The Truth
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- dining room/staircase/kitchen
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- view from kitchen to living
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- tiny, tiny orange bathroom off kitchen
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- living room facing entry
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- messy kids room
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- “dining room”
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- upstairs full bathroom
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- under stair nook, waiting for organizing…
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- kids, kids, kids everywhere. even our tiny kitchen.
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- yes, we have a long, narrow home.
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- latest kitchen installation
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- this is what you see from the front door. ignore toys, please!
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- “transistion”
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- living room
I finally bit the bullet and got the courage to photograph my home. It is a 1200+ sq.ft. duplex that we bought 2 years ago with my sister. It’s great to like your neighbors! 
The home had been a rental for many years and was a real dump with “good bones”, and exactly what we had been looking for in a first home: small, affordable, old and in a nice location. We lived with my parents for about 6 months as we painted, had the hardwood floors refinished, gutted the kitchen and updated the bathroom. When we moved in, the kitchen was still not finished, so take out was on the menu every night. (hello, weight gain).
The whole process has been fun, challenging and a lot of hard work, mainly for J. The hardest part (other than not having a lot of $ to work with) is deciding just how much to do. We realize this is not our ‘forever’ home, yet we are going to be living here for few more years. Each improvement was carefully weighed bases upon how much we thought it would improve the value of the home and our quality of life while we are here verses its cost. Soapstone countertops became granite tiles, cabinets are from Ikea and the layout remains the same. Baseboards have been added, new blinds, toilets, fixtures, flooring (in some rooms) and appliances show some of our taste modified for the project.
There is still much to do! In the next few weeks we are getting a new cart and subway tiles in the kitchen, doors are getting painted and new knobs. And then, hopefully, we can turn our focus to decorating. Most of our time and money has been dedicated to improving the home itself, so it will be nice to have the resources to make it look great too. Plus, storage is a major problem here and I want to get organized. Suggestions are welcome!
Sarah! I Love your house! Ok, here I go…. The dark hardwood floors are great, in fact all the hardwood floors. Don’t you love not having carpet? The black and white bathroom, love it! So vintage. The kitchen is great, good choice on the cabinets, love the glass fronts, wonderful hardware! Really like the appliances, how do you like the stainless steel? I’m thinking I would like ss. The bamboo shades are perfect, something else I would love to add down the road. How do you like them? I bet they are easier to keep clean than blinds. Really like the orange bathroom, I’m thinking that’s the new color, you are on the cutting edge! We are wanting to do melissa’s room in orange. In fact I got an orange frame that looks a lot like yours from pottery barn for inspiration. Is that where you found yours???
| Posted 1 year, 1 month agoGreat deals on the armoire and sofa! Love the black in the dining room. You guys have done a really nice job. Oh, the little area under the stairs is so cute! Thanks for sharing the pictures! So much fun. Now we need a girls night
p.s the girls are darling!