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 in the living room 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, creating contrast.
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 completely out 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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Beautiful 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!
Thanks Lisa! I picked #6 and #7. It was a hard decision 😉
Hugs, Jamie
Hey 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!
Thanks Shawnna! It’s coming along.
Hugs, Jamie
Its 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.
Thanks April! I actually picked #6 and #7. Thanks for your help 😉
Hugs, Jamie
Yay! can’t wait to see more pictures and I love #6.
That’s one I picked! Thanks so much 😉
Hugs, Jamie
Wow, a lot of progress is going on. Can’t wait to see the reveals. For the hardware, I really like, 2, 6, & 9.
Thanks for your help, Sharon. I ended up picking #6 and #7.
Hugs, Jamie
#3, 4, and #7. What fun. Can’t wait to see it.
Thanks Mary!
Jamie xo
What 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!
How exciting, Teresa! I can’t wait to hear all about it and meet you in France!! It’s coming up soon ;
Hugs, Jamie
Great Thanks for this I like fireplace
Thank you!
I 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.
Hi 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