It’s hard to believe we’ve already lived here for a month. To be honest, the house still feels pretty chaotic: blue trim everywhere, wallpaper in a few rooms, bright salmon living room walls, old carpeting that still covers the stairs and our closet, and a lot of furniture that was simply set down on moving day. Nothing is permanent yet — this is just where things landed. Some rooms feel unchanged and like moving day was yesterday, while others (especially upstairs) have already evolved so much it’s hard to remember what they looked like before. Here’s a room-by-room update on how the house looks one month in.
The foyer:
The kitchen:
The table is still a bit small, but the space already looks calmer than it did on moving day.
The sunroom:
The office:
The living room:
The dining room (confession: nothing has changed here since day one, so we reused the same picture):
Half bathroom update:
We removed wallpaper and brightened this space, so it feels lighter and fresher now.
The guest room:
One of the rooms that has improved the most — here’s a before photo from a few weeks before we moved in:
The hall bathroom:
The spare room / possible future nursery:
This room already looks quite different from the mauve-trimmed, carpeted version we started with.
Clara’s room:
This room has changed a lot — here’s a before shot from just weeks before we moved in:
Our bedroom:
And here’s a pre-move photo for comparison:
Our bathroom:
We still have some very much “just moved in” moments — for example, a kitchen cabinet full of tools and a closet that needs organizing:
Visually, one of the biggest differences is what you see when you climb the stairs. We went from old carpet and blue trim to a much cleaner, fresher look at the top of the stairs:
The hallway transformation has been the most dramatic so far: removing dated carpet and updating trim has made the upstairs feel fresh. The railing still needs attention, but the progress so far is really encouraging. We aren’t finished by any stretch — it typically takes us a long time to paint and fully personalize every room — but we’ve already completed a solid list of projects:
- Removed a lot of old carpeting
- Installed hardwood floors upstairs
- Painted doors and trim upstairs
- Added new doorknobs
- Removed wallpaper from the half bathroom
- Removed interior doors between the foyer, kitchen, living room and dining room
- Completed some tree work on the property
- Removed glass shower doors and re-caulked the bathtub
- Hung curtains in the guest room
- Stripped old carpeting out of the sunroom
- Installed new blinds in every bedroom and bathroom
We’re gradually starting to feel at home. Even with the unfinished details and packing boxes tucked away, we’re in love with this place — quirks and blue trim included. If you want to know what we plan to do next, we have a running to-do list that we refer to as we research and tackle individual projects. We’ll keep sharing updates and photos as each space comes together.