Home of the B's

We closed on Earth Day 2008 (4/22/08) 

Our First House


Main Level

Upstairs

Outside

Basement 

Nursery Inspiration 

Our Family

 


Kitchen

 

Before: 

 


These are before pictures with empty rooms when we first moved in.  The door on the left is the basement door, in the middle is the pantry, and the far left is the door to the garage. 
 
TO DO:
- paint walls  --done!
- replace lighting  --done!
- replace brass handlesets and hinges with brushed nickel   --done!
- replace bi-fold pantry door with swinging door  --done!
- replace cabinets
- replace countertops
- replace appliances  --half done
- install hardwood flooring to match the rest of the main floor

 

 After:

 

Color on wall is Glidden Autumn Mist.

 


Eat-in Kitchen to Family Room

 

Before:
 

TO DO:
- paint walls  --done!
- replace lighting  --done!
- replace window shades
- remove vertical blinds

 


 

After:

 Light Blue wall color is Glidden Autumn Mist.  The brown between the two rooms is BM Branchport Brown.


Dining Room

 

Before: 

TO DO:
- paint walls  --done!
- replace lighting  --done!
- hang curtains


  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After:  

 

 Wall color is Glidden Scuba Dive


Family Room and Living Room

 

Before: 

 

Powder Room

 

Before:

 

TO DO:
- remove border  --done!
- remove vanity  --done!
- move plumbing from floor to wall  --done!
- replacing flooring
- install pedestal sink
- install new mirror
- install wainscotting on wall
- install high-efficiency toilet
- replace lighting
- install new towel ring and toilet paper holder

One of the first things I did when we moved in was to get rid of this hideous wallpaper border.   (Actually, there was more of it at the level of the wall socket, you can still see a remnant of it in this picture.  The bathroom renovation is in progress.