Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Before & After

You demanded pictures, so here they are. Of course, you cannot appreciate the dramatic differences unless you were here from beginning to end-- for us, however, things look very different. We did complete a few more projects over the weekend. I painted the kitchen walls and painted a custom blackboard on the wall, which Jonathan framed in with molding. It's so crazy to think that these pictures represent five months of work-- hours of labor. We are so pleased with the outcome though! Enjoy your tour!


The original kitchen (minus refrigerator).


Close up of damaged cabinets. Pictures don't do justice!!!


Life during the process.


Our updated kitchen.


It feels so clean!!!


View from dining room.


Original dining room.


Dining room after painted chair rail, banister, base boards, and new chandelier.


Original view from family room.


Updated view. (That is our office/bonus room through the french doors).


View from kitchen into family room.


Original family room (the mammoth bay window).


Updated family room.


Girl's original bathroom.



Bathroom after painted cabinets, new hardware, yellow paint, and new light fixture.


Again, pictures don't do justice to the contrast of before and after.


Original light fixture, etc.


Moving the light box . . . after stripping off the old wall paper we found behind the original light, Jonathan started the process of raising the light box . . . only to find that it had been moved around and patched before. Old homes are full of surprises!


New light fixture.



Another view (that ducky picture on the wall is one I took for an old post on cleaning bath toys).

To view pictures of our previous kitchen re-do click here.

5 comments:

Grammy (Bev) said...

Hurray!!! Everything looks so fresh and warm and welcoming! Really like your choices of colors. I know you are relieved to be able to enjoy your home and feel organized again. I sure look forward to visiting in a couple of weeks:)

Love, Grammy

Anonymous said...

Wow! I'm sure I'm not the only one who's thinking that word while scrolling through the pictures!

That was fun; I love seeing before / after pictures!! And I'm glad I wasn't doing the work... that makes me tired looking at it - haha!

You guys did a great job. You should do some interior decorating consults on the side! :)

Ginnie said...

WOW! You guys did a marvelous job. I love the colors and how you have added your special touch. It's amazing what a paint, hard work and love will do to a home.

Did you make the curtains for the French doors? You and Jonathan are so talented!

Kim said...

Lori, I LOVE the new kitchen! The white looks fabulous! You guys did an awesome job. I think you have just inspired me to go with Matthew's idea of our next house being somewhat of an older fixer-upper. If I can make it look as great as you guys have done, I'll try it!

Mrs. Julie Fink said...

This was an incredible!