5.11.2012

Our Home Posts

Our old 'new' home: a Chicago Bungalow built in 1925 with many stories to tell. We are the third owners of this baby in the 87 years it's been around. Approximately 1700 sq ft, 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms means it feels huge compared to our previous 900 sq ft duplex.

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Take a tour...

The Family room:
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The Dining room:

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The Sunroom/Playroom:

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The Kitchen:

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The half bathroom:

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Stairway/Hallways:


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Master Bedroom:

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Truman's Big Boy Room:

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Cecelia's Nursery:
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Full Bath:


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Renovation pictures (Before and Afters!)

Family:
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Dining:
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Sunroom:
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Kitchen:
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Half bath:
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Stairs:
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Master bed:
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Truman's room:
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Cecelia's room:
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Upper Bath:
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Posts for your reading pleasure:

The House Hunt Part 1
The House Hunt Part 2

House Renovations: The Floors
House Renovations: Painting
House Renovations: The Kitchen in Progress
House Renovations: More Painting

Home Tour: Upstairs, one month after moving
Home Tour: Downstairs, one month after moving
Home Tour: The Nursery Reveal
Home Tour: The Completed Kitchen

How-To Posts:
Making Roman Shades
Painting Our Crib Pink

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Our Paint Colors by Room:

Family Room: Behr's Cloudy Day in eggshell finish (ceiling in Behr's Wave Crest plus 25% more white)
Dining Room: Behr's Cloudy Day in eggshell finish
Sunroom: Behr's Peridot in eggshell finish (ceiling in Behr's White Willow)
Kitchen: Behr's Dolphin Fin in satin finish
Stairway/Hallways: Behr's Dolphin Fin in eggshell finish
Half Bathroom: Behr's Harbor in satin finish

Cecelia's Nursery: Behr's Wildwood Spring in eggshell finish
Truman's room: Behr's Gentle Rain in eggshell finish
Master bedroom: Behr's Honey Bird in eggshell finish
Full bathroom: Behr's Tide Pools in satin finish

All painted woodwork in home: Two different brands we've tried...
-Sherwin Williams latex Adhesion Primer and Pro Classic latex paint in white, semi-gloss finish
-Benjamin Moore oil-based primer and Advance latex paint in white, satin finish
( I like the Sherwin Williams combo much better, fyi )

5 comments:

LifeBegins@Thirty said...

Woah! I can't believe how much you have accomplished in such a little amount of time! Great job!!

W said...

You did SUCH a great job on the renovations. What a huge difference.

Jac said...

I love, love, love your family room carpet, the blue and white chevron one. Where did you get it and have you been happy with the quality and durability so far?

Julia said...

Jac~it's from Rugs USA and was not expensive at all. We are happy with it, yes---it's a little thinner than what we have in the kids rooms, but it is a great rug overall. Didn't need a pad under it or anything!

http://www.rugsusa.com/rugsusa/rugs/rugs-usa-chevron/light-blue/200OWCHV01D-53079.html

It's 40% off right now.

Reyhana Solomon said...

Hi Julia,

I came across your blog looking for home improvements. You and your husband did an amazing job - would it be possible for you to offer some ideas on our 1933 Colonial Tudor home? Thank you!
Rey