Whole Home Remodel Before & After
My husband and I bought this lakehouse in 2021 as a project for me to broaden my skills and renovate. The interior has not been touched in decades and it has so much potential! I am so excited to share details about this whole home remodel!
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Beginning the Home Remodel
I began renovating in January of 2022. The first that I got rid of was the carpeting, it was dusty and stinky. This revealed hundreds of staples that I had to pull up. I also scraped texture off every ceiling in this house. The house was left full of things. I had to go through everything and sell, donate, or remove everything I did not need or could not use.
The Vision
The style I wanted to create in this house was a modern cottage vibe. I like this because it is a cozy 1200-square-foot house. In addition, the architecture lends to a cottage style. A big part of what I do comes from repurposing as much of what is in a space as I can. In this project, I repurposed the kitchen cabinets, some furniture that was left behind, as well as the trim work and doors. Some things needed a facelift like the walls and the floors. Every inch of this house got a fresh coat of paint. For the colors I chose warm, saturated, colors like maroon, olive, and mushroom. I also laid new laminate floors in a warm wood tone.
New Experiences During the Home Remodel
Renovating this house gave me so many new experiences! I learned how to use a paint sprayer, pour self-leveling concrete, replace windows, close off an exterior door, and tile! I am completely self-taught, so everything that I learned how to do was taught to me by YouTube. I only hired out for rough-in plumbing for the bathroom, a gas line for the kitchen, and some modified electrical.
Building
One of my favorite parts of this entire remodel is the fact that I have built amazing things with my own two hands! I got to build 17-foot-long faux beams in the living room, a breakfast bench created from the original upper cabinets, a beautiful ceiling design using fretwork panels, and an English cottage fireplace. All of these projects challenged my patience, abilities, and strength, but the gratification of building all of this was well worth it.
Before and Afters
The before and afters of this house are amazing to see! This whole home renovation is one of the biggest accomplishments of my life. I am so proud that I did it all and of the growth I have seen in myself! There were so many times throughout this experience that I felt in over my head, unsure of how to proceed, or lacked confidence in myself. Through these times I went back to my motto; DIY takes courage over confidence. This helped to pull me through and turn this home into a beautiful space!
