The Front Room- Reveal

Welcome to the last room on the tour-

our Front Room!

It began with such humble beginnings

mauve carpeting...

quaint arches...

and the mirror over the fireplace

 the size of a sub-compact car!

However, it had good bones...

hardwood floors...

a big bank of windows...

... wood burning fireplace

and located off the front entry!

This room had some major termite damage.

The I-beam, or what was left of it,

 over the window was being

held up by a partial stud.

We re-framed and widened the passage way to the back,

to open up the view to the back yard!

I like arches, but knowing that our finishes were

going to be more Arts and Craft

we opted not to keep them.

The original floor was sanded and polyed!

We decided to use this room as

a formal dining room

and library.

The room has 4 doorway openings...

1-The small hallway leading

to the powder bath and

master suite...

2-The entry...

 

3-The stairway...

which is on the other side of the fireplace...

4-  the Great Room...!

It took some time to find a

furniture arrangement

that made sense

and allow for traffic flow.

I knew I wanted to include my antique bookcase.

It served in our last home as my dining room hutch.

 Our last home!

In this room I filled up the bookcase

with meaningful pieces of artwork,

collectibles and of course books!

Most of the books are displayed spine in.

I loved the mellow yellow color that shows

 from the pages of my old books.

I tried something new,

combining silver and gold accents.

I love the way it turned out in this room.

 My angel looks perfect in her new home!

Thanks Christine!

We originally bought the rug to go under the table

But when we bought the chairs,

we needed something to anchor them

in the middle of the floor.

(can you see my puppies by the window?)

We refer to these windows as the Dog TV!

Shades go up- TV on!

We opted not to dress the windows with curtains

 allowing the trim to take center stage.

I am still looking for 4 dining room chairs

to go with my table.  We have been tossing

around painting our old antique bow back

kitchen chairs white and using them here.

Any thoughts?

I just noticed in all my bookcase photos

is my empty black frame sitting right in the middle. 

 It is there waiting for a

piece of glass.   Whoops! 

Our next project is refinishing our old ottoman...

stay tuned!

The color on the wall in this room is

Benjamin Moore- edgecomb gray.

The trim color is a custom match

to our kitchen cabinets.

I am linking up to Metamorphosis Monday

at Between Naps On the Porch.

Master Bedroom Reveal

The Master Bedroom all started with humble beginnings.

Sculpted harvest gold carpeting blanketed the floor.

We quickly ripped up the carpet

to reveal beech hardwood floors.

This room only had one small window.

The walls came down,

 then the ceilings soon followed!

We removed the closet in the room adding a few more

feet to the square footage.  We also pushed the door to the room 

a few feet back into the hall way which saved wall space.

To take advantage of our beautiful view we added

 a huge double window

to the back wall!

The floor was sanded and polyed.

Originally, we were planning on staining the floor dark,

however, once we saw the beech

in it's natural state we loved it!

The door to our new master bathroom and closet!

It's done!

Since the room is on the smaller side,

I wanted it to remain light and airy.

I painted both the bedroom and adjoining bath

a color called China White.

We found the bedding on sale at Macy's.

The rug was on the discount rack at Lowe's.

The bedroom set was our trip to England.

There is alot of debate in the design world over ceiling fans.

This is one of the few areas where my frugality

 out weighs my love of beautiful decor.

Pretend it is a beautiful chandelier!

You can see the new bathroom thru the doorway!

To see the new bath click here!

We are so glad that we didn't have to settle

with just this one window!

Keeping it real...

yes we do have a TV in the bedroom!

Some of our pottery collection.

All the art work in the room, came from the old house.

These two silhouettes are of my children

 when they were little.

We recovered this chair for

our family room two homes ago.  It's traveled all over

our last home and I was excited how well

it matched with our new bedding set and

clearance curtains. 

My button B!

I still need to hang my antique silhouette.

One more look....

Thank you for joining me today!

I am linking up to

Wow us Wednesday

at Savvy Southern Style

and to

Winter Blues Wednesday

at DYI by Design

and to

Overflowing with Creativity

at It's Overflowing!

Thank you to our wonderful hosts!