House Renovations

So our house was a little ugly when we bought it. Truth: I hated it and wanted to mark it off our list.

Funny huh?

Anyway, somehow we ended up choosing this house with the idea that we would be making some changes. Compared to some, it was a pretty easy update. We didn't have to do bathrooms or the kitchen. First up was painting: the gray-white walls and brown trim had to go!

Den before

Den after

 

 

Kitchen before

Kitchen after

 

LOTS of painting. The whole house, actually: walls, ceilings, trim, and doors. An EXCELLENT way to update a house.

We also needed a place for our TV. The den area was being used as the TV room by the previous owners, but we were in need of an office space and we needed a larger space for our furniture. So, we decided to use the front living room as the living room (imagine that!) and the back den as the office area. We still needed a place for the TV, though. I thought about above the fireplace, but there are all kinds of things to think about with that. So I consulted with my great friend Tiff over at the ID Boutique who gave us some great ideas about making built-ins.

Living room before



Living room after

We are SO happy we did this. Also really happy we painted the brick.

And finally, we replaced all the doors in the house with a more updated look.



Entry before

Entry after: well, all but the front door. You can at least see the new hall closet door.

So that's that. Just some minor projects left to do, like replacing the outlets and switches, and changing a couple super old light fixtures, and, uh, the yard.

 

Yuck

Wow! There's some green!
Yeah, it's foot tall weeds.

 

 

I never thought we would get a fixer-upper, but it has turned into a great house for us and I keep finding things I love about it. If only we can get the yard under control...hmmm......

 

 

Anyway, if you're ever in Midland, the Turner home is open to you. We'd love to have you! (and maybe put you to work)  :)

Enjoy!

The Turners