I seriously can't believe it's taken me a year to come back and write this post. It's been an insanely amazing year and we are even more in love with our new lounge than ever. So, how did we get this amazing gift? Lets start at the beginning . . .Once upon a time, very early one Saturday morning, new parents were awaken by their 5 week old. What do you do when you can't sleep at 7am on Saturday? Get coffee and start running errands. Like all weekends, post house purchase, we were off to Lowe's, lattes in hand. Seriously, we were starting to look like Lowe's groupies for a while there but that's a whole other story.
We figured we were only hours away from another nap, the perfect chance for El Husbando to install the irrigation system we desperately needed. As we combed the aisles we spotted Josh Temple. How did you recognize him? Easy. We are OBSESSED with House Crashers and all things DIY Network and HGTV. In fact, we were watching it before we left for Lowe's that morning. Serendipitous? You betcha!
Long story short, the producer spotted us, we chatted, ended back at our house, on camera, touring all the ugly bits we hadn't yet attacked and our wish was granted!
Above you will see some before shots. This was an unused space, a garage conversion techincally albeit a total bonus in the house. We were thinking of using it as a cozy playroom for our son and had only gotten as far as painting the walls and installing a super plush carpet. In the bottom right picture you can see the back of the house that the prior owners had framed in, creating a potential mudroom but in reality, the UGLIEST pass through to our backyard and a dark hallway of crap.
We had the most amazing designer working on our space, Mollie Ranize of Dmar Interiors. Seriously, she nailed it. Mollie saw through our barely-started redesign and remodel of our house and honed in on our style. Best part, she challenged it! Mollie found a way to put the fun in functional and gave us the best gift of all, something we had never imagined doing.
A few of the exciting details -
- Custom bar with a 3D chevron wall treatment
- Gorgeous Silestone countertop
- New wine fridge and a place to keep our second fridge (embarassingly full of Zevia, beer and vodka)
- We blew out the back wall and installed an accordian door opening up the room up to the backyard
- Cork floors (I totally heart them and thanks again Lumber Liquidators!)
- Custom built-ins with a fabulous wallpaper accent
- A gorgeous custom art piece made from, I kid you not, painted electrical boxes
- A pair of pendant lights from Rejuventation that I swoon over daily
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