{"id":136766,"date":"2026-02-18T08:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T13:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=136766"},"modified":"2026-02-20T18:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:09:44","slug":"renovation-diaries-chapter-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/18\/renovation-diaries-chapter-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Renovation Diaries Chapter 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning! I hope everyone\u2019s having a wonderful week. It\u2019s been a little while since I\u2019ve shared a renovation diaries update, and while it may feel like things have been moving slowly, they truly haven\u2019t. The crew is still working five to six days a week \u2014 we\u2019re just in that not-so-glamorous phase.Right now it\u2019s all about the rough-ins \u2014 plumbing, electrical, and all the behind-the-walls details. It\u2019s by far the most boring part (and honestly, I had no idea it would take this long!), but it\u2019s such an important stage. The good news is they should be wrapping that up in about a week.<\/p>\n

With the weather finally starting to thaw, they\u2019ll also be able to resume work on the new entrance, which I\u2019m so excited about. And during my last site visit, the highlight was absolutely seeing the progress on the covered porch \u2014 it\u2019s really starting to take shape and it made everything feel real.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll also be sharing a little more about my husband\u2019s bathroom and the living room \u2014 two spaces that are going to have very distinct personalities.<\/p>\n

I know many of you have questions about the renovation, and I love that. If there\u2019s anything you\u2019re curious about, please leave your questions in the comments and I\u2019ll answer them directly there.<\/p>\n

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Here is where things stand with our covered porch (between family room and breakfast room) The first room where I feel real progress has been made-<\/p>\n

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Moving along, throwing around some ideas about my husbands bath. We are lucky enough to have a his and hers. They are nice sized bathrooms but not enormous. My husband wants something clean and fresh but also loves the idea of a vintage style, something that looks like it cold have been there for a long time. I love this detailing in the shower using a pencil molding. I would not put it all over the bathroom as shown (AI had its own ideas) but these are loose concepts.<\/p>\n

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We have a formal powder room and a small family powder room off the kitchen, I love this first idea for the main powder room (not this floor) but the overall concept was love at first sight, with this elegant Gracie paper.<\/p>\n

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For the small casual family powder room, thinking something along this line (Danika Herrick paper)<\/p>\n

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For the living room which I have really started thinking about, the room is not changing much. We are redoing the floors will add a new mantle, new windows are in, adding sconces and a chandelier, will add new wallpaper but keeping all of the beautiful original moldings and window casings. Here are some pictures of the current state of things-<\/p>\n

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I have been dreaming of doing a Gracie paper in there and played around with three color options. These are just loose concepts, would love to know if you have an immediate favorite, I am leaning towards one of them and curious as to if you have a fave.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind- these are just very loose concepts. Gracie allows for total customization so whichever color I do I will opt for the more open pattern as in picture one.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Soft blue-<\/p>\n

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Soft green-<\/p>\n

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