed the handle on backwards causing repeated episodes of grazed knuckles before figuring it out sometime later.
I do, however, really admire the people who have the special remodeling touch… those that can see a run-down room and on their own transform it into something extraordinary. My sister, Liz, introduced me to Young House Love (http://www.younghouselove.com/), a blog about a young family that remodels homes from top to bottom. However, I am a realist and recognize… I am not one of those people. To me, even small projects are cause for distress. At our first home, Tony and I spent an entire afternoon trying to change the faucet on our kitchen sink. We managed to misread the directions three times, and temporarily mismatch the hot and cold-water dispensers. Our excursion with changing out the doorknob on the front door wasn’t much better… we placed the handle on backwards causing repeated episodes of grazed knuckles before figuring it out sometime later.
For our new house, the list for must-have renovations was thankfully short:
(1) Update the Kitchen
(2) Paint Leon's room.
For the kitchen, we love the open concept design. However, the 1990’s, cracking, sky-blue linoleum counters and dated back-splash needed some adjustments.
(1) Update the Kitchen
(2) Paint Leon's room.
For the kitchen, we love the open concept design. However, the 1990’s, cracking, sky-blue linoleum counters and dated back-splash needed some adjustments.
With the help of a contractor, this renovation project went more smoothly than our previous encounters. We enjoyed making the design choices and seeing how it all came together. Keeping the cabinets, we chose new granite counters and stone backsplash. We were pretty satisfied by the end result... for once, a renovation we actually enjoyed.
For Leon's room, we chose to update the room that (fondly) became known as... the Vampire Lair. You can see why it earned its name.
Although the trim is not perfect, we transformed the blood red walls into a pleasant elephant gray color.
Although Leon hasn't been spending a whole lot of time in there yet, we think he will enjoy the change once he finally makes the transition out of mommy and daddy's room.
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