Moms Crafty: Updating a Condo!

My husband and I went to Texas last weekend to update a condo we own with another family (yes, we have a condo in Texas but live in Atlanta… long story.) Our partners went out and furnished the condo several years ago with things they had in their house and they bought a bunch of new stuff as well. Thank the lord above they furnished it so we could rent it for the past two years. My husband and I have never been to the condo and thought we were well overdue to make a trip. We got there, assessed what could be updated, made a list and then went to town!

My husband is NOT a shopper. Like not at all. He’s in and out of a store in 5 if there’s an occasion that needs a gift, and that’s about the extent of it. Christmas shopping is done in one day in about an hour and I cover the rest. It’s comical. Well, last weekend we spent 2.5 hours in IKEA alone! He was a trooper and so patient! He picked out so many things we used for the condo and needless to say, I was impressed with his shopping skills and good eye!

We hit IKEA, Marshalls, Homegoods, Ross, Target and a few other local spots to try and find all the stuff we needed.

Our starting point was the living room. It has to include a dining area and also not get in the way of the sliding door to the patio. The original setup just didn’t flow well and it felt very dark and uncomfortable. And the brown wing back chair... It needed to burn in the nearest fire, and fast. Notice brown lamp shade and couch cushions. Say goodbye.

We flip floped the room and started to pile up our salvation army pile... the couch moved to the opposite wall, as did the dining room table.

I loved this wooden carved plaque that used to hang above the couch but just felt it needed to lighten up the space instead of darken it.
HELLOOOO spray paint!

After buying a new leather chair, side tables and pillows from IKEA follwed by new lamp shades and the two wooden plaques sprayed blue, we've got a new living room! SO much more inviting and comfy!!

The dining table fit nicely against the opposite wall and we just rearranged the chairs so two are on the outside. This was a good space saver.

New TV and TV stand cleaned things up a good bit too.

We relocated the TV, recovered the bar stools with IKEA fabric and simplifed the kitchen:

On to the master bedroom! Before...

We moved bed to other wall, added a flat screen and changed all the bedding:

Master Bath after photo since I forgot to take the before. It went from hunter green to navy, white and red. Love this bathroom!

Guest Bedroom is a very small, odd shaped room so putting a full or queen bed in there would prevent you from opening the door. This room was setup originally as best as possible but we found that most people renting had kids.
Before there was a pull out futon sofa, and old computer table and TV.