What is the secret to a beautiful open concept kitchen, dining and living room? What makes them flow together in an open concept? This house is slightly unique in that the kitchen is in the middle of the house with the dining room on one side and the living room on the other. I feel… Read More Beautiful Open Concept Main Floor
This kitchen transformation is by far the most dramatic to date. Never before have we had to gut the entire kitchen including all of the cabinets. Usually to keep our costs down we save the cabinets and refinish them, however, this kitchen had three different kinds of cabinets–all different styles. Removing all the cabinets makes… Read More Kitchen Transformation: From Mismatched to Magnificent!
Remember when we asked, “which is the craziest bedroom of all”?? Well….the bedrooms are complete!! It is time for the bedroom renovation reveal! Which will be your favorite transformation of them all?? Cast your vote in the comments below!! Related: “Mirrors mirrors on the wall, which is the craziest bedroom design of all?“ Sailing in the… Read More Bedroom Renovation Reveal: Which is your favorite transformation of all?
While juggling careers, six kids, and all of our projects, sometimes my own home falls behind! Any other mamas feel behind out there? We have the capability to make our own house extremely nice, but we pour so much of our time in other areas. Well….it is time for a mini bathroom make over! Well… Read More Mini Bathroom Makeover At MY House!
Installing kitchen cabinets is like solving a life size jigsaw puzzle. If you missed our previous posts on this kitchen, this is the first time EVER that we have had to purchase brand new cabinets. The previous cabinets were a mismatch of 3 different styles pieced together from the restore. Related: Kitchen Before and Demo… Read More Installing Kitchen Cabinets–It is Coming Together!
Demo is always a load of fun…until you lose your only toilet in the house. In order to get the toilet back in, we have to put our bathroom flooring down first. Salvaged vs. New In our previous four flips, we never had to pick out bathroom flooring. With every house we have uncovered beautiful… Read More Bathroom Flooring & Fixtures Going In!
What are the key rooms in a home that make or break the value of your home when selling? The kitchen and bathrooms!! What rooms are NEVER updated in our project houses? The kitchen and bathrooms. UGH! They always require the most thought, vision, and you guessed it….money. We have dealt with the classic window… Read More Major Bathroom Renovation: Part Two- Construction
Who remembers many posts back the three season porch that we could not decide what to do with?? It really adds quite a bit of square footage to the house and is right off the living room slider with a small deck attached. Related: Frumpy Exterior with ZERO Curb Appeal Originally… The only thing attached… Read More The three season porch…..standing or demolished?
If you missed the last post showing our demo completion, you need to check it out to appreciate how much we have accomplished already! The kitchen cabinets in this house could not be reused. All of them were mismatched and some of them were not in the best of shape. Starting from scratch is a… Read More Kitchen Construction-Part Two: Cabinets
WoW! Kitchen demolition was HUGE! Here is a recap of where we started, what we tore out, and where we are heading. Kitchen construction is well under way! Where we started… Mismatched cabinets, cabinet on a milk crate, different sized peninsulas, ceramic tile countertops and back splash, and electrical nightmares. Everything had to go! My… Read More Demo Complete: Kitchen Construction- Part 1