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Transformation with paint

Posted Sep 30th, 07 at 2:38 pm by alydev

Here is our house before we moved in. Huge old overgrown shrubs were blocking the view to the front door. The dingy old windows and front door did nothing for the appeal. The paint on the house and the downpipes was peeling off. The house numbers are barely visible on the trim above the garage. ...

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Dining room before and after- so far

Posted Sep 30th, 07 at 1:18 pm by alydev

Here's our dining room before we moved in. Doncha love those "old lady" dusty rose curtains (matched the living room!) and the matching carpets...why pink ??
You can see a little bit of the brass and glass light fixture that was in here and the railings we want to change....
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Changes in the foyer

Posted Sep 30th, 07 at 12:53 pm by alydev

This entry way was all white, like the rest of the house, when we moved in. Here are some before shots. You can see the chunky wood railings and pickets. Unfortunately, someone used the wrong paint on them and it's all wearing off and looks terrible now. I hate to do the big job of painting them when...

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Other updating I have done

Posted Sep 30th, 07 at 12:17 pm by alydev

Since we aren't quite starting the kitchen reno, I thought I would post some pics of other things we have done around the house since we moved in nearly 3 years ago. It will make me feel better that I can't start my kitchen yet!

Here's some 'befores' of the living room. Features: huge...

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We might start some demo soon!

Posted Sep 22nd, 07 at 8:04 pm by alydev

I just asked DH if we could call and book a handyman (he did our deck for us recently) to come and demo the offending wall in the kitchen, close up the second pocket door and install the double pocket french doors. He thought we probably could (we can't afford to do the entire kitchen quite yet) It...

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