BrittanyMakes

I’ve been feeling like a cluttered mess lately; disorganized, stressed out, cluttered, uninspired.. at first I thought something was wrong with me, maybe I’m experiencing some sort of burn-out.  But then it dawned on me today – duh! my house is under construction! I remember the time I was so envious of folks renovating their own homes – thought how much fun and exciting it must be to hand select your own finishes and fixtures, turning a house into your dream home.  The thought seemed so luxurious!  What people never tell you is the crazy mental state you’ll most likely endure when living through a construction zone. If you’re house is a mess, your mind is a mess.

Anyway, I really shouldn’t be complaining, I mean, I asked for this! I truthfully couldn’t be more excited to finally get rid of our Frankenstein flooring.  This here is the special corner I liked to call the bermuda triangle of floors:

It’s this darling corner where our vibrantly orange bedroom floors meet the vintage speckled poop brown trellis tile of the entryway, which then meets the lumpy brown (yet surprisingly soft) carpet that opens up into the white painted subfloor of our kitchen + dining room. It’s quite a sight. And if you thought I was joking that we never invite people over because of our floors, this is precisely the eyesore that I’ve been so embarrassed over.  Soon friends! Soon I will finally be able to invite you over!

Here’s a shot at the first stage of our flooring reno. I mentioned we’re laying faux wood tile (which I promise to dive into next!). Our house is on a raised foundation (we have a crawl space), versus a cement slab. Since our foundation is raised we have to strengthen the subfloor by laying a cement backer. We laid Hardiesbacker cement board first, which is what you see here

Even just the cement backer as flooring looks a million times better! I’m sure you also noticed the fireplace wall is a different color than the rest of the house.. it’s true, I haven’t yet painted that wall. You might also notice this wall is decked out in faux wood paneling. A part of me wishes I could have seen this focal wall in it’s original (unpainted) state. We’ve ripped out the paneling since this photo was taken, thank goodness!

Some other changes that are happening – we’ve removed all wall trim and door trim throughout the house. We’re planning to install a new door that leads out into the sun room, this sliding glass door is broken so it needs replacing anyway. We also decided last minute to rehaul the bathroom… Why not, right? And just for kicks, here is a peek into the tile we chose for our house!

I know, right??? It really IS tile! I’m drafting a lengthy post on our flooring selection process. We spent SO much time and research selecting our flooring, it only makes sense to share our process :)

Thank you so much for bearing with me as I figure out my life during these projects!