My New Gig on Centsational Girl

Exciting news, peeps!

I’m sure you’re all faithful readers of the fabulous blog, Centsational Girl – Kate’s DIY spirit and eye for design are always so inspiring.

My New Gig on Centsational Girl

Well, I’m giddy that today my new gig as a monthly contributor for CG officially started – my first post, Choosing Cabinetry in Kitchen Renovation, just went live!

My New Gig on Centsational Girl

I hope you’ll head on over there and leave a little comment love.  And if you’ve made your way over here for the first time from Centsational Girl, welcome!!  Glad to have you.  :)  I hope you’ll poke around the blog, maybe check out one of our flips or a recent project we’ve tackled in our home, and stay awhile!

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Finished Flip Photos: The Dining Room, Office and Den!

I’ve been dying to show you guys these photos of the dining room, office and den at our fourth flip – the new open floor plan turned out so great!!  (If you’re just tuning in now, you can check out finished photos of the kitchen here and the master suite here, and a recap of the entire renovation here.)

When you walk into the house the first thing you see is the dining room, which is a fun balance of chic and cozy thanks to the capiz chandelier and fireplace.

Finished Flip Photos: The Dining Room, Office and Den!

I’m so glad that we ditched the formal living room in favor of turning it into a dining room – and that meant that the old dining room became a home office!

Finished Flip Photos: The Dining Room, Office and Den!

You can see from the photo below what a difference opening up the walls made, and of course removing the old carpet so we could refinish those awesome oak floors.

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I think I could get some work done in this office!  :)

Finished Flip Photos: The Dining Room, Office and Den!

The two photos below really show what a difference that big opening between the dining room and den made – look at all of that light!!

Finished Flip Photos: The Dining Room, Office and Den!

And creating that opening also let us close up the funky doorways between the office/kitchen and hallway/den.  Much better.

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All of the sunlight kind of keeps this photo from being all that great . . .

Finished Flip Photos: The Dining Room, Office and Den!

. . . but I just had to show you the new view from the front door!  (Yes, that wall really was all up in your grill the second you walked in the door!)

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And now onto the den.  We had an open house over the weekend and it was awesome to see the house flowing exactly as we had envisioned – there were no weird bottlenecks, and all of the rooms had such a great connection.

Finished Flip Photos: The Dining Room, Office and Den!

I especially love the wider opening between the kitchen and den, which was achieved by moving the washer/dryer to the new laundry room and relegating the water heater to the attic.

Finished Flip Photos: The Dining Room, Office and Den!

Much better than before!!

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We chose to keep the paneling instead of replacing it with drywall, and I think the overall look works – I was worried that it would feel a little too traditional or outdated but I think all the modern touches throughout the house give it a nice balance.

Finished Flip Photos: The Dining Room, Office and Den!

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Probably the best change that we made overall was replacing that window (above) with a huge glass slider so that the den is now connected to the backyard (instead of just being able to access the yard through the kitchen).  The floor plan just didn’t make sense before!!

Finished Flip Photos: The Dining Room, Office and Den!

So there you have it!!  Did everything turn out how you thought it would?  I’d love to hear what you think!

Scope out all four of our flips here.

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Finished Flip Photos: The Master Bedroom and Bath

Now that you have scoped out the kitchen, it’s time for a tour of the flip’s master suite!

Finished Flip Photos: The Master Bedroom and Bath

Originally, the master bedroom had only this tiny half bath – no bueno!

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Luckily, after lots of planning and sketching and creative rearranging . . .

Demolition Progress

. . . we were able to squeeze a really awesome master bath into this home’s footprint.  I’m crazy happy with how it turned out, and it was definitely worth the extra expense of moving the furnace and everything else that went into creating this space.

Finished Flip Photos: The Master Bedroom and Bath

This was our first time using vessel sinks – what do you think?  We had to modify the cabinets a bit to allow for the taller sinks (i.e., cutting down a really tall toe kick) and I think it turned out really well.

Finished Flip Photos: The Master Bedroom and Bath

And I’m someone that loves a ginormous shower, so the fact that we were able to add a really spacious shower makes me quite happy.  :)

Finished Flip Photos: The Master Bedroom and Bath

It’s come a long way, huh?  :)

Demolition Progress

Some little features – we placed the shower controls right by the shower door so that you can reach in and turn on the shower without getting wet, and we made sure to hide the shampoo niche in the pony wall so that all of the soaps and potions aren’t on display to the rest of the bathroom.

Finished Flip Photos: The Master Bedroom and Bath

To be honest, I was a little underwhelmed with this bathroom during construction – but once all of the pieces were in place, the mirrors in particular, I absolutely fell in love with it.  It’s funny how that happens!

Finished Flip Photos: The Master Bedroom and Bath

And now the master bedroom!  It has 3 windows, which I love, and great views of the backyard and the deck.  I think that would be nice to wake up to.

Finished Flip Photos: The Master Bedroom and Bath

The bedroom needed minimal work, mainly just the new windows, refinished floors, new ceiling fan and reworking the closets.  Here’s how it started out:

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I think it will be a great retreat for the new owners!

Finished Flip Photos: The Master Bedroom and Bath

What do you guys think?  Do you think we made the right move by changing the half bath to a full bath?

Check out the rest of the flip here.

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