Saxon Homestead Remodel--Master Suite

 The Master bedroom was dark and depressing with the 70s paneling and the all wood on wood on wood look wasn't creating a soothing retreat. 

Also light sea mist medium pile 1990s carpeting and dogs don't really work out well. 

We decided to just paint the paneling.  I painted the accent wall and doors SW 6207 Retreat, the other 3 walls are painted SW 6435 Gratifying Green, and the trim is SW6434 Spinach White.  

 Next order of business was to get rid of the NASTY carpet.  I found an awesome product called Concrete Camouflage.  I settled on Western Brown with Coffee and Mossy Green Accents.  Preparation is Key and this is a multistep process, but the finished product turned out MUCH better than I anticipated.  

New bedroom furniture, new wall sconces, new bifold doors that are NOT louvered, new door hardware and we have a much more calming, relaxing space.  OH--and we FINALLY upgraded to a KING after 33 years.  I CANNOT believe we didn't do this sooner!

Notice the sheets.  These sheets are wonderful!  They are exactly what I look for in a sheet.  They don't pill, aren't slick, and just feel like home.  These are the ticking stripe sheets from Red Land Cotton.

Next we tackled the master bathroom.  We have essentially been showing in a camper shower for 25 years and using a tiny 20" vanity.  You will notice that the original green linoleum and the original green Formica vanity top from 1978 are still in place.  The only change we've made in this room since moving in was to finish peeling the wallpaper off, painting the walls, and putting in one of those cheap over the toilet shelves.  

We had this odd off-set in the dining room that worked ok to put a China Cabinet in, however we thought it would work much better to bump our shower out into that space and make the dining room wall flush from the hallway to the exterior wall.  This slight change gave us 30" more depth in our bathroom.  We were able to install a LARGE walk in shower with a rain shower head, bench, and his & hers shampoo cubbies.

This rain shower is AMAZING!

We used the same SW 6435 Gratifying Green paint from the bedroom for the walls and the SW6434 Spinach White for the trim, installed a new 30" vanity painted in SW6207 Retreat, all new Aged Bronze fixtures and new vanity light.  With the larger vanity, we were able to do away with the over the toilet shelf unit.   

I found some reproduction vintage travel postcards showing cruise line photos from the 1920s to add some visual charm.

No onto the great room--If I can get the cabinet man in gear. 

Saxon Homestead Remodel--Guest Bath

 Formerly known has the teenage boy/dog bath.  I was embarrassed for guests to use this room.  It was obviously re-decorated for a young boy without major changes to the 1978 Fiberglass tub layout. 

It included a mix-match of blue, black and white but NOT in a good way!  Plus the switches and outlets had paint on them, the "Plastic" tile was beginning to deteriorate. and the pretty blue grout was bleached in spots. AND you can tell I had major issues trying to keep the towel bar on the wall.

I did like the color combination, but had to figure out to make it work for a grown up guest bath. 

Going with Sherwin Williams Tidewater Blue wall paint, white subway wall tile with Pearl Gray grout and a patterned Delatorre floor tile with Charcoal Grout,  we have something absolutely B-U-tiful!  We re-used the toilet and sink but changed out all the faucets to a brushed nickel instead of the gold brass/chrome/nickel combination we had going on as well as a new vanity light.  We painted and recessed the medicine cabinet, and adapted the storage cabinet to hang on the wall. 

LOVE! and it's so adult looking!

Add a few Monet prints to the walls and new switches/plate covers and I now have a beautiful guest bath that I'm not worried about people using. 

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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