The entry is visible from all areas of the open concept plan, so we wanted to keep it simple. It needed to clearly be it’s own space, but still  naturally flow with the rest of the home.
My friend Katie (Addicted 2 DIY) designed and built this entry table specifically for this entry and we LOVE it.  It hands down MAKES this entry area.  BONUS: Stay tuned because tomorrow we are publishing build plans so that you can make your own!   Well, that’s a wrap on this 70’s style ranch!  I will slowly be publishing  a few more posts regarding some of the projects,  but overall we are done with reveals!  Thanks so much for following along!  Next  endeavor?  The workshop is in full swing and I can’t wait to start showing you!

Take Luck,

 Corey

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Alright, without further ado. I give you our masterpiece.  The DINING ROOM!!!!

 The light fixture is one of my favorite pieces.  I actually  made this piece  two years ago but never ended up using it in my home. When we designed this space, I knew exactly where my  light fixture belonged!  This was a very intricate build, but I do plan to publish build plans at some point. 

There use  to be a straight shot view of the laundry room from the dining room. Because that isn’t the most appetizing view we covered up the mountains of laundry with a barn door!   I got the hardware at Home Depot.com. 

 This whole space was completed on a very tight budget.  We tracked down the perfect dining table on Craigslist for $150 and purchased the chairs from the outdoor section of Walmart for $27 a piece. Not too shabby!  I then made a little succulent  holder using succulents I purchased at Michaels during their end of season sale.  Booyah.

 Here is a view from the dining area looking out into the rest of the open concept home. 

If you missed it,  you can see the rest of the kitchen here: 

And more of the living room/sitting room here. 

Alright,  that wraps up the dining room reveal!  Make sure you pin images inspo later, and check back later this week for the entry reveal!

 Take Luck,

 Corey

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You may have seen this luxurious look on the pages of major designer catalogs, they also come complete with big price tags.  So today  I showing you how I created these cheap white curtains for less. WAY LESS,  try $5 a panel!  You read right, $5 a panel.

 Here is what I did.  I made a trip to every single Walmart in the surrounding area and bought every single twin size FLAT sheet available. Unfortunately, you cannot order these online,  so you will need track them down.

Cheap White Curtains – Curtain Rings With Clips Tip

The great part about these panels is that they are a no-sew option.  I would highly suggest these Curtain Rings with Clips (1″) , they are an unbeatable price.  You will need approximately 9 rings per panel.

Before you start clipping the rings in place I would suggest removing some of the major wrinkles. To make life easy, I sprayed them with a spritzer water bottle and tossed them in a dryer.  It didn’t remove all the wrinkles,  but it removed most of them. We would later use a steamer on them,  but you might want to consider ironing them if you are a perfectionist.

Alright, let’s clip these things!  I spaced these approximately 7.5 inches apart.

Cheap White Curtains – Continous Rod

That’s it! It’s a one and done kind of deal!  Now, if you are loving the continuous curtain rod,  good news it was cheap too!  It is actually several Ikea rods that I used together. In order to do this I just removed the plastic cap on the ends of the rod  and slid into another curtain rod, and repeated as necessary.   Easy Peasy.

On this wall I used two panels per grouping.  I wanted these to be fairly full. So for this full wall we only  spent $50 on all of the curtain panels. That could easily spend more on just one curtain  panel from a designer store! Boo-yah.

 Want to see the rest of the space?  Make sure you check out the family room here: 

The Kitchen is just as good, if not better.  Check it out here:

If you are looking for more ideas for cheap curtains, make sure you check out these other easy-sew options.

Muslin Curtains

Take Luck,

Corey

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Hey all, as  you know we have been killing it at my friends 1970’s ranch, and today is the day for another room reveal! Today is living room reveal day! If you recall  we started with an awkward cave like space, with lots of wallpaper, paneling, and unnecessary walls.  ( Make sure you check out all the demo day details here.)
 Here is a small snapshot of the progression of the space. We tore down some walls, and made it feel a lot more open!

If you have been following along you know that we covered up all the wallpaper, and created an accent wall using faux shiplap.  (Make sure you get the full tutorial here.)

 Next up. Floors!  By adding continuous wood laminate floors through out the entire living space it created a gorgeous open concept space. We used a wood laminate and this stuff rocks! (Make sure you check out all the details here. )

Alright without further ado, I give you the 70’s Ranch Family Room/Sitting room makeover!

Doesn’t it just make your heart happy!?  I am not going to lie, the day we finished this area I just sat and admired it. I am so in love with this space! 

The white shiplap  served as a nice crisp clean canvas that served as a perfect backdrop for our custom DIY artwork. (You can check out the tutorial here.) 

We wanted to add additional seating in front of the fireplace. So we created a small sitting area to break up the space between the kitchen and the living room.

Here is the view from the kitchen looking into the living room.  P.S. If you haven’t seen the kitchen makeover yet,  you are missing out my friend.  You can get all the juicy details here. 

Don’t you just love it ?!  It seriously  has me reconsidering my design choices in my own house!

 Thanks so much for following along, and don’t forget to pin images to save them for later.

  Take Luck,

 Corey

• Sources:
• Coffee Table :  Craigslist Fixer Upper
• Rug: Target
• Blue Chairs: Marshalls
• Sofa Set: Rooms To Go
• Fire Wood Rack: Home Depot $30!
• Fiddle Leaf: Home Goods
• Round Mirror: Target

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It’s finally  time!  It’s time for a room reveal from the 70’s Ranch, and  it is a good one! We are starting out with the heart of the home. The kitchen.  You guys,  this thing was awesomely horrific!   I mean check out these yellow counter tops, complete with  yellow floral back splash.  I wish I could say that the color scheme was the worst of it.  The worst part was the layout. It was a really narrow galley style kitchen.

One side of the galley was the appliances,  the other was a long row of pantries.  You could never accuse this kitchen of not having ample storage, but it was weird, borderline excessive.  So DOWN came the random wall of pantries.  You can get all the demo details here. 

If you have been following along with this remodel, you know that I created a GORGEOUS style board that would serve as our inspiration for this remodel.  We envisioned a bright airy kitchen  but wanted a pop of black for the accents. We fell in love with these handles from The Home Depot , and we hit the ground running from there.

So let me show you a little bit of the process. See that huge hole in the ceiling, that is where the row of pantries was evicted from. While  I am all about DIY, we were on a serious time crunch to get this kitchen done, so they purchased their cabinets and had them installed. (Seriously, sometimes hiring someone to help out can be the difference from  wanting to assault someone with a spackle knife, and  wanting to remain a DIY blogger.) I am not going to lie, the layout of this kitchen makes me giddy, and the size of that island gives me serious house envy, and I LOVE my kitchen. (You can see mine here.)

Once the counters were in place we got to work tiling the back-splash with white subway tile. (Jena (My friend/homeowner)  got to learn first hand how to tile a back-splash, this was her first one and she tackled a lot of it without my supervision! It’s totally  doable for a new DIY’er.  At this point we had a very white kitchen! It had white cabinets,  white sink, white back-splash, and light counters.  Time to add some contrast!  Next up installing our  GORGEOUS hardware from the Home Depot.

Again,  this is another project any novice DIY’er can do , and it will can drastically change/improve any kitchen.  So, here is how I install hardware…

When it comes to installing hardware I am a hardcore fan of the Kreg Hardware Jig.  You set the dimensions on it once, and then you just  clamp in place.

Then using a drill and a 3/16″ drill bit  you drill  through the guide holes and through the cabinet door.   No more hoping you are driving it in level and praying your spacing is perfect! 

Now it’s time for the rewarding part.  Adding the hardware.  I like to use a drill when screwing the bolt through the cabinet and into the back of the hardware. A.) I can be lazy B.)  I am impatient.

Look how GORGEOUS it is! These drawer pulls are from the “Liberty Classic Square Collection“. P.S.  They also come in brushed nickel and really pretty modern brass !

Seriously  look at the kitchen without hardware. It’s pretty and all, BUT…

But look at it with the black pops everywhere!  It makes my DIY lovin’ heart want to burst!

 I am in love with this kitchen!!!

Even the little window nook has my heart!

Alright, now you guys have gotten a little taste of what is yet to come with this house,  so stay tuned, because we are just getting started!

Take Luck,

 Corey

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So today, I am giving you a makeshift tour of the 1970’s ranch before we gutted it, along with some of the process of tearing it apart!  Lots of walls came out, and man alive there was enough paneling to build a small city! Enjoy!

Kitchen

Kitchen Before

Check out this kitchen!  Every single part of this kitchen is straight up 70’s composite materials.  It was horrifically awesome!  Originally  we were trying to think of way that we could work with what we had.  Ultimately, it was decided that  it wasn’t worth saving the hideous cabinets to save money.  The kitchen is where they spent   almost all of their budget.  It was a hard idea to swallow,  but honestly if you are remodeling put your money into the kitchen!  It is definitely an investment, but for resale value it is a HUGE asset.

Kitchen Demo-

The kitchen was very narrow galley  style kitchen.  Pictured below is Andy (my guy) and Garrett (her guy) doing some serious demo. (Don’t ever remove walls unless you verify that they aren’t structurally necessary!)   They are in the process of tearing out a divider wall/pantry  that separated the  whole kitchen from the rest of the house!  It was weird just straight up weird.  It was the first wall to come down, and it made a huge difference!

When all was said and done, we removed the wall/pantry,  moved a doorway, removed cabinets, a back splash, wallpaper, and two layers of flooring. We took this thing down to it’s bones, and it already looked so much better!

Kitchen Vision-

Now for the fun part…designing. We had lost a lot of storage space when we took out the pantry, so we brainstormed  some practical storage ideas for the kitchen.  I  personally have always been a huge fan of large islands, and Jena, had a great idea of creating storage on both sides. So we planned the entire kitchen around an island…  After walking around countless stores and browsing tons of magazines,  I THINK we narrowed down her(Jena’s) style.  She loves all styles… hahah except eclectic. (weird, huh?) Anyways,  she loved ALL THE styles, but after weeks of observing her picking out styles she liked  I started shaping the concept I thought she might prefer. We ultimately  came up with a very modern farmhouse with a bit of boho, and mid century flair.  We wanted a pop color . But a pop color doesn’t always need to be an actual vibrant color!  We are using black, and brass as our pops with natural greens!  It’s going to be gorgeous!  Here is the general idea for the kitchen.

Square Collection Black Pulls

Range Hood with Black Finish

Farmehouse Sink, White

Kitchen Faucet, Matte Black

4X8 Soft White Wide Beveled Subway Tile

Glass Shade Wall Sconce Wall Lamp (Black)

Kitchen Interior

Dining Room

Dining Room Before-

Check out that light fixture!  I think it pretty much sums up the style of this entire house.  There was no paneling in this room, but it did have some awesome curtain toppers (You know the balloon kind they sure to stuff with plastic bags?  They slightly resemble the puffy sleeve dresses from the early 80′?  Oh yeah, it was great! With the added bonus of WALLPAPER!!

Dining Room Demo-

The biggest  part of the dining room demo was changing the location of the door (see the new construction on the left?).  We thought a barn door would look amazing on the left  wall so we rearranged some doors. (It was also very practical decision when considering the house layout.)  The small archway  on the right was just weird and awkward and it needed to come down. So after making sure it wasn’t necessary we took it out!

Dining Room Inspiration-

I am not going to lie, the dining room is the room I am most excited about! Once we had a general idea on the style we were going for, this space just mentally  fell into place.  I could just “see it!”.  While it was a “formal” dining room, we wanted it do have  comfortable vibe.  This dining room will be apart of a very  open concept living area, so it needed to flow seamlessly  with the rest of the house.  This is what we came up with.  

Bistro Style Dining Chair

Turned Leg Dining Table

Hand Woven Natural Jute Area Rug

Five-Light Linear Chandelier

Succulents in Square Pots

Heavy Faux Linen Curtain White

Entry

Entry Before

Entry Demo

 As you can see in previous pictures, the entry is almost apart of the dining room.  They had a weird little archway that I am assuming was suppose to separate the two areas.  Which it did… kind of.   In all honesty,  it just made the area look smaller.  The great  thing about an open floor plan concept, is that is can make even the smallest areas look large and grand.  So down came the wall!

Entry Inspiration-

The style of the whole house is fairly minimalist. So we are trying to create a big impact with out a lot of “stuff”.  A black door seemed like an obvious “must-have”  along with some simple art, greenery, and a low profile light fixture with character.

Laminate Flooring

 Light Fixture

Front Door Inspo

Entry Console Table

Art

Artificial Green Olive Branches

Family Room

Family Room Before

There is that paneling  I was talking about!  So much paneling, everywhere!   This space was weird to all of us.   This is the “family room”,  but behind the fireplace is also part of the “family room” … It’s as if the owner decided they just wanted two rooms so they added a wall there. It left  us all scratching our heads.  Why?  It wasn’t a load bearing wall…  Why??!! …

Family Room Demo:

So what did we do ?  Well we tore it down, naturally.  Instead of having two cave like family room(s) we create a large open space with a freestanding fireplace.  Plus, look at all those doors across the back ? Aren’t they great!?  This room was instantly  brighter!  Last thing to do was to remove the two layers of floors and we were all set.

Family Room Vision:

Now, for the family room design style.  We needed to keep in the same style, but wanted to set the space apart from the rest of the home. Rugs are the best way to create visual boundaries without having walls!  Even if they aren’t a statement rug, a rug is a great way to define a space. In their family room we decided the best thing to do was to create a “living space” and have a secondary sitting area on the far side of the fireplace. We are loving the idea of bringing some nice rich cognac color in the couch, but that might change. We will see!

Sources:

Vintage Blue Rug

Coffee Table

Cognac Leather Sofa

Wall Art

 That’s all there is to it..  now the fun part begins!  Make sure you follow along as we share updates on the complete 70’s ranch makeover, over the next few weeks!

Take luck,

 Corey

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