Project Beautify....Via Baja:)

I don't know if I've ever loaded so many pics for a blog post before!

There's just so much to see!!

Say hello to our latest completed Project Beautify home:)

This beauty is located at 157 Via Baja in Ventura, CA

 and was built in 1957.

 I'm just going to say like I said before,

we could feel the love in this house the moment we stepped inside:)

I want to sincerely thank the Pickarts family for allowing us the opportunity

to beautify the home they loved as a family for over 40 years.

We painted the outside body and trim Swiss Coffee by Sherwin Williams.

The doors on the outside and inside were painted Caviar by Sherwin Williams.

 The front door before-

We installed a clear glass door and windows, because you can see straight

through the front door all the way to the back yard and the view

is AMAZING!!!

The great room before-

I reeally wanted to try to keep those original black tile floors, but after

opening up the wall to the kitchen and other fixes it was impossible:(

The walls in the entire house are painted Simple White SW7021 by Sherwin Williams.

The ceilings and trim are painted Pure White SW7005 by Sherwin Williams.

My sweet hubby Roger (who is a creative genius) designed, built and installed those

gorgeous sliding glass doors.

I LOVED that fireplace wall from the minute I laid eyes on it:)

We took out the circular ceiling and added a little wall on each side, as

well as raised the ceiling by the front door to create a foyer.

This is the before kitchen-

We squared off the space behind the sink to make a larger kitchen, and

removed the wall separating the dining area.

You're looking at pretty much my dream kitchen right here:)

Soapstone counters and then there's that Miele range.... :) :)

I used this hand formed subway tile on the backsplash. I like the way it added

a pattern without a pattern:) make sense?

This is the hall bathroom before-

We kept the original layout, just removed a wall to the left of the vanity

that separated the toilet and really made the room feel closed in.

We used the schoolhouse lighting that was meant for the Trinity 

property but didn't come in in time. 

I searched high and low for plain black metal mirrors, and I just

couldn't find any in the sizes I needed sooo....

I asked our guy that does our glass shower surrounds to make them:)

Perfect!

This tile....!!!!!

Honestly the most beautiful stuff ever. When Rio and I went to pick out tile for this house

at Tile Co. in Ventura, I just couldn't find anything I liked. That is until I went 

into "that" room. You know, the one that has all the crazy expensive stuff that

you should never see because you'll sell your firstborn for it?? 

I COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF MY MIND PEOPLE.

Luckily my sweet hubby agreed that it was a must have..

 and we got to keep our firstborn:)

This loveliness is Elyse Edwards tile- the London Collection and the pattern 

is hilariously called- Don't get your knickers in a twist.

I love love love the original built ins in this lovely hallway leading

to the bedrooms:)

This is the only space I staged. I went to the thrift store and bought all the

black spined books they had and just tore off the paper covers:)

I was dying with that book called I wish I had a porch!! So 

fitting for my life:)

A huge thank you to Pam and crew from Ventura Home Staging 

who staged the entire house.

Thank you for putting up with my calls and texts and hovering over

making sure everything is perfect:)

I would drive me crazy too.

The master before-

This is where we added square footage. Where the original bedroom was is now

some of the new Master bedroom and most of one of the Master closets.

The back of the house before-

And the after:)

We're all kinda sad that this one is finished:( 

This is one special house that will always have a piece of our hearts.

This home hit the market on Friday and we

can't WAIT to see who gets to call her their forever home:)

More info and a bunch more pics HERE:)