At long last, our kitchen, family and dining rooms are done and looking  so much more peaceful and relaxing if I do say so myself.

Warning, this post contains a lot of pictures!  There is a link to each project that is pictured.  Just hover over the caption above the after picture and the link will show up underlined.

Family Room before:

Family Room after with chalkboard cabinet door in the background :

(we swapped the two denim oversized chairs for a sofa in our formal living room)

Another Family Room before view:

And after with the swapped sofa:

Our painted dresser and no sew drapes (and here for the fabric used):

Our painted cabinet:

Dining area before:

Dining area after with our painted chairs:

Our painted desk:

Chalkboard wall:

(This little wall shelf below was jet black but it was on clearance for $5 at Marshall’s, so I got my spray paint out and I think it works great now!)

Stove area before:

Stove area after with beaded board backsplash and new knobs and pulls on cabinets:

Kitchen before:

And after:

I am really happy with how this all turned out!  The space is much more relaxing and calm.  With three (LOUD) kids, two flatulent pugs and a diva cat, I’ll take any calm I can get!

Speaking of the pugs, here is their contribution to the family room decor:

They even match my decor in their lovely sandy beige color…..yeah, I did that on purpose….I am that good.    :)

FYI…the paint color used in all three connected rooms is Pottery Barn by Benjamin Moore.  The color is Truffle and the two colors blended to get my accent color were Waverly Beach House, available at Lowes and Valspar Signature Colors in Seascape , also available at Lowes.  I mixed equal parts of each accent paint to come up with the perfect color of sea green and blue….as close to this as I can get….

I hope you are able to take some ideas from these posts and make your home a more comfortable place to stay!  Now on to my next project!  More on that very soon!

Happy Decorating!!