Living Room - Before and After


I am so proud of my husband's accomplishments this past year. He has given parts of our house life that didn't exist when we first arrived. His determination and diligence have inspired me and I am blessed to have a guy work so hard to give me a beautiful home. 

(To sum it up, the living room consisted of knocking down a wall (as seen below with the door) between two rooms, bringing down a plaster ceiling, adding recess lighting, re-adding a drywall ceiling, lots and lots of spackling and sanding, 3 coats of paint on the walls and trim, adding wood flooring to the second half of the room, sanding and staining all of the floors twice, powder coating the radiators, and creating a stone veneer wall for our wood stove. Not to toot his horn but, he did all of this in 4 months while working full time. Whew...)


LIVING ROOM: ANGLE ONE
 before & after






ANGLE TWO
before and after

(1st day we moved in)






ANGLE THREE
before and after












ANGLE FOUR
before and after










6 Responses
  1. Anonymous Says:

    Wooooooow!!! That's awesome! What a great Christmas gift. :) You guys deserve it.


  2. Laura Says:

    A-mazing! It looks beautiful Janelle! I especially love the woodstove. I am thinking that whenever Nate and I decide to build our house, you guys should come for an extended vacation! :)


  3. Anonymous Says:

    oh my word... looks amazing!!! Can I come and live in your living room???


  4. Dale Says:

    Gorgeous and so well done! Three cheers to the talented tired guy in the chair and the beautiful lady who fed him and cheered him on, not to mention dusted and swept alot. House Beautiful should come and do a story. I love the verse at the beginning of the blog. Perfect. Merry Christmas!


  5. Anonymous Says:

    loooooking goooood!


  6. Stacey Says:

    Wow great job! That's quite a transformation. :)