Room Reveal: The Parlor!

It's been a little over two months and we have made lots of progress on the house. Several rooms, the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom, are just a few projects away from being complete. The main floor electrical is all updated and work has begun on the heating system. We have been living here full time and yesterday our cat Chiquitita joined us.

Today we are excited to share the first completed room - the parlor! The parlor is next to the kitchen and will be our main living room. We refinished the hard wood floors, painted the walls and trim, added a new overhead light and of course decorated. Hope you enjoy it as much as we are!

First, a look back at the room before we started. These are taken to show the two ends of the room - the window in the first is the same as the left window in the second.

Now the finished product. The first photo here is the same doorway as in the first photo above.

The trim is now a nice grey and the windows a bright cream to match the walls. We added coordinating curtains and pillows to compliment the sofas, furniture and prints that we brought from our condo. With a few different accents and different room they give a completely different feel.

An old ladder from David's grandmother's garage, now holds a few mementos from our wedding, a wheat grass wreath and a warm throw knitted by my mom. Newly framed prints of historical maps of Nottingham and Merrimack remind us of the two towns we have called home together.

Three antique shoe molds give a nod to an earlier use of the room as a shoe shop.