House Redux!

I have photos to share of our house re-do. Ummm...yeah I really did not think to take before photos but trust me, our house was borderline fugly. (Hint: If you look back through the archives you can probably see some of the house hot mess going on...) The living room carpet was only 3 years old but I had picked out forest green thinking it would hide stains. Three years later, I never want to see green carpet again! We tiled the living room, kitchen (yeah this is the like 4th kitchen floor we have changed in the 8 years I have owned it), and new bathroom tile. I like tile. Sooooo easy to clean ceramic tile with my steamer. So easy to wipe up spills. And so much better for our allergies.
Oh and I have to share my favorite quote with you!
"A good home must be made, not bought."
- Joyce Maynard
(as seen on Thrifty Decor Chick blog-thanks!)
So here we go...
Here's the tile:

bathroom:
We wanted the theme to be vintage and French. We wallpapered the wall and did a copper/gold treatment on it.



The outlets have stone plates.



This copper mirror was a wedding gift from my cousin Carlos. It actually inspired the wall treatment and fit in well with the theme.

French print



bathroom mirror edge

hook for hand towels

hook for large towels
We said goodbye to towel bars!!

The faucet. Love the bronze look!

Soap dispenser.

This is a decorative piece that sits on the sink vanity. I found it at Hobby Lobby and squealed (really!) because it matched the sink and my theme so well and it was on clearance!

Vanity/sink.


The bathroom trim. I stained it myself. :) We have it running on the top of the walls,too, and smaller ones on the edges.

TP holder. We put it vertically instead of horizontal.

Shower curtain with new bronze hooks. From Home Depot.


My lights. My love. :)

My favorite piece! The gold and copper fish soap dish. Made of glass.
Livingroom:

I love the trim!!! Seriously I love it chunky.

I am all about frames with no photos. I was really lucky my mom gave me these heavy,heavy brass frames from India. She had painted them white and they look great in my house now! I think I have about 20 of them. :)


The entry way to Harrison's room.

He has a new vinyl robot on his door from Michael's.

living room

Ceiling fan.

Front door. The cross above the door has a prayer blessing everyone who enters and leaves.

New red cover for leather cub chair.

This print has so much meaning for us. I bought it online from Red Velvet Art (my fave store!), and I gave it to Ben for Valentine's because he loves The Pixies and this is one of their lyrics. But I also have always nicknamed Harrison "La" because that is how he cried when he was a newborn. It sounded like "La a la..." So its cute that it says La La I Love You on the picture. Oh, and it totally fits our living room. Serendipity, I tell you!



Shabby chic key from Hobby Lobby.

Our new flatscreen. And yes, that is a wooden time out chair.

This armoire holds all our computer and printer stuff. It keeps the ugly stuff outta view.

New curtain rods, new valance and wood blinds.

These are vintage steel stars from some older building knocked down in OKC.
Kitchen:

This candlelabra is hanging by the dining table. We got it from ebay.

Custom pantry my husband Ben built. Yes, built.

It is floor to bottom and made of pine. I painted it French Chocolate. Love it!!!

Kinda blurry but this is our new kitchen window.
I love it soooo much!
So that's the deets on our home renovation. And my dog Kipper aka DJ Kipper approves!