Our Current House
Exterior of Front – Before
Exterior of Front – After
Living Room – Before
Living Room – Under Construction
Kitchen – Before
Kitchen – Under Construction
First Floor Bathroom – Before
First Floor Bathroom – After
Dining Room – Before
Dining Room – Under Construction
Stairway – Before
Stairway – After
Master Bedroom – Before
Master Bedroom – Under Construction
Will’s Room – Before
Will’s Room – Under Construction Phase 1
Will’s Room – Under Construction Phase 2
Guest Room – Before
Guest Room – Under Construction
Kid Bathroom – Before
Kid Bathroom – After
Basement Entertainment Room – Before
Basement Entertainment Room – Under Construction
Basement Bathroom Before -
Basement Bathroom After -
Rooms we haven’t remotely touched -
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Hi..hi,I get such a kick out of the small clusters, of sprigs of grass.I am sure that you will shower this area with tons of TLC. Lisa
What brand and color paint is in your master bedroom? I love it!
I wish I knew! One day I’ll colormatch it and you’ll get the full details!
xo – kb
It looks very similar to a color I used in our last place -Smoke by Benjamin Moore
What does Jeremy do for a living? I’m in college trying to decide on a degree and I’d LOVE to be able to work from home…
Dear Katie
Please include the floor plans on this tour of your current house. I need it for reference on a regular basis, and I have to check the archives each time to find them…
Btw: Looove your house!
Great idea…I’ll try to do that soon!
xo – kb
It cracks me up how most of your rooms are “under construction” when they still look way better than most of the rooms that I have “finished” (which now Im reconsidering their status)!!
a room is never “finished” a home is always under construction and as long as you love it, thats all that matters
I admire you for taking your time with the house and going room by room… I always want to rush to get rooms done but then sometimes am not entirely happy with them ad redo it, thus wasting alot of time and money.
Do you have inspiration and ideas for the rest of the “untouched” house yet? or a timeline of when you would like it “done”?
Oh yeah. I think we are in the same boat Katie…I would love to rush and get it all done…but that fear of wasting time and money keeps me in check. I definitely have SOOO many ideas for the rest of the house (some Jer thinks are crazy and some more doable) and our timeline is not rushed. If I learned anything from my mother it is that changing your home is a life long process. And I don’t think it will ever be done
xo – kb
Your home is beautiful! What a dream- for real! LOVE the progress you’ve made so far!
Love that this isn’t a flickr tour anymore! It’s great to see the progress from 35,000 feet & all the changes that have happened since you moved! I imagine if Napoleon stumbled across your blog he’d be jealous of how much better it looks!
WOW! Your dream home is amazing.
LOVE it!!!! We’re moving soon and building and I keep sending the hubs to your site for inspiration! Keep up the fab work
I am so inspired by your blog. Your home is lovely, all the attention to detail you and your husband have given it is wonderful and also has given me so many great ideas! It looks like a house with lots of fun family years to build on. I was also very blessed by your testimony while I was reading over your wedding vows. It’s so awesome to see a young couple starting out their lives, giving God the driver seat to their marriage. You have a beautiful family and I pray God will continue to bless you and yours. I am excited to see all the changes as you continue the progress on your Dream Home! Congrats!
I love the color in your dining room. Would you mind sharing it?
It’s from a gallon of oops paint so I don’t have any clue! I plan on color matching it in the future, so I’ll know at some point…and then I’ll let you know
xo – kb
Hi there. Both of your homes are absolutely gorgeous!
I actually have a question for you. I have a first floor half-bath that Im redoing. The sink placement is between two walls (just like yours is). The space is an odd measurement so most of the pre-made cabinets are too big or too small. So — my question: if there is a gap (approx. 6″) on either side between the cabinet and the wall, do you think that would look weird? Should the cabinet sit almost flush with the wall? Im trying to visualize it in my head, and Im just not sure. What do you think??
Thank you so much! Keep the pictures coming
I don’t think it would look weird with a gap – ours has one and I think it looks normal. I think that the key is to make sure the gap is even on both sides and that you maximize the amount of countertop space. Maybe you could build a frame outta wood with open shelving and use butcher block and a vessel sink to create a custom sized version for not too much moolah? I don’t know how handy you guys are – but it’s not hard to do as long as you have a hammer and a jigsaw!
xo – kb
Totally random…and people may or may not have noticed… but what carpet did you use for the bedrooms?? I love it!! Thanks for making your blog kick so much booty… I love drinking my morning coffee and perusing through everything
It’s Martha Stewart’s Winterthur in Ash Bark. It’s so nice
xo – kb
Hi, I really like the decor of your house! I am looking for a really large rug for our living room and I really like the blue & white striped rug you have – where is it from?
Thanks, Crystal
Hi Crystal,
I got it at the Pottery Barn outlet but it actually a William’s Sonoma rug. Perhaps there are some floating around on ebay
xo – kb
Katie – Your new house is simply gorgeous! I would love something like that to work with…that house would cost near the million mark, possibly more here in Charleston, SC! I love reading your blog…your family is so cute. I too married a preacher’s son and we have two little boys (one born Nov 2005 and one born Aug 2010). I look forward to keeping up with your renovations and design projects. Hope you can take the time to check out my blog: http://www.justhadabrightidea.blogspot.com.
-Morgan
So I am totally obsessed with mudrooms, and have often wondered if you had one. Since your last post mentioned you have a mudroom I think you should share! I know…. I am nosey. Also I wanted to let you know that I love reading your blog as it is apart of my daily routine! <3
haha…it’s not so much a mudroom right now as a room you go in from the basement to go to the bathroom. And it’s tiled. so I call it the mudroom. Eventually I’ll put a bench and some built ins and it will be legit
xo – kb
Hey Katie! I would love an update of rooms!
I started a new DIY blog and feel so inspired by yours! Your house is gorgeous! My husband and I will be looking to buy soon and it would be a dream to find something like this!
Beautiful.