Beardall Bunch: Front room and kitchen before and after

This tiny picture is all that remains of how our house looked when we first visited.

Our front room used to have bright turquoise carpet with white walls with plain baseboards. The carpet and pad were pretty worn out and not really our style. James put me in charge of choosing colors for paint and carpet and together we chose our baseboards and trim.

BEFORE

AFTER

Originally I wanted to paint or stain the pocket door for the closet but it didn't happen. In the end it doesn't bother me that much that we have multiple colors of brown in our front room, it's okay.

The front room has a large window that was previously enshrouded by a gauzy lace topped curtain.

We are currently waiting for our blinds to arrive so that we have some privacy. It should also help to block out some of the heat in the morning. I guess that is what you get with windows that face East!

And this wall still needs a few pictures. Theoretically it will look something like this when it is done:

Or something not at all like that...

I think it is interesting how different the wall color looks in pictures and in different light. Here it looks really gray but in real life it is brighter and blue-r.

We used Behr Premium Plus Ultra in Frosted Jade. We used the same color in our bedroom and the hallway.

On to the kitchen!
The kitchen had been updated in the 80's with nice cabinets and carpet. I'm not a massive fan of carpet in kitchens or bathrooms so we wanted to put something else down instead of the lovely pink carpet.
BEFORE

AFTER

We added dark wood floor, tall white baseboards and blue-green paint. I wanted a color that would compliment the existing cabinets as well as the new flooring.