DIY Our Living Room, Dining Room & Kitchen: H5N1 Before/After Tour

November 11, 2017

One of my favorite parts of our solid is the living/dining room area. It's then unique too open, but at the same fourth dimension has also created some interesting challenges. It's also come upwards a long way since 2 years agone when nosotros starting fourth dimension bought the house. This whole expanse of our solid was an outdated wooden wonderland of shame. This solid had been on the marketplace position for a actually long time, too I'm fairly for sure it was because no 1 else could await yesteryear the wooden nightmare that was this house.

This is our lovely living room today, afterwards tons of work.

(For updated versions instruct here or here.)

and hither is how it looked when nosotros starting fourth dimension moved in:

You should know that those icky couches are hot pinkish underneath those saggy slipcovers.

The biggest improvements were made when I painted all of the outdated wooden trim, too painted the walls. Here is the earlier too afterwards of the living room.

Here is the thought looking the opposite way. I dearest the rock fireplace that separates the lobby from the living room. It actually makes our infinite then unique.

Here's a thought of the gallery wall I created from antique botannical prints I establish on eBay too framed myself. I'm a large fan of finding cheap ways to create art, too this is 1 of my faves.

And a closeup:

I also dearest the petty mirrored tray on top. It was orignally black, but I spray painted it golden too forthwith it looks great!

I also establish a dresser during 1 of my thrift store trips too painted it. I also refurbished these petty terminate tables, which were establish on Craigslist.

Here is a pic from when nosotros starting fourth dimension started amongst the renovation of me tricking my petty brother into ikon my living room spell I sit down on the couch too scout my shows.
That's what large sisters are for, right?

Those windows are merely most the solely matter inwards this solid I haven't painted, too I am happy to plow over credit where credit is due. Thanks blood brother too husband. I tried...and speedily failed. I don't function every bit good well at skyscraper heights.

Let's motility out of the living room. Walking backwards into the dining room, hither is what you lot see:

and forthwith nosotros volition plow around a chip too move inwards the dining room. Down those stairs is the foyer and entrance.

And a thought of the dining room.

Here is a following shot:

oh, don't worry....it get's worse...

So much better!

One final halt on the tour. Let's instruct yesteryear the dining room too into the kitchen.

I already painted the kitchen cabinets white, but I however accept then much planned for this petty kitchen. I also dearest the petty 'look through' bar area. Those chairs are also a thrift store find. They were a gross brownish color, but had a neat shape, then I painted them amongst the same white nosotros did all the cut in.

Hope you lot enjoyed the tour!

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