Living & Dining Room Remodel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first task in our remodel was to tear out all of the carpet and small section of hardwood at the front entry and then take off all of the molding so it could be painted white. The new hardwood floors, Bruce Hydropel Hickory in 5″ wide planks purchased from Home Depot needed to be in the house for a minimum of 5-7 days so they could acclimate before they could be installed.

The walls were painted Platinum by Behr and the molding around the windows and floor trim was painted with Behr interior/exterior urethane alkyd semi-glass enamel in white (No.3900-N). This paint was very forgiving and I would highly recommend it for trim and cabinets.

We also removed the chandelier over the dining room table and replaced it with a simple three glass pendant light fixture from Wayfair. My husband built the dining room table out of live edge Iowa walnut and the dining room chairs are from Pottery Barn.

We put in a textured rug under the front living room couch to complete the living room space. I discuss the fireplace transformation in a separate post and give step by step instructions on how I used tile stickers to lighten up the brown and black granite tile.

This space connects to our kitchen and is where we spend most of our time – we love to cuddle up in front of the fireplace and read a book, play games and share meals at the dining room table, and greet our friends and family into our home in this space.