Home Tour

It means the world to us that you are here, thank you!

~Hope you enjoy the tour~

One of our first projects was turning three small rooms (living, dining, family) into one large great room by knocking down a wall. This created a space that was 100% usable and functional which was so important for us.

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We turned the fireplace around so it became the focal point of our home, you can see more pictures here.

One of my favorite seasons is fall and I love to add little touches of it around our home.

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Our old living room became our dinning room and we opened up the bottom of the staircase and turned it into a small wine cellar.

I guess since I am showing you the front of the home I should show you the entrance.

The Kitchen renovation was one of our biggest accomplishments. We went from builder grade to custom made with lots of paint, elbow grease and trim.

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You can find all the details below

How to add height to your cabinets

How to add glass to a wood cabinet

With three boys we were quickly running our of space. We converted part of the garage into a Craft/mud/play room which has come in very handy.

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We recently completed adding wood floors to our Master Bedroom, after 12 years I don’t want to know what was lurking below the carpet, yuck.

Back in July of 2011 a candle burned our Guest Bathroom down, we were very fortunate that was the only loss, everyone was safe and we were able to rebuild.

The beginning of 2012 I tackled the Loft by repainting the desk and bookshelves and making it more of a hangout for the boys.

We have lots of family that stays with us on a regular basis so it was important to have our Guest room as comfortable as possible for them.

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Two of our boys share a room and we are in the process of updating our oldest room.

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We had lots of fun transforming the boys bathroom into a beachy escape for them.

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Living in San Diego we are blessed to have wonderful weather so we have created a space where we can relax and entertain in our back yard.

 

The last few months we have been working hard at updating our dated bathroom, we are almost finished, stay tuned!

I think that completes the tour, thank you so much for stopping in.

Ray and Kristin

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25 thoughts on “Home Tour

  1. I absolutely love your home. It has a casual elegance and looks like its been collected over time as opposed to bought on the showroom floor which is exactly the look I’ve attempted to bring to my own home. Thanks so much for sharing your home and inspiring me to be bolder and think outside the box :)

  2. Hi…Where did you purchse the oversized lantern on your bakc patio? Looking for something large for my porch entrance.

    Thank You,
    Torri

  3. Your home is lovely. Your kitchen is similar to mine I have white cabinets also that we painted too. Our counters are similar in color as well.
    I love the chair in your loft.

  4. I am thinking of painting my bedroom the color of your mud room, i love it! If I don’t find that color anywhere in you’re blog, I’ll be sending you an e-mail, if you don’t mind.

    I get the keys to my very first home tomorrow and I can’t wait to blog about a “home tour.” I blogged about my experience of getting my first home and will continue to blog about DIY projects and before and after pictures.. so much fun!

    Thanks for sharing pictures of your home, truly one of a kind.

  5. Are you happy with your Cognac Hickory hardwood? We are looking at those exact floors but i’m not sure if they will be too dark or not.

  6. I am in the process of building a house and I have got to know the stone you used on your fireplace. I love it! It is beautiful!

  7. Just wondered where you found the lovely green chest you hsve in between you boys’ beds, with all the small drawers in it? I love it!

  8. Beautiful home!!! We’re making over our ugly oak fireplace and I happened upon your blog while searching for inspiration. Everything looks loved and I think that is why people are drawn to you. Anyone can put together stuff, few can delightfully create warmth. Kudos.

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  10. Hi Kristin, I am in the process of redoing my dining room, and I absolutely love your dining room table. Could you please tell me where you purchased it and the name of the table? I can’t thank you enough. I’m hoping my house turns out as beautiful as yours.

  11. Your home is so beautiful and love the style, can you please tell me the color you used off of your bedroom it’s very calming.

  12. Hi Kristen,

    Your house is amazingly beautiful and I catch myself going back to your blog often. Keep up the great work and you have a beautiful family.

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