how we made our home

1. Our Home: A Labor of Love How we made 806 Jessamine Our HOME!

2. This is our house in 2008.

3. Front view in 2010…notice the landscaping!

5. Monster Garage We started out with an open, unfinished, unpainted garage.

6. NO Monsters in here now! Two new garage doors, finished paint job and a shiny black door!

7. Updated garage view with landscaping

8. Front Living Room Carpet, Navy Blue Walls, No Window Treatment

9. Our Living Room

10. Guest Bathroom Pink and maroon ceramic tiles, toilet falling through floor, subway tiles on floor

11. Even though the floor tiles are making a comeback, we decided to gut the room and start over.

12. Updated little girls room

13. Little Throne for my Little Princesses

14. The grandma guest room This is my Mamaw’s bedroom furniture and the bedding is from Meemaw. I sneak into this room sometimes and it feels like a hug.

15. Really wish a had a before pic because this room was avocado green! Painted it “Natural Choice” by Sherwin Williams this summer.

16. Entry Way – Are you thinking…Magic School Bus?

18. KITCHEN NIGHTMARES..

19. Side cabinets before…..after!

20. Cabinets and Island

21. Before and After Stove area before After, new backsplash & granite countertops.

23. Breakfast area

24. New bead board ceiling makes the kitchen feel cozy. Mom made the window treatments as a baby gift when Baylor was born.

25. The mom space….double shallow sinks Every time I turned on the water my shirt would get wet!

26. Ta-daaa!!!!

27. Much better workspace now

28. Dining Room

29. The white room…is it a game room or a sun room?

30. White, white, white

31. Family room exit to porch…new slate floor and painted walls!

34. UGLY HALLWAY…felt like an institution with all the white!

35. Hallway now Tricia helped me hang our family photos so we can start a photo wall. I just love walking into a home and being able to get to know the family based on the photos on display.

36. Our bedroom

37. Our bedroom now!

38. Dresser view

39. The door leads to our bathroom.

40. The Back Porch

41. Harper’s Room

42. This was Baylor’s room. Now it is the tea room, reading nook and imagination station.

43. Powder bath