The living room..before and after!

I am so excited to finally be able to post some more afters.  I feel that I have been consumed by "befores" on this journey and, frankly, was not sure if I would ever make it to the afters!! So, here we go...

The living room before

 

  And some progress photos...

 

 

 

And now....the lighting is not so great but wanted to share anyways:)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What we did:
1.) Most importantly, we filled in the sunken/step down living room.  This was by far the most important thing we could have done and the most cost effective. All of the flooring in our home (except for the bedrooms and bathrooms) is reclaimed barn wood by Vintage Timberworks.  It is amazing and beautiful and does not show anything!!  Do you know lovely this is when you have 3 pets:)

2.) Another huge element was turning a large window into a pocket door.  Door is by Kolbe.  This made an incredible difference!!  It was a large investment but so worth it!! We also replaced another door with a slider. And framed both doors in reclaimed barn wood and stained the oak on the inside. The exterior is a slate gray.

3.) Painted all of the walls loggia by Sherwin Williams which is a creamy/beigy/gray.

4.) Stained the wood on the ceilings.  However, I am thinking about taking it to a creamy white and bringing out the raw wood in the beams.  I think this will make it brighter and overall, more appealing. Actually, we will definitely be doing this next week.

5.)Rebuilt the fireplace with stacked stone, a reclaimed mantle, and framed out the large television. Did I mention my hubbie likes televisions.

6.) Placed barn wood on a terribly ugly door that hides the AC unit (you can see it behind the round table).

7.) We put in a pretty serious sound system for blasting music and watching games and movies.

8.) And, filled in the rooms with some of our favorite things...an antique wicker chest, an antique armoire, driftwood lantern by Bobo, antique grain sack chairs (that unfortunately are also our cat's favorite and he is making a mess out of them:( )

What we still need to do:
1.)Paint the ceiling.  My hubbie really wanted to stain it and, while I was pretty set on making it lighter it would have been so hard to go back.  But, after living with it for several months, it really needs to be creamy white. 

2.)Install the perfect arrangement of furniture and accessories.  Still waiting on our pillows, a loveseat, and I need to find a square or circular coffee table.

But, we are so close I can definitely feel it!!

Thanks for checking it out!!

xo,
Paige