Entry Way & Stairs- DURING

We ripped all the carpet out from the stairs & the 2nd floor.  There were lots of spots from doggy accidents.  Once we pulled the carpet out, the smell got even worse.  Lots of bleach later, the smell & the stains are gone... just waiting for the new carpet now.  The carpet's being installed on Monday. 

*The carpet got delayed... boo.  I guess it'll be installed on Thursday now.

This is the top of the stairs.  You can see where we bleached in the bedroom.  It came out great.  No more stains & no more smell.

Here it is painted with BM Natural Element.  Oooh, I just love it!!

Here's the top of the stairs.  This is still BM Natural Element.  I love the subtle green in it.

The carpet man was supposed to install the rug yesterday.  This is what he did so far :(

Here's the carpet man, installing the carpet.  It looks really gray in this picture.  In person, the rug is both brown & gray.

Entryway- BEFORE

This picture is from the MLS listing.  The decor is the previous owners. 

Now you can see why that other chandelier would look absolutely perfect here.

This is the day of our closing, walking in the front door for the first time!

This is from closing day too.  As you can see, we started working right away.  This area will be painted BM Natural Element.

This picture is from Closing Day.  We have since ripped out the carpet.

This is the view from half way up the stairs.  The skylight lets in so much light. 

Notice the copper tube.  We just can't figure out why she put that there.  It's held up by copper hooks.

You can see the copper tubing & the hooks better in this picture.  Hmmm...

I like how the railing is open & you can see right down to the foyer from the top of the stairs.

This will all be painted BM Natural Elements too.

This is a view of the plant shelf from the 2nd floor.