Lordy - I need to keep up with the stuff we do! Just finished another redesign today (an upcoming post), but haven’t told you all about the one we finished last Friday! It was our first official project for 2011. Pam, Shelagh and I just put the finishing touches on Nick’s home and to say we had fun is an understatement. A young school teacher living in Stafford (he’s cute and single too), this is Nick’s first home purchase, and though it has taken a few months to complete the project, I think Nick is happy with what our team accomplished in his 80′s era townhome. Of course, us girls had the most fun because we got to put the pizazz into the final steps. Sorin, Dorel and crew …well, I’m sure they had fun in their own way…
Living Room Before - note the icky ceiling!
When we first met Nick and reviewed his home, one of the first things we noticed was not the old carpet, nasty blinds covering a sliding glass door or the old ceiling fan, but that ceiling! Oh my gosh, I’m not sure what happened in the homes’ previous life, but who ever tried to fix it….well….I’ll be nice and give you credit for not leaving gaping holes.
Here is the same room view and what it looks like today…
New ceiling, new floors, new french doors ...New, new new!
Thank you Nick for letting us add the crown molding and recessed lights - details do make a difference! Here’s another view of the living room “before.”
Living room before
…and after.
Living room after
One more shot before we transition to the kitchen…
Living room and Kitchen before - ick ceiling light goes well with that ick ceiling
and after…Please direct your attention to the bar area …
Living Room and Kitchen after - nice new lights, cabinets, etc, etc, etc.
Before we began the renovation, the bar area was simply a half wall which wrapped around to enclose the base cabinets, and it had this silly narrow countertop. We removed the wall, added a countertop big enough to put more than a soda on and added great lights. I will always suggest that end panels be added to cabinets – it just looks nice!!! …!!!
Another before photo of the kitchen…. the fridge and closet pantry, as well as the u.g.l.y. ceiling fan and florescent light is no more…
kitchen before
and….after
Tan Brown granite, new sink and faucet, and great subway tiles!
Another before shot - can you see the soffit?
kitchen before
Nice backsplash!
Soffitts gone!
By removing the soffit, Nick was able to get taller wall cabinets – which really made the room look more grand and added more storage. Oh, and you can’t really tell, but we made the opening to the kitchen larger by knocking out part of the wall. We re-plumbed and moved the refrigerator over to the other side so the view from the living room was more pleasing… and about that pantry/closet….
The closet took up a LOT of useable space, so it was replaced with a pantry cabinet with pull out drawers…
A pantry cabinet with pull out drawers makes life easy!
- Kitchen after
Next is the dining room. You can see a bit of it above, but here is what it looked like before.
dining room before
dining room before
Dining room after
Dining room after
Lastly, we couldn’t just make the main living areas nice without taking a swipe at the powder room…
powder room before
I think after 22 years, this linoleum is ready to retire…as is the vanity, toilet, etc….
Powder room after
Most all the artwork and accessories were ordered through Uttermost, but the art for this wall is a “Kate” original. I have a curly willow tree and every now and again will cut off some nice branches. Here’s where some of those branches now reside. I know, I know – anyone could do that!
We renovated the entire first floor for Nick and though it took some time, it was well worth the wait! What do you think?
This post makes me miss designing kitchens & bathrooms so much! Love it! Great job!