This post is a long time coming! I wanted to do one recap here of our overall home renovation, just so, you know, I could document it all in one place. You’ve seen the master bathroom plans and final result, and the dining room and backyard, and here we are with the rest of the house! It’s kind of satisfying to see it all together. Keep reading for all the details below, with photos by Jeff Mindell…

The living room architecture was the very first thing we worked on when we first moved into the house, 5 years ago. The ceiling used to be 8ft and the walls painted peach (see here, here and here for our ceiling reno). Oy! We knocked out the ceiling, vaulted it, installed skylights and painted the entire thing a nice white. Behr Snowfall, to be exact. Whewww, so much better. We’ve collected various furniture pieces over the years, as one does. The Room & Board couch was one of our first purchases in the room, and everything else kind of played off that. We opted for a super light gray (nearly white) couch, which brightened the space up even more. It’s fared surprisingly well so far, with only a few minor spills that were easily cleaned.

I never really had a big plan for the design of our house. I just collected things my husband and I liked, and hoped that it all came together in the end. Of course I’m a big sucker for a clean bright space, but I also love color and am a lifelong pattern junkie, so you’ll see whimsical little ...