The big reveal

I know, I know... It's been a really long time since I've posted anything on here. I am happy to announce that we got the floors refinished, the lights installed and new furniture in our living room. It's been a long haul, but here it is.

Firt we had the floors refinished by Arnes floor sanding (the same guy who did oiur upstairs floors. He did an amazing job! There were really deep scratches and plenty of marks. He did the best he could and I'm really impressed with the results.






Then we finished th ekitchen lighting. The repair and sanding is almost complete in the kitchen...



And finally... Here is the amazing new furniture.



I got a new signed print and a mirror above the fireplace. It's finally starting to feel like a home. I LOVE it! To go with the theme of the house I am going for a transitional vibe. I think this firnture fits it well.

It just wouldn't be the same without the fireplace or furniture. I am going for Charcoal drapery and rugs with turquoise accents. Let me know if you have any greta places for nice drapes that are inexpensive. I'm sure I'll be stuck with Pottery Barn. What do you think of the progress???

20 hours later...

Whew! That was a lot of work. I finshed this over a week ago and am just updating my blog now. Life has gotten so busy. This is the almost finushed product. I am going to be just doing some grout on the inside of the fireplace. Glass scratches, so I don't think I'll be putting any inside. I guess I'm happy with it overall. We ended up using the squares and went for a smoke blue-green color. Someone asked me if I used back splash tiles the other day. I tried to give it a more zippered look rather than just throwing up square sheets of tile but I don't know how well it work. I feel like it's really lacking the drama I wanted it to have. Oh well, it's still an improvement. Here are some more photos up close.






Now- for more exciting news. The floors on the main level are being refinished and polyed as I type. My promise to myself was to get these floors done this winter after I completed refinishing all of the woodwork on the first floor- which I did! Even more exciting, I purchased a gorgeous modular sectional to replace my hideous red couches. It's getting delivered this Friday and I'm so psyched. Here is a photo of the couch on the floor. It'll be in more of an L-shaped design at our place:



Last but not least, Quentin installed all of the lighting in the kitchen, and I painted it. What a difference the lighting makes. It really makes the kitchen flow more with the rest of the house. The lighting is soft and halogen vs. ugly flourescent lighting with a HUGE framed oak home made fixture. Here is a photo of the old light:



I'll post photos of the new lights once we are back in the house! Here are some photos of the fireplace before we touched it.


What a difference- right?