11/15/07

Moderate Makeover: Home Edition

Since both of us now work from home, last August, we entertained the idea of moving out of Los Angeles for a change of scenery. After a month of deliberation, we figured an interior makeover of our house would seal the deal to keep us here and postpone any further thoughts of moving in the near future.
Well, a makeover that was supposed to take only 2-weeks while we were traveling, is finally finished after a month over the due date. We are quite happy with the changes, but unfortunately, we are left drained and traumatized with our "living with toxins and in paranoia" experience with our first painter/artist. We had to hire a real painter to redo the walls and ceilings. After living in our dream home that we designed and built 9 years ago, we finally changed the old carpet to new carpet/hardwood, the living room sofa, and the interior paint. During the building process, the idea for keeping the interior color white/neutral was for resale purposes. Now it felt right to give a splash of soothing colors. With this moderate makeover, I can say we are definitely not moving for quite a long while.

Here are some before and after pictures
(double click on pic to enlarge):

blue front door painted to look like natural wood finish
and painted to look like bordered with mosaic tile:













changed living room from carpet to hardwood floor:












from a navy blue to cactus green custom-made sofa:












living room before & after:



















fireplace painted to look like marble:













ceiling painted to match the blue sky:



















new carpet to match the earth:














bedroom entrance changed from carpet to hardwood:












master's bedroom painted to
some brushed watchamakalit puke green:





































fountain painted to look like marble:














my office painted to more earthy tones:













guestroom painted to some kinda of Frenchy blue
and the bathroom painted to look like it was wall-papered:



































powder room made to look like your inside an aquarium:

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