Home updates!

This summer we had lots of help from my parents and were able to cross off some major painting jobs on our to-do list!  We are so extremely grateful for all their hard work and elbow grease, as the hallway was not an easy project.

When we bought the house, the hallway trim was a dark brown and the walls were an off-white.  I didn't mind at first, but with some wear and tear, every single mark showed on the trim.  We were long overdue to paint it and decided to do the trim white and the walls a pale beige to lighten up the hallway.

I absolutely love how the walls and trim turned out!  It's unbelievable what a fresh coat, or coats, of paint can do to change the entire look a room.  Or in this case, hallway!

My mom even gave the front door a fresh coat of white paint and with a new rug, our entrance looks as good as it can get!

Next up was our master bathroom.  The paint was peeling in spots and had mold growing in other spots.  We don't get the greatest ventilation in that bathroom, so I'm sure that didn't help.  But, the people who lived here before us and fixed up the bathroom must not have used the right kind of paint.  I decided to totally change up the paint color and look of the bathroom while we worked on the project.

The most recent picture I could find was one I took while playing with my new fisheye lens and clearly we needed to pick up the bathroom a bit.  Don't mind Sean's clothes on the floor.  I love the bathroom with the tiles and the countertop, but we needed a change.

It's hard to tell in the pictures, but we went from a pale green to a pale blue paint.  I wanted the "lake" look, but without being overdone.  I found a great piece of art for the wall from Hobby Lobby, mounted a shelf we used to have in the kitchen, and got some Michigan pictures framed.  It's simple and clean, while capturing our "lake life".

And in the spirit of changing up the decor in bathrooms, I made a few minor purchases to completely change the boy's bathroom.  A new shower curtain, bath rug, and some wall art!  We went from trucks and cars to Disney!

And our new 2016 kid's bathroom...

Our next two projects need to be refinishing the hardwood floors on the main floor and redoing the computer room/den.  There's a lot of mixed-matched furniture in there now and I'd like to go with one set of furniture for a cleaner look.  The floors we've been dragging our heels on since we know the boys are very rough on them (dropping things, throwing toys...gah!!!, dragging things across them).  We've been waiting until they can be gentler on the floors.  Not sure if that's anytime soon...

But, for now, we're thrilled with the changes and we're enjoying our updated rooms and hallway!