Saxon Homestead Remodel

 Since we completed the renovations to our son's house, I've decided that I need to start working on our house.  I'm sure this will wind up being a 2 year project but 1 room at the time, I'll get there. 

It's a red brick rancher built in 1978 so not quite mid century, not quite 80s country.  We have essentially done very little to the house since moving in except have all the olive and gold shag carpet removed. 

Since I am now working mostly from home and because it would require the LEAST amount of work, I decided to start with my home office/craft room/workout room.  Several years ago we replaced the shag carpet with good quality stone look sheet vinyl.  I decided to just leave this flooring but the depressing 1978 wood paneling had to be updated. 

TA-DA!  Sherwin-Williams to the rescue!

Since I had several Georgia Southern Football related items to display, I decided to paint an accent wall with SW 9150 Endless Sea.  I painted the remaining walls SW6477 Tidewater.

I changed out the switches and outlets to brown decora.  Let me tell you, the 10 gauge wire they used in this house is HARD to manipulate into new outlets. 

I had enough of the Endless Sea paint left over to paint both my book cases that same color and we put in a new ceiling fan and made a small extension for my desk.  I decided to leave the trim as is with the dark aged stain.

I have to put on new updated closet doors.  Still trying to find exactly what I want in a bi-fold door that fits. 

Overall, I think it turned out pretty good and has become a space I don't mind spending 8 hours a day in. 

Next up is the "living room" which we really don't use at all.  Hopefully that will change with this work.  

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Rehabbing a 90 year old House--The Master Suite

Life and Budgets and Schedules got in the way so it took us a bit longer to get around to updating the Master Suite than we wanted.  But good things come to those who wait.

Again with the pink and the shag carpet.  Unfortunately, we did have to get the floor in this room refinished because the padding under the carpet had stuck to the floor.  UGHHHH!!

We kept the SherwinWilliams flat Oyster Bay Wall color and semi gloss Ice Cube for the trim, replaced the sagging ceiling with bead board, installed a new ceiling fan, and OMG the floors!  They turned out GORGEOUS!

















I did come back after these photos were taken and install tan Roman Shades on the windows.  (It is a bedroom afterall!)

The ensuite bathroom had to be completely updated.  There was a shower, but I couldn't even stand up straight in it.  There was no way our son was going to be able to use it and the toilet was sized for elementary school students.  Plus EVERYTHING was pink.

So we moved the shower to the closet and made the existing shower a closet.  Had the same Mannington flooring put down in here that mimics penny tile that we used in the kitchen and other bathroom.  I was running low on green paint, so I mixed what I had left of the light green paint with the natural tan from the living room and  had just enough to do the bathroom walls a sort of mint greige and used the S-W Ice Cube semi gloss for the trim.  

I spray painted the door knobs and drawer pulls with Aged Bronze paint, added a new toilet, sink and faucet and replaced the light fixtures.  But the beige countertop just didn't fit!  What to do?  Thanks to AMAZON, I found a removable "soapstone" counter contact paper.

But the shining star of this entire endeavor was the new shower!!!!!  Subway tile, gray grout, and a black and white patterned floor tile along with an aged bronze rain shower head.  This turned out beautiful!

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