Dark and Dreary to Bright and....still dusty!!

This was the hallway before I pointed to it and said "It's dark and ugly and it must go!"

If only I had the bewitching powers of Samantha Stephens, I would have twitched my nose and it would have instantly changed into this:



BUT, Im not Samantha and I can't even get close to doing that nose twitch thing, so instead of the hallway instantly transforming itself, the project took about six months! I must say there were about a gazillion other projects going on at the same time, which is why it took so long, so it was not because my husband wasn't slaving away for me :) We ripped out the old doors, the dingy carpet, and the dark dreary trim and replaced the ugly gloominess with solid core doors, white trim, and solid cherry floors (Thanks Dad!!)....which are still dusty...don't tell my mom!

Now all we have to do is install the new doorbell and lighting! Oh, and hang up some artwork too!

The walls are Willow Wind green by Valspar and the trim is a custom color to match our "canvas white" cabinets.

If you are loving the look of the headers above the doors and want the same look in your home, consider making your own. At first when I saw the price tag on custom headers my jaw hit the floor, and then my wheels started turning...and before I knew it, I was sitting on the floor at Menards (with my husband and my dad) layering pieces of trim on top of a flat piece of MDF. This is what we came up with:




So, with a little DIY (actually ALOT of DIY) you can have this look for less than half the cost.