I am only posting this because I am super excited about having the crown molding installed in the main living space today! We have been waiting since June for this to be done - so bare with me as I jump with joy about wood:)
So I would like to warn you that in no way are these rooms completed. Although, I'm sure you can probably tell from the photos... Let's just call them "durings".
the dining | before
I mean who wouldn't want to serve Thanksgiving dinner in a dining room this color?
Please take note in the ugly pea green color of the heat registers also, please!
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| of course we kept this adorable oil lamp light:) |
the living | before
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| This was awful to take down. Just awful! |
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| My glorious bay window! |
the dining | during
Long story short: we (and by we, I mean my husband and his sisters boyfriend) tore down the entire ceiling in the dining, living and foyer because there was old knob and tube wiring in the ceiling (basically we lived in a death trap-google it). So to cut down on costs we had them leave the corners rough (you can see in some of the photos below) and we would just put up crown that my parents had from other projects.
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| I honestly think it took the boys at least 4 showers to get clean from all of this mess! |
I stepped outside of my very boring, grey box and painted the dining a nice soft blue. Although, I still want it to be grey. If I had it my way, every room in the house would be grey. Every room.
I apologize for the mess - we are still without key pieces in the dining, such as, a china cabinet to hold all of our china and serving wear.
the living | during
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| Nice new fan! We have painted the ceiling about 100 times and it still won't cover properly... |
This is how we have been living for the last few months but we now finally have the crown up and I really think it just finishes off the space:)
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* Just another warning that this is NOT the final product. I just got too excited to not show you guys the new crown on the mail level:)
the dining | post during
If you remember the before, the heat registers were an ugly taupe-ish color. Not anymore! A nice long scrub in the yard (omg they were awful) and a smooth coat of spray paint and they are totally different!
the living | post during
New adorable Nate Berkus curtains from Target were necessary not only to block out the glare on the TV, but also to suggest some privacy and coziness.
The photo in the corner I found with a friend at a garage sale for two bucks and I'm in love with it!
We have many more plans for this space but this works for us for the time being:)
We are struggling with whether or not we should hang the TV on the wall. With the wall being plaster, we are not sure it is a good idea--suggestions are welcomed.
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Well, there you have it people, our house currently. We are still working on the Master but we have found we need a few expensive pieces in order to finish the project-donations are accepted:)
Thanks for stopping' by!
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