From Drab to Fab ~ Continued

In this continuation of the previous house ~ I want to show you some of the other rooms. Laura did a fantastic job on the little girls' bedroom and adjoining bath. The bathroom was wallpapered so we had them remove that. Wallpaper is a real problem when it comes to selling houses. No one like to remove it, especially new homeowners. For many, wallpapered walls are a deal breaker. If you are staying in your home it is fine, just make sure you prepare your walls properly as you will need to take it off before you sell.

After the paper was removed in the house, we asked the homeowners to paint the bathroom and bedroom the same sandy beige color. Neutral colors are a must for selling. Again no new homeowner wants to start having to paint right off the bat! In this house painting the bedroom and bath the same neutral color really helped to unify the space as it was originally a white bedroom with a green bathroom.

Bedroom and adjoining bathroom should always be coordinated.

The before photo speaks for itself. (Yawn!)

Laura did a superb job of making this room just come alive. It just looks like some little girls would have so much fun here. The bathroom is really cute with two shades of pink ballerina towels and some great art, fun flowers and some fragrant soaps and lotion. Now it looks like a suite instead of two disjointed rooms. Note how the new paint warms the room and highlights the baseboard trim. This room also has white plantation shutters on the large window and the paint really sets that off as well.


This home had a gorgeous kitchen as you can see. It was all ready for the final touches that it never received until it was time to sell. How sad! So many people never get the house the way it looks and feels best until it is time to leave. We should all stage our homes for living, or hire a redesigner to help us, so we can enjoy living in a home that makes us feel good. When we feel good at home the sky is the limit as to what we can accomplish not only there~ but everywhere else.


We asked the homeowner to cover up the pale green paint and to coordinate the paint with the adjoining family room which is latte paint with red & white furnishings (See the previous post for the photos.) The accents in both rooms are now red, black and white. The colors and accessories did wonders to connect these two spaces and make them feel like one very large room. The latte colored walls were selected to warm and soften the vivid black, white and red. By having it in both rooms the visual flow is uninterrupted. The flow in a home is very important to make it feel more spacious, unified and together.


I have included these two photos to demonstrate the importance of having something on your large flat surfaces like a table or an island that is tall enough to fill some of the void that is created by them. Tables should always have some kind of elevating center piece. It may be too tall for dining but can easily be removed and replaced when the kitchen is cleaned up at the end of the meal. Note that the red really brings some energy and life into the black and white motif. Red in naturally enlivening and I have learned that when using other colors you have to find the "kick" in other ways. I'll show you what I mean in my next post with some photos and commentary on a beach house we staged.

Bon Appetit! Enjoy to view!