We've been painting and working on home projects every weekend since we moved. Last weekend we finished off our bedroom and now we're done for a while. Come Spring we'll start outdoor projects. Time to sit back and enjoy what we've accomplished so far.

Den:

before

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after

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/fireplace-1.jpg[/img:$uid]

*NOTICE GENESIA! I've solved the tv tray table issue by butting a small table up to the back of the couch.

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/den1.jpg[/img:$uid]

Bedroom:

We've been working on this for a bit picking up this here and that there. Our goal was masculine glamour. A bit of Deco (but not too theme-y) and then the Manhattan thing kind of happened end evolved on its own.

This is my favorite bedroom we've ever had. It feels so grown up and finished and I love going there every night.

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/bed3.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/bed6.jpg[/img:$uid]

My side

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/bed4.jpg[/img:$uid]

The "man-ity"

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Lola's side

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/bed5.jpg[/img:$uid]

Our bath

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/masterbath.jpg[/img:$uid]

damn, you know how to trick out a "before"

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

damn, you know how to trick out a "before"

The house gets more and more gorgeus

johnart said:

Our bath

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/masterbath.jpg[/img:$uid]

PurpleRighteous1 said:

The house gets more and more gorgeus

johnart said:

Our bath

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/masterbath.jpg[/img:$uid]

It's good to start off the day with a good dose of dick.

johnart said:

We've been painting and working on home projects every weekend since we moved. Last weekend we finished off our bedroom and now we're done for a while. Come Spring we'll start outdoor projects. Time to sit back and enjoy what we've accomplished so far.

Den:

before

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/personal/den.jpg[/img:$uid]

after

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/fireplace-1.jpg[/img:$uid]

I adore you John, and your talent. what the hell is up with the white trash plug in radiator, which is 2 feet from a freaking wood burning fireplace????

Really lovely!!

johnart said:

We've been painting and working on home projects every weekend since we moved. Last weekend we finished off our bedroom and now we're done for a while. Come Spring we'll start outdoor projects. Time to sit back and enjoy what we've accomplished so far.

Lola's side

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/bed5.jpg[/img:$uid]

I absolutely love this photograph.

BlackAdder7 said:

johnart said:

We've been painting and working on home projects every weekend since we moved. Last weekend we finished off our bedroom and now we're done for a while. Come Spring we'll start outdoor projects. Time to sit back and enjoy what we've accomplished so far.

Den:

before

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/personal/den.jpg[/img:$uid]

after

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/fireplace-1.jpg[/img:$uid]

I adore you John, and your talent. what the hell is up with the white trash plug in radiator, which is 2 feet from a freaking wood burning fireplace????

The den is all tile floor. It gets chilly in there. What the fuck you think Imma be feedin a fire all day like a Pioneer Woman and shit??

We burn fires at night while we watch movies.

johnart said:

BlackAdder7 said:

I adore you John, and your talent. what the hell is up with the white trash plug in radiator, which is 2 feet from a freaking wood burning fireplace????

The den is all tile floor. It gets chilly in there. What the fuck you think Imma be feedin a fire all day like a Pioneer Woman and shit??

We burn fires at night while we watch movies.

Cuh LASSIC that whole exchange

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

johnart said:

The den is all tile floor. It gets chilly in there. What the fuck you think Imma be feedin a fire all day like a Pioneer Woman and shit??

We burn fires at night while we watch movies.

Cuh LASSIC that whole exchange

I'm picturing Johnart dressed up like this:

By the way, I LOVE what you have done with the place. Looks amazing!

PurpleRighteous1 said:

The house gets more and more gorgeus

johnart said:

Our bath

[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/masterbath.jpg[/img:$uid]

OMG I didn't even notice before you quoted it .

Efan said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Cuh LASSIC that whole exchange

I'm picturing Johnart dressed up like this:

EXACTLY, fuck that!

Plus, the dogs stay down in the den when we leave the house.

Would you trust Lola with fire?

Efan said:

By the way, I LOVE what you have done with the place. Looks amazing!

Thanks!

johnart said:

Efan said:

I'm picturing Johnart dressed up like this:

EXACTLY, fuck that!

Plus, the dogs stay down in the den when we leave the house.

Would you trust Lola with fire?

Not at all. Lola gets into enough trouble commenting on ASPCA threads.

johnart said:

BlackAdder7 said:

I adore you John, and your talent. what the hell is up with the white trash plug in radiator, which is 2 feet from a freaking wood burning fireplace????

The den is all tile floor. It gets chilly in there. What the fuck you think Imma be feedin a fire all day like a Pioneer Woman and shit??

We burn fires at night while we watch movies.

we've got wood!

Love it.

Especially the pop-art cocks. Classy touch.

LOVE what you did with the fireplace!! But whats with all this wood burning shit? Thats soooooooo old school.. Gas is the way to go baby!

Your bed room looks TOTALLY amazing! I have a very similar comforter!

So is the entire house completed then?

looks fabulous! good work. so when are you throwing us a big ORG party?

I love your sense of style, very, very, nice!

Gorgeous simply gorgeous

Maybe you two could be my home decorators

I love love the colours, the layout etc.

I generally loath painted white brick (why the hell have brick if you're going to paint it?), but yours looks nice. The mantle definitely helps. That overused light fixture has got to go, though. And maybe, ya know, consider some carpet someday instead of that cold ass tile (I'm not a fan of overusing tile and wood flooring - I like the feel of carpet on my hobbity feets).

johnart said:

PurpleRighteous1 said:

The house gets more and more gorgeus

It's good to start off the day with a good dose of dick.

oooh I thought she was laughing at how you folded the hand-towel

tinaz said:

LOVE what you did with the fireplace!! But whats with all this wood burning shit? Thats soooooooo old school.. Gas is the way to go baby!

Your bed room looks TOTALLY amazing! I have a very similar comforter!

So is the entire house completed then?

The house is complete...for now. I still need to do an art piece for the entryway and there's some rooms that still need organization, but pretty much done.

Your bathroom would go well with our bedroom.

XxAxX said:

looks fabulous! good work. so when are you throwing us a big ORG party?

Summer Org BBQ??

Cerebus said:

I generally loath painted white brick (why the hell have brick if you're going to paint it?), but yours looks nice. The mantle definitely helps. That overused light fixture has got to go, though. And maybe, ya know, consider some carpet someday instead of that cold ass tile (I'm not a fan of overusing tile and wood flooring - I like the feel of carpet on my hobbity feets).

The brick on our fireplace was awful. That tri-color felt very dated, and just not "us".

We had a full brick wall fireplace at our Philly place and we loved that one. It was all one color brick.

This is very us.

The light fixture we don't mind. They're the same throughout the house. We've got other stuff to focus on at the moment (fencing and other outdoor projects). So it's staying for a good while. I've no problem with over-used if it fits into the space, so it's not freakin me out or anything.

No carpeting is going down anywhere. Not with our love for dogs. Once they have an accident or two I feel like it never fully comes out and I just can't take it. I'm not a fan of carpeting at all. We've had it in every home until last and I've come to hate it.

ZombieKitten said:

johnart said:

It's good to start off the day with a good dose of dick.

oooh I thought she was laughing at how you folded the hand-towel

What did I do? I'm not a hand-towel folding expert.

johnart said:

Cerebus said:

I generally loath painted white brick (why the hell have brick if you're going to paint it?), but yours looks nice. The mantle definitely helps. That overused light fixture has got to go, though. And maybe, ya know, consider some carpet someday instead of that cold ass tile (I'm not a fan of overusing tile and wood flooring - I like the feel of carpet on my hobbity feets).

The brick on our fireplace was awful. That tri-color felt very dated, and just not "us".

We had a full brick wall fireplace at our Philly place and we loved that one. It was all one color brick.

This is very us.

The light fixture we don't mind. They're the same throughout the house. We've got other stuff to focus on at the moment (fencing and other outdoor projects). So it's staying for a good while. I've no problem with over-used if it fits into the space, so it's not freakin me out or anything.

No carpeting is going down anywhere. Not with our love for dogs. Once they have an accident or two I feel like it never fully comes out and I just can't take it. I'm not a fan of carpeting at all. We've had it in every home until last and I've come to hate it.

I noticed the try color bricks, I'm still generally against painting them. But like I said, I like yours. I sat and stared at the picture for a good 15 seconds and I was like, "damn, I don't hate that".

Light fixtures are one of the first things I change. They can make a room. I've seen that one about a gazillion times, usually in apartments. But I understand priorities, and if it doesn't bother you

Man, I love carpet. I get what you're saying about the pet mess. But I'd rather replace the carpet every few years than have too much tile or wood flooring. Don't get me wrong, though, I like tile and wood flooring. There just seems to be a trend lately (probably caused by a decade of 1001 home improvement shows) of doing nothing BUT tiles and wood. I can't get with that. I need a good 50% carpet goin' on.

Cerebus said:

johnart said:

The brick on our fireplace was awful. That tri-color felt very dated, and just not "us".

We had a full brick wall fireplace at our Philly place and we loved that one. It was all one color brick.

This is very us.

The light fixture we don't mind. They're the same throughout the house. We've got other stuff to focus on at the moment (fencing and other outdoor projects). So it's staying for a good while. I've no problem with over-used if it fits into the space, so it's not freakin me out or anything.

No carpeting is going down anywhere. Not with our love for dogs. Once they have an accident or two I feel like it never fully comes out and I just can't take it. I'm not a fan of carpeting at all. We've had it in every home until last and I've come to hate it.

I noticed the try color bricks, I'm still generally against painting them. But like I said, I like yours. I sat and stared at the picture for a good 15 seconds and I was like, "damn, I don't hate that".

Light fixtures are one of the first things I change. They can make a room. I've seen that one about a gazillion times, usually in apartments. But I understand priorities, and if it doesn't bother you

Man, I love carpet. I get what you're saying about the pet mess. But I'd rather replace the carpet every few years than have too much tile or wood flooring. Don't get me wrong, though, I like tile and wood flooring. There just seems to be a trend lately (probably caused by a decade of 1001 home improvement shows) of doing nothing BUT tiles and wood. I can't get with that. I need a good 50% carpet goin' on.

And I'm like the less carpet the better.

Maybe if we weren't multiple dog household (we've had as many as 4 at once and no less than 2 ever...considering a 3rd at the moment) I might not have such a hatred for carpets. I actually like area rugs, but can't invest into ones that are too costly if we have to change 'em out yearly or so.

Lola will probably hate me for saying this about her but she takes pee-pee pills for a lil' bladder issue. So carpeting is not a good move for us. I jumped for joy when I saw that this house required no pulling up capeting.

We are testing out $20 area rugs in the den at the moment. So far, so good...no accidents on it. If tha continues I might throw another one or two into the room.