House Redo Phase 1 :)

Ok...I have been in major project mode for a while now. I'm finally doing things that I have been wanting to do for the past 3 years but switched to baby mode once I got pregnant. Now, I'm itchin' to do all the things I have had in my head all this time! So far, I (with they help of Matt and my mom) have only completed the dining room and living room. There are before and after pictures below.

Before:

After:

The Dining RoomThe Living Room This room was really tricky because the ceiling heights are so different. I wanted something that would be unique, cozy, & modern. Sooooo, I decided that I wanted to blow up some pictures from different important moments in our lives.

In the recessed nook, I painted a darker color of green/grey and added a canvas painted by Mister Sam. To the left of the painting, I framed pictures of him creating his "masterpiece". They make it look like he was enjoying himself when actually he thought I was torturing him!

This is one of my favorite things. It is a painting created by an elephant at a conservation center in Thiland. Matt got it for me for my birthday a few years ago. I painted a square around it with the same green/grey color I used in the other rooms to make it seem a little larger.

These cabinets have been glazed with a black glaze. I plan on using the same glaze in the kitchen and up the staircase. UGH! What a job! I added a punch of the brick red used in other parts of the room as well as square (diamond) mirrors from Ikea.

On this wall, I glazed the fireplace with the black glaze and used chocolate brown scarves to serve as panels. Then, I hung an old ladder from a broken down deer stand at my parent's ranch over the mantle. Once again, I painted a square behind it to give it more umph. I added rings to the bottom 1/3 of the panels to give them a more modern feel. On the mantle, I used large clear vases filled with mulch and sticks to add height.

That's it....next is the kitchen!