Need a break from all the atrocities? Me too.
So here they are, FINALLY! #LaffysBigTownhouseRenovation Befores and afters.
BIG plug for our absolutely wonderful contractor, Raphael Belanger, Noble Fir Homes https://www.noblefir.ca
Can't recommend him highly enough.
Next: With huge apologies, all the alt texts will do me in. I'm fried. So, please, #AltText4Me this once.
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2/ Starting from the bottom up: Basement, which we call the Enchanted Dungeon bc we threw every faux foliage/flower we had down there, along with anything that wouldn't fit upstairs. (you'll get a glimpse of all of the foliage off to the right in the long view)
The Before will always be first, I hope.
4/ Den/family area (tiny) right off the kitchen.
This one will take up a couple of posts.
6/ Entry, dining room
2 views, so it'll alternate before/after.
Why yes, there is a wine theme in that room. The chalkboard way in the back says, "Must have wine NOW!" The artwork depicts... wine.
7/ Looking in from near the dining area into the living room.
The guy who did our millworker, all the wood you see, is an artist. He designs speakers or something. He does this on the side, and is a perfectionist. All the wood additions are his.
8/ Buncha pics of the stairs because sooo good. Multi post.
10/ Living room time! Mutli posts on this one. 2 befores.
(and yes, I designed everything. Including all the millwork. Thank you for your kind words!!)
12/ Kitchen. Most of the kitchen was done already. We lifted off the quartz countertop so we could enlarge and improve the sink (Silgranit sink by Blanco), new fridge, new lighting, stools, not much else.
2 befores.
We painted the entire house, added the batten board in kitchen-den/main bedroom to create accent walls.
Multi post. #LaffysBigTownhouseRenovation #AltText4Me
13/ Kitchen, cont'd.
(Their sink was stainless, divided, and small, btw)
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14/ Heading upstairs. Up the first 3 steps is the powder bath, or as everyone calls it, the Zen Bathroom. In our Calif house, I designed a bathroom that for some reason, people went nuts over, kept calling it the Zen Bathroom. So of course, I needed to design another one, totally different.
15/ Upstairs hall bath. I won't post pics of our offices. All we did was paint and stick our office stuff in.
We added new baseboards everywhere, too, like 6 inch ones. So cool.
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16/ These pics, btw, do not do the place justice. They look darker, when in fact, we have skylights and tall windows all over the place.
Main bedroom.
Remember when we built the Behemoth? Oy, what a job. Here it is in the context of the completed room.
17/ Finally, we get to the end. A multi post.
Main bathroom. We didn't have to redo tile, but every bathroom has all new fixtures, vanities/sinks, lighting, etc. In this shower, we lucked out, just had to change out the fixtures. Which wasn't so easy, btw. Added a fan too. We have 2, one in the throne room, one in the main area. No windows, so it can get too moist.
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(🤭our twins' dog photo bombed!)
19/ Just for fun, here's our little yard, and a view from the back. We have a forest right outside the back of our place, steps away (see snow pic w/ gate). We're the middle unit of 3, only 20 in entire complex.
The 1st is a before. We cleaned up the overgrowth, added black Mexican pebbles, took away the rubber stepping stones & divider hedge. Faux turf was there. We'll plant in spring.
20/ That's a wrap of #LaffysBigTownhouseRenovation! Finally. Thank you for your interest and your patience! I had loading issues, had to restart my Mac.
I'll read your replies soon.
We are so grateful every single day that we got the exact place in the exact location that we wanted.
We came in on budget for the reno, and below budget for the purchase itself.
We love #PortMoody #BC #Canada to bits.
If I have anything else to add, it'll be on this thread.
Many many thanks.
@GottaLaff definitely need to hire you for our kitchen/bathroom renovation lol.
We're seeing a designer/firm in a few weeks, can't wait.
Looks amazing well done!
@SueDiOh LOL. We're completely done, took about 4 mos.
It feels great, but I miss the process.
@elessar83 Lol, Hammy.
Thank you!
Congrats on the completion. Gorgeous. The reno looks more like a home now. The woods and colour palette have a modern PNW/Pacific Northwest feel to it. I think there's a nice contrast giving some depth & warmth but also some outdoorsy feel (if that makes sense)
It is absolutely gorgeous. You did a superb job decorating. Thanks for sharing!
@MichelleRNCHPN Ugh, I remember those. yeah, they had heavy drapes and terrible blinds everywhere.
What a change.
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