Mid Century Reno, or Can a Mid Century Gal do this

The ongoings of an MCM renovation.... by Cori Kyle

Thursday, May 6, 2010

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Painting the second cabinet

Painting the upper cabinets for over the recycling center

Turning a teak veneer dresser into a work bench

in the process

Trying to organize after getting the teak cabinets up

Posts holding up my garage until the beam comes Tuesday

Look at that rain coming down!

Garage stripped down

notice the black mastic on the floor

IKEA track lighting for garage

5 in all!

IKEA lights for garage

Home Depot Mid Mod light

two for over the window where workbench will go

Vinyl commercial tile Craigslist

$12. per case 45 sq feet in a case

ripped the walls and carpet out

Finally done

2 days to prime the garage ceiling

garage before

The Garage

The Garage

The Garage

Garage doors

Full house view, the back at dusk

Back of the house at dusk

Teak Secretary with pull out desk top

so functional

The front of the house

ensuite...this is where I spend too much time

My ensuite shower

My ensuite

teak coffee table goes headboard

FREE!

spare room, still in progress

my daughter's old room

new kitchen backsplash

MCM Christmas!

My favorite childhood Christmas ornament

it's a bell

White Christmas.....Tree

Fireplace wall

More of my art projects on fireplace wall

My new upper hall addition

5' X 3' canvas I painted on my week off

completed railing

FINALLY!

$5 headboard for 2nd bedroom

new floating platform bedframe and shag rug

Craigslist (where else?)

exterior paint

The turquoise door

New Paint job

view out the exercise room

exercise room

Exercise room

starburst clock

given to me by a friend

New turquoise nook under the stairs

New turquoise nook under stairs

The dining room

new teak credenza

$75 on Craigslist

Painting the shed

Dark Grey/white trim

Back yard clean up after Reno

Exterior of house still needs painting

My treasure from Craigslist for $30.00

E. Gomme G Plan sideboard

computer nook

The kitchen

back splash to come!

The kitchen bar!

powder room

powder room

LOVE!

bedroom 2

master bath

main bath

main bathroom

1950's sinks that had never been used

Looking from the kitchen into the dining and living room

Painted fireplace

Not sure if I like it...it may change

Kitchen almost done

Kitchen almost done

blue plastic on my cabinet fronts

Kyle helps build some cabinets

it looks like he's sleeping but he's not!

number 1 cabinet....DONE!!!

building my first kitchen cabinet...the wine rack

Getting ready to build the kitchen cabinets

My kitchen

yes, it's in the boxes

windows installed

door will be red

My windows installed!

unpainted

the color of flooring

1st coat of paint on the ceiling

living and dining room ceiling first coat

Painting the ceiling

Heat sleeping in

drywall begins

Bathroom

ahhh, when I had a sink with cold running water

Insulation ready to go in

Living room/dining room

Kidder tolerates the Reno

Heat makes a bunwich

stove is unfunctional...it's just a counter top

Cable railing from the Seattle company

Hard to get passed by the city

the flat rail version I like

close up

railing I like

from Seattle...but the flat steel version

Rejuvenation Hardware light

for master bath in chrome or white

master closet

ensuit behind

closet knob

Rejevenation Hardware

Billy takes a break from the Reno

view from stairwell

Magnolia tree and dumpster...nice combo

Another view of the stairwell

exercise room behind

Master ensuite

vanity area

master ensuite

soaker tub, toilet and shower

master bedroom

The stairs

Heather's room

Exercise room

up the stairs

Living room

Living room fireplace

Living room

Kidder making himself comfy

Stair well and hall

dining room

powder room and computer station

kitchen

da kitchen

the bare essentials

My temporary bedroom

nice huh?

view into my upcoming exercise room

Billy is checking everything out

view of my stairwell

picture taken from my old Master bedroom

view from one end of the upstairs to the other

yes, I am sleeping there

view into my new master bath and bedroom

another view of the main bathroom

looking down the hall

My main bathroom

yes, it's bathe worthy

Expedit cabinet drawers

Expedit bookcase

The gas stove

Fisher and Paykel

the Fridge

Fisher and Paykel

the look I'm going for in main bath

The new crapper

The quartz I want

The kitchen look I'm going for

medium dark wood and white upper cabinets and countertops

Outdoor lighting

New house numbers

New dead bolt

new door knob

my door now

my back plate will be plated and door replaced with a Crestview door

back plate for door in chrome

Piedmont A door from Crestview

frosted closet doors

trade show find

Delta faucets

Faucets for free! What a deal!

another view of some of my new dining room furniture

can't wait to put up my white table

Painted dining room

my new chairs and light. White oval table is not up yet

painted entrance hall

view down hall from kitchen

painted the entrance way

entrance hall

My new replacement for the fort

Lovely!

Atomic Ranch Birdhouse

This replaced the fort. Thanks Jim for making me this!

The ugly fort

right by the kitchen window on the left. Now removed. Thanks to my neighbor

The ugly fort

It's to the right on the 4X4's. You can also see the dead tree to the left. They are both history!

The dead tree

The style of my Valor fireplace insert

btw, this is not my house only the style I put in

My master bedroom...the bed sits where my master bath will be

The dining room...new furniture to come

the beautiful backyard view...minus the hideous drapes

living room after I moved in. BTW, this is befor the reno

Westinghouse dryer from late 50's

Little stucco house...the living room

nice shag carpet...I think not. But hardwood is beneath

little stucco house...

perfect kitchen

kitchen in the little stucco house

do I smell cookies baking in the oven?

yummy hardwood floors in the bedroom

little stucco house

another view of the blue bathrooom

perfect blue bathroom

will never be mine!

Front of the coveted blue house

The large window is the stairwell

The back of the coveted blue house

I'm in love!!

dated pink bathroom

it was bright...I'll give it that

kitchen from hell

I see gutted

looking outside

nice view...but not inside

living room with animal head

this poor room

The living and dining area

hideous interior

little blue rancher sitting as one of my favorites but not my desiny

one of the houses on my street of dreams...just not the "real blue" house in my future

back of the house...Mother's day house for sale

House for sale...Mother's day

previous family home

The culprit

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