Meet our Victorian. It’s little…only 2 bedrooms. And one of those bedrooms is only 8 feet wide.
We purchased it in 2010. After 3 offers on complete fixer-uppers, we finally got this house, which we didn’t think needed remodeling at all, just some minor changes. Ha. Every room is completely different now. As of July, 2015, we are currently working on the dining room, master bedroom, and kitchen. All at once. After that, it’ll be finishing the attic, and then the garage, and then, we’re done.
As usual, the photos need to be updated. Badly. I’m working on it.
(To see more of each room or it’s plans and projects, click the each header.)
- Pull up carpet, paint floor white
- Install new, functioning front door
- Remove cheap molding around door and put original back up
- Install crown molding
- Paint ceiling and walls
- Paint window sashes
- Install recessed lighting and a center pendant
- Rebuild stair landing into hidden storage
- Finish decorating (new tables, etc)
Before:
- Replace teeny-tiny chandelier
- Build built-in storage?
- Add molding to walls
- Replace tiny crown molding with big stuff
Paint wallsand ceiling- Remove awkward pass-through, half wall?
Pull up laminate and refinish original hardwood (hopefully!)
Before:
Replace cheap, broken cabinets- Open ceiling? (Can’t!)
Replace ceiling fanWindow coverings- Add corner shelves
- Replace appliances
- New breakfast table
Pull up laminate
Lay new floorBuild new sink base- Install overhead light
Paint
- Paint over stars stenciled on floor
- Finish attic above bedroom, turn it into a loft above the bed for reading
Build a closet wallRepaintand decorate
- Pull up carpet
- Paint walls (light gray) and ceiling (light blue)
- Buy sofa/guest bed
- Build work area for me
- Install over-head lighting
We have also built a pantry, made major changes to the main bathroom, and are finishing the attic.
Noe Garcia
December 25, 2013 at 9:22 pmI simply LOVE the design and how much the home changed. Found your site on studiopress and happy I did. Want to see more awesome things.
Christina
January 3, 2014 at 12:27 pmThank you, Noe! It’s nice to have you here!
Kari Post
May 5, 2014 at 12:15 amLove what you have done. I am buying a small 912 sq ft 2 BR ranch and it’s in similar shape – livable but needs updating. What you’ve done with your home is inspiring!
Christina
May 5, 2014 at 10:09 amThank you Kari! How exciting, have fun with your new house!
Mrs Limestone
June 20, 2014 at 9:29 amYou have a beautiful home. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Christina
June 20, 2014 at 2:32 pmThank you so much, Stefanie. It’s definitely a work in progress.
Dana Myford
October 15, 2014 at 12:16 pmI really like this idea, what shelving unit did you use that has a bar?
Christina
October 17, 2014 at 1:02 amThanks! It’s just a wall rail from IKEA (Bygel) screwed into the bottom of the shelf.
Stacy
April 15, 2016 at 7:07 amThe whole house is beautiful! Wow, it makes me relax just looking at it.
Christina
April 15, 2016 at 9:05 amThank you so much! 💕
Heather Menke
July 18, 2016 at 1:47 pmI love the open shelving look that you used in the kitchen and the bedroom.
Would you share your source for the shelf brackets and the approximate size shelves you used for the closet?
Please and thank you!!!
Christina
July 21, 2016 at 2:38 pmThank you so much, Heather! The shelves are actually stair treads. We picked them because they were thicker and sturdier than actual shelf boards, and they have a nice bull-nosed edge. We cut each board individually for the space it was in, so I couldn’t tell you how long they were anymore, but being stair treads, they were about 2 inches thick.
The brackets are from Anthropologie, click here to see them.
Lucy
March 10, 2017 at 10:17 amWhat a lovley home!
Christina
March 15, 2017 at 4:50 pmThank you so much Lucy!
StevenClugh
September 4, 2017 at 6:46 pmStevenClugh
Thomasbat
October 26, 2017 at 3:56 pmThomasbat