Long overdue updates

We've lived in our house eight years this November and have been tackling a list of renovation projects since day one. Every wall has been painted, many of which required wallpaper removal as well. We've updated counter tops in the kitchen and bathrooms, changed out lighting and many other small projects along the way.

One of the biggest undertakings on our wish list was replacing the white berber carpet and laminate wood flooring that ran throughout two living areas, a dining room, plus the kitchen and hallway. We also wanted to update a wall of built-ins that had been installed in the 70s.

We'll I'm happy to say that both of these projects can officially be marked off the wish list! Here are some before and after photos.

Built-ins before (can you tell I took this pic around Christmas?)

Gotta love that 70s detailing on the drawers. Despite our hardware updates, these needed more help than we could provide.

The carpet on the other end of our living room right before we moved out the furniture to install the wood floors. Who puts in white carpet? Crazy people, that's who!

First order of business was to update some trim on the cabinets and Michael installed wall tiles on the old wood paneling for visual interest. We tried adding the wall tiles up top by the crown molding, but it didn't look right so instead we decided to texture that paneling and paint it the wall color.

Ahh...I loved seeing these drawer panel details go!

New trim with clean lines and updated hinges

Primed!

Final coat and new hardware

After! We are still shopping around for something to replace the track light, but since updates are never ending, I decided to go ahead and post. We also hung new curtains which you can see a peek of on the right. 

Here's the other end. We installed a new Nelson light fixture over the dining room table and rearranged part the furniture layout. I'm loving how easy the wood floors are to maintain compared to that white carpet! 

We still need to touch-up some of the baseboards and do a few odds and ends, but we're very excited to finally see our vision come to life. Next up...gutting the master bathroom!