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Split Level Home with white siding and yellow brick

Outdoors (FRONT):

Double front doors on the front porch with white bench styled for winter.I finally finished the front porch! I solved my squirrel problem with faux plants, added beautiful new lighting and upgraded our doorbell. See the Modern Front Porch Reveal for details and sources! Another thing that helped the space was having new gutters installed. If you are curious about the cost of new gutters, I outlined our research for you in the gutter replacement post!

Adding new mulch for Curb appeal

We brought in tons of gravel to level off the front of our yard and added all new mulch this past year. Over the next year, we hope to trim all branches and landscape differently in the front yard.

Outdoors (Back): In Progress

Our backyard has gone through some changes over the past few seasons. We lost our beautiful 140 year Oak tree due to root rot and that’s changed the whole look of the space.

Two years ago, we added new mulch and river rocks around the patio. This year, we revamped the patio on a tiny budget. See the budget-friendly patio reveal for more details! We have lots of ideas for the backyard space and I’m sure it will continually evolve over the seasons.

This budget friendly patio refresh includes lots of tips and projects for updating your space on the cheap!

 DIY Tree Slice Roller | DIY Plywood Plant Stand

This budget friendly patio refresh includes lots of tips and projects for updating your space on the cheap!

This budget friendly patio refresh includes lots of tips and projects for updating your space on the cheap!

DIY Planter Side Table

 Interior: 4 Levels 

(Entry Floor, Main Level, Upstairs and Basement)

Entry Floor: Entryway, Laundry Room, Playroom, 1/2 Bath and Sunroom

Entryway: Complete

We had a whole different look in our entryway (see our Bright and Modern Entryway if you want to see more) but realized that our style had changed. It evolved over time, but finally was given a whole new look during the One Room Challenge.

I really love how the DIY Stair Rail Makeover changed the space as well as the new front doors. The light that streams in just makes my day, everyday!

Modern Entryway with wood flooring, black railing and double front doors

 Where I Buy Affordable Vintage Rugs | DIY Plant Bag

Entryway with dark doors, marble flooring, white walls and black and white accents

DIY Coat Rack

Vintage runner in entryway with black doors

DIY Mid-Century Planter

Entryway loft with wood flooring

Make sure to check out the entryway reveal for more details.

Playroom/Office: 50% Complete

We recently refreshed this space with lots of clutter control, the start of a kid’s art wall and by moving things in/out and to/from other rooms.

Hanging Chair in playroom with built-in bookcase

Eventually, this room will probably turn into a full-on library/office. That’s the dream anyways.

Stacked stone with mantle in playroom

Sunroom : Progress 50%

We’ve been working on my sunroom (aka: My office) over the past few years. We’ve painted the interior brick, added a mini split for heat and air and updated the lighting. I haven’t gotten my vision down for the space so I’m holding off on doing more until I do!

Sunroom Office at the back of the house with a vintage rug, seating space in sunroom and more!

Sunroom Office with windows on three sides and brick walls.

 

Main Living Floor:

Kitchen, Eat-In Kitchen,  Formal Dining, Living Room and Loft Hallway

Eat-In Kitchen: Completed 

We planked the wall, installed a new light, made leather cushions, reupholstered chairs, built a banquette, changed the banquette to a leather cushion, sewed lots of pillows, and installed a small gallery wall.

Eat In kitchen featuring a banquette and shiplap.

Eat in Kitchen Ideas including a bench seat, wood flooring and more. Eat In kitchen featuring a banquette and shiplap.

DIY Banquette | DIY Leather Cushions | DIY Modern Plank Wall

Shop the Eat-In Kitchen

Kitchen: Completed

We DIY’d almost everything in our kitchen and you can see all 40 posts for all the how-to tutorials in our Kitchen Reveal post including the how-to for installing heavy duty floating shelves!

DIY Kitchen Cabinets, Fridge Enclosure and Pantry

DIY Open Shelving in the Kitchen

Kitchen Reveal with Dark Cabinets and Open Shelving

Dark blue kitchen with brass bar pulls and wood accents

Dark blue kitchen with brass bar pulls and wood accents

Formal Dining Room: Completed

We recently finished the formal dining room (see how we originally had it – The Eclectic Blue and White Dining Room) and love how it now pairs with our kitchen. We changed out the light, installed wallpaper and added lots of character with plants.

Blue and White vintage dining room with wood floors, wallpaper and midcentury modern furniture

How To Install Wallpaper | Full Eclectic Dining Room Reveal

Should You DIY Wallpaper Installation or Hire it Out?

White built-in china cabinet in modern formal dining room

Installing Wallpaper :: DIY Or Hire. Shibori Wallpaper. Tips for installing or hiring out wallpaper installation.

Living Room: 65% complete

We’ve painted the walls, updated the crown moulding, added a new light, modernized the built-in, added a gallery wall, took down the gallery wall, etc. I painted the living room AGAIN and this time went for a white living room. We got a new leather sofa and a few other new decor pieces. Then, I got my dream light and moved toward a more neutral refined living room.

Mid Century Modern Living Room Lighting Vintage Modern Living Room with Samsung Frame Tv I recently added the Samsung Frame TV in our living room above the danish sideboard (acting as our media cabinet). See this and all the new changes in our mid-century modern living room! #samsungframetv #danishsideboard #midcenturymodernlivingroom Leather Couch in front of windows in midcentury inspired living room

I’d love to have a built-in fireplace surround and actually finish the baseboards but we will save that for another day.

Upstairs:

Upstairs: Master Bedroom and Bath, Greyson’s Room, Guest Room and Main Bathroom

Master Bedroom: Completed

I’ve transformed the bedroom a few times. If you want to see the previous versions then see the  Rainwashed Bright and Fresh Master bedroom and the first take of the Mid-Century Modern Master Bedroom. As of August 2018, we’ve arrived at my favorite version yet! See the full Vintage Master Bedroom reveal if you want all the sources.

Mid Century Bedroom Decorating Ideas
How to Hide Those Cords
mid century style bedroom furniture
 How to Clean a Vintage Rug

mid century modern bedroom lighting

 Hide the Cords (without an electrician) on a Wall-Mounted TV

Master Bathroom Nook : Completed (until big Master Bath remodel)

We installed groutable vinyl tile, DIY’d a light and refreshed the whole space on $87!

Minimal Bathroom Nook Reveal all for Under $100!

Minimal Bathroom Nook Reveal all for Under $100!

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Master Closet: Complete

We recently completed our closet which included new paint (everywhere), new carpet and trim and all new storage.

DIY Closet Makeover with lots of organization!

DIY Closet Makeover with lots of organization!

DIY Closet Makeover with lots of organization!

See the whole closet reveal including the drastic before/after here.

Guest Bedroom : 75% completed

We recently (May 2015) participated in the One Room Challenge. We knocked the majority of the guest bedroom out during the challenge. We made a bed, a DIY Hanging planter, DIY artwork, and added lots of texture to the room. We would love to finish it off by replacing the carpet.

See the original One Room Challenge Guest Bedroom Makeover here.

Over the last six months, we have slowly tweaked things in the guest bedroom. I’m loving where we are currently at.

Mid-Century Bedroom

Mid-Century Bedroom

Mid-Century Bedroom

Mid-Century Bedroom

See more of the recent reveal of this mid-century inspired room.

Greyson’s (BIG BOY) Room : 95%

We made a firetruck light, blew-up a large picture, painted a customized magnetic map wall, installed a new fan, created a reading loft, added new bedding, refinished a dresser, refinished a metal cart and painted.

Must pin! This modern and bright boy rooms has lots of DIY tutorials!

Check out this Modern and Bright Kid's Room with Lots of DIYs!

Want a room that can grown with your kids? Check out this modern and bright boys room.

Want a room that can grown with your kids? Check out this modern and bright boys room.

See more pictures and details here.

Upstairs Hallway: Completed

We ripped down wallpaper, had the walls re-mudded, painted, added new lights,  added a travel gallery wall, had hardwood installed, took down the gallery wall, added new lighting and a runner, DIY’d large photo mats, showed you how to cope baseboards, revealed the hallway with large scale photos and finally finished the last little bit with beautiful brass door knobs.

Hallway with gallery wall

Wood stairs and a gray hallway

How To Cut Picture Mats

Gray hallway with rug

See the modern hallway reveal for more details.

Hallway Bathroom: 65%

We put in new lights, installed tile, added some privacy to the windows, put in new sinks and faucets, redid the electrical, relocated sconces and mirrors, ripped down wallpaper, painted almost everything, and added some DIY plant hangers.

Modern Gray and Yellow Bathroom Update

String of Pearls in a hanging planter in bathroom

Gray and Yellow accents in Kids Bathroom

 

 

 

Modern Medicine Cabinet as Decor in Bathroom

You can see more pictures and details of the bathroom in the bathroom reveal.

We have quite a few rooms that haven’t been touched at all (carpet in some bathrooms, no overhead lights, etc.) but we are slowly making progress.

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