We really loved our house in Florida and we're pretty sad that we had to leave it behind. I really felt like we grew in so many ways while we were in this house and really found our style. We thought we would be in this house forever so it really evolved into a space we were really comfortable.
But, life goes on and it was time to leave and now it's time to take a step back and see how far this house came in the 4 years that we owned it.
There is basically no way we can do all the before and after pictures of our Florida house in one post, so I'm going to break it into 5 chunks, starting with the living spaces. I can't really pick a favorite space in this house so these are in no particular order. I'm including what we did in each room (including things that we never shared here) as well as what we already miss.
Living Room
What we did:
- Added the mantel
- Added curtains
- Took out the broken shutters
- Added trim around the ceiling
- Painted all the trim white
- Painted the walls
- Added the Board and Batten with picture rail
- Moved the TV cable and set it up so the TV wires can be hidden in the wall
- Brought electrical up to code
- Stained the french doors going to the sunroom
- Installed a ventless gas fireplace
What we miss:
- Mantel/Fireplace
- Character and the color!
Dining Room
What we did:
- Added board and batten (and painted it with chalkboard paint!) with picture rail
- Added the cabinet
- Added trim around the ceiling
- Painted all the trim white
- Painted the walls
- Installed the mason jar chandelier that we built
- Built the dining room table (which we totally took with us)
- Brought electrical up to code
- Took the wall down between the kitchen and dining room
- Replaced the stack pipe for the upstairs bathroom (in the wall behind the cabinet)
- Added a door to the downstairs bedrooms
- Replaced the big huge pane of glass between the dining room and sunroom
What we miss:
- Chandelier (although we do have a new one in the design plans)
- Cabinet for glass storage
- Wood floors
Sun Room
What we did:
- Closed off the door to the downstairs bedrooms
- Added blinds
- Painted all the trim white
- Painted the walls
- Added the built-in shelves
- Added the built-in desk
- Brought electrical up to code
- Added the fence/gate
What we miss:
- Shelving
- All the natural light from those windows
- French doors
What we did:
- Added the valance and curtains
- Added blinds
- Built and installed the window seat with toy storage
- Painted all the trim white
- Painted the walls
- Added the activity center (this was bought with the house)
- Refinished and painted the play table and added the bin storage (this was bought with the house)
- Painted the birds on the ceiling
- Added the fence/gate
What we miss:
- Play table and activity center
- I miss the birds
It's a little crazy writing down what we did in each space. These are rooms that didn't get a ton of attention compared to the rest of the first floor and they still have quite the lists attached to them. It's also interesting (and a little scary) to see how my photography skills have changed over the years. Check out the links to see some real winners.
Up next will be the downstairs bedroom areas!
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