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Hi y’all!
Do you remember when I posted about buying a new house? Like 5 months ago…
And I promised I would someday share some pictures of it with you?
Well, today is the day that I give you a little peak into our VERY ‘under construction’ home. Remember it’s only 105 years old, and needing lots of work.
Before we moved in we made a big push to get the kids rooms done. There are two attic rooms in the upstairs and we didn’t want to be moving furniture up and down stairs each time we needed to work on a project.
Plus there was some sheet rock work that needed to be done. And some flooring that had to go.
Let me show you the before of my daughters room…
That blue was pretty bright. And the dark cracks between each sheet of sheet rock were SO obvious. 
And there were 3 different types of flooring in just one room. On top was the nasty green carpet. But it wasn’t even big enough to cover the whole room. 
Under the carpet was some lovely old linoleum. With ships and bridges and I don’t even know what else. Then under that was the original wood floor. In bad shape. When the previous owners had put down the linoleum, and it didn’t cover the whole room, they just painted the wood floor that was still visible. That was a beast to get off. 
We did find this old school floor sander to rent in our little town, but that sander had seen better days. It wasn’t working right, and so we ended up quickly getting the center of the floor done as best we could, but the edges couldn’t be touched by the floor sander. So, we had to do all the edges with a palm sander. And where they had painted took FOREVER!!
This is what the floors look liked after the sanding. And notice the awesome, single pane windows there? At some put they replaced the windows but put smaller windows in. So there is just a piece of wood filling in the extra space. We are putting in new windows within the next month or so. Ones that actually fit the space. And do you notice no more cracks in the sheet rock!?
We patched, taped, mud-ed and textured the sheet rock. Then we painted the walls grey and the ceiling white. So much brighter, in a good way.
We stained the floors with an Ebony stain. It was really dark, and at first I was nervous about it. But then we saw the grain and texture coming through and I loved it!
And now, the room is looking MUCH better and is totally livable. 
One thing I love about attic rooms is the cool slanting ceiling lines.
My daughter has more shoes than me… See that shoe basket?
That cute print on the wall there is from Modify Ink. They offer the coolest services!! You can pick any of their prints and then change all the colors and textures to fit your color pallet.
When I saw this print, I knew it would be perfect for my little girl. She is an aspiring baker. 
I loved being able to change the colors to match her personality and the scheme of the room. I love it.
This dresser was given to us by my mom. And I’m so excited to make it over, too. But I think we need to do some more work on the house before I tackle painting a dresser. 
This cute print here is also from Modify Ink. I just loved it. It captures the ‘little’ in my girl, even though she is growing up. That’s just a part I don’t want to let go of yet.
Just a few more things I’ve made for that little ‘baker’ in my life. Along with all her easy bake oven tools.
And these shots are from a special photo session, back when we lived in Missouri. This fairy photo shoot was so awesome, and done by the amazing Jillian Farnsworth. We had fun, and I love the great prints we got to always remember how fun it was to dress up and make-believe. 
And doesn’t every little girl need a cow girl hat? You never know when you’ll need one. (Especially here in Montana!)
So, what do you think? Big improvement? Have you tackled a remodel? I swear I’ll never do it again. Haha.
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Wow! What a transformation!! I love Modify Ink…they have the cutest prints!
Thanks, Sydney. I love Modify Ink, too. They have the coolest prints!
Beautiful makeover! The stain on the floor makes it feel like a whole different room–I’m not quite sure what they were thinking with the three different floor types.. what an improvement. It’s a room fit for a princess, or a cowgirl 🙂
Thanks, Cat. Yeah, not so sure about all that flooring, haha. Especially when they were covering up such great hard wood!
Looks amazing, what a transformation!
Thanks, Casey! You’ll have to come see it this summer. 🙂
I always dreamed of having an attic room when I was a kid, she’s so lucky!! And man, that room was rough, great job you guys!!!!
Thanks, Emily! It was a lot of work. Just glad it’s done now. 😉
I love attic rooms because they such interesting shapes. You did a fantastic makeover and well done on the paint and stain colors. The print is absolutely adorable and I will have to check them out.
Thanks, Carmody! Sometimes it’s hard to envision how everything will come together, but I’m happy with how it turned out. 🙂
good job friend!! looks so cute, the floors are really pretty~now get to showing more!
Wow, this is such a beautiful makeover! The floors look stunning and I bet your little sweetie is SO happy to have such a wonderful space of her own! Also, can I tell you that I might be obsessed with Modify Ink? I haven’t heard of them before your post, but that is the BEST idea!! Thanks for introducing them to me!
Thanks, Bre! Isn’t Modify Ink great! I could use their pieces in every room of my house. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Awesome job! I have a feeling I’m going to be in love with everything you do with this house! So excited to see more! Get to work! Haha… j/k, I know it is agonizing.
Thanks, Jillian! Yes, lots of work. Can’t wait for it to be done.
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You are so brave buying a house that is 105 years old! I love the way the room turned out and the colors you chose are absolutely adorable! Great job! Pinned!
Thanks! I wouldn’t recommend buying an old house, haha. It’s a lot of work!! 😉
We built and landscaped a house together as a family project two years ago and I thought it was going to kill us. But I think remodeling a 105 year old home may just be even crazier!
Yes, we are definitely crazy! It’s nice when it’s all done!
It looks awesome, Leia! A lot of work but so worth it!
Wow, that’s quite the transformation! I love what you guys did and how you decorated. The prints are too cute. (I’ll have to check them out, I wonder if they take indie artists?)
My little sister and I had attic rooms, so I remember the challenges of decorating and working with those slanted walls… you did a fabulous job!
Thanks, Dakota! I would definitely check with Modify Ink about submitting art. That would be awesome!
Beautiful makeover! I love what you did Leia 🙂
Thanks, Lindi! 🙂
What a transformation! It looks awesome!
Thanks, Jessica! 🙂
Gran cambio!!!!
El único y nuevo suelo me encanta 😉
Gracias, Rachel!
This is just so beautiful! Nice and simple. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you! 🙂