Hello-I'm a proud military wife, my husband is in the US Navy-Just thought it would be fun to put a couple of pics up of our home-I know the pictures are a little dark & I should have used Flash on my camera but hopefully you can see everything alright-We love our home but because my husband is in the military we don't have alot of money to decorate but we try to make our place as cozy as possible & we love it-Please rate us & tell us what you think & Please be nice! Thanks so much for looking! *UPDATE: We SOLD OUR HOUSE & We're moving again-GO NAVY! :D
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The dining room is a great place to express your creative side from time to time. When they say "centerpiece" I like to think out of the box a bit. For example, it does NOT always need to be in the center...I like to put my "centerpiece" off center toward one end of this long table. This time I used my rustic pots....a little oil pot (or something with a handle and some FAKE ...yes, FAKE apples. I put the apples in a bed of moss. I find that by throwing in a couple of REAL apples to an arrangement like this can fool the eye into not seeing that the apples are not real. I also added an old carved teak piece of wood laying at an angle on the table. I kind of like using this artificial fruit if it looks real enough and I do not need to worry if an apple is going bad in my arrangement.....we look at these and eat the real ones!!! Carole www.carolemeyerart.com
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This room was a screened in porch before the previous owners enclosed it. Only they left the exterior siding on the house, indoor/outdoor carpet, exterior window and paneling up. So we finished the job when we moved in... My husband did all the work except for the built in seat... we hired a carpenter to do that for us.
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This is my son's Brody Nursery. It is very small as we live in a bungalow style home. (The room is 9 foot by 10 foot we have limited space but lots of light from all the windows. Any suggestions on window dressing along with the roller shades placed already would be greatly appreciated. We have some pooh bear stuff but don't want to theme it totally out.
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Two level patio area with gas fire pit, two eating areas, water feature and hot tub. We used left over granite from another project, the benches are scrap wood pieces glued together sanded and stained. This entire space was done by my husband and I with a little help from our friends taking about 6 week-ends
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My home has paneling through out the whole house. I could not afford to tear it down so I had to come up with another solution.. I got the idea of taking dry wall compound you use for sheet rock.. It was very time consuming and messy but so well worth it.. Don't be afraid to tackle the job if you have the time and you are willing to deal with the dust.. As for the painted paneling, just always prime before you paint...
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This space was originally a bedroom and small back porch. The porch had been enclosed when we bought the house and was used as a very tight dining area. We removed the wall between the dining area and the bedroom to create a dining room. We were able to find wood flooring to match the existing converted porch/dining area and you can't tell what was there from what is new after the finish was applied. Also, we matched the wood panel on the lower portion of the walls which was also existing in the original dining area. We removed the bedroom closet and installed cherry cabinets with granite counter to match our kitchen creating a buffet/serving area. Next to the buffet was an alcove that we turned into a small bar area with wine refrigerator fitting perfectly in the space. We added recessed lights with dimmers, replaced the windows. The dining table was found in a second hand store for 100.00 and the leather dining chairs are new. The walls are deep tan (called poney tail. The dining room overlooks the family room which is somewhat rustic. I have a wool oriental rug in dark burgandy, navy and tan but haven't wanted to cover the wood. I would love feedback and decorating ideas for this space. Thank you for looking!
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The whole concept was to have a modern but wheelchair accessible universal design kitchen. My husband uses a wheelchair but we wanted to design a space that invisibly incorporated features that would make the space more functional for him while maintaining the overall design we both envisioned.
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We had a really ugly cracked and uneven concrete slab in our yard that was a total eyesore. After my husband evened it up and repaired the crack, I gave it a faux stone paint treatment to transform what was once an embarressment to an area that we are proud of.
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My front porch is lined with galvenized steel and beautifully accented with containers of flowers. Weather worn wood makes it look all the more welcoming.
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Before and after shots of our renovation project. Since these photos have been taken we've added shutters and stripped the door down to the bare wood for staining.
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The original foyer had glossy hunter green tile and no ZIP. Since there are not vaulted ceilings to create drama by looking UP we decided to make people look DOWN at the floor.
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Mother Nature serenades us as we relax on our lower patio year-round...enjoying the water cascading over the pools edge during warmer months...and listening to the crackling wood in the stone fire-pit during cooler months
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