I’ve teamed up with some awesome home decor bloggers to share our summer home tours today!
If you’re coming over from another blog, welcome! I’m so glad you’re here.
My husband, Kalen, and I bought a fixer upper. It’s in a great location right outside of Milwaukee, but the whole house was outdated and in major need of updating.
In fact, we were the only people who even came back to the home for a second showing. We saw the potential and were ready to take on a huge project!
We’ve renovated most of the house (including complete kitchen and bathroom makeovers).
We touched pretty much every surface in the house – painted the walls, refinished the hardwood floors and got new carpet upstairs.
We’re just finishing up decorating it to really make it our own.
As you go through the home tour, you’ll see I love decorating with neutral whites and tans, and adding pops of green and red for color.
I hope you enjoy our summer home tour!
FOYER
Come on in! This chest is perfect for storage, and the basket holds keys and sunglasses.
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KITCHEN
When we bought the house, the kitchen was outdated and closed off from the rest of the house.
We knocked down the wall between the kitchen and the dining room, did a small addition, painted the walls, replaced the appliances, cabinets, counters and faucet, and added white subway tile as a backsplash.
I love how bright and open the kitchen is now! You can read all about the kitchen renovation (and sources) here or over on Delta Faucet’s Inspired Living website.
GET THE LOOK: Hydrangeas | Cushions | Curtain rod | Window valance (DIY) | Faucet | Cabinet hardware
I love decorating with green and use summer as an excuse to add even more green to my space!
I’ve added some green hydrangeas and this small flower pot and tray that I recently spray painted green.
I put together this summer centerpiece using this wooden drink caddy a few weeks ago.
LIVING ROOM
We love our living room! The big window lets in so much natural light.
GET THE LOOK: Throw pillow | Green bowl
I shared a sneak peek of our living room recently when I posted about turning these original doors from the dining room into picture frames.
I love having flowers all over the house for summer.
You can see more of our living room here.
POWDER ROOM
We kept the original charming white and black tile on the walls and the floor.
We freshened up the top portion of the walls with a fresh shade of Ryegrass paint from Sherwin Williams and replaced the old mirror with this silver beaded mirror.
GET THE LOOK: Nightlight | Soap dispenser | Basket
GUEST BEDROOM
We just finished decorating our guest room!
I really love the combo of the curtains and canvas above the bed.
GET THE LOOK: Curtain rod | Comforter set
I recently spray painted this dresser.
I’ve had the little lamp forever, and it fits perfectly on the dresser.
You can see more of the guest bedroom here.
BATHROOM
When we bought the house, this bathroom was full of coral tile. Needless to say, we ripped it out right away!
We renovated the entire room, and we love it!
GET THE LOOK: Vanity | Faucet | Nightlight | Soap dispenser | Basket
You can see more of our bathroom here.
BACKYARD
When we bought the house, the backyard was pretty awful. But we’ve been focused on renovating the inside of the house first.
Meanwhile, we did what we could with the old awful deck that came with the house!
Update: You can see our patio reveal here.
We’ll be spending the summer focused on finishing decorating the rest of the house (a few more bedrooms and the family room) and landscaping the backyard!
What about you? Do you have any decorating projects planned for the summer?
Remember to check out all the other blogs sharing their summer home tours!
Our house, now a home | The DIY Mommy | Casa Watkins | Seeking Lavender Lane | Old House to New Home | Shabby Grace Blog | Refashionably Late | Farmhouse 40
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Stephanie @ Casa Watkins says
Looks wonderful! You have completed so much of the decor already. I’m still playing catch-up. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your home and participating in the home tour.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Stephanie! Happy we could team up for the home tour!
bonbon @ Farmhouse 40 says
Hi Meg……Your house is beautiful. You guys have done a wonderful job fixing it up. I also love using green through out my home……your kitchen is wonderful. Love the space and the layout. Fantastic job! Talk to you soon, have a great week.
GreenWithDecor says
Thank you! I love our kitchen 🙂
Amanda says
Your home looks great! I am so impressed with the amount of renovations you have done so quickly!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Amanda!
Emily, Our house now a home says
I love your home! All of the green is so gorgeous, every time I see it featured in a home, I fall more in love with it and try to find ways to incorporate it into my home. Your kitchen is amazing, you did such a beautiful job in there! Thank you for taking part in the home tour hop!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Emily! I love green, obviously 🙂 So glad we could team up for the home tour today!
Ruthie says
Meg your home is beautiful! I love all of your green accents that you bring into each room! Your kitchen is to die for! I’m dreaming of white cabinetry and hopefully will get to work on that soon in my home! Thanks for being a part of this home tour with me!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Ruthie! So glad we could team up for the home tour!
Sara says
You guys have done an amazing job! That kitchen is just fabulous. Opening the wall was a great idea! Your pops of color are great as well. Can’t wait to see all the upcoming projects you guys are working on!!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Sara! Opening up walls can do amazing things!
Jess Beer says
Your house is so cute! Also, how is it so CLEAN? I can never keep mine that clean, haha.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Jess! I tuck everything in cabinets and baskets!
Momista Beginnings says
You have a really lovely home. It has such a warm and inviting feel to it. And I really like how you were able to personalize each room with decorations, photos and/or furniture pieces without making the space feel cluttered. That’s hard to do and something I’m struggling with right now in my home. My husband and I moved in together suddenly from spaces that weren’t our own. Because of that, we didn’t have a lot of our own things so most of our furniture/things were either hand-me-downs or impulse garage sale finds because we NEEDED them asap. It’s been 3 years and we still haven’t replaced these pieces with ones that reflect our taste/style. Having 2 kids in that time has taken priority and our attention. There are so many other things on our shopping priority list that come before “the house” so it remains to sit on the back-burner. One day, right?! In the meantime, I’ll daydream while seeing others homes that look so put together like yours 🙂 -Misty
GreenWithDecor says
Thank you! Good luck decorating your house 🙂
Stephanie says
love your kitchen and of course all the green!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Stephanie!
Sam @ PancakeWarriors says
You sure did wonderful on your vision!! Love the end product for sure!! Wish I could tear out the wall between my kitchen and living room but its load bearing ;(
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Sam! Bummer on the load bearing wall!
Iris says
Beautiful! Green is one of my favorite colors, so I love seeing it used throughout a home! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Iris! I love green, too 🙂
Kat | curlsnchard.com says
I’m a huge fan of what you made out of the house! It looks amazing now – and it was seriously a loss for the other people who didn’t even come to the second showing. 🙂
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Kat! We are happy with it!
Samantha says
Looks great. I love all the green! Our summer project will be transforming the back deck into a Mediterranean paradise 🙂
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Samantha! Good luck with your deck, sounds fun!
Meghan @ The Twin Cedars says
Great job Meg! I love hopping around to all of the summer home tours. Hoping to join you all when I’ve got a few projects under my belt in the new house.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Meghan! Would love for you to join in on the next one!
Brittany Bergman says
You did such an amazing job! This was the first time I’ve seen the pics of your living room, and I’m drooling over it! I love that fireplace and big window!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Brittany! 🙂
Ashlyn {A Mom in Training Blog} says
You definitely turned your house into a home! It looks so cozy!
Btw, I love what you did with guest room. I never thought of creating a curtain behind it like you did!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Ashlyn! Glad you like it!
Nina says
There are so many amazing decorating touches that I want to steal! Love the curtains behind the bed and all the green accents. You guys did a great job fixing the place up!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks so much, Nina!
Justine Y @ Little Dove Creations says
I LOVE your living room, looks so beautiful and inviting. And I’m so glad you kept the original tile in your powder room, it’s so cute. 🙂
You guys sound like us, basically every surface in our house has been updated or completely changed in some way; very little has been left the way it was when we bought the house, and that’s just cause we haven’t gotten to it yet!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Justine! How fun that you redid your whole house, too – I love getting to make all of the decisions and really make a house your own!
Holly Housewife says
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again,
Your kitchen is to die for!
So beautifully crisp and clean looking. I have so much kitchen envy!
Your entire house is just beautiful I couldn’t even touch on every piece. I love it.
Keeping the black and white in the powder room was perfection. I love those classic tiles. 🙂
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks so much, Holly! You’re so sweet 🙂
Andrea says
The house looks beautiful. The kitchen isn’t even recognizable! It looks amazing! You did a great job throughout the house! 🙂
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Andrea! 🙂
Christina @The DIY Mommy says
Thanks so much for the lovely home tour! All of the lime green accents are so fresh and happy. Your kitchen is gorgeous too!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Christina! So glad we could team up for the home tours!