RLC - Main Before and Afters

Pendant Light  |  Kitchen Island  |  Stools

There is something about before and afters that I like so much, and I'm talking about room makeovers.

Witnessing the transformation of a room, is something that I've always loved to see.

Now, I like it even better when a room starts as an ugly duckling and makes its way into a beautiful swan. Ahhh love it!

Having that in mind, I went to my archives and picked all those before pictures of most of the rooms in my house and put them side by side to the latest work I've done in that room.

Ha, I see big changes in most of the rooms, even though my home is still a work in progress and perhaps will never be completely finished.

So, let me show you my before and afters starting at the heart of the house...


The before:

A sea of honey oak... Cabinets, island and floors.


The after:

Same painted cabinets and kitchen island, the space above the cabinets was closed and a backsplash and DIY range hood installed.



The before:

A small dining room with no storage space that we hardly used.

The after:

Pendant Light  |  Farmhouse Table  |  Wall Art

The lack of storage was solved with a wall of build-ins. Here, dressed for Christmas.

However, the makeover was done to make this room serve dual purpose: As a dining room for those special occasions and...


As my office space. It's so good to have my work space here in the main floor of the house. It's now one of the rooms I use the most.  I still keep on staring at that coffered ceiling, I love it!


The before:

Coffee Table  |  Area Rug  |  Side Table  | Curtains from Homegoods

The addition of trim to the doors, windows and around the room gave it a good dose of charm.

The before from another angle:

A big wall that was hard to dress up.

The after:

Board & Batten Wall  |  Sunburst Mirror  |  slipper chairs  |

Installing a board and batten treatment solved that problem.


The before:

A room that needed some change.

The after:

For Summer

One of the rooms we use the most, and one that still needs a big makeover.


One of the areas I'm always changing... The mantel, of course, Christmas is my favorite! :)


A girly girl room.

The after:

For Fall

The room a young adult girl doesn't want to come out of. She can stay in here for days! :D


And most of the time it doesn't look this cute. :/

The before:

The room that hosted all the pieces of furniture I didn't want to have around the house. Oh, and my poor boy never complained. :D

The after:

Light  |  Bed  |  Arrow Wall Art  |  Built-ins

He got a well deserved room makeover with lots of storage space, a new closet and hey, a new bed.

For Fall

A pair of old desks were the base for the build-ins around the bed.

The before:

Well, what can I say... that was another era. :D

The after:

Installing faux ceiling beams, adding a chandelier and build-ins and brightening the color palette sure changed this room.


There's still work that needs to be completed in here, but I like the direction this room is taking.


I like to play styling those shelves, here for Summer.

The before:

Well yeah, honey oak in the bathrooms as well.

The after:

Once again I fought it with paint and gave the plain bath tub a pretty cover.

The before:

A plain bathroom that needed a good update.

The after:

A small modern/vintage bathroom with a good dose of charm.


Sigh.
Depressing.

The after:

Patio Set  |  Area Rug  |  Outdoor Umbrella  |  String Lights

A fun spot to hang out! The floating deck truly changed this space.


Well, that's for now how my home has evolved.  It's been a long and happy journey putting my own imprint in these rooms and I hope you can find inspiration for your own home.

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