We have been renovating my house for over two years now which has been a slow and painful process. My mum and her partner have done all the work themselves whilst holding down full time jobs which is why it has taken so long. After my parents split we moved to a horrid house that was owned by an old lady, had a weird smell and ugly carpets after living in a nice new house that didn't smell and had neutral carpets. It was quite the culture shock. The downstairs is now about 90% finished and we just need finishing touches like coving and a handrail up the stairs.
The following photos are of my family room/living space which comprises of a kitchen and living room. We have a more formal sitting room at the front of the house and a utility room at the back of the kitchen for all of our appliances. You can see some other posts about some other rooms and progress here
There really want a kitchen before we moved into the house, the old lady had a couple of units, a sink and a cooker in the small utility room out the back but there were no fitted units at all!
The living room and kitchen were separated by a long, dark corridor which we knocked down and we are now left with one big open plan space. It was hard to try and capture this in a photo.
The place mats were sale bargain in Wilkinsons, the tumblers are from Next and the lovely purple vase in the middle was a charity shop find.
I would love some links to places that sell unusual and unique accessories for the home, any suggestions?
25 comments
Love it, looks fab :) I love blog posts like this xx
ReplyDeleteWow what a transformation, I love the bathroom xxx
ReplyDeleteLove the before and after pictures, it looks so much better now :)
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Love it! I love the rug in the lounge, where is that from? My parents have a very similar colour scheme in their lounge and id love to get that rug for them! xx
ReplyDeleteIt was from a little local shop, they don't have a website I just had a little look for you x
DeleteAwhh bless you, thank you! xx
DeleteBouf is a great website for homeware http://www.bouf.com/
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely to see your home coming together :)
Wow, it looks lovely. I love home interior posts. I have just moved into my own place with my boyfriend and were trying to make it our home too so seeing posts like this help. Though we can't do as much as were renting but we are trying. H&M have some really cute (and reasonably priced) home wear pieces. Plus ebay, I'm forever searching for home accessories on there!
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I always forget about H&M, wish they did homeware in my local store x
DeleteIt looks amazing! I love Next for Homeware, Laura Ashley and Urban Outfitters have some really cute home accessories too :)
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It looks beautiful! I would kill for a kitchen like that (complete with adorable dog, please?) xx
ReplyDeleteIt takes a while to hunt through for a bargain but I love Amazon for buying homeware. Your house looks lovely though, I know how much difference just changing one or two rooms at a time can make!
ReplyDeleteYour family have done such a good job at changing everything around and making it really lovely. I'm always asking my parents to redecorate but they don't take the hints well so I'll just have to wait until I have my own home to spread my creativity in (: xx
ReplyDeletehaha buy them a tin of paint ;) xx
DeleteGorgeous - we're house hunting for our first house atm so its great to see what work at be done yourself!
ReplyDeleteYous have done it up so beautifully, while still keeping it so modern! I love the velvet look purple chair in the living room, so pretty!
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we picked that up in a bootsale, it was red leather and we had it recovered. Bargain!
DeleteAh it looks amazing!! Well done for all the hard work...it really has paid off and you have a lovely home!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it look snug! You've done a fantastic job, does Sookie like it? Can't wait to visit ;) <3 Claire @ Jazzpad
ReplyDeleteyou're welcome to stay anytime, I would suggest not wearing black though, golden labs are a nightmare ;)
DeleteAw your home is so so lovely :) xx
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Wow you've all done such a great job, it looks like a different house! Xx
ReplyDeleteYour house is beautiful, it looks lovely and relaxing!
ReplyDeleteMaria xxx
The transformation is amazing!
ReplyDeleteNice job :) <3
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