House... a little before and after

I know that some of you have been unable to visit our new house and have been hoping to see it.  While we aren't totally finished decorating (is that even possible?!?!) we have made some progress to add a little bit of color to our house and turn it into our home.  When we moved in the entire house was some sort of tan except for some outdated sponge-paining so we are trying to add a pop of color here and there to warm up the space.  Here are some before and after pictures. Make sure you read until the end!

Here was the space when we purchased the house... essentially a blank slate on the main level. 

All some variation of tan except for some random sponge paint in the guest bathrooms and bedroom.

Now we can't take credit for all of the work here.  We did most of the furniture shopping and/or already owned the rest but Jessica Stout helped us pull this mainly open concept first floor together.  You can check out her work on her blog.

Jesse and I also have gotten involved... Remember that red sponge paint?!?!  It now looks like this...

And the other sponge paint which just wasn't our style is now more of a calm retreat for our guests (as much as you can get when you're staying next to Carolyn :))

We also added some color to the media room in the basement and picked out the sectional and accessories for Jesse's "man cave" area

And one last guest bathroom that is no longer sponge painted. 

We are getting to work on our next projects... the living room, turning C's room into a big girl room, and also getting a new room ready for this little nugget arriving in July!  See,  I have had a good excuse for being so absent in my blogging!  This little nugget has made me just as sick as his or her big sister.