Our Home Renovation | Mini Update #4

Today I have another little update for you :)

In case you missed any of my home renovation posts, you can check them all out below.

Let The Remodeling Begin

Update #1

X's Bedroom

X's Bathroom

Laundry/Mudroom

Pantry

Update #2

Master Bedroom

Fall Decor

Master Closet & Bathroom

Exterior

Mini Update #3

Family & Dining Room

Kitchen

A few weeks ago our garage doors went in!

I absolutely love them!
It makes such a difference looking at the house now!

They also poured the cement in the garage, the driveway, and the walkway up to the front door.

A few other things have also been completed.

Furnace, propane tank buried and filled, and water and electric are being run this week.

Next up, dry wall! 🙌🙌🙌

I know it isn't much to look at, but it sure is exciting!

We still don't have a possible move-in date, but we know we are much closer than we were :)

And that's all for today!
Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO ~ Vanessa

Our Home Renovation | Kitchen Edition

Today is all about the kitchen!

This will easily be my favorite room of the house when it is done.
Before we get into that, make sure you check out my previous posts about our home renovation below.

Let The Remodeling Begin

Update #1

X's Bedroom

X's Bathroom

Laundry/Mudroom

Pantry

Update #2

Master Bedroom

Fall Decor

Master Closet & Bathroom

Exterior

Mini Update #3

Family & Dining Room

Now let's check out what we have planned for our kitchen.

These are the floors that will be in our kitchen.

Again, the floor above will be throughout the entire first floor of our home.

Honestly, our kitchen isn't anything out of the ordinary.
But trying to find pictures to describe it are virtually impossible!
I had snapped a pic of the computer screen about a year ago, so that is what I am sharing today.
The overall layout is the same, but colors and such aren't 100% accurate.

You will enter the kitchen from the family/dining room space by walking up a few steps.

Just like all the bathrooms and our closet, we will have all white cabinets with matte black counter tops.

The sink will be in the middle of the island, directly across from the slide-in range.
The range will sit on the back wall of the house with a window on each side.

Due to those windows (and having more space in our pantry), we decided to not have any upper cabinets on the back wall.

In the picture it shows a gray back splash, but it will actually be black brick from the counter top up. 😍😍

There will also be a wood beam that goes across the top above the stove covering the most of the vent hood.

This will tie in with the wood beams that will be in the family/dining space.

It's hard to see, but the lighting isn't correct either.
I currently have lighting picked out for the island that is similar to what I shared for in our dining room.

I'm still on the hunt for counter height stools.
We want something with a back to them since we will probably be using this space quite a bit.
I like a leather or fabric look to warm/soften the space a bit.
I found these as I was walking by, but I haven't found the ones yet ;)

It is crazy when I actually walk through the space right now and imagine the kitchen!

Do you have any good suggestions for where to find stools?

Let me know in the comments below :)

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO ~ Vanessa

Our Home Renovation | Family & Dining Room Edition

Hello!

I'm back today with some dining room and family room inspiration.

If you missed any of my previous home posts just click below :)

Let The Remodeling Begin

Update #1

X's Bedroom

X's Bathroom

Laundry/Mudroom

Pantry

Update #2

Master Bedroom

Fall Decor

Master Closet & Bathroom

Exterior

Mini Update #3

Our dining room and living room spaces will be together, yet separate.

In the previous space it was a dining room with a space for sitting.

Here is how the previous space looked a couple of years ago...

We had our dining table and hutches in the room, mixed with our "nicer" couches.

Of course there was a TV in there ;)

(And that is because of me)

The new space will be bigger, but they will still be together.

The space will have pillars and wood beams near the ceiling that separate the areas.

That same dining table and chairs, as well as the two corner hutches will be in the designated dining room space.

The family room space will probably have the couches, chair and ottoman (shown above) until we find a new cozy sectional we like.

Loving this one below, but I have to get Mic on board ;)

The family room space will have carpet, but we haven't decided on the exact one yet.

We did pick out the flooring that will be in the dining room, as well as throughout the whole first level of the home.

These are the exact floors (shown above) that we will have.

The color varies between brown and gray based on how light or dark the room is....which I LOVE!!!

I'm still undecided if I want a rug under our dining table or not.

I think I will have to wait until we are in the space to see what I like best.

We actually picked out some lights for the dining space awhile ago, but I'm not 100% sure on them right now.

I don't seem to light anything else any better, so for now they are still the front runners.

The main reason I'm not 100% on those lights is because I'm not sure how they will look will the tone of our dining room furniture.

But we can always restain our furniture if it clashes :)

We are stilling trying to decide on sconces for the pillars throughout the space as well.

Why is lighting so hard to figure out?!?!

The walls will be painted a neutral gray throughout the entire space.

And that is it!

Pretty simple and neutral.

I'm sure we will add more color in accent pillows and such once we get settled :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

XOXO ~ Vanessa

Our Home Renovation | Mini Update #3

I'm back today with a little update on the progress of our home!

If you missed any of my previous posts, just click on any of the links below :)

Let The Remodeling Begin

Update #1

X's Bedroom

X's Bathroom

Laundry/Mudroom

Pantry

Update #2

Master Bedroom

Fall Decor

Master Closet & Bathroom

Exterior

We have windows!

🙌🙌🙌

I absolutely love them!!!

These two windows are in our Master Closet space :)

This one is in our family room area.

Our front doors were put in as well!

I can't wait for the cardboard to be removed so I can see them!

And the french doors on the backside of the house by the kitchen were installed as well!

Each day there are more and more visible changes and it is so exciting!

Until next week!


XOXO ~ Vanessa

Our Home Renovation | Exterior

Happy Friday Eve!

Today I am sharing a bit of the exterior of our home.

If you missed any of my previous Our Home Renovation posts you can check them out here...

Let The Remodeling Begin

Update #1

X's Bedroom

X's Bathroom

Laundry/Mudroom

Pantry

Update #2

Master Bedroom

Fall Decor

Master Closet & Bathroom

Here is a reminder of what our house looked like before everything started...

The overall shape and style of the home will remain the same due to it being located on a cliff (and in the woods).
It is expanding a bit to allow for two cars in the garage space plus some extra work space.
It will look something like this picture below with the three doors across...

We picked doors that look super similar to the ones below.
And yes, they will be all black ;)

The exterior siding on the house will be a darker gray board and batten style, instead of the brown cedar siding we originally had.
We will also have black windows like the picture below.

I absolutely loved having a double front door, so we kept that look and are going with tall solid black doors that open up into our two story foyer.

The red/orange brick chimney will also be getting updated with a some black paint.

I originally wanted something lighter for the outside of the house so it would pop out a bit more since it sits back into the woods.
But once we started looking at photos and colors of siding, I fell in love with the darker exterior!
I can't wait to see it all come together!

Thanks as always for stopping by!

I would love to hear about your home.
Do you have double front entry doors?
What color is your front door?
Do you have light or dark siding?
What kind of siding is it?


XOXO ~ Vanessa

Our Home Renovation | Master Closet & Bathroom Edition

I'm back with another edition of Our Home Renovation!
Today is all about our Master Closet and Bathroom.

If you missed my previous posts, you can check them out below.
Let The Remodeling Begin
Update #1
X's Bedroom
X's Bathroom
Laundry/Mudroom
Pantry
Update #2
Master Bedroom
Fall Decor


If you remember from my previous posts about our house, we had one big bathroom upstairs that the three of us shared (and Mic shared with his parents when they all lived there).
Thankfully, we are adding an additional full bathroom upstairs so X/guests can have their own.
And Mic and I get our own as well!
#itsthelittlethingspeople

We had a decent size walk in closet before, but in our new plans we moved where it is located.
I shared in my Master Bedroom post that our closet will be behind two barn doors like below.

The gray carpet from the bedroom will carry over into the closet.

Once through those doors we will have an island of drawers in the middle with a deer antler chandelier to carry over the theme from the bedroom.

The closet will mainly be a light gray/white, with a matte black counter top on white cabinets.

The rest of the closet space will have shelving/cubbies and racks for hanging items.

Due to where the closet will now be located, there will be two big windows inside the space.

From the closet you will enter the bathroom through a pocket door.

We will have the same counter top and cabinets in the bathroom as in the closet.

We decided to go with a door less walk in shower (wish me luck so I don't freeze) that will be have white subway tile on the walls and an all glass front.

The flooring throughout the entire bathroom and shower will be a textured black tile with dark grout.

Still trying to find "the one", so if you have any suggestions on where to find dark black tile let me know :)

The back splash will also be white subway tile to tie in with the shower.

The bathroom has 4 windows (including one in the shower that Mic HAD to have) that look out at the creek on our property.

The toilet will get its own space and door ;)

Everything is picked out except for that black floor tile.

Again, if you have any suggestions on where to look/order from we are all ears :)

XOXO ~ Vanessa

Our Home Renovation | Master Bedroom Edition

One of the rooms I am most excited for in our remodel is our master bedroom.

Honestly, I knew immediately how I wanted the room to look/feel but I had to find a way to get Mic on board.

So our house in the woods in the country.

Our style is a little bit of this, and a little bit of that.

In an ideal world there would be a style called Modern Rustic Industrial Traditional with a splash of Farmhouse! lol!

Oh...and I forgot that Mic likes some medieval vibes in there too! 😬

I mentioned before that for the most part our house will be pretty neutral as far as paint and floors go.

But I knew I needed something more in the master bedroom.

It took awhile, but I finally got Mic on board with my idea of having a black bedroom.

I already know there are some of you out there cringing at the idea of a black bedroom (we are friends and you have told me your thoughts 😉), but I don't care.

I absolutely love black!

I can't wait to see it all come together :)

When you enter the room through our black interior door (we will have black doors throughout the entire house), you will see a white ceiling, black walls and trim, and gray carpeting.

We will have a mix of white and gray bedding with some wood tones thrown in there to warm things up.

So here is a little bit of what I am envisioning...

The main decor pieces will all have an antler theme.

Yes, that is what I said.

I would LOVE to have this print above our bed!

We have three big windows in our bedroom that let the outside in a bit.

We will also have a sitting area off to the side near the entrance to our walk in closet.

We are planning on double barn doors similar to the picture below (again more wood tone for warmth) that will open to our closet.

I'm saving the closet and master bathroom for another day :)

So I would love to know...

Would you consider a black or dark colored bedroom?

What is your style - Modern, Rustic, Industrial, Farmhouse, etc.?

Want to see more from Our Home Renovation series?

Let The Remodeling Begin

Update #1

X's Bedroom

X's Bathroom

Laundry/Mudroom

Pantry

Update #2

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO ~ Vanessa