Purple/Blue Girl's Bedroom

My mom and I recently re-did my cousins Morgan's bedroom while she was on vacation!

She turned 10, and her room needed an update for her age.  She had lots of pink and purple in her room previously, and since she's a bit of a tom-boy we didn't want the color scheme to be too girly.

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Our biggest surprise to her was the sliding barn door.  She already had a small door in the corner that goes to a small finished attic space used as a playroom that her dad built.  We thought it would be so cool to have a door that hides it like a secret passageway.

Morgan picked out her bedding, which had lots of black, gray, and purple tones.  We based the room off of that and added some sparkle here and there.

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She requested that we paint some circles on the wall with different colors, so we made a wall that looks as if we splashed circles of different sizes across it!  

Some of the circles are mirrors attached with 3M stickies, and a few are zebra decals, and a couple are pizza pans used as magnet boards.

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We made the sliding barn door out of a 30" flat hollow-core wood door from HomeDepot with a sliding door track attached to a painted 2x6.  She already had a guitar that we hung on a wall guitar display hanger.

The chandelier and mirror are from Hobby Lobby

The window treatment is hung higher, close to the ceiling, to make the window look larger, the ceiling look higher, and to act as a headboard.

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We also got a plexiglass shelf from cb2.com for her books she reads before bed.

There are hooks on the wall by her door for her backpack and jackets.

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Love you Morgie!

Check out her older sister's room we did 2 years ago HERE!

Remodeled Ranch

This was a great home that just needed a lot of updating throughout.  The homeowners wanted a more functional space as well becoming current without pushing out the existing envelope.  So the footprint of the home stayed the same and we worked within the walls to rearrange and reconfigure space.

LIVING ROOM:

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As you can see in the plan below, we created a walk-in pantry by pushing into the formal living room on the other side (where the chairs above sit) and stealing space from a commonly unused area.  The kitchen wall was opened up to the dining room and family room on each end.

DINING ROOM:

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 KITCHEN:

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The peninsula straddles a level change with a step, but works beautifully by having counter height stools on one side and bar height on the other.

 

As you can see, the soffits were removed, cabinets were carried all the way to the ceiling to create height, wood floors were installed, and all new custom cabinetry was put in, including an island, gorgeously centering around the hammered copper apron front sink.

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The wall of cabinetry to the left houses the doors to the walk-in pantry, and two false panels.  It's too bad I didn't get a photo looking into the pantry because it's always a shock when people look inside at how big it is.  The ceiling light over the center of the kitchen is also a fan with clear retractable blades.

FAMILY ROOM:

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The wainscot panelling around the walls and bookcases on either side of the fireplace were removed.  Instead, two transom windows were added up high to add some more daylight and a new mantle surrounds the painted brick. 

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HALL BATHROOM:

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The old pink 50's bathroom was gutted except for the cast-iron tub that was re-finished to look like new.  We used timeless white subway tile and white floor tiles with a pedestal sink.

MASTER BEDROOM:

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The master bedroom has another light fixture with a more camouflaged fan in the center.  It is remote control operated from bed and has a quiet humming sound.  On the wall to the right, that used to house two doors to a small closet, we opened it up to create a transition into the adjoining bedroom that now is used as the master closet. 

There are now drawers and hanging clothes on either side of the first "HIS" space, and beyond that there are wall-to-wall shelves and rods complete with a chandelier for the "HER's" space.

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 MASTER BATHROOM:

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The 50's blue bathroom got a face-lift with heated tile flooring, a travertine vessel sink, and a pebble tile shower floor.  Some hall closet space was replaced with more room for the master shower.

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This was a very personal and practical solution to a 50's ranch home for a fun couple!