LCY Decorates: My Mom's Powder Room Before/After

washstand | faucet | lighting | hand soap |  basket | mirror

Last December I went into a long spiel about how I worship at the altar of carrera marble. I was desperate for my mom to include a marble washstand in her new home, and after much debate - But Alaina, where will we store the extra toilet paper rolls? - I won! So happy to show off the transformation from 1980s wallpaper and built-in cabinets to what this lovely little space is now. And I'm pleased to say the extra toilet paper and hand towels have a lovely home, nestled beneath the washstand in a wire basket.

To view the before and afters of my mom's living and dining room, click here.

*I realize the lighting is off in all the photos, but the walls are in fact grey. Who's not surprised?

LCY Decorates: My Mom's Living Room Before/After

I don't even know how long ago I teased you all with a before/after photo of the dining room at my mom's new house. And then I completely forgot to share the rest! So, over the next week or so I'll show you before and after images of the redesign my mom and I worked on at her new place. I apologize for how teensy the original before picture is - I had to pull it off a real estate web site. But you get the gist of what we were originally working with... every room felt uncomfortably reminiscent of retirement home decor. You know - a collection of furniture from decades ago never refinished or discarded. A lot of heavy woods and floral patterns. It wasn't exactly the look my mom wanted.

BEFORE

AFTER

Out went the teal paint, in came the grey. Out went the worn-in carpets, and hardwood floors were installed. Out went the floral couches and in its place came my mom's lovely living room furniture. We also switched out the sconces on the one wall and replaced them with Circa Lighting's Ruhlmann sconce (yes - the very same that has been seen in Serena Van Der Wooden's bedroom). New linen window treatments and voila! A pretty, airy, and refreshed living space! Tres jolie!