Here we are—after more than a year of planning, reworking ideas, last-minute decisions, and stuffing our car with vases and accent chairs, the Homearama Showhouse tour is complete.
To celebrate finishing this whole-house marathon, we’re kicking off with a room-by-room video tour. Nothing fancy—just me walking through the house and sharing the highlights.
There are a few rooms on each floor we haven’t shared full sourcing for yet, so here’s a closer look at the dining room, powder room, mudroom, guest room, guest bathroom, and the laundry room.
We love dark paint in dining rooms, so we used Kendall Charcoal and balanced it with crisp white trim and linear wainscoting John the Carpenter built. To keep the space lively, we added colorful chairs, art, and curtains.
Peacock chairs were donated by World Market, the weathered trestle table came from Green Front Furniture, the art was from HomeGoods, and the rug is from West Elm.
The curtains were custom-made by U-Fab in the fabric shown.
The light fixture is from Shades of Light. The table runner and blue-rimmed glasses came from World Market, and the remaining table accents are from HomeGoods.
Next up is the mudroom, accessed past the pantry featured in an earlier post. We painted it Kendall Charcoal like the dining room but used white built-ins and large doors to keep the space bright.
We gave John direction—beadboard backs, a stained wood bench—and he executed it. The prism light is from Shades of Light, the tile floor is from Mosaic, the runner from HomeGoods, and the baskets and styling elements are mostly ours.
The glass door on the left leads to the back patio; the other door leads to the garage. We would have loved more styling time—some baskets are mismatched and the shelves could have been fuller—but timing was tight as the show opened.
The powder room features a dramatic accent tile wall from floor to ceiling. We chose Snow White Seaweed Wave from Mosaic; the shipped tiles were a bolder shade than the sample, and that unexpected depth became a favorite feature for many visitors.
The pedestal sink is the Kohler Tresham, faucets are Brizo Baliza in polished nickel, the mirror is from Target, and the sconces are from Shades of Light. The slightly warmer shade of the fixtures versus the trim is a small detail some notice, but overall the tile wall steals the show.
Upstairs, the laundry room is one of our favorite spots thanks to Pebble Leaf wallpaper by MissPrint, donated by WallpaperDirect.
The farmhouse pendant lights are from Shades of Light in a lime color to add a citrus pop against otherwise subdued tones. The non-wallpaper walls are painted Steam by Benjamin Moore, chosen because it complements the wallpaper’s background better than our standard Simply White.
Floors are 12 x 24″ Travertino White Field tiles from Mosaic. We balanced darker cabinets and appliances with lighter finishes so the room still feels open.
Counters are soapstone with a deep stainless-steel sink and a pull-down Leland faucet from Delta—perfect for cleaning paintbrushes or tackling larger laundry tasks.
At the last minute we added a wall-to-wall floating shelf above the counters. It fills the visual void and provides practical storage for supplies, baskets, and everyday items.
The guest bedroom is the one that “got away” a bit—it didn’t come together exactly as envisioned because finishing 25 spaces in a few weeks meant some rooms didn’t receive final tweaks. Still, many visitors admired elements like the curtains and art.
We’d intended to add some warm tones, but the room became dominated by browns. The wall color (Taupe Fedora by Benjamin Moore) matched other photo shoots we’d used, but paired with the furnishings it felt flat. Swapping in lighter bedding, white furnishings, and colorful art helped, but a different wall color—like a pale gray-blue—would have tied it together.
We do love several pieces in the room: U-Fab curtains, a metallic upholstered headboard with gold nailhead trim, and a colorful armchair that was a last-minute find. Furniture and rugs from Green Front, World Market, and HomeGoods helped warm the space and make it feel lived-in.
For the guest bathroom we kept the design simple, classic, and a touch vintage. We used Imperial Ice Gray Gloss tile from The Tile Shop for a tile wainscot and paired it with a Brizo bridge faucet and carrera marble counters.
The hex version of the penny tile on the floor nods to a previous project and adds texture. Glass knobs on cabinets, a seamless shower door, and simple accessories finish the space.
We initially considered a different tile in the shower but chose to continue the wainscot tile through it for a cohesive, cozy feel. A wood bench from HomeGoods adds a warm touch.
That wraps up the showhouse tour. We’re planning a House Tour page that will compile final photos, room sources, the video tour, floor plan, and budget details. In the meantime, you can explore our previous showhouse posts for more behind-the-scenes updates and progress photos.
It was an honor to take part in this project. We learned a tremendous amount about new construction, met incredible people who now feel like family, and were proud to donate our design fee to Richmond’s Habitat For Humanity. And yes—Sherry’s already plotting to revisit the house once a real family moves in so we can see how it functions in everyday life.
Psst – For more showhouse photos and details, check our full showhouse tour for final pictures of each room, the floor plan, budget info, and a video walk-through.