Since I was a teenage girl, I have dreamed of living on an island someday, it was more like Fiji, but I will settle for the Florida Keys. I also dreamed I would have a lovely beach cottage to call my own. So here I am in my late 20's and I think I have gotten pretty close to that dream. We have recently purchased our first home in the Florida Keys, and it is a canal front, ground level home with beach cottage potential.
Outside is currently painted an ugly light brown, with an even uglier dark brown trim and a lovely(not really) gravel yard! That same lovely color scheme had been carried in throughout the entire house! So we painted the inside white on white right away! My husband didn't believe me when I said paint everything white, but am always right! He also didn't know there is more than one kind of white (this may be a long journey for us). Anyway, what a difference the change in paint color, furniture and furniture layout can do for a home. At least the color anxiety goes away after I walk through the door. It is also getting a little easier to see the potential this home has now that it is more of a blank canvas. My addiction to Pinterest, Pottery Barn, HGTV, and Coastal Living Magazine also helps!
Before
After
As you can tell these photos this is from before we moved in and immediately after. I have rearrange the furniture many times, purchased and sold a kitchen table, then purchased a new one, and also fixed up and finished my son's room. So there will be many more before and afters to come. I can't wait to go completely Coastal Living Magazine on this place! In the meantime, I will go back to pinning all my house ideas on Pinterest wondering why when I pin stuff it doesn't magically appear in my home and religiously stalking the mailbox waiting for my Pottery Barn catalogs and Coastal Living Magazine!
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