Oliver had designed a few ideas on paper and then realized he makes things in 3D for a living... why not try a few designs for the family room? Here is the result of the first try - we are really liking it so far.
Wednesday, February 10
Family Room Design #1
Oliver had designed a few ideas on paper and then realized he makes things in 3D for a living... why not try a few designs for the family room? Here is the result of the first try - we are really liking it so far.
Tuesday, December 15
house update
12/15/09
Ok, this is about a month late, but we bought a house! it's a 1959 ranch home.
which means:
1. california, mid-century modern open floorplan, a lot of natural light, windows, etc.
2. we have some work to do!
luckily it's in great shape, and we'll just change what we need to as we go. the kitchen is original (check out that oven! and pink tile!) so far the only changes have been a new dishwasher and a new range hood, oliver did a great job installing both of those.. both of these pictures are from before we bought it. we have plans for a major overhaul in the coming year or two after we save up, for now it all works and the small upgrades made a big difference
The major project was the front room, originally lime green with an awful popcorn ceiling and no light fixtures. we had all ceilings scraped before we moved in and oliver installed new recessed can lights! plus we painted the front room (and entry and hallway) from bright green to soft gray.. and we removed the mirror wall and some ugly corner shelving.
The only other little thing we did was paint the awful wood paneling in the family room. it was dark and dated. oliver combined all the old paint cans in the garage from the previous owners (hot pink, teal, white) and made a pretty cream. this is a temporary solution until we take down the paneling and put drywall up. since we don't have a lot of furniture, it's not a huge priority. lately we've just set up a projector to watch huge movies on the blank wall.. which has been pretty great
anyway! that's all so far. we've worked on the master bedroom a bit, but we'll take pictures when we get furniture sorted out.
Ok, this is about a month late, but we bought a house! it's a 1959 ranch home.
which means:
1. california, mid-century modern open floorplan, a lot of natural light, windows, etc.
2. we have some work to do!
luckily it's in great shape, and we'll just change what we need to as we go. the kitchen is original (check out that oven! and pink tile!) so far the only changes have been a new dishwasher and a new range hood, oliver did a great job installing both of those.. both of these pictures are from before we bought it. we have plans for a major overhaul in the coming year or two after we save up, for now it all works and the small upgrades made a big difference
The major project was the front room, originally lime green with an awful popcorn ceiling and no light fixtures. we had all ceilings scraped before we moved in and oliver installed new recessed can lights! plus we painted the front room (and entry and hallway) from bright green to soft gray.. and we removed the mirror wall and some ugly corner shelving.
The only other little thing we did was paint the awful wood paneling in the family room. it was dark and dated. oliver combined all the old paint cans in the garage from the previous owners (hot pink, teal, white) and made a pretty cream. this is a temporary solution until we take down the paneling and put drywall up. since we don't have a lot of furniture, it's not a huge priority. lately we've just set up a projector to watch huge movies on the blank wall.. which has been pretty great
anyway! that's all so far. we've worked on the master bedroom a bit, but we'll take pictures when we get furniture sorted out.
Saturday, October 10
Lime
This is a beautiful lime from a tree in the backyard of the house we are trying to buy. I placed it on my scanner and it turned out looking really cool.
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