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Not many of you have seen the old house. Unfortunately, we never took decent pictures of it before we tore it down. Thank goodness for Google street view. The old house was kind of an L shape. Now it’s more like a big rectangle.
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We need landscaping really badly, but besides that, i’m REALLY happy with how it came out.
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Houses are built BY HAND! Am I the only one who finds this incredible? So many minute details…
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The underside of the porch and the front door are both a dark graphite color. I have always wanted a dark, shiny door so I painted it myself. It took 3 coats of primer, 4 coats of paint, a week to complete, and months to dry.
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Swooooon. Super heavy brushed nickel door knocker.
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This is the photo my mom sent me to give me an idea of what the house looked like as of September.
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I put that photo in Photoshop and designed it digitally by “painting it” and adding my ideal elements. The final product (below) came out looking strikingly similar to my sketch.
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Stay tuned for pictures of the brand new kitchen. (8 years in the making!)
That’s hilarious that you got a perfect front view of your old house from Google Maps. The house looks amazing!
lordy the place looks AMAZING! i drove by it a few times (not that i’m a stalker) when i was back home and was (and still is!) amazed at the transformation!!! next time i’m back i’ll definitely have to knock on the front door and ask for a tour!! miss you :) xx
thanks so much for the link to your blog and this great makeover! what a gorgeous house. love the door knocker!! the before and after on the house are incredible!
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autumn
Hi! I love your front door colour! You mention that it is a dark graphite….. Are you able to remember exactly which colour and manufacturer?
I would love to do the same on our house in England!
Many thanks
Bradley
This was an awesome post, thank you very much for the info!
Jen, regarding the door: did you paint it via brush or airbrush?? it’ looks amazingly smooth if you did it by brush. I think I wanna do the inside of my door to the backyard black.
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Love your sweet home. I and my family took Delcoi team to renovate our house, and we are very pleased with their interior services and design concepts. Their designers are professional and give good advice and pricing is transparent.