“We bought the home in 2016 and knew that the first thing that needed to be done was the kitchen,” Emilia begins. “It had hardly any kitchen cabinets, no appliances, and three doorways leading into it! It was a floor plan nightmare. The day we got the keys to our home is the day we started demo on the kitchen.”

 On a tight budget, they did nearly all the work themselves, “from demo to design,” except they did hire people to install drywall and did have custom kitchen cabinets made. “At this point in time, we did not have children, so we had the time to work on these projects and didn’t feel as pressured to finish by a certain date. However, the washing of the dishes in that bathtub is the worst, so that kept us moving along QUICKLY,” Emilia writes.

“While we were undergoing the kitchen renovation, we also did some ‘light’ work in the adjoining rooms. We took down wallpaper in the dining room and living room and gave those spaces fresh coats of paint along with some additional architectural features, like wainscoting,” Emilia describes.    

Now eight years after first purchasing the house, they’ve transformed nearly every inch of the home, and have grown their family, too. Their two children are 5-year-old Olive and 2-year-old Lucca.

• Living Room Walls — Benjamin Moore “Owl Grey”
• Living Room Trim — Benjamin Moore “Simply White” 
• Living Room Built-ins Fireplace — Farrow & Ball “Downpipe”
• Dining Room Walls — Farrow & Ball “Downpipe”
• Dining Room Wainscoting — Benjamin Moore “Classic Grey”
• Kitchen Cabinets — Benjamin Moore “Newburg Green”
• Kitchen Walls — Farrow & Ball “Slipper Satin”
• Family Room Wainscoting — Farrow & Ball “Light Blue”
• Family Room Ceiling — Farrow & Ball “Inchyra Blue”
• Family Room Wallpaper — Opalhouse Target, by Jungalow, no longer in stock/available at Target, available here
• Hallway — Wallpaper Spoonflower “Otomi Dog” by Kelly Bozarth 
• Wainscoting — Farrow & Ball “Slipper Satin”
• Bedroom Trim and Ceiling — Miller Paint “Lexington Blue“
• Bedroom Walls — Grasscloth Wallpaper “Pacific Designs“
• Bathroom Walls — Benjamin Moore “Black Forest Green”

• Sven Sofa — Article
• Chairs — Facebook Market Place
• Coffee Table — City Home
• All Art — Thrifted
• Lighting Fixture — Noguchi Replica Hay Designs
• Mirror — Opalhouse Target
• Wall Sconce — Article
• Lamp and Side Table — Thrifted
• Curtains — Pottery Barn Zama Print

• Nero Tulip Table — Crate and Barrel
• Dining Chairs — Facebook Market Place
• Black Cane Sideboard — Store no longer exists 
• Arched Blue Cabinet — Urban Outfitters (was black with glass windows, but we painted it and added wallpaper to glass)
• Carved Wood Cabinet — Cargo PDX 
• Curtains — Pottery Barn Zama Print
• Bench — IKEA Upgrade! and also the design can be viewed here!
• Ceramic Chain on wall — spacedesign.party

• Marble Backsplash Tile — ​Lowes
• Lighting — CLJ, Shades of Light Pendant 
• Island — Thrifted and Upcycled BTS, viewed here

• Sectional — Reyes 5-Piece Sectional

• Wyatt Queen Bed — Room and Board

• Mirrors — Thrifted

Thanks, Emilia and family!

This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.

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