If you have followed this blog for the last few months, you know that I've been in the midst of a living room makeover. It's been "in progress" for many months! Although it is not completely finished, enough is done to do a little post :).
I'll start with some before pictures...
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All woodwork and baseboards were 1960's orange tone stained oak. Walls were yellow. |
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Railings were yellow metal. |
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Woodwork was 1960's |
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Old stove was recalled so we couldn't use it. It just took up space. |
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Pulled this old picture from several years ago....can see old stove, old railings, and the old door leading down to the basement. |
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Pulled this picture from several years ago...this is the color of the 3 doors in the entryway. |
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Pulled this picture from Christmas several years ago as it shows the entryway with the yellow paint, 3 wooden doors and old trim (I forgot to take a before picture of the entryway) |
Step 1: (January) Start brainstorming what I wanted to do!
Step 2: (February) Paint woodwork around window white and baseboards white. Decide on wall color. (This took me like 3 weeks and many samples!)
Step 3: (February) Paint living room, entry way, and loft. Replace all electrical outlets with white (was dirty almond before). Order and assemble an awesome farmhouse style tv stand.
Step 4: (March) Take out old ballusters/railings and build new ones (we hired a contractor!)
Step 5: (March) Remove old stove from corner of living room (contractor).
Step 6: (March) Replace 3 entryway doors (basement/bathroom/closet) with white paneled doors (Paul and my dad)
Step 7: (March/April) Paint doors and trim white.
Step 6: (April) Re-carpet stairs. Start refinishing coffee table.
Step 7: (May) Get new couch and lamps. Finish coffee table.
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Paul bought this coffee table for $20 at a garage sale before we got married. We used it for a TV stand ever since we moved into our home. I removed the side rails and lower shelf (with the help of carpenter Mr. Leonard, our neighbor, who has a wood shop in his garage!) |
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I spent hours sanding it down. It had a very thick stain and finish. |
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Larkyn helped with the sanding too :) |
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I stained it with a mixture of steel wool and vinegar which greyed the wood. |
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Then I whitewashed the wood with a mixture of 2/3 water to 1/3 white paint, dry brushing it onto the wood and rubbing with an old clean sock. |
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Then I finished it off with several coats of water based sealant. I love how it turned out! |
And now for some "after" pictures...
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I love the fresh wall color, white woodwork, and white railings. (Note the railings look curved because I used the Pano feature on my phone!) |
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The far right corner used to hold the old fireplace and green tile. |
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I plan to use a carpet remnant leftover from carpeting the stairs to bind and make a rug for the living room. |
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The entry way is such a dramatic difference with white woodwork and railings, white doors, and the new paint color. |
It's not completely finished, but it is so comfortable and fresh and clean looking and it just makes me happy. We all love it!
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