BEACH RENTAL UPDATE

Sorry I missed Friday's post!  We got to the beach on Thursday and I think I just shut down for 24 hours:)

I couldn't  believe how different the kitchen looked!  I knew I hated it before.....but after the renovation I was amazed at how much bigger it appeared.

Remember.....I had to do this on a  strict budget!  

Doing this project long distance was hard for me but my contractor was amazing....I really lucked out.  Y'all remember how stressed I was over selecting SW Pure White.....well I am here to say all is well.

I don't have exact pictures of the before but I grabbed some from the rental website [as all of them look exactly the same].

After....minimal staging here cause I'm on vacation haha.

I'll say it again....paint is a huge game changer.....

Here is the before

If you look carefully you can see how the island is bar height which I am not a fan of at all!!!

Again not my unit but my exact kitchen!

Before....taking out the granite and backsplash!

After the counter was cut down.

I picked a subway tile just because it is classic and will stand the test of time....

Granite going in!

I also added some shiplap around the island as it was drywall before and got pretty beat up.

Barstools are from Four Hands that I had ordered for someone else but they didn't work.....turns out  they look great with the granite!

The granite is Alaskan White which after research is sometimes called Colonial White.  I had to use granite because it is the most durable for a rental and much cheaper than quartz.

I used my favorite Grohe faucet.....

I didn't change the hardware holes but I did go to chrome to brighten things up.....

We had to replace the wall oven and the cooktop so I used Kitchenaid.

I ordered EVERYTHING from Build.com except the backsplash: [Lowes] granite: SS Granite

Close up of the granite and backsplash.

Damn I'm still amazed when I look at it and I see kitchen reno's all the time!

Here is one more thing that finally got changed out after 11 years.....can you believe I waited that long?

This light fixture was in EVERY unit....

I picked up the one below [which was a floor model at the mart] for a couple hundred dollars!  Of course I smugly went to ship it and UPS wanted over 500.00.

Crikey.  Thankfully we managed to fit it in the car with the 3 barstools, all of the luggage and Cami!!

Y'all this was started on Nov 27th and we got here Dec 28th.  Can you believe it.  I mean there are a few things left to do but Chris worked day and night!  If you live in the Destin area here is his info.

 It is a balmy 32 degrees here yet there are people in the pool. Are you kidding me?

Hope y'all had a great New Years Eve.  So excited for 2018!

Shaygiddy

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CHARMING COTTAGE

The other day after all the madness of getting my project together for the Kitchen Tour I met my friend Lisa Mowry for lunch and then tagged along while she scouted a home for possible print!

I promised her I would only show snippets.....which is gonna be hard.....

I had heard about this cottage from my friend Jennifer Schoenberger.  She just wetted my appetite to see more.  Pam Sessions and her husband Don Donnelly of Hedgewood have been building homes since 1995.  They just recently downsized and moved to Buckhead.  

Pam filled this cottage with so much charm it was stinking crazy.

Starting with the outside color.....

Painted a dark gray with a white oak front door and that black and white tile.

Kapow.

After walking through the front door I knew there was trouble ahead.

I have not seen this Cole and Sons paper up but believe me when I tell you....Oh Em Gee....

I had to run to ADAC and get a sample.  Obsessed.  Can I use?  Or must I strong arm a client into using?

I can say it's going up before I die.

This dark teal/green sofa is the second thing you see!

So darn rich.....

Beautiful custom curtains.....

Then....cue the angels singing.  High gloss dark teal/green cabinets.  You can see that the ceilings are peck cypress!

I mean for realz.

The custom iron hardware.....

Could you die?  I mean I am a white cabinet gal but this was ridiculous.

Details....

I don't know the exact color but I believe in my trance like state I heard Sherwin Williams....

The family room was on the opposite side and if you look closely you can see that the walls are painted the same color!  Believe me when I say it was stunning.

This was a banquet area but you can get a look at the ceilings....

The powder bathroom....

More sweet wallpaper.....

Master bedroom goodness.  Pillow love:)

Light fixtures in MB.

This is her husbands den.  The color on the wall was so so good....not really coming through from my iPhone.

Tile porn.

Iron railing.

Some light fixtures....

One of the guest rooms....they added the brick wall for texture.

There was more....so much more.  It will be beautiful when it's photographed by a professional. 

I have to say it has been a tough week for me.  I am missing my sweet girl so darn much......lots of tears. I know it will get better but that heartache is so deep.

Sigh.

Sherika

 

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