Toy Room Makeover

This was one of the most fun makeovers in my house to date! I have been dying to re-do the kids toy room. It was formerly a very manly home office before we moved in, and we turned it into a toy room. But, I wanted to lighten it up, brighten it up and make it more functional! Here are a few before photos....

We worked with a contractor to install white cabinets, a new paint job, a new light fixture, a fun window seat, and new window treatments! And, then I put a huge bulletin board with a bunch of fun pennants on it that I've found....We brought up the couch and a trunk from the basement and decorated the shelves with cute toys and books!

This room makes me happy!

Makeover: Our front door

To complete my blogging of home "renovations," here's some before and after photos of our new front door. Joe really didn't share my enthusiasm for this project. But, men just don't understand. As I told him "You never get a second chance to make a first impression!" The entry way needs to say "Welcome all who enter this house", am I right?

And, this door just didn't do it for me.

But, now, take a look at what a difference a new door makes!

Ta Da! I think it's much more welcoming. It also locks from the inside and out. We actually have the key for it. And, we removed the storm door and it's much lighter and easier to open and close! So, it does have some functional benefits, not just aesthetic!

Kitchen Shelving Update

I've never really loved this one portion of my kitchen. It was cupboards with glass doors. I loved the concept of it....yet, the shelves didn't line up nicely- they staggered with the panes. No matter what I put inside of them, they just never looked clean or simple....they always looked busy and unorganized. I never used the cupboards for storage- I was trying to put cute stuff in them, and honestly, it never looked good. So, I sat and stared at the spot one day all day long and came up with a new solution!

Before....

 Mid-progress....

Final reveal....

I'm still playing around with them a little but so far, so good! People notice them right away when they come in the kitchen because it opened up that area so much! It looks so much cleaner too! This was an "easy" change once we formulated our plan of attack....but it did take awhile for us to figure it out! I didn't want any brackets showing behind the shelves so we had to get creative!