Glidden Home Makeover: Our Finished Attic!

Glidden Home Makeover: Our Finished Attic!

Glidden Home Makeover: Attic

We’re on the fourth month of our Glidden Home Makeover series, and on Monday we finished painting our converted attic space. Behold, Jai’s new office, painted in Blue Cloud and Cool Cobalt:

Converted attic - before

Converted attic - after

Attic storage - before

Attic storage - after

Painted birds

My dad painted these little birds on the wall for me when I was growing up, since this used to be my childhood bedroom. So we thought it would be a nice touch to leave this decorative inset as it was!

Jai's office - before

Jai's office - after

Stairs - before

Stairs - after

Shelving - before

As with the rest of the house, the original paint job was very old, so these cream shelves had gotten stained over the years.

Shelving - after

Jai's workbenches and office - before

We also improved the space by reinforcing Jai’s computer workbenches and adding more cabinet storage.

Jai's workbenches - after

Computer workbenches - after

Office storage - before

Office storage - after

Shelving - after

Office storage - after

Computer station - before

Computer station - after

And there you have it! We’re really happy with the results. Since this was my childhood bedroom, it was bearing the same shade of pink paint that I had chosen at age 9, so it was way overdue! It wasn’t intentional, but we realized the humor of painting over a girl’s pink room with blue paint for a guy. 😉 This will continue to be Jai’s office, with half of the area continuing to house the spare bed (And soon, our futon as well) so that it will have a nice living/seating area as well. Now that we’re wrapping up all these years of renovations, we won’t have to use the upstairs as storage anymore – although we still have two rooms left to paint, so we’ll be playing furniture Tetris for a little while longer until the whole house is complete. I can’t believe how much we’ve gotten done in a relatively short period of time, considering how much else is going on. It’s so exciting! This month, we start on the living room, so stay tuned for that makeover!

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For more on Glidden Paint and where to buy, click here to view the full line of paints. Glidden are providing us with the supplies for this project in order for us to share this makeover experience with you.

14 thoughts on “Glidden Home Makeover: Our Finished Attic!

  1. I would have left the birds too, Beeb. 🙂 I think it looks great. Can’t wait to see the rest of the house.

  2. It looks amazing! I love the bright blue and the white is so crisp and clear. It was neat to learn that this was your bedroom as a kid and that you chose the pink when you were 9! You did a wonderful job and this looks like a great space.

  3. OMgoodness! Totally taking notes! While not our attic, I am in the process of working on out upstairs bonus room which serves as an attic of sorts. It’s such an awkward space that I’ve scratched my head and stared more than anything…yours is proof that it can be done!

    I’m loving all the color and thinking that I may be snagging some of your ideas! Beautiful!

  4. Love the colors you chose, that blue really pops! I also love the office nook by the window, Im totally jealous I would LOVE an office with a view!

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