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    Modern House Tour

    Welcome to our house tour! Our house was built in the early 70s and we moved in early 2012. We've been slowly adding to our DIY skills (hear more about our story if you are new) and making our house truly reflect us.

    Making a home yours truly takes time, effort and lots of bumps in the road but we've been enjoying the process. Without further adieu...

    Our House Tour

    House Tour Exterior

    70s split level with metal roof and updated lighting
    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!

    We brought in tons of gravel to level off the front of our yard. In 2021, we added the rock creek stream and flagstone patio. We are over the moon with it.

    flagstone patio and dry rock bed installation

    Over the next few years, we hope to do even more landscaping but until then, we will be enjoying what we have.

    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.

    A few years ago, we added new mulch and river rocks around the patio. This year, we've decided to finally focus in on adding pieces that will work for us longterm. Hopefully, next year, we can beautify the space even more!

    back patio with river rock showing woven arm chairs, outdoor heater and fire pit
    Plants are fake! Get shopping details on the shop my home page.
    hand blow glass mosquito repellant

    House Tour Interior: 4 Levels 

    (Entry Floor, Main Level, Upstairs and Basement)

    Entry Floor: Entryway, Laundry Room, Playroom, ½ Bath and Sunroom

    Entryway: Complete! See the Foyer Reveal for all the details!

    After making huge changes to our entryway for the One Room Challenge in 2017 (see the modern entryway reveal back then), we recently made the space feel like us, 100%.

    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!

     Where I Buy Affordable Vintage Rugs
    foyer

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

    Entryway Closet: Complete! See the closet reveal for all the DIY details. I installed a rug as flooring, built a bench and added hooks to help make this space more functional for us.

    coat closet with DIY bench

    Powder Bathroom: Complete! See the Powder Bathroom Reveal for all the details!

    Modern powder bathroom with black tile and walnut vanity
    Black wall tile in powder bathroom

    Laundry Room: Complete! See the hand painted wall treatment as well as the whole laundry room reveal!

    small utility room with hand painted geometric wall design

    Playroom/Office: 20% 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. That's the dream anyways.

    Stacked stone with mantle in playroom

    Sunroom : Progress 75%

    We've been working on my sunroom (aka: My office) over the past few years. Over the last few years, we've painted the interior brick, added a mini split for heat and air and updated the lighting. Recently, I refreshed and added some decor, plants and more to the space. See the current Sunroom Home Office as it stands right now.

    Four seasons sunroom with a vintage rug, grey couch and plants

    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, reupholstered chairs, built a banquette, changed the banquette to a leather cushion, sewed lots of pillows, and more.

    kitchen bench seating
    Art | Hanging Planter | Glass Vase | Table (similar) | Fabric

    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
    Dark painted kitchen cabinets in modern kitchen

    Formal Dining Room: Completed

    I've been working on the vintage 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 original art and more.

    Kitchen and dining open to each other | Vintage Dining Room Makeover
    dark green plant in dining room

    Living Room: 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. 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. I painted the living room AGAIN and again until I found a dreamy dark green paint that just made the room sing. The pairing of the dark green and the oversized canvas both really just have my heart. This is one of my favorite rooms of the house.

    dark green paint living room

    Upstairs:

    Upstairs: Main Bedroom and Bath, Greyson's Room, Guest Room and Hallway Bath

    Main Bedroom: Complete!

    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. In 2018, I got to a place with the Vintage Master Bedroom that I really loved but decided something was lacking this year. A paint change and crown really upped the ante and it now feels so perfect. See the Tricorn Black Master Bedroom for all the sources.

    Tricorn Black Bedroom
    Nightstand | Lamp (similar) | Trivet (similar) | Linen Sheets | Olive Duvet | Floor Mirror (similar) | Leather Bed
    Grid Style Gallery wall in bedroom

    Master Bathroom Nook : 10% (needs a gut renovation)

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

    Minimal-Bathroom-Nook-Reveal-1

    Master Closet: Complete

    We 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!

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

    Guest Bedroom : 85% completed

    Back in 2015, we 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 with the DIY rug art.

    Conifer Green by Behr in Bedroom

    Greyson's (BIG BOY) Room : Done!

    We painted the magnetic wall map, built the loft bed, had hardwood flooring installed, organized the Legos, and refreshed the whole space with paint and decor.

    Boys bedroom with map wall
    Kid Bedroom Bookcase with baskets
    DIY loft bed

    See the completed Boy Room Reveal for all the sources.

    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, cut our own 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.

    Gallery wall in hallway
     See the modern hallway reveal for more details.

    Hallway Bathroom: 15%

    Modern Gray and Yellow Bathroom Update

    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. We'd love to eventually gut this space. 

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

    Basement:

    Basement: Big family room, game room, storage and bathroom

    We started the basement gut renovation in May of 2020. We are currently on the home stretch!

    basement stairs with rug runner over stairs, gallery wall on stairs and a wooden handrail DIY project
    bucket list stadium art hanging on white wall in basement with black door and vinyl flooring

    Read more about the process of the bathroom layout and makeover, asbestos removal and egress window installation. More to come soon on the rest!

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