Now that the floors are complete and looking spectacular it's time to move onto the next project! We are still deciding on a banister for the top and bottom of the stairs, so that will have to wait. In the meantime we are tackling a simpler project, the front hallway. We love the look of the very trendy striped hallway, but wanted to do something a bit different with it. We originally painted the hallway a very pale blue (which ended up just looking like a dirty white) with the hopes of brightening things up a bit. What a huge mistake that was! We are learning that light doesn't always mean bright and that bold is the way to go! Here are the before and after of the new hall. We are still undecided weather we will hang anything on the stripes or just let them stand alone. Next on our list, the family room. Time to update that 1980's brick fireplace. Stay tuned...

Here is the hallway before the makeover. Blah...