before and after livingroom

Finally I can share the beautiful results of our year long project! Here are a few pictures of the living room transformation…(there is so much more of this little rancher reno that I will share soon…bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, and more...)

...beautiful transformation into a light-filled home

notice the popcorn ceiling, lighting fixture and yellow walls…the cheap yellow laminate flooring isn’t so obvious in the picture but is a glaring element that set the color and visual tone

Prepping the floor for beautiful white-washed oak hardwood

scraping the popcorn ceiling and prepping it for pot lighting 

such messy work but so worth the result…and fairly quick…a good shoulder workout
I used a process of coating the popcorn with non-caustic stripper (…at the time this seemed to be the best technique I’d tried yet, but not so now – see my painted popcorn ceiling removal post)

notice all the trim and crown molding removed…lots of drywall patching on the ceiling and walls

Calculations and measurements. Yes, I really do enjoy and have fun renovating… gotta love the headband borrowed from the kids:)

And the final product- a beautiful transformation into soothing light filled home

...the open concept living room, flowing naturally into the kitchen and dinning room. with lots of natural light from both the south and north to create a lovely soft ambiance...and notice the light colored hardwood flooring...

...the walls are painted a soft ‘greige’…warm beige grey…a very neutral and complementary color that changes color with the light and shadows, the color is just dark enough to gently contrast against the white trim...

...soft down pillows and throws to cozy up with a glass of wine in front of the bay window streaming afternoon light...

Such a lovely peaceful space full of life and light!

Have a beautiful week!

xo

shelley