Now that I officially have my house up for sale, I thought it was a good time to conclude one of my biggest projects of the last 4 years—my house.  And, what better way to do that, then send it off with a blog post.  When I started this project, the house was a clean slate.  I bought it as an “inventory home” meaning that it essentially came as-is with little customization.  That was fine with me because being both a minimalist and tending to lean a bit modern, I hated just about everything builders in mid-America put into homes.

I started my customizations downstairs.  I painted the place to go with my sofa collection and wall-mounted a TV.  Over the years, I added some art and additional furniture.  I think the end result turned out nice…

As in my desk project, I went with a two tones on the wall. I think for open floor plans this is a must, because it helps to split up the space.

I never realized how much I liked white cabinets in a kitchen until I had them in my own house (although, I probably would think differently if I cooked all of the time).  One of my favorite parts of my kitchen is the wine rack.  It was made for me by my brother-in-law (and master craftsman), Jeremy.  He built it to go along with the spice rack in the corner.  Never underestimate the power of repetition in a space.

A tour of my kitchen wouldn’t be complete without showing off the Dude (another gift, this time from my wonderful fiancé)…

Definitely my favorite project I undertook while at my house was the desk project. My dad helped me on this one and it was a lot of fun. The final results were amazing.

Just like in cribs, this tour would not be complete without a look at the master bedroom.  My mom and Jeremy helped me put together the art above the bed.  We took some cool wallpaper from Naked & Angry and applied it to a frame that Jeremy constructed.

That is about it. There are a few more rooms on the flickr set, but these are definitely my favorite. As an aside, anyone looking for a cool townhouse in St. Charles (MO) send me an email at matt@matthewsmith.com.

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