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!!

Love Where you Live.

Stacy Jacobi Home

sJ

  

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. 

White dish obsession and other issues

HI am not sure who thought a desk in a kitchen was a good idea but for me it's just a big ugly place to dump things that no one including me wants to see. I love white dishes and I like being able to see them and use them. It's easy for my family to grab what they need instead of searching thru dark cabinets. This Kitchen is on the small side so it makes it even easier to get what you need and even put the dishes away. Love how this turned out its exactly as I imagined it would look . Happy Saturday 

Xo

sJ

Stacy Jacobi Home

Love where you Live 

The before of a useless desk and a tall cabinet in the wrong color 

My favorite carpenter Larry making it beautiful 

Painted Benjamin Moore natural Creme in a semi gloss finish

My favorite white dishes by Montes Doggett www.montesdoggett.com (to the trade)

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. 

The pink bathroom 

original vanity and cultured marble top time to retire

original space

The original layout with the shower inside the water closet area. 

another view of the original shower

original toilet facing the shower

Here is the shower facing the toilet so we walled this side up and opened it to the bathroom facing the tub. 

Old tub 

great space 

Here is the new toilet area

We took out the second vanity and made room for a piece of furniture 

framing the new shower which now faces the tub

view of original shower toilet area

looking into the original water closet shower area

original shower which faced the toilet in a dark room with no natural light

old tub

This tile has to go

new space gutted

new framed toilet/water closet area

new shower opening and door to water closet/toilet

My favorite Kohler undermount tub

Me calling for help!!

I love the use of subway tile, classic, inexpensive and we used two sizes for some interest and grey grout

lovely marble floors from Lowes 

We were able to build a bench seat 

Frameless shower door fabulous!

We used Delta fixtures in chrome and added a hand held makes cleaning your shower easy

Lovely Marble surround on the tub deck 

New restoration hardware double vanity

So Much Better 

Happy Friday

xo

SJ

The White Kitchen:

I was thinking this morning how much I miss transforming brown kitchens to white and that I wonder if I will ever want a wood stained kitchen. That thought lasted about one minute. When I look at real estate listings either on my Knoxville mls or on realtor.com at homes across the country I rarely find a wood stained kitchen that I love. So when I find a kitchen filled with darkness I can't help but think (I can't wait to have this kitchen repainted or ripped out ) This kitchen had just been remodeled. I know even my own Mother wouldn't have painted these cabinets and maybe I am adopted.  The backsplash was new as well as the granite tops. The sink was an undermount and the faucet was in the bronze family( also not a family I can relate to) The cabinet hardware were  cup pulls and although I don't love those I didn't want to sand and fill holes so we replaced them with like kind in a polished nickel finish. 

We painted the cabinets in Benjamin Moore white dove in a high gloss as I like a little shine. The walls are Benjamin Moore Natural creme. The counter tops are polished calcutta gold marble and the back splash is Lowes subway tile with a grey grout. 

The sink is a Kohler farm sink specifically for remodels and the faucet is by Rohl in polished nickel. 

Hope you enjoy your Wednesday. I am dreaming of my next white kitchen. 

xo

SJ