June Project part 2

We are almost finished with my cousins home!  There are a few more rooms

for you to see. Louann was so excited to see pieces of furniture that she loved 

repurposed.  

 DEN

        Den:   The Den was voted most improved of all the rooms.  We painted the paneling with a creamy white color.  We found a mantel in Krista's old barn that fit perfect and gave this fireplace more presence.  The mirrors bounce light from windows across the room.                                                    

                                            Kitchen

Kitchen :    Her kitchen already looked great!  As we searched through Louann's house, we started bringing together goodies and creating collections.  We found more pottery (designed by her sister Lisa) than she realized she had. Putting it all together made a better impact.  Audrey added a chalkboard for little family notes with fiesta mugs on the side for keys, chalk etc....   She also painted the table in the sitting area with a coat of red paint. The fun art work on the wall is by our friend Mary Freeman.  

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                             Office/Bedroom

Office/Bedroom:This home office needed just a little bit of help.  We placed a daybed under the window with the sun shining in.  The pillowcases were made from little girl's skirts found at the thrift store. The long pillow on the bed was created by sewing two pajama bottom legs together. You can take a nap after working long hours, or call this a bedroom, with a daybed added

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Mirrors:   We found these mirrors a local thrift store.  We went with  an odd number of mirrors and painted them all the same color.  The Mirrors bounce light from the windows across the room.  This project had a big impact  for about $15.00!

Mail Sorter:   Who said this sorter had to be used for mail?  We loved using this in the bathroom and bringing in twigs, paper birds and leaves to give a light, fun look.  We found this sorter for $12.00 and the rest of the goodies were found around the home and yard.  

Piano:   This piano looked really sad sitting in a room all by itself.
We found some great old music books at the thrift store tucked away in the book section.  Some books were very old and worn. One was even in a different language.  We propped up a frame and put the music inside to give a  bulletin board effect.

Sofa:  We wanted a softer look for the sofa in the Living Room.

We bought a very large painter's drop cloth at Home Depot.

This gave our sofa an instant change once we layered it with pillows.

Jack was a great model, showing off new sofa look.

                                 

                                    Outside     

Outside:  Louann's son, Michael, really got her yard in great shape.

The biggest changes we added were a couple of large geraniums,

a new American flag waving in the wind and a bright red picnic 

table with a white umbrella.  The pop of red really helped give

curb appeal.

This project took us 9 days.  We worked full

time and did all the work ourselves.

Good news! Louann put the house on the market

as soon as it was ready.  She had a steady stream

of people come through and got positive feed back.

Louann had a contract on her home 7 days after

she placed it on the market.  They have offered

full asking price and close in August!!!

That's the results we love!