There is so much renovating happening right now as my new floors and new fireplace and kitchen hardware are being worked on.
It is week 8 on renovating the Sweet Little Bungalow.
For the past two weeks it’s been extremely busy at the house. I didn’t get much of a chance to take any photos as so many workers were on site. All the interior was painted, a new railing went on the staircase, tiling is being done in the bathroom, new fireplace getting installed and hardwood flooring going in. Phew!
We discovered that the flooring on the main floor is extremely uneven. Before the hardwood could be installed, the floor needed to be levelled out with levelling concrete.
We didn’t anticipate it but it was necessary. It only set us back two days which wasn’t that bad.
You can see all the areas where the levelling concrete needed to go.
The flooring was going to be nailed down but now that there’s concrete it needs to be glued into place.
I’ve always liked the natural hardwood floor color. I know the trend now is going towards more lighter wood floors or grey wood floors.
I like the warmth of a medium warmth wood tone and it goes so well with my furniture and white walls.
The flooring is an engineered wood from Dansk called:
Weathered Saddle (Oak) Monterey Wire Brushed.
It’s gorgeous! It has a rustic feel to the touch and I love a light warm wood color.
And here the fireplace is being installed. It’s a limestone look but made of concrete.
All the interior walls were painted the same Benjamin Moore Simply White, the same as the kitchen cabinets.
For the kitchen island, I picked BM Gray Owl OC-52.
Here are the painted cabinet doors. Aren’t they beautiful?
And now I have to make hardware choices. So much fun!
Do you have any favourites?
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Lisa says
March 24, 2016 at 6:27 amBeautiful choices.. Love the hardwood!! We just recently installed a similar engineered hardwood in our main floor and couldn’t be happier ! For the hardware I love #6 cup pulls for drawers and either #7 or #8 glass knobs for doors (maybe 8 because they seem slightly larger and more to scale with a cabinet door. Best of luck!
Jamie says
April 4, 2016 at 10:25 pmThanks Lisa! I picked #6 and #7. It was a hard decision 😉
Hugs, Jamie
Shawnna says
March 24, 2016 at 8:20 amHey girl so glad it’s all coming together! I like the knobs. My favorite for a kitchen would have to be 2,5 and 6! Have fun! Can’t wait to see it finished!
Jamie says
April 4, 2016 at 10:26 pmThanks Shawnna! It’s coming along.
Hugs, Jamie
April says
March 24, 2016 at 8:56 amIts starting to look amazing Jamie! Seeing your vision come together is so inspirational! I can’t wait to see more.
For the hardware, I love either of the cups (5,6) and number 7 for the knob. I think the mix of solid hardware with the glass would be really nice.
Jamie says
April 4, 2016 at 10:27 pmThanks April! I actually picked #6 and #7. Thanks for your help 😉
Hugs, Jamie
brocanteuserose says
March 24, 2016 at 12:25 pmYay! can’t wait to see more pictures and I love #6.
Jamie says
April 4, 2016 at 10:27 pmThat’s one I picked! Thanks so much 😉
Hugs, Jamie
Sharon C. says
March 24, 2016 at 2:14 pmWow, a lot of progress is going on. Can’t wait to see the reveals. For the hardware, I really like, 2, 6, & 9.
Jamie says
April 4, 2016 at 10:29 pmThanks for your help, Sharon. I ended up picking #6 and #7.
Hugs, Jamie
Mary Hall says
March 24, 2016 at 6:26 pm#3, 4, and #7. What fun. Can’t wait to see it.
Jamie says
April 4, 2016 at 10:30 pmThanks Mary!
Jamie xo
Teresa Andersen says
April 2, 2016 at 5:29 pmWhat fun to follow along with you…and to know that we are doing just about the same thing, only you are a little ahead of us…Our cabinets are being painted as I type. Happy Day….
Looking forward to meeting you in person in France….hoping the painting and tile is finished when I get home.
Your project looks great!
Jamie says
April 4, 2016 at 10:31 pmHow exciting, Teresa! I can’t wait to hear all about it and meet you in France!! It’s coming up soon ;
Hugs, Jamie
Mushii says
June 13, 2017 at 11:07 amGreat Thanks for this I like fireplace
Jamie says
June 14, 2017 at 10:48 pmThank you!
Jaime Pfeffer says
July 7, 2019 at 1:20 pmI love the BM Simply White and how it brightens up these rooms! How do you use it in the different rooms? Flat, matte, semi-gloss, etc.? I felt so lost trying to pick out white paint for a new home but found your site and this is exactly the look I want in my girls’ rooms, master bedroom and bathrooms. Do you also paint the ceilings Simply White? Thank you in advance.
Jamie says
July 10, 2019 at 10:17 pmHi Jaime,
I have Simply White flat on all my walls, although I wished I used eggshell as they would be easier to wipe down. Semi-gloss on all the trim and doors and eggshell on the cupboards. The ceiling is not Simply White, it’s just ceiling paint, a basic white paint and you can’t tell it doesn’t match. I have my house details in this post: https://somuchbetterwithage.com/shop-my-house/
Hope that helps!
Hugs, Jamie