{"id":133112,"date":"2025-09-02T06:48:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=133112"},"modified":"2025-09-02T06:48:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:48:51","slug":"renovation-diaries-chapter-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/02\/renovation-diaries-chapter-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Renovation Diaries Chapter 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello! Hope you are doing well and hope you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Hard to believe that as of today, just about every kiddo in America will be back in school which to me, means summer is over. On the home front, things are chugging along. The roughing is happening, dormers have been put in, all windows\/french doors of the new section is done, roof is in progress. Things are happening! BTW, if you want to catch up on my previous renovation posts, click here.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

We made a few changes which delayed things by a few weeks but changes in the end that were worth the temporary setback. We signed a contract for our kitchen (very exciting) and things are moving. It will never be fast enough for me but I do see progress. I go there about once a week so every time I go there is something new to get excited about. This week’s post is on random topics, but here is the latest with our renovation.<\/p>\n

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Dormers are in both front and back!<\/p>\n

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Roof is happening..<\/p>\n

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We added onto the basement, this is the “new section” we will have a movie room\/great room, a wine cellar, a full bath, gym and a big storage room (for china, etc…) This is ironically similar to our old house in the way that this part of the house is walkout which is really nice and offers lots of natural light. In addition the big stairwell and the abundance of windows allows this space to feel very open not basement like.<\/p>\n

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For years, I have had a love for the combination of rust and blue (a dusty blue) and am going to somehow incorp0ortate this into one of the spaces in the new\/old house. I also love how blue and white plays against this rich color combination. We also have a new order of our placemats\/napkins coming early August and one of the color combos is in rust and blue.<\/p>\n

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Since my kitchen plan is pretty solid, as in I know what I want it to look like, I am now focusing on a pantry next to the kitchen and a back mud room. I definitely want to do the pantry in a super soft gray\/blue. Most of the cabinets in there will be glass fronted and I will carry on with the delft tiles. I absolutely love this color from Farrow and Ball<\/p>\n

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Pantry inspiration board<\/span><\/h2>\n

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For the mudroom, I fell in love with just about everything in this picture and will likely do a rendition of this space. Love the green and plan on incorporating more green along of course, with my beloved blue and white.<\/p>\n

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We are already half full for our Summer Love photo contest. Be sure to send in your 1-2 summer related pictures for a chance to win a big box of Enchanted Home goodies! <\/span><\/h2>\n

Send pictures into info@enchantedhome.com (put contest on subject line) <\/span><\/h2>\n

For full details click here<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

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And that’s the latest! There will be much more to share in the coming weeks\/months as decisions are being made fast and furiously. To know this is the last house we will build\/renovate is bittersweet, hearing it’s the “last” of anything makes me kind of sad. On the other hand, we think of this as our forever home and want to be really mindful of all the decisions that we make.<\/p>\n

Look forward to sharing the progress as we move along further into the process. The fun (and best) parts are still yet to come. Thanks for stopping in, wishing you a great day! Until next time…<\/p>\n

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