Saturday, March 26, 2011

So Many Changes, In Just One Year!

When Nick and I first moved into our house, one year ago in April, the walls were mostly white and the decorations were ugly and boring. One of the first things we did was try to spruce up our bedroom by buying some new bedroom furniture...


and a comforter to add some color.


Then we painted all rooms and did a few other things to the bedroom (bought new curtains, bought a lamp, bought some pictures of Italy and had them framed, bought a circular mirror, and added some colorful flowers).




When we first moved in our living room was painted some weird shade of green.



Then we painted it yellow.


Then we added a splash of color on the back wall, plus some fun colorful pictures.



Next we are planning on buying a larger television to mount above the fireplace. The picture that is there currently will move to the right, and the television that is there currently will move to our gym (you will see the gym soon, it's a work-in-progress!).



We recently painted our old, beat up table, which as you can see in the picture above once had a hideous green table cloth on top to cover it up. Now it's a dark espresso color.


This spring and summer we will finish our workout room (can't wait to show you!) get a "new" refrigerator from my parents (we're taking their old one, which is still in very good shape), buy some shag rugs for our bedroom and the living room, and then work on making our yard beautiful and bountiful.

QUESTION: Are you a fan of decorating? I'm definitely becoming a bigger fan everyday. Although I couldn't have done this all without Joyce, our decorator, I feel so much more confident in my own decorating abilities than ever before!

23 comments :

  1. Our house is wonderful, Gina! You guys have done a really nice job! I've never had too much pressure to "do something" with a house -- our first one was brand new and this one was nearly new, too. And Mark's always telling me we can't put too much on the walls because we're never anywhere long enough to make the scars! :) Lame. Enjoy your weekend!!!

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  2. You did a great job decorating your house!!! Love it!
    I like to make a compy h too. Can't wait to get our own place and start the decorating fun!

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  3. You've done a beautiful job on the house! I love to decorate, but I'm not very good at it, IMO. We're re-doing our rec room very soon...just ordered the windows and hardwood yesterday! I can't wait to fill the space with gorgeous items. :)

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  4. Wow it looks great! I like the idea of decorating but never want to spend the money (we've been moving to different apartments and hate thinking of spending money on it when I don't know if it will be something that lasts when we have a house).

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  5. What a difference a year (and some effort!) can make :)

    I'm not into decorating---I need to keep looking at your pics and get inspired!

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  6. Love it!!

    I'm a fan of decorating and basically was brought up around it my whole life since my mom is an interior decorator.

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  7. love all the changes! where did you find joyce? we are about to redo our kitchen and i feel like we could use some help lol

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  8. Your house looks awesome! :)

    It's taken about 2 years but I really feel like our house is pretty much where I want it to be. I mean sure we still don't have curtains in our "gym" room either and our bathrooms could use a bit of a remodel but the house has come far! I like some aspects of decorating, but I wouldn't say I'm overall a huge fan. I used to love decorating my college dorm though- hanging up pictures was fun. It's harder in an adult house though!

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  9. Everything looks great!! Decorating is so much fun! I love the colored backwall in the living room.

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  10. Love all of your home improvements! Everything looks great. Your touches really brought it all to life.

    I am a fan of redecorating, but it's very limiting in someone else's house (rental), but when we buy a home, I'll probably be redecorating weekly, lol.

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  11. What a beautiful house! I love seeing before and after pictures. You guys did a great job. With a graphic designer and architect for parents, I love decorating and design, though, to be honest, I'm not the best at it. It's okay--I'll just have my parents do it for me. :)

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  12. I love decorating but not when it comes to...uh, paying for it. lol. I'm a big IKEA fan though.

    I LOVE what you did to the living room!! The mellow, yet bright colors are very cheerful...and it's great that you have sunlight pouring in!

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  13. Wow, I can't believe it's been a year since you and Nick moved! It feels like it was just last month! I love what you've done to decorate the place, and I especially love the new colors on the walls. I had a blast decorating when Peter and I moved last November, but boy, does it take a lot of time! :)

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  14. Your updates look great! I'm horrible at decorating. I wish I knew more about it so my apartment wasn't so drab.

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  15. the changes can go a long way and really change the atmosphere of a place. i like decorating- especially when u can wake up the next day and really grasp the difference- makes you feel more excited about the place (as if it were new again!)

    xoxo <3

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  16. love the before and after pics.....you guys did such a great job with your bedroom. love the round mirror and bedding! show us more :)

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  17. great job! it's so much fun to decorate a space. i'm loving even the small changes made to my apt. :)

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  18. Wow, you guys have done a heck of a job!! Awesome!!

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  19. Looks fantastic!

    I love decorating as long as I have the money to get what I need. We're saving like wild now sooooo spending/decorating is very low on the totem pole. Oh well. C'est la vie.

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  20. You guys have done such a great job. It looks wonderful!

    Once we bought our house I got way more into decorating than before. I think it makes a difference when you have the freedom to change whatever you want.

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  21. I can't believe you bought your house 1 year ago. It seems like yesterday...

    You have done a GREAT job! Everything looks fantastic!

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  22. I love what you did with your house. It looks great! I actually cleaned my apartment like crazy. My 3rd roommate recently moved out and my other roommate and I decided to not find another one so now we have a guest room. My goal is to finally invest more in our apartment. Time to stop living like I'm a college student! If you have any decorating tips feel free to send them my way!

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  23. Love deocorating. We did a major renovation and I was upset when it was over (now time to move again!). I think your space affects your mood, your food and so much more.

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