Welcome to my Meadow Brook home! Stick around and Tour our Current Home!

After living in a dated 80s fixer upper in rural Tennessee for four years (you can tour that home here), we moved into this 35 year old home in September of 2018. It was a difficult move for our family but we are loving making this home our own and have been blogging as we renovate each room.  The home was built in the 80s and had a few renovations, but still needs much work to be done!

We love sharing our DIY adventures with you and what we’ve learned along the way in hopes that it encourages you to tackle projects in your own home.

I’ll share links to the tutorials as well as list out our wish list for what we hope to accomplish for each room.

This home is still being updated, but here’s where we are now.

TOUR MY
CURRENT HOME

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EXTERIOR

• √ Limewash Exterior (Limewash Exterior for Instant Curb Appeal)
• √ Install Glass Insert in the front door (DIY Farmhouse Front Door)
• Replace vinyl siding with Cedar Siding
• Build DIY Planter Boxes
• √ Add Iron Handrails (Repurposing Exterior Iron Rails)
• Replace brick front porch pavers
• Update Deck
• Build Fire Pit

Brick Color: Romabio Classico Limewash in Avorio White
Shutters: SW Tricorn Black | Front Door: Romabio Misty Eyed

ENTRYWAY

• Scrape Popcorn Ceilings
• Find Beautiful Entry Rug
• Update Light Fixture
• Paint Walls

Wall Color: SW Repose Gray

HOME OFFICE

Not much has been done in this room except for setting up furniture. I have a wish list I can’t wait to tackle.

• Paint walls
• Scrape Popcorn ceiling
• Add French Doors
• Hang Curtains
• Paint Back Door

Wall Color: Sherwin Williams Repose Gray

DINING ROOM

• Paint walls
• Scrape ceiling
• Add Coffered moulding to ceiling
• √ Update vintage hutch (Updating My Hutch)
• √ Find the perfect area rug (Easy Spring Tablescape)

Wall Color: Sherwin Williams Repose Gray
Hutch Color: Iron City

FARMHOUSE KITCHEN

• √ Cut Granite and install Apron Front Sink (Apron Front Sink)
• √ Scrape Ceiling (3 Secret Tricks to Removing Popcorn Ceilings)
• √ Replace Kitchen Island Light
• √ Remove Plantation Shutters with Woven Blinds

Timeless Farmhouse Kitchen Reveal

Wall Color: Grace Note White | Cabinet Color: Benjamin Moore Wind’s Breath | Trim Color: SW Pure White

PANTRY/BUTLER’S PANTRY

• √ Build Pantry (Pantry Build Details)

Pantry Reveal

Wall Color: Grace Note White | Cabinet Color: Benjamin Moore Wind’s Breath | Trim Color: SW Pure White

LIVING ROOM

• Paint Walls and trim
• √ Paint Fireplace (Updating Painted Fireplace)
• Scrape Popcorn Ceiling
• Add Farmhouse Trim to Doors and Windows
• Update Ceiling Fan
• Add ventless logs to fireplace

Wall Color: SW Agreeable Gray | Trim SW Simple White
Brick Color: Romabio Avorio White

SUNROOM

• √ Paint Walls and trim
• √ Scrape Popcorn Ceiling (3 Secret Tricks to Removing Popcorn Ceilings)
• √ Add Farmhouse Trim to Doors and Windows
• √ Paint Brick (How to update Painted Brick)
• √ Update Ceiling Fan

Sunroom Reveal (Cozy French Farmhouse Sunroom)

Wall Color: Grace Note White | Trim Color: SW Pure White

MASTER BEDROOM

• √ Paint Walls and trim
• √ Scrape Popcorn Ceiling (3 Secret Tricks to Removing Popcorn Ceilings)
• √ Add Beams to Ceiling (DIY Faux Cedar Beams)
• √ Add Farmhouse Trim to Doors and Windows
• √ Update Ceiling Fan
• √ Find Area Rug
• √ Move Master Closet Door
• √ Find Shutters to build DIY light fixtures on sides of bed (Tutorial)

Master Bedroom Reveal (Modern French Country Bedroom Refresh)

Wall Color: Grace Note White and Iron City | Trim Color: SW Pure White

MASTER BATHROOM

• √ Replace vanity with custom washstand (DIY Vintage Washstand)
• √ Install Stained Ceiling
• √ Install Shiplap
• √ Remove Tub and replace with stall shower
• √ Move Toilet
• √ Build Shelving unit in old door frame
• √ Replace tile floor

Master Bathroom Reveal ($4500 Master Bathroom Makeover)

Wall Color: Grace Note White | Green: Magnolia Leaf
Trim Color: SW Pure White

BOYS ROOMS

• Paint/Decorate Boys Rooms
• Fix Boys Closets

BOYS/GUEST BATH

• √ Move Electrical from shower
• √ Paint Floor (How to Paint Tile)
• √ Raise low cabinet base (How to Raise a Cabinet Base)
• √ Create Accent Wall (How to Install and Limewash Brick Veneer)

Bathroom Reveal: ($1000 Bathroom Reveal)

FAMILY ROOM

• Paint walls
• Scrape Popcorn ceiling
• √ Replace Flooring (How to install LVT over concrete)
• √ Close wall and add door to Recording Studio
• Hang Curtains
• Paint Back Door
• Update Stairs

LAUNDRY ROOM

• Build walls to hide Cinder Block
• Paint walls, ceiling and trim, and cabinets
• Add utility Sink
• Replace Floor
• Build Hanging Rack
• Build Folding Table
• Add better lighting

GAMEROOM

• Paint/Decorate Rooms
• Replace Carpet

DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM

• Paint Walls
• Paint Tile
• Rip up Carpet, replace with hardwoods

DOWNSTAIRS KITCHENETTE

• Paint walls
• Install Mini Fridge/Microwave
• Make into ‘Green Room’

RECORDING STUDIO

• Paint walls
• √ Close in Pass Through
• √ Add door
• Build ISO Booth
• Paint or replace drop ceiling
• √ Add air vent for HVAC
• √ Hang Sound Panels
• Make a Faux Brick Wall
• Purchase Chairs or Sofa for seating

MISCELLANEOUS

• √ Replace Roof
• Replace Sunroom Windows
• Organize Garage

Phew – quite the list – but boy oh boy – look at those before and afters coming along slowly!

While we are in the process of updating our Meadow Brook home, feel free to look around our old home that we affectionately referred to as our “Almost Farmhouse!”