Nakita Grinie

Our Home Posts

Our old 'new' home: a Chicago Bungalow built in 1925 with many stories to tell. We are the third owners of this baby in the 87 years it's been around. Approximately 1700 sq ft, 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms means it feels huge compared to our previous 900 sq ft duplex.





Fall:


Winter:


Take a tour...

The Family room:






(at Christmas time, my favorite decoration season)





The Dining room:









The Sunroom/Playroom:







The Kitchen:







The half bathroom:



Stairway/Hallways:

Going to Upstairs:





Going to the Basement:




Master Bedroom:





Truman and Cecelia's Room:






Cecelia's Nursery: (which is no longer, but I loved it so pictures stay here)



Porter's Nursery:






Full Bath:


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Renovation pictures (Before and Afters!)

Family:




Dining:




Sunroom:


Kitchen:






Half bath:


Stairs:


Master bed:


Truman's room:


Cecelia's room:


Upper Bath:


then


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Posts for your reading pleasure:

The House Hunt Part 1
The House Hunt Part 2

House Renovations: The Floors
House Renovations: Painting
House Renovations: The Kitchen in Progress
House Renovations: More Painting

Home Tour: Upstairs, one month after moving
Home Tour: Downstairs, one month after moving
Home Tour: The Nursery Reveal (for Cecelia)
Home Tour: The Completed Kitchen
Home Tour: The Kids' Shared Bedroom
Home Tour: Porter's Nursery Reveal
Home Tour: Back Hallway Project
Home Tour: Bathroom Renovation

How-To Posts:
Making an Upholstered Headboard
Making Roman Shades
Painting Our Crib Pink
Painting Our Crib Yellow
Recovering Dining Room Chairs
Updating our Fireplace
DIY Growth Chart Rulers
Painting Old Radiators

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Our Paint Colors by Room:

Family Room: Behr's Cloudy Day in eggshell finish (ceiling in Behr's Wave Crest plus 25% more white)
Dining Room: Behr's Cloudy Day in eggshell finish
Sunroom: Behr's Peridot in eggshell finish (ceiling in Behr's White Willow)
Kitchen: Behr's Dolphin Fin in satin finish
Stairway/Hallways: Behr's Dolphin Fin in eggshell finish
Half Bathroom: Behr's Harbor in satin finish

Cecelia's Nursery: Behr's Wildwood Spring in eggshell finish
Porter's Nursery: Glidden's Seal Gray in satin finish
Truman and Cecelia's room: Behr's Gentle Rain in eggshell finish
Master bedroom: Behr's Honey Bird in eggshell finish
Full bathroom: Behr's Tide Pools in satin finish  Behr's Pencil Sketch in satin finish

All painted woodwork in home: Two different brands we've tried...
-Sherwin Williams latex Adhesion Primer and Pro Classic latex paint in white, semi-gloss finish
-Benjamin Moore oil-based primer and Advance latex paint in white, satin finish
( I like the Sherwin Williams combo much better, fyi )