Before and after

2012 was a big year for us. We had a newborn baby boy. We made an international move. And we bought a house.


The house had "good bones", as they say on the home networks, but it wasn't exactly, well, us. So, after negotiating the right price, we were able to make a few (relatively) small changes inside our new house that made a HUGE difference. We refinished the hardwood floors to a darker stain, added paint to the staircase, changed interior wall colors, and changed the kitchen cabinet color from a medium toned wood to white.

We're very happy with the results. Here are a few before and after shots of our home-sweet-home in the country:

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I also turned the basement into a giant playroom, the 3rd floor into a giant classroom (yay!!), and the sitting room into my place to escape sewing room. I hope to write a post detailing these rooms later on!