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House Plans: Break downwardly of the plans for each room inward our novel home

So, if you're anything similar me, you receive got a 1,000,000 things running through your caput everyday. You acquire inspired over the smallest of things in addition to and then desire to practise every projection inward your household precisely at the same fourth dimension amongst no budget but lots of enthusiasm? Did I blast it? 

Something that e'er helps me kind through my crazy ideas, heed racing, non-organized encephalon is to write things down. I brand a TON of lists. So, why non percentage them amongst y'all?

Our habitation is a 1957 mid-century beach side "cottage." Our habitation features cove ceilings, hardwood floors in addition to the virtually gorgeous sunroom or Florida room if you live downward here. It has iii bedrooms in addition to 2 total baths in addition to is merely the cutest affair you ever did see. Well, inward my caput it was. The folks earlier us hither did a swell chore of staging the habitation amongst traditional decor…and pigment colors but I didn't actually pay much attending to their decorating because it wasn't mine. I looked at the bones. Coved ceilings equals 2d character. Hardwood floors equals to a greater extent than character. The bones, I could move with. So let's acquire started…Everything that has a delineate of piece of occupation through it has been accomplished! If you would similar to read the master copy post on our novel house, merely click here.  

EXTERIOR:

BEFORE


AFTER


*Updated: We receive got completed a lot of our forepart outside but I'm certain we'll never live done*
  • Tear out overgrown bushes around tree in addition to inward forepart of house
  • Add dark mulch for depth in addition to contrast
  • Fully novel plants, flowers in addition to shrubs
  • Paint entire household a neutral color, dark shutters, white trim
  • Find 2 chairs for forepart porch
  • New lite fixture
  • Paint forepart door dark or maybe a fun color
  • Get a novel mailbox
  • Treat grass for light-green growing
  • Keep it all alive
LIVING ROOM & HALLWAY:




  • New pigment color, neutral, grays, beiges, lite blues
  • Recessed lighting
  • New curtains
  • Paint ceilings brilliant white
  • Paint all cut brilliant white
  • Slipcover sofa or detect a new, cheap fix
  • Build custom entryway table
  • Board & Batten inward hallway? Maybe
  • Large prints of us inward hallway
  • Find a carpeting for living room
  • Get rid of Ikea Coffee tabular array & End tabular array laid (We dear it, nosotros merely receive got something improve suited for us forthwith inward heed so perish on on the hold back out for that to live for sale inward our local area!)
  • Build novel terminate tables or detect antique/vintage ones
  • Paint all cut fresh coat of white
DINING ROOM:

  • New chandelier
  • Find china hutch, sideboard or role antique closet (paint possibly)
  • Hang plates on wall somewhere! GEEZ!
  • Rug, possibly?
  • New table…. in addition to chairs… slipcovered possibly? My hubby is going to kill me….(So hold back for that beingness for sale perhaps shortly too….)
  • Paint all cut fresh coat of white
KITCHEN:


  • Paint cabinets white. Yes, I know they are pretty now. But imagine how pretty they would live white! Haha… seriously. 
  • New lite fixture.
  • Floor to ceiling pantry inward opened upward wall space.
  • New pigment color
  • SS Microwave? Maybe but alone if nosotros tin sack relieve $$$
  • New faucet
  • New dark knobs for cabinets
  • Paint all cut fresh coat of white

SUNROOM:
(The dorsum room amongst the sofa) Lots of windows & a cute dog.)


  • Add crown molding
  • New TV stand
  • Possibly white bookshelves flooring to ceiling on pocket-sized walls
  • Paint all cut fresh coat of white
  • DIY pediment for inward a higher house TV
  • Upholster french chair in addition to ottoman
  • New slipcover for couch
  • New pillows
  • New rug
  • New blanket storage
  • Paint door to exterior
ENTRYWAY:
(The wall to the left of the door.)


  • Find entryway table
  • Possible brand ascendency expanse ie. hooks, storage etc
  • New lamp
  • Rug
MASTER BEDROOM:

  • New manly individual monarch mattresses
  • New headboard/footboard?
  • Nightstands
  • Long dresser
  • Paint walls (In progress)
  • Rug possibly?
  • New decor, comforter, etc.
MASTER BATH:


  • Paint walls
  • Open shelving
  • New shower drinking glass door
  • Possible beadboard?
  • Towel holders
  • New rug
GUEST BEDROOM:
  • New Headboard
  • New pigment color
  • Beadboard wall
  • Character, character, character?
OFFICE:
  • Open shelving
  • Built inward desk
  • Apothecary cabinet makeover
  • DIY cupboard?
  • Rug
GUEST BATHROOM:


  • Rug
  • Open Shelving
  • New Shower curtain
  • Character, character, character

Overall, nosotros receive got a lot of plans inward which I ask to acquire volition non seat off over night. I  was pushed for fourth dimension so I didn't accept photos of every room but hopefully you sorta acquire the idea. Let us know your thoughts! We'd dear to listen from you! 









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