RenovationsHome Tour and Coming Progress June 29, 2016Today is kind of a catch-up business day. Renovating this house has been one long journey! We’ve loved how rooms and the house has really started coming together, but we’re so excited that the end is in sight for a completely finished house. I finally sat down and put together a HOME TOUR with the rooms that we’ve revealed so far. You can find it by clicking this button that will live on the sidebar. You can click below to tour our currently revealed rooms. I love how they all came together and have a similar feel. I’m a firm believer in creating a cohesive house that flows without having every room matching and it really feels like we’ve done that so far. Now, for the exciting part. WHAT COMES NEXT? Even though it may not seem like it because we have a lot of rooms left to reveal, the screened porch was our last BIG project. While there’s still more to do around here, it really was the last that would take a significant amount of time. It took many, many weekends. Finishing it up really signified the end of this reno for us and we’ve done our fair share of relaxing these last few weeks with nothing on our to-do list. Now, we are thrilled to move on and put the finishing touches on the other areas of the house. We’ll be finishing up and revealing these four spaces THIS SUMMER. I know that may seem like a lot in just two short months, but we’re playing catch up, y’all! These spaces have come together (some way more than others) over time, so while the finishing touches will make a huge difference, none of it will take a ton of time. Get excited! Here’s what’s coming: THE MASTER BATHROOM Reveal ETA: Next week! {see current progress here} First up, we will FINALLY be finishing the master bathroom. I shared so much of the main progress back in the spring and then this project really got halted for several reasons. We’ve been waiting on some of the major pieces, but I just couldn’t for the life of me decide on colors for the mirrors and lights and the finishing touches in here. I probably had too much on my mind with other projects and I wanted to wait until I was absolutely sure. I think I’ve got it and I’ll be painting a few things in here and revealing this baby NEXT WEEK. So excited about that! It’s been a long time coming. THE LIVING ROOM Reveal ETA: Mid to Late July {see current progress here} After the bathroom is revealed, I will officially be finishing and revealing the living room. I think you guys have seen more of the progress of this room than any in the house, just because it’s really been a process. A lot of the rooms I haven’t shared much of, I haven’t done anything with! Since we spend so much time in here, I’ve really been building it along. While there isn’t a ton left to do, there are a few big things and tons of details that will really make this the complete space I have in my head. I’ll be revealing this space later in July! THE KITCHEN: Reveal ETA: Early to Mid August (fingers crossed!) {see current progress here} Oh our sweet kitchen. We got this room functional the week we moved in. Appliances work, the structure was there, but all the details were missing. While this room really doesn’t require much to be finished up, it got put on the back burner. Once it was functional, we had to move on and make other rooms functional. What has to be done in here are craftsman Chris projects and he’s been so swamped finishing the renovation on first the bathroom, then the screened porch. But finally, this space is going to get some love in the next month or so! I’ll be sharing progress along, but that reveal is coming, friends! THE EXTERIOR Reveal ETA: Late August {see most recent posted progress here} Oh yeah, about that….I have shared nothing about our exterior! I shared this last progress post linked above and then radio silence on our exterior front. I got so busy finishing inside rooms and just unpacking and making life functional for us in here that I completely neglected the outside. It isn’t completely finished, though it does look a far cry from what you see in this post and I will share it all coming very soon! I’ll fill in all the gaps I may have left out and share progress, why we did certain things, etc. Oh and we’ll re-visit those crazy befores. Thank y’all so much for following along on our crazy renovation journey! It has been one wild ride. We were just saying last night how much we’ve learned from this project. We’ve learned so much about construction, what we would do or wouldn’t do again, ways to do things better, etc., but we’ve also learned so much about ourselves and our priorities. I expected when we moved in back in September to start revealing rooms the next month and just keep that design train moving. I wasn’t even taking into account all of the renovation junk that was still left to do before we could even think about design details. And of course there was that unexpected health diagnosis back in the fall that really took me off my feet for awhile. I’ve worried and stressed about not getting things done sooner for readers’ sake, but really just for our family myself. I crave a finished house. With the way my mind works, I look around and just see what’s unfinished rather than appreciating the insane progress that’s been made. I’ve learned to not stare at the kitchen and think “Man, I want my hood and tile and shelves!” and instead to think, “Hey, kitchen, you were a dirt backyard six months ago!” This journey has really taught me to slow down, catch up my breath and do what works for our family. It’s taught me to revel in the progress and the adventure and to find joy and contentment in the process, not just the finished product. Most of all, it’s reoriented my priorities. While I would’ve always said that family and taking care of yourself comes first, my actions rarely supported that. Now, they feel righted and ready to take on life. Looking back, this renovation has been so much harder than I expected with many unforeseeable factors, but I wouldn’t change a moment. This experience has really shaped who we are as a family, what’s important to us, and where we’ll head in the future. Stay tuned, friends. It’s going to be a wild rest of the summer around here!
Amy says June 29, 2016 at 10:14 am Did you do a final reveal on your master closet? I will go back and look. If not, we want to see that too!! I would also like to hear a bit more about any tips you have for making the rooms in a house look cohesive but not the same. I guess that speaks more about staying true to your decorating style, or having some signature elements that carry through for each room. I think you have been very consistent on your taste with the elements of boho/mixed metals/statement rugs/DIY artwork/rustic elements, but it would also be nice to hear a little about how readers could think it through for their own styles and steps to apply it to each room in their house to achieve the same complementary look without using the exact same elements in each room. I have enjoyed seeing the journey and as a reader it seems to have flown by, but I am sure living it seems like it has gone on forever. Oh, and more pics of Gracie, please!! I have a fondness for seeing how people with Danes decorate without breakables under the 3 ft tail height π Reply
Lindsay says July 1, 2016 at 8:34 am HI Amy! No, I haven’t revealed the closet and don’t worry I will! It’s just not going to happen in the next two months π It’s still very much unfinished and barely functional and I’m trying to focus on these rooms and areas we enjoy more first. But don’t worry, it’ll come! There’s still a ton to share beyond that list…that’s just what’s coming up soon π Yes! That’s a great question. So for me, that really came in deciding to do a whole house design plan: http://thewhitebuffalostylingco.com/the-buffalo-bungalow-design-plan/ I came up with a basic design plan for the entire house before I ever designed any room. Then, I was able to make sure each room had some significant elements from that plan. That allows each one to be different, but have similar elements or colors. Does that make sense? And I do need to do more Gracie posts! We actually have not had to change where we put anything for her. I’m shocked to say that! But she’s really agile and I’ll keep breakables and things at coffee table height and she’s never knocked anything over. Our real issue with her is getting food off the kitchen counter! But now we’re really having to dictate where we put things for Rosie π She grabs everything! Reply
Amy says July 1, 2016 at 8:44 am Thanks very much, I will re-visit that post and try to apply it at home! Looking forward to all the future reveals!!! Reply
Austin says June 29, 2016 at 10:31 am Wow! I cannot believe y’all have been in the house since September! It feels so long ago but yet not at all. You have done such an incredible job, Lindsay. I’m exactly like you in that I crave completion (type-A, first born genes to blame), but I’m also a little sad at thinking of your house being “done.” My excitement to see these rooms complete though overrides the sadness β especially the kitchen and that far left wall rarely seen in the living room! Ha ha Reply
Lindsay says July 1, 2016 at 8:31 am Haha, Austin! You will see it, though it’s changed from what I originally planned. Sadly, no bookshelves, but we’ll make it work! Reply
Patty Marker says June 29, 2016 at 1:16 pm I love your style and love and use of color. It is so refreshing. I am using your nursery draperies as the inspiration for our boho cottage master bedroom update and I linked to your sight to give credit. I hope that’s okay. Can’t wait to see the rest of your home come together in the coming months but don’t worry about any time frame but your own. Reply
Lindsay says July 1, 2016 at 8:30 am Oh that’s okay! Thanks for linking and doing that! And thank you for the encouragement π Reply
Monica says June 29, 2016 at 1:21 pm Everything looks amazing!! I can’t wait to see all the finished rooms. I completely understand renos taking way longer than expected or costing way more than expected too. That is what I’m learning too, life is a journey, not a desitination. You have to roll with the punches, but I’m horrible about it. I want to control everything and force things that it isn’t time for yet; when instead I should be enjoying the moment and savoring every second. Reply
Lindsay says July 1, 2016 at 8:29 am Yes, such a good point, Monica! Thank you for sharing π Reply
Donna @ Modern on Monticello says June 29, 2016 at 1:25 pm Your house looks awesome and I am looking forward to seeing pictures of the next phase. BTW – I saw a picture yesterday on Instagram of the interior of your screened porch and immediately loved how you hung the string lights on the ceiling. I just purchased two stands of lights last week for my own screened room and thought I would have to go back to the store for a couple more to make it work, but the minute I saw your pictures I realized – that’s it! That is the way I need to hang them. Thanks for the small inspiration to rethink what I had planned. Reply
Lindsay says July 1, 2016 at 8:29 am Thank you so much, Donna! I’m so glad that gave you some inspiration π Reply
Abby says July 6, 2016 at 1:21 pm loving the way your mantle currently looks…would you mind sharing where the sconces are from? Reply
Lindsay says July 9, 2016 at 1:51 pm Thanks Abby! They’re from Home Depot and we painted them brass π Reply