House Stuff: Some Befores

Before and afters always intrigue me. I can’t wait to move forward with a few cosmetic touches around our house. But these days, I’m pretty pleased when things are clean…’pretty’ will have to wait!  Right now though, I will live vicariously through Design Sponge and dream of days when I have the energy to complete more than the menial daily tasks.

This tiny office space is just great, as is this work space. Oh how I love shelving. And I love seeing what people do with tiny corners of their houses.

Okay, this bathroom is nice. I love all the light, but was it really that bad to begin with? Come on over when you’re ready to tackle a REAL makeover, people. There is a claw foot tub out back and a pedestal sink in my garage, both just begging to be restored and installed….

And this house tour will make you smile, especially if you like old things and vintage decor. There’s quite a lot going on, but the kids’ rooms are especially sweet.

Here are a few “befores” of our new place. And while we’ve already done a little bit of painting, creative ideas for older farmhouses are welcome! My brother in law took all of these the morning of the move and I’m so glad he did! The whole day ended up being such a blur for me. I was too busy being sick, laying on a rug in the floor of my empty old house, which you can see in the first picture (bottom left corner).

We have 2 living rooms downstairs. The one with the mantle and heater is sort of morphing into a music room/library type of thing for now. It has since been painted, as have the second living room and the school room.

The second one, pictured here, is where a lot of our “living” happens: games, movies, reading, lounging, napping, Lego, drawing, laundry folding, etc.

Kitchen.

School room. The stripes are gone. It’s blue now. Ahhhh.

Steps, leading upstairs. I have so many ideas for this. It will be hard to pick one!

The only downstairs rooms not pictured are the laundry and bathroom. They were already piled up with boxes and things. Not much to see there.