We’re down to the last “before” video for the new/old house (#staggreno on Instagram!).  Today I’m sharing the master bedroom and bathroom at the state it was when we took ownership of the house. This room was just bizarre on so many levels.  No lighting.  Like not a single light, just two lamps plugged into […]

We’re down to the last “before” video for the new/old house (#staggreno on Instagram!).  Today I’m sharing the master bedroom and bathroom at the state it was when we took ownership of the house. This room was just bizarre on so many levels.  No lighting.  Like not a single light, just two lamps plugged into […]

We are just about finished with all of the “before” home tours, and I’m getting excited to get into the nitty-gritty of our massive renovation of our new/old mid-century modern home.  Today I’m showing you what the downstairs family room and bar area looked like before we cracked into it.  And boy, did it need a […]

Sorry for the slight delay in today’s post.  I’m having internet issues this morning.  Why can’t technology just work effortlessly at all times? Today I’m giving you the first look inside our new/old home and giving you a tour of the living room.  It’s a pretty large space with the best view in the house, […]

If one thing sums up the backyard area of our new/old house, it’s trees.  And not just trees, a lot of dead trees.  While the backyard is where a lot of the action will be happening right off the bat, there is also an area back there I want to preserve.  I give you the […]

Well folks, it’s here– I can finally spill the beans on our new/old home and start leading you through the not-so-pretty before so we can get working on the very-pretty after. So here’s the plan: I’m going to break it down based on space/room with a before home tour.  Then in a follow-up post, I’ll […]

Now that the living room is complete, I’m getting nitty gritty with the details.  Let’s talk club chairs, shall we?  Yep, these club chairs: As you may recall, I found these gorgeous mid-century club chairs at a thrift store called DI.  They were dirty and smelled of cigarette smoke.  And they had stains and the stitching […]