Little by little yes we are starting to get settled in to our new home. Furniture is being bought, frames are being hung, décor being placed around. Yes we are finally starting to get some personalization to this place!
Knotty Pine Room
So this room has turned somewhat into a little family room or den. We figure that down the road when this place starts to fill up we are going to spend majority of our time in these 3 areas, kitchen, dining and family room. We had the TV wall mounted and filled the shelves with all of our fondest memories. Shelving placement is one tricky thing to do. I could probably rearrange these shelves over and over and over again. My main goal is trying to keep it all visually balanced. I decided to take out a shelf from each side to break it up a bit. I removed them at different heights so it creates a more asymmetrical balance effect. This also allows you to put larger and taller items, not just having it all look so mono-tone shelf on top of shelf. Another tip is to alternate what you are putting up. If the bottom shelf is lined with books the next one should house something different, like picture frames or candles. Take the same idea to the shelves on the other side. You don't want to have the same things lined the same way so if the left side has books on the bottom make sure you put another décor on the bottom side of the right side. I also try to keep things in odd numbers, 3 or 5 of something gives a better visual look. This is just my take on built in shelving and like I said you could rearrange and rearrange forever. When you finish let it be and take a step back and see what it looks like from different sight views, you can easily see from a distance if something looks uneven, bare or too full.
I need to find some seating for in here. I am thinking of either a small sectional or a couple comfy chairs with a small area rug to create a more intimate sitting area. Whatever I do find the most important factor is that it needs to be able to be rearranged fairly easy so when we entertain we can move them around to keep a good walkway or to be able to set a card table and chairs if we are having people over for a meal.
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Before: Over load of Knotty Pine (and Matt giving me some kind of questionable look I am sure while I am discussing my plans haha)
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After: Open and freshly painted, looking from the kitchen on
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Before: Opening up the 3 spaces, looking on from the back/garage door
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After: One large open space with visual boundaries dividing the areas, looking on from the back/garage door
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After: looking from the built ins
Dining Room
This room now serves as an eat in kitchen vs. a formal dining room since opening up the space. I found a great wrought iron light fixture to go with the new kitchen table I had made. It has a nice rustic feel to it so it keeps it casual. The table we absolutely love and it is the perfect size. I was having such a hard time trying to find a narrow rectangle table so I bit the bullet and had one custom built. Reasonable price and fast turnaround if you are looking for one. We also are having a matching bench built for one side and then will get new chairs to put on the other side and at the ends.
I also picked out of the fabric for the window treatments and are having those made as well. I am going with a pinch pleat to the floor curtains to dress it up. Although the table and light are casual a nice window treatment still will give a bit of a formal feel but not too formal. I am also wanting to have corner built in cabinets made that will store my china and display some of it too. This element will go along with the curtains giving a nice balance of casual and formal. And of course one can never have too much storage.
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Before: Out dated formal dining room
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After: Open eat in kitchen area
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After: Open eat in kitchen area
Living Room
This room didn't get anything structurally done, just some cosmetics. New paint, refinished floors and a new mantel top. We had the new TV wall mounted and all of the furniture in here is from are old house that surprisingly fit pretty well. We want to get a sectional to better fit and get the most out of the space, a new large area rug to make it more cozy (and to absorb noise) and also hang curtains in here too. Since I am not sure of the fabric of the new sofa yet I am hesitant on picking our fabric for the windows. One day I would love to have some plantation shutters here, who knows maybe I will just do both. Again little by little it is all coming together!
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Before: Out dated Living room
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After: Warm and inviting
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Before: Looking on from the living room to the knotty pine, dark and closed in
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After: All spaces flowing together
Knotty Pine Room
So this room has turned somewhat into a little family room or den. We figure that down the road when this place starts to fill up we are going to spend majority of our time in these 3 areas, kitchen, dining and family room. We had the TV wall mounted and filled the shelves with all of our fondest memories. Shelving placement is one tricky thing to do. I could probably rearrange these shelves over and over and over again. My main goal is trying to keep it all visually balanced. I decided to take out a shelf from each side to break it up a bit. I removed them at different heights so it creates a more asymmetrical balance effect. This also allows you to put larger and taller items, not just having it all look so mono-tone shelf on top of shelf. Another tip is to alternate what you are putting up. If the bottom shelf is lined with books the next one should house something different, like picture frames or candles. Take the same idea to the shelves on the other side. You don't want to have the same things lined the same way so if the left side has books on the bottom make sure you put another décor on the bottom side of the right side. I also try to keep things in odd numbers, 3 or 5 of something gives a better visual look. This is just my take on built in shelving and like I said you could rearrange and rearrange forever. When you finish let it be and take a step back and see what it looks like from different sight views, you can easily see from a distance if something looks uneven, bare or too full.
I need to find some seating for in here. I am thinking of either a small sectional or a couple comfy chairs with a small area rug to create a more intimate sitting area. Whatever I do find the most important factor is that it needs to be able to be rearranged fairly easy so when we entertain we can move them around to keep a good walkway or to be able to set a card table and chairs if we are having people over for a meal.
Before: Over load of Knotty Pine (and Matt giving me some kind of questionable look I am sure while I am discussing my plans haha) After: Open and freshly painted, looking from the kitchen on Before: Opening up the 3 spaces, looking on from the back/garage door After: One large open space with visual boundaries dividing the areas, looking on from the back/garage door After: looking from the built insDining Room
This room now serves as an eat in kitchen vs. a formal dining room since opening up the space. I found a great wrought iron light fixture to go with the new kitchen table I had made. It has a nice rustic feel to it so it keeps it casual. The table we absolutely love and it is the perfect size. I was having such a hard time trying to find a narrow rectangle table so I bit the bullet and had one custom built. Reasonable price and fast turnaround if you are looking for one. We also are having a matching bench built for one side and then will get new chairs to put on the other side and at the ends.
I also picked out of the fabric for the window treatments and are having those made as well. I am going with a pinch pleat to the floor curtains to dress it up. Although the table and light are casual a nice window treatment still will give a bit of a formal feel but not too formal. I am also wanting to have corner built in cabinets made that will store my china and display some of it too. This element will go along with the curtains giving a nice balance of casual and formal. And of course one can never have too much storage.
Before: Out dated formal dining room After: Open eat in kitchen area After: Open eat in kitchen areaLiving Room
This room didn't get anything structurally done, just some cosmetics. New paint, refinished floors and a new mantel top. We had the new TV wall mounted and all of the furniture in here is from are old house that surprisingly fit pretty well. We want to get a sectional to better fit and get the most out of the space, a new large area rug to make it more cozy (and to absorb noise) and also hang curtains in here too. Since I am not sure of the fabric of the new sofa yet I am hesitant on picking our fabric for the windows. One day I would love to have some plantation shutters here, who knows maybe I will just do both. Again little by little it is all coming together!
Before: Out dated Living room After: Warm and inviting Before: Looking on from the living room to the knotty pine, dark and closed in After: All spaces flowing together
I cant say thanks enough for all of the kind complements and words of encouragement from all of you guys. It has been such a fun road and we are loving putting all of the little pieces together!
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