Before and After

Remember the painting pics I posted not long ago? Well, the majority of the project is done! We (Ben!) still need to put up trim around the rest of the room and paint the other walls. But the best part is done! The next step will be redoing the hardwood floors...that will come eventually!

Ben often tells me of ideas he has for the house, and I usually can't see what he sees. But i've learned to just tell him to do whatever and it always turns out better than I could have expected! You see, everything is in his head. This was done with him taking a few measurements and then going out to the garage and building. If he could do this for a living he would :)

I can't find the pictures from when we bought our house, so I found the best I could to show the before. This is the front corner by the window....this is some hideous 'faux brick'. Not sure what they were thinking b/c this is put next to a brick fireplace....so it is obviously fake!

front window

This is the main wall in the living room, to the right of the door. Our pitiful little TV stand :)

And here are the afters!

Front corner by window

TV cabinet. And he painted the outlet cover for now--apparently the former first lady liked for her outlet covers to be painted :)

A crooked full view :)

Do you like my cat door? No? I do! We don't have a litter box inside anymore and it's wonderful! I still have to decide what to put on all of my shelves!