Before & After

Two more rooms are finished...for now.  I still need to add some decor, like curtains & pictures, but they will have to wait a little while.

The kitchen is the biggest change in the house.  We've only painted three rooms in the house, so the other changes were basically just our furniture and personal things.  We decided to have the cabinets painted white and paint the walls a lighter color to lighten up the room.  I did not want to attempt the cabinets myself b/c I've done it before and they always chip.  Plus, I wanted it to look professional, without brush strokes, which I think it does. 

I liked the kitchen layout as soon as I saw it but it needed some work to make it my taste.  One of the things that we were looking for in a house was an open layout between the kitchen & the living room.  We did not get that in this house, but we really love it the way it is.  It feels perfect for us.  I still want to change the floors one day, but these will do for now.  So...Before....

....and After...

The desk area Before...

....and After...I'm so happy to have those old fashioned mailboxes gone.  I love having this area in the kitchen.  This is my blogging area and I like not being closed in a room while I'm blogging.

The laundry room Before...

And After...I still want to paint the cabinets white above the washer and dryer.  I had to paint the room twice to get the color I wanted on the walls.  I'm terrible at picking paint colors and the first color I picked out was too dark.  I really wanted to just live with it, but I knew I would not be happy.  So, I made myself redo it the next night.  I wanted something light and clean looking, and I think I got that...

The only room I have left to show you is the living room.  That room is the most unfinished in the house.  Seems like a shame to end up with that room being left undone, but that's just how it happened.  It's a pretty big room and we're still deciding & saving for what we really want to do.