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Before and After's : It's just the little things that can make a difference

I love to find the good in any house. It is rare that I don't find something redeemable in a house no matter how ugly. The following projects would make most run. I love the things that most people don't see value in and I love the challenge of making it beautiful. This process makes me want to get up each and every day. It's like breathing to me I could talk about design and renovation and building every day. My sweet family has gone thru 15 of those projects with me and probably don't find it as fascinating! I am so thankful that I have had those opportunities to make those homes beautiful. It has made my daughters very forgiving when it comes to a house that needs some help. It would not be unusual for Rachel to provide a list to me when we look at various projects as to what a house needs and what it could be if someone just did a few changes. I don't think you have to spend a lot of money to make some updates. Paint is the least expensive option and can make such a huge impact. Changing a light fixture is like buying some new shoes so even that can make a difference in your space. Sometimes you do need to gut and remove it all and start over as is the case for the bathrooms you will see below. Or replacing doors and windows with new doors again just one simple change can help the space. I hope you have the space you love if you don't call me and we can make it a space you will love to come home to. I hope everyone has a great week. My sweet Chick Fil A husband is returning to Oklahoma and we will miss him until he comes back! Who knows what will have changed at our house while he is away. I have some things I cant' wait to share like painted brick, new front doors and marble counter tops and a farm sink. some great gold cabinet hardware I found at Lowes and some fab lights from Barbra Cosgrove.

Have a great week!!

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This pink brick just needs some Benjamin Moore paint In White Dove

Before this room just needs some paint and a new light fixture

Finished with just paint and a new light fixture and what a difference it can make

A long metal window and a door replacing this gave better access and view to the pool and backyard.

These Pella sliders are so amazing they can open up on both sides making entertaining easy and great natural light

I am not sure I need to say anything here if you like green tile and pink sinks this bath is for you otherwise it needs more than a few tweaks just a slight gut and redo

Adding subway on the walls of the shower saves money and the black marble on the floor is beautiful.

This entrance is not attractive and really can't be changed so just changing the door to a double entry makes a big impact

New double doors make the entrance more inviting and help make the two story entrance more appealing

I come across ugly fireplaces daily the client doesn't like the brick or the mantel it's an easy fix with a stucco product

We went right over the mantel with a metal lath and then stucco in a white creme finish looks fresh and updated very little mess and can be done in two site visits

Another bath that needed a face lift and if you can keep the plumbing in the same location you can keep your costs down.

A little marble tile and marble tub surround and doing an under mount tub looks so much better.

Renovate to sell

Clients that want to sell their homes don't want to spend money. I completely understand. The 13 houses I have renovated for myself all required updates to get them sold. So I totally get when they tell me I don't want to spend any money to sell but the saying "you need to spend money to make money " is very true.

This house was a home in a neighborhood with homes in the million dollar price bracket but it did not look like a million dollar home. It had sat on the market for over a year when the seller contacted me to give my opinion on why no one would pay them 1.5 million. This home would be lucky to sell at a million even with updates as it didn't have a wow factor. It was a custom built home but the seller didn't do anything special.

This master bath is a good example of that as it had a very unattractive porcelain tile, cultured marble counter tops and brass fixtures with a dark brown cabinet

Plus for a master bath it just wasn't glamorous nor was the lighting

We tried to be cost conscious andsaved the cabinets by painting in a Benjamin Moore white dove high gloss

We replaced the tile with a natural travertine stone from Lowes and the countertop was a beautiful marble with undermount square sinks new fixtures in bronze New lighting from Circa www.circalighting.com

New frameless shower door

Shower fixtures in bronze by Delta

Tub remained and we changed gold fixtures to bronze

New cabinet hardware and we have a fresh master. Not over the top glamour but tastefully done and one a new buyer would appreciate.

From a Pink Master Bath to What else: White

Who doesn't love a Pink Bathroom, white tiles and some navy cafe curtains? This bathroom was so much fun to redo. We inherited great space with plenty of room to add a large shower. The original layout had the water closet and the shower inside the same space with no window dark inside and not very pretty. We took down the wall and reconfigured the water closet in the same area but walling up the shower and opening the shower to the bathroom to gain a larger shower and natural light. We ordered a vanity from Restoration hardware as it came with a marble top. We added a new tub and a marble surround placing the tub as an undermount vs. a drop in. I love the way that looks so clean and finished. The pretty tub faucet is functional with the hand held makes it easy to clean you the kids or dogs or all three.