Time to Recline

Our living room has a lot of character. After being overwhelmed by all the wood at first, we have grown to like the wood paneling, wood floors, and even the wood built-in shelves for the entertainment center. Hours of work + an incredible wife who decorates = another finished room!

Before




The big project in this room was all the painting. We painted the previously wallpapered walls and what seemed like miles of trim. Although it took a lot of time, we are pretty happy with the outcome.

Middle

The folding chairs in this picture served as our only furniture the first two weeks. A lot of meals were eaten on those chairs!


This gives you an image of the color of the previous trim (left) with the newly painted white trim (right).

After




As you can see, we scored the previous owner's TV! She claimed that 4 guys who could all bench press over 200 lbs couldn't get it out of the house! She asked us if we were interested in a TV, and I said no, because I didn't want to pay for one! I told her if she could get it, that she was welcome to it. It's still sitting in our living room 3 months later, so I'm assuming its ours! It beautifully broadcasts our 4 good digital channels that we pick up from the 'bunny ears' in HIGH DEFINITION. I suppose we will figure out how to get it out of the house when TVs become obsolete....

Where you could sleep, and count your sheep.

The spare bedroom is one of the rooms that we have actually done very little to. With all the painting we have done, we decided to leave the spare room the way it was. Here are a few of the things we did to Millerfy it:

-Took down the 'cute as a bug' decor. (Another way of de-4-year-olding the house)
-Touch-up painted the walls
-Put up new, white blinds
-Hung curtains that we had in our previous house
-Painted closet
-Built closet storage units
-Fill it with furniture from Kristi's room growing up

Other than the previously mentioned items, can you tell what else is different between the first 2 photos?

Before


After




The closet was a relatively small, but pretty rewarding project for me. After getting some ideas, I built the clothes rack (with the help of Kurt) for my hanging clothes out of 2X4s, a 1X10, and a 3/4 inch rod . Then I built the closet maid shelves for my other clothes out of the previous owners metal racks, plus one I purchased. Horray for not having clothes in luggage!

Ok, so I know I said it was relatively small, but to me it was actually a pretty big project. It took days of work to spackle, paint, build, respackle, build and repaint. So when you think a project will just take you a day, YOU ARE PROBABLY WRONG!

Closet Before


Closet After


So now when you visit, you have a place to stay! Even couples can stay in this room, since the bed is a day bed (which I had never heard of).

So schedule a visit!

Rethink the Pink

The Loft (3rd Bedroom)

This room, as you can see, required a LOT of painting (and sticker removal). After days of priming, painting walls, painting trim, and a new carpet floor, our loft was one of the first rooms completed! We turned half of it into our office and the other half into a hang out room. We also put all of our international decor and collectibles up there. And we love the built-in bookshelves! Can you believe we didn't keep it the way it was when we moved in?

STAIRS

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SIDE #1

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SIDE #2

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The loft is definitely one of our favorite rooms in the house. We're looking forward to hanging out up there this winter, as it is waaaay too hot right now.