EvY at HomE

I am terrible about remembering to post before and after photos. So before the next round of makeovers at the farm happen, here's the laundry room over the years. Here's what it looked like when we saw it the first time on 4/22/12. Yowser. Here's what it looked like after they flipped it and painted it on the day we were doing the inspection 12/29/13. Much improved. Here's what it looked like in 2013 with all our junk in it. The paint color looks worse here than in person. Honestly doesn't look this awful. Here's what it looked like in 2014 after we painted it blue before Alice was born but still with our junk in it. Isn't it funny how you think something looks so much better until you make it even better then you're like, ugh, I thought that looked good? And here it is now. 4/22/15, exactly three years after we saw it for the first time! That was fun! We'll be doing that for the other rooms as we improve them. Maybe I'll go...

Pretty laundry rooms have been my idea of porn for a few years now. Is it just me or are nice laundry rooms the new big thing to have? It used to be living rooms, then kitchens, now laundry rooms. I used to read this blog that recommended living in a place for awhile before deciding to make big changes and I took that to heart and after two years of life on this farm, the idea of cabinets percolated and then finally we had a break and we had some extra cash so we did it. After I installed both cabinets (and I did do most of the work, Matt hung them once the rails were in place ‘cause it was way too heavy for me and our tenant helped us trim the rail, other than that, it was all moi) and put things back in there it was like a big blank check to get organized in there and it inspired the styling.  I could never quite get that room looking the way I wanted it to but once the cabinets were in it laid the ground work for the rest of the place. Ideas would pop in my head a...