Jessica Brank: new house

12.06.2012

During Photos

We are knee deep in our little construction! Only 18 more days to go before our deadline (Christmas Eve).

Our wonderful old/vintage wood panelling has now 8 coats of primer & paint...2 of those is Kilz!

We ~~think~~ hope the 8th time was the trick!

So before:

{{Please excuse & overlook the mess...especially the last shot into the kitchen....like the pee colored walls?? Don't worry that will soon be gone too!!}}

Now:

The date for refinishing the floors is set!

What is left to do in here-not necessarily in this order:

1) refinishing the floor

2) trim out & paint the doorways into the hall & kitchen

3) put the baseboard up & paint on the wood panelling wall

4) paint the ceiling & top moulding

5) paint the front door

6) put quarter round along the floor/baseboards

7) some electrical work (having two outlets installed & one fixed)

7) DECORATE!!

It's getting closer!!! Whoop Whoop :)

12.04.2012

More Living & Dining Room Love...

Okay, so last post I showed you some pretty rough before shots of our living room/dining room area.

We've been painting the walls and trim...

Even though it needs more paint (we definitely under-estimated), the walls are such a prettier shade of warm white (before it was a nasty ding-y cream color).

I was really contemplated which direction to go in these two rooms. I've been wanting to go a little funky for quite sometime.

I've always loved a little fun in my home, and it's been seeming to agree with the flow of the house and the girls are actually into the house decor now too!!!

Here is a few pictures to kinda show you what we are going towards in this space.

We already have a brown tufted leather sofa- similar to a chesterfield...it has beautiful nailhead trim and those deep tufts...I may or may not have petted this thing!

{we scored an AWESOME deal on Craigslist over the summer time!!}