I realized that my last post would perhaps have had more impact if I had shown a 'before' photo, so here it is - our bedroom pre-remodel (please note this is NOT our furniture!!!) :-)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Our Bedroom
The perfectionist in me wants to wait to post these until we get our furniture and other pretty things moved in, but the pragmatist in me says 'get over it!' :-) so without further ado, here's the first completed room in our new house!
It's hard to get a decent photo of the whole room since it's very tiny. But everything is new - texture, paint, flooring, trim, and window! And I love the way the colors all turned out - three walls are a nice neutral beige, there's one orangey accent wall, and that gorgeous deep red on the floor.
For the walls, we used eco-friendly no-VOC paint from Yolo Colorhouse. I love this company because they don't have hundreds and hundreds of colors - instead, the designer and artist owners hand-select a few dozen awesome colors that they are sure will look good in your house, and they provide lots of guidance and suggestions about what colors will complement other colors. It definitely made me feel more confident in my color choices.
We are not fans of wall-to-wall carpet - it's just not practical with pets and kids - so for the flooring, we went with Marmoleum, a brand of linoleum that is made from renewable, all natural ingredients - no funky plastics or off-gassy glues - yay!
This room will be ours until after the final phase of our remodel is complete, which could be a few years down the road, depending on finances. Eventually we'll have a bigger room and this one will either be a guest bedroom or a second child's bedroom.
Oh yeah, Otis wants to make sure you know he helped with the painting in this room!
It's hard to get a decent photo of the whole room since it's very tiny. But everything is new - texture, paint, flooring, trim, and window! And I love the way the colors all turned out - three walls are a nice neutral beige, there's one orangey accent wall, and that gorgeous deep red on the floor.
For the walls, we used eco-friendly no-VOC paint from Yolo Colorhouse. I love this company because they don't have hundreds and hundreds of colors - instead, the designer and artist owners hand-select a few dozen awesome colors that they are sure will look good in your house, and they provide lots of guidance and suggestions about what colors will complement other colors. It definitely made me feel more confident in my color choices.
We are not fans of wall-to-wall carpet - it's just not practical with pets and kids - so for the flooring, we went with Marmoleum, a brand of linoleum that is made from renewable, all natural ingredients - no funky plastics or off-gassy glues - yay!
This room will be ours until after the final phase of our remodel is complete, which could be a few years down the road, depending on finances. Eventually we'll have a bigger room and this one will either be a guest bedroom or a second child's bedroom.
Oh yeah, Otis wants to make sure you know he helped with the painting in this room!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Progress!
I'm feeling guilty about not posting more here... but I have no time to post because we're doing so much work on the house! Pictures soon, I promise! Our bedroom and the bathroom should be done within about a week, which means we can move just about any time now.
In the meantime, here are some details from the plans that we submitted to the coastal commission this past week (hooray!) - they are done by Julian Berg in Arcata, CA. In case you haven't been there in person, here's what the current layout looks like (tiny!).
Click either image to see a larger version.
In the meantime, here are some details from the plans that we submitted to the coastal commission this past week (hooray!) - they are done by Julian Berg in Arcata, CA. In case you haven't been there in person, here's what the current layout looks like (tiny!).
Click either image to see a larger version.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Etsy Shopping
I love Etsy - not only because it's been a huge part of my success in growing my own business (god, that sounds like an infomercial), but also because I can always find cute, unique, handmade things that are the polar opposite of what you might find at Wal-Mart or Target. Last night I felt like feathering our new nest a bit and decided to go looking for some homey touches for our new house (well, yard, I guess) on Etsy. Here's what I bought -
Cedar 'Rustic Row Houses' Birdhouse by CleggFarmCreations
Sunflower Seed Bird Feeder by CleggFarmCreations
Things are starting to come together out at the new house - this Saturday, we get new floor in the bathroom and our bedroom, and the week of July 19th, our bathroom cabinets, countertop, and shower surround are going in. We should be all set to move in after that (though there is still a lot of work to be done, so plenty more fodder for future blog posts). I can't wait to share all the details of our green bathroom remodel - we found out about some great products that I think you're going to love! Stay tuned...
Cedar 'Rustic Row Houses' Birdhouse by CleggFarmCreations
Sunflower Seed Bird Feeder by CleggFarmCreationsThings are starting to come together out at the new house - this Saturday, we get new floor in the bathroom and our bedroom, and the week of July 19th, our bathroom cabinets, countertop, and shower surround are going in. We should be all set to move in after that (though there is still a lot of work to be done, so plenty more fodder for future blog posts). I can't wait to share all the details of our green bathroom remodel - we found out about some great products that I think you're going to love! Stay tuned...
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