{home renovation: part 1}

There's several things we'd like to renovate/update/add on our home and two had to be done soon before baby's arrival: 1) repaint the rooms and 2) lay hardwood floors in the hallway & bedrooms.  We painted the baby's room a neutral yellow and our guest bedroom a soft lavender (which I call the "Lavender Room"). The master still needs a color picked and painted (suggestions are welcomed).  For hardwood floors we really wanted a natural medium wood color that wasn't too dark and wasn't too light.  The one we ended up going with is a re-engineered white oak that has beautiful wood characteristics and medium distressing.  Luckily my husband has an acquaintance from childhood who has been installing hardwood floors for the past 16 years and who we could trust to do a gorgeous job.  Keith is the far and few hardwood floor installers that is an actual craftsman who takes pride in his work.  He knows his stuff and he will do it the right way.  After 4 days, our floors are all done!  I love it!  Now baby has a clean surface to crawl, roll, walk, and play on!  Not only that but hardwood floors make any home look that much better.  :)

{ripped up all the dingy carpet}

{sub-floor built, water retardant paper put down, and hardwood being laid}

{finished hallway}

{beautiful!  what a difference it makes!}