The before and after

I was going to post these ... like well over a month ago... any way here they are for a limited time, DH doesn't like personal photos online... but I"m not in them so .... I'm posting them

Before in Kitchen and whole house looked like this:





Yes that is brown 1970's linoleum!

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livingroom and dining which we spruced up too.

I need a better angle to post of the livingroom... Those dark things on the wall are clips for my quilted wall hanging... which isn't done yet... soon though, I hope...





That's my swanky (to me at least , quite the step up from our K-mart table we got when married!) table that I bought from Craigslist from a lady for $125!!!, with more money than she knew she had - can clearly had no clue that one of these chairs cost that much! I have to touch up the paint a little next spring... but I love it, a modern/country look

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We still have some touch ups, to do the doors, and the front hallway is being worked on by DH right now, but we worked so hard, we needed a break. DH did the floors in the kitchen, aren't they pretty Oh, and you can see the lights in the kitchen some of you helped me choose - I really like them.

And, in the kitchen, those aren't new cabinets. I saw this idea on HGTV, and convinced DH to do it So he cut a thin piece of wood, glued it over the dated inlay, and then secured it I think with nails. Add new paint, new hardware, wala new cabinets! They aren't made of the best quality wood, and some pieces they used would not sand smooth, have no clue why, but you can't tell unless you run your hands over them. Hey it's a heck of a lot cheaper than new cabinets, and I'm happy with the results

[SuzySunshine]

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That looks great, the light colors make such a difference IMO!

[Flynn]

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What a fantastic makeover!
Nice job! The new colors do WONDERS for the space!!!

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great work Julie! (and I saw the Davita apron hanging in the kitchen )

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great work Julie! (and I saw the Davita apron hanging in the kitchen )

Thanks everyone, while I feel a little out of place still in our new town, this home, now feels like our home. And yeah, I like to keep things around that remind me of my very good friends - and that apron is SO cute!

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I really like your colorful curtains!

Thanks, I made them. You just can't buy fab prints on curtains w/out paying over $100 a panel - and who has that much $$$, hello not me

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Holy Moly! You're house looks incredible. You've been working so hard. Do you ever sleep?

Yes, while I'm walking

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Wow! Your house looks awesome! I'm tired just looking at all of the work you did on the trim.

[moonlight]

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Julie!

You rocked that house! I can't believe how much you really improved and changed it up. WOW!!!!!

And I had no idea cabinet like that could be fixed and made to look the way you did it. Way to go girl!! That great!

[PrincessFiona]

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Wow!!! I love the living room curtains that you made. Did you replace the doors on the kitchen cabinets and then go white? It looks fantastic.

Kris

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Wow!!! I love the living room curtains that you made. Did you replace the doors on the kitchen cabinets and then go white? It looks fantastic.

Kris

Thanks Kris Um, not sure about what you mean about going white on the cabinets. The doors are the same doors, DH just cut a thin piece of wood and secured them over the old ugly inlay. After he secured them, I painted them with a green paint, and put poly onto of it. It was a LOT of work, but totally worth it!

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In that first photo of the cabinets it looks white to me, too. Looking at subsequent pics I can see it's really a shade of green. It just photographed weird.

It looks great Julie!