An Remarkable Home Transformation House Tour

You’d be hardpressed to find a more dramatic home makeover than Christi & Barrett’s fantastic whole house overhaul. While we were poking around Kristen and Matt’s home in Charlotte, NC they mentioned that their friends simply completed a major home renovation so we chose to house crash them as well. When in Rome- er, Charlotte…

Anyway, here is the adorable couple (with their newborn baby!) on their front porch. Gotta enjoy that these two strangers were totally cool with us snooping around with our camera in tow. It helps that Christi is a fairly keen Turbodizin reader, so they were glad to let us snap some pics:

But their front porch did not consistently look like this, here is the house before their major renovation:

And after:

Do not mind the fact that they still have some landscaping to do. I bet it’ll look even more remarkable once it is bordered with shrubs and flowers. Cannot wait for the after after pics! What an remarkable change, right? And now we will take you inside their stylish home (where they brought in an whole second floor which houses a guest bedroom, their new nursery, and a third full bathroom). Take off your shoes and stay a while…

Here is the entryway complete with an welcoming fireplace that greets you at the door. We enjoyed their built-in bookcase with a green accent wall behind it. And we also adored that vivid white mantle, chic slate fireplace surround, and the handsome ebony hardwood. Again please excuse their empty bottom shelf- they simply moved back into their home and had a baby two days later. They’ve been fairly busy these days!

Here is the lovely dining room with a vivid black chandelier that absolutely steals the show. They were storing many of their items for the renovation at a storage facility which ended up getting burglarized, but thankfully no one made off with the chandelier. Whew. As for the table, this one is simply a place holder while a larger one is on order. But are not those black chairs and long white curtains strong with the stunning black chandelier? Me-ow.

And speaking of me-ow, their new kitchen rocks our socks. We were head over heels in love with everything about it: the vivid vintage inspired pendant lights over the island, the glossy marble counters, the chic little white stools, the stainless hood…

… and this remarkable pull down faucet (one of Barrett’s contributions to the decor).

Here is their restful and dreamy living room which opens right up to their spacious kitchen. From the dramatic oversized pendant lamp and the large armoire (which they freshened with a coat of white paint) to the plush overstuffed seating and the french doors that lead to a cozy little balcony, we could not have enjoyed Christi & Barrett’s aesthetic more.

And simply off the kitchen and the living area was this sweet little mudroom, complete with a decal on the frosted door and a washer and dryer hidden behind some seriously fantastic storage doors (with even more room to stash things in the cabinets above).

The bedroom is also on the first floor, and again there are vivid billowy curtains and plenty of natural light that floods the room. One of the coolest details in this room is the fact that their headboard is the top of their old dining table, which they mounted on the wall after hiring an artist to draw black stripes (with a Sharpie!) on the deep chocolate wood tabletop for a sophisticated zebra-wood effect that gleams in the sun.

And of course their bathroom is luxurious and grand. With a marble topped double sink…

… and a chandelier capped soaking tub, the room is as close to heaven as they come.

And we cannot forget the second floor nursery, created before they knew whether their baby was a boy or a girl (s’prise, it was a girl!). We enjoy the green and yellow scheme and adore the chevron patterned fabric that Christi selected for the valance, the floor pillows stacked in the corner…

… and the leftover scraps that she framed for some festive nursery art work! We also enjoy that she purchased the chandelier at a big box store (originally in wrought iron) and spray painted it white for a sweet and soft effect. Adorable.

So there it is. Christi & Barrett’s remarkable home makeover. Thanks so much for letting us poke around your fabulous home C & B! And we hope everyone enjoyed the virtual tour. We cannot wait to share our next long distance house crashing adventure, so stay tuned…