You might have noticed a shortage of fun and exciting updates to our resolution list, but we have a good excuse for it. We bought a home! A 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, in Hillsboro Village. And, we found plenty of activities around our new place to keep us busy. Take a look!
Our first project was to re-do the floors. Left over from the 80s was laminate flooring in the living room and tile in the kitchen. Here are the before photos:
After lots of research into hardwood (and I do mean LOTS, I now know about handscraped wood, treads, noses, floating hardwoods, etc.) we settled on a beautiful cocoa colored stained concrete. And the after photos:
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| Kelly's favorite part |
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| Neil's favorite part |
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| View looking down |
We also ripped up the carpet upstairs and got a new tan carpet.
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| Carpet before |
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| Carpet after |
We also painted the ENTIRE house. When we moved in, it was a beautiful shade of tannish pink, perfectly chosen to match our pink bathroom (more on that later). We chose a cool color scheme complete with our own chalkboard and hatch print wall!
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| Lots of notes from our housewarming! |
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| Dining room/living room area |
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| Master bedroom |
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| Guest bedroom |
We also did a little updating in the kitchen. Neil's favorite project (and my most nerveracking project since sledgehammers were involved) was opening a small window in the kitchen into a larger space to create a little breakfast nook. Everything feels much more open and flowing now!
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| Before kitchen |
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| After kitchen |
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| And a view from the other side |
Then it was time for a few finishing touches. Neil built a gorgeous mantle and outdoor seating area. I painted a headboard for our bedroom, and we hung some of our favorite pictures. Now it feels like "us" and we couldn't be happier!
