Before: the front (our place is the unit on the left)
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We didn't do much decorating until the kids were a little bigger. Over the years we make little changes to make it our home sweet home.
After:
The Living/ Family/ Learning Room
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ENxfaTanJnk/VIQfZMERRfI/AAAAAAAAJhc/QwKKDd28dw0/s800/_DSC2994.JPG)
The gallery wall
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Our 1/2 bathroom. The shelves were from Ikea
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Moving onto the kitchen
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The Living/ Family/ Learning Room
The gallery wall
Our 1/2 bathroom. The shelves were from Ikea
Moving onto the kitchen
Let's go upstair!
between the stairs we have this office nook
The master bathroom. Paint really makes a different. See the before picture here.
We have a little den inside our master, which I use as my Sewing Corner
Across our room is the boys' bedroom:
That's it. This will always be our first home sweet home; the place where both boys came home from the hospital, where we host many gathering, where we created so many wonderful memories. We are so very grateful.