FAMILY ROOM, KITCHEN & BATH PICS OF OUR HOME

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So I decided to borrow my sister's camera (who is a photographer) and take a few pics of the house. DISASTER. I am not a photographer at all. She didn't trust me with her super nice lens and flash (which I totally understand - I don't know how to use them), so sans flash, zoom capabilities, and bad lighting this is what I got.

To counter my bad pics I will post the before pictures so mine don't look so bad!

Just a little back history - the house was built in the '50's and didn't have much updating. We hired Tom Fox to head up the construction and he was the genius who really figured out how to create a great floorplan from this awkward home. I thought we all worked really well together. It was a SUPER STRESSFUL remodel as I was pregnant the whole time and we had to move 4 times while it was being remodeled, but we are extremely happy with the end result. 

We loved the view and the big windows of this room but it was an awkward space - long and narrow - so we knocked out this wall and extended the house about 300 ft, til the end of the covered porch. The covered porch had a good roof so we were able to use what we already had and didn't have to add on more roof (which is really pricey).

The fireplace had to stay where it was, which was fine, but as you will see in the kitchen pic there is a fireplace on the other side - but they aren't back to back, so it created a somewhat awkward fireplace/bookshelf situation. 

The extra sq. footage helped make the space. I love wainscot so we had it done from the floor to the ceiling. Now I need to find some great artwork or a nice mirror for that space...

Lot's of empty wall space...

Because the room is so big we had an extra large couch custom made by Rocky Mountain Upholstery in a stain resistant fabric. I LOVE this fabric - everything has come out and it has a linen look. The pillows are Thom Filicia fabric made by Chelsea Lorimer.

I still need to find fabric for the window seat cushion. The chairs we bought at Home Again and had reupholstered by Rocky Mountain Upholstery. With kids the bleach white fabric was a gamble - but I remove spots with bleach and everything comes out! The roman shades are from Lowe's - they are Balli.

This is just the details of the fireplace. The sconce is from Circa Lighting (my FAV lighting store) and the stone on the fireplace is super white granite left over from the kitchen countertops.

BEFORE

BEFORE

BEFORE

White kitchen w/brass hardware. The backsplash is Thassos marble and the countertops are super white granite (which we have loved because it's not as porous as marble and more stain resistant).

 I wanted some open shelving and a farmhouse sink. The sink is from Ikea and hundreds of dollars cheaper than other sinks. Because of the fireplace we had a narrow space for the kitchen which didn't allow for a traditional island. I LOVE this round island we did - it was risky because we hadn't seen it done before - but I love it. It's the perfect prep station.

another view of the kitchen

You can kind of see how we put the bench seat and table on the other side of the counter instead of having the L counter hang over and putting barstools at it.

The kitchen fireplace. I want to add some framed photos on the wall next to the fireplace and do put some sort of decor on the mantel.

This is the kitchen table w the bench that sits against the L counter of the kitchen. We really like having such a big dining space right next to the kitchen so when friends are over we can all fit and be part of the conversation. The table is from Restoration Hardware and the kitchen bench is custom from Rocky Mountain Upholstery

This is the guest bathroom that is right next to the kitchen dining area. Since it was such a small bathroom I wanted to do a more bold wallpaper - this one is Osborn & Little. My daughter calls it the "popcorn flower" bathroom.

I will post more photos as I have the time. I definitely want my professional photographer sister to take the photos next time so they look much better. I think I'll do the bathrooms next, and then the bedrooms. More to come - if you have any questions about anything we did with the house please feel free to send me an email!