The Hallway

I wish I had a better before picture...this one is a little late in the game. But use your imagination and add nasty floral carpet. Red and green floral carpet everywhere. 

 This was one of those projects that started off small and as with all projects became a major overhaul. Also, every project in this house comes complete with an adorable helper.

 We had to tear out the old closet doors because they did not even fit or close properly. I found new doors and a Habitat for Humanity Restore for both the closets and the rest of the doors. Zeph designed the walls on Excel and put them into action. I love it and it will be continued into the living room.

 We cedar lined the linen closet to keep any bugs at bay and I painted the inside of the closet with stripes just for fun.

Big project because of the little details but it is so nice to have my linens out of boxes and my vacuum cleaner a place to call home.

The "I Cannot Picture a Baby Being Safe in Here" Nursery

Before:

This room we had designated for our future nursery was DISGUSTING. Dirt smudges everywhere. This picture does not do it justice. But what you can see in this photo is all the hazards (open outlets and uncovered heater). I also have a strong aversion to the color combo red and green. As you will see in other posts...its a miracle we went with this house because the whole thing had that color "scheme".  

During:

We went with a bead board look pulled from random saved up pins. The great thing about starting from such a gross canvas is you can try all kinds of things and never really mess anything up. We bought the majority of our supplies from the Habitat for Humanity Restores making this room redo very affordable.   

Gross Closet

Handsome Hubby chose dark gray for the walls and I was not too sure about it until it was up.

 My parents came a couple of times to help. And here you can see my Aunt Peggy and Mom after they made curtains from a duvet we found at a TJ Max.

I scored this chandelier at a local Habitat Restore for $20. They had pulled it from an old hotel that had been sold. 

 The inside of the closet was covered in dirty little hand prints. They had not built it properly so it ended up that I had to frame the side walls again.  

 Then we had to move everything in and I painted a gloss stenciled in quarter foil pattern to add dimension to the walls.  The crown molding was a pain but definitely make the room.

 After:

I took some old frames from a Union Gospel Mission Thrift Store and painted them orange or yellow and made silhouettes to match a wild animal theme. The bed skirt also came new in the package from a thrift store and I stenciled on the elephants. 

An old antique store produced the blocks for $2 a pack and the shelf and animals from thrift stores got a make over with a little spray paint. The changing table was in a free pile outside one of my thrift store areas and I redid it with some paint. The baskets were once chrome but some bronze spray paint and homemade wooden handles gave them a whole new look. 

The chair was also a thrift store find and I repainted it (originally a nasty salmon color) and dyed the wood with black walnut juice. The music box is passed down in the family. The crib was free and originally a drop side crib the we got the hardware for it to turn into safe crib. 

 We left the closet without doors to allow room for a dresser. The play kitchen is premature but it was fun to repaint as well and I couldn't pass up a free toy. 

 The room turned out just as I had wanted!