The other day I posted some BEFORE pictures of my last house.
If you didn’t see those, never fear, because I’m about to post them again.
Because you REALLY can’t appreciate the ‘AFTER’ until you’ve seen the ‘BEFORE.’
Keep in mind, though, that because I’m a serial repainter, some of these rooms were repainted AGAIN, much to the chagrin of anyone who lived with me, so these aren’t really ‘after’ pictures; more like ‘semi-after.’ I can’t help it; it’s a sickness. I love to redecorate. I think most of the rooms in that house got at least three different color schemes in the five years I lived there…
{And then we went and bought ANOTHER fixer-upper back in May… is there a twelve-step program??}
But back to the OLD blue house: believe me when I say that NONE of my redecorating looked as good as the house looks now, now that the new owner has put her spin on it… I LOVE what she’s done with it. And maybe someday she’ll let me show you the after, after pictures. 😉
Enjoy…
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| The front door, before. |
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| My front door, after. Exterior paint color Sherwin-Williams Morning Fog |
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| Kitchen, before. |
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| Kitchen, after. Ceiling paint color: Rainwashed by Sherwin-Williams |
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| Wall color: Turret Tan by Sherwin-Williams (discontinued) |
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| Sunroom, before. |
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| Sunroom, after. |
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| Walls: Sherwin-Williams Svelte Sage, Ceiling: Grassland |
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| Stairs, before. |
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| Stairs, after. |
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| Katie’s room, before. |
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| Katie’s room, after. |
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| Annie’s room, before. |
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| Annie’s room, during. 🙂 Below Chair Rail: Ladybug by Sherwin-Williams (discontinued) |
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| Living room, before |
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| Living room, after. |
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| Master bedroom, before |
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| Master bedroom, after. Paint color: Anjou Pear by Sherwin-Williams. |
Thank you for bearing with me through this walk down memory lane. I grieved over this house for a long time, and it’s been cathartic to me to go through these pictures again. I once thought this was my dream house, we’d live here forever, and my daughters would have their bridal portraits made on those stairs. And you know what? I just realized, in going through these pictures, that I’m over it. I can honestly say that. I look at these pictures and all I remember is the unhappiness. And my new house? THIS is my dream house, the one with lots of love and laughter and happily ever after. I’m incredibly happy that a new family has made their home in my old blue house (that’s what I prayed for), and I thank God for giving me far better than I could have asked for, planned, or imagined… 
That's what is so great about all the pictures… the feeling that you can close that album and be satisfied that it really, truly is over, and things will never be that way again. <br /><br />Thank God.
What color is your living room please???
I believe it was Sandspit by Sherwin-Williams, Sophia. That color is discontinued but they can still mix it!