Hallway makeover and a bonus!!!

People may think I'm nuts, but I love when my husband leaves on business trips...that's when I GET STUFF DONE!!! Ha ha, but really, when he leaves I can do whatever I want, how ever I want and quickly too. On his latest trip I decided to redo our hallway, finally.  Wallpaper - floor to ceiling - on top of plaster, grrr. I really wanted to do wainscoting to match the bathroom and choose to stick with the same colors also.  After texturing, sanding, painting, cutting and loving using the nail gun, my whole hallway project was around 100 bucks. I was pretty pleased!

Eventually, I would love to get chandeliers, but I just spray painted the existing light fixtures for now. I love that my fish tank fit snug into that awkward cubby and I even painted the drawers a fun turquoise!


Here is my bonus project. With the left over wainscoting pieces, I made chalkboards. The back is a panel from an old door that fell apart and the chalk holder is a Scrabble easel.

Bathroom Makeover

                                               Before                                              After

So, the last two areas on the main floor that I wanted to complete before the Christmas Cookie Exchange at my new house are the bathroom and the hallway.  Well, I am pleased to announce the bathroom is complete but the hallway is another story.  In the bath I painted the walls Sweet Belgian and the trim Swiss Coffee (Home Depot, Behr).  The doorknob hooks are from Pier 1, only because I had a house warming gift card, otherwise I could not have spent the money (love that store but it is a bit over my yard sale/thrift store budget).  And what about the Teal tile, I LOVE IT! The before picture shows the grey walls, lt tan trim and silver fixtures.  So what are your thoughts?

My Summer-LONG project!



before



after



I know I haven't posted in quite a while. I've been a little busy with the move. OOHH YES, it's true, we finally moved. Chad and I moved into his fathers house which is where my great-great grandparents lived and my great grandmother Lita lived until she was about 13 so it has family history for both of us. The house is a beautiful craftsman style build in 1916. Here are a few before and after pics of the updating I've done so far!