A Beach Side Apartment Makeover….you know you love Before and Afters.
As the title suggests I took on a small beach side apartment transformation client a few months ago.
The aim was to give the apartment a fresher, new, up to date look, with the idea of corporate rental or for sale.
So with a limited budget in case its to be rented but with a classy look in case it goes on the market,
the Clients 1st thoughts were what can I save and reuse.
I went through and we managed to save some of the lamps, the large urn and a couple of vases
and use some of the clients inherited commissioned artwork that was in storage.
These artworks were in storage as the holiday accommodation did attract alot of young people and they didn’t want it to be damaged accidentally in any way.
But now it gets to be seen and used by a whole new type of clientele.
So as you can see the 1st thing we did was try the furniture on the opposite side (we did it with the existing furniture 1st to see if it would all fit) and of course to sit back and take in the amazing view.
Then we decided on blinds and paint colour and decided to work with the existing floors.
The existing blue and yellow colour scheme that screamed early 90’s was about to get a revamp.
We did however have to work with the light blue kitchen cabinetry,
hence you will see below a feature wall that helps keep the kitchen looking current and refreshed.
We called in second hand furniture store to quote on taking away all the old furniture.
We calculated time x listing prices minus actual bargained prices and soon realised
the amount the company offered would be worth it in the long run.
We had a time frame and getting absolute top dollar for each and every item was not able to be factored in.
We swapped out lighting and painted everything,
skirting’s, ceilings and walls and we had the grout cleaned and whitened.
There were also some crazy angles in the room shapes so we had to also work to those for the best position of furniture.
The bedroom makeover was quite exciting.
As you can see where we started, the after photos really make a big impact and speak for themselves.
The minor bedroom has a double bed and a single bed and we had to keep them that way.
I love how fresh and simple this has turned out.
Can I tell you I sourced all our products from
Freedom, Super A mart, Adairs and Target and of course the Decorating Emporium.
Remember when you are doing a largish project like this to remember if you can get most of your items from 1 place the discounts they offer sometimes out way buying cheaper at lots of different outlets.
I hope you enjoyed my Beach side Apartment transformation and please feel free to email me with any questions about what you see or if you have a project you would be interested in me taking on.
Email consultations are also very popular if you just need me to guide you.
Here is my 1st mood board for this client as you can see the look was correct we just had to link it with the actual.
Have a nice weekend.
WOW!! What a transformation! It looks SO different, I love it and its fresh new look. The master bedroom is gorgeous. What are the artworks above the bed of? They caught my eye… Hope all is well with you x
Such an amazing job you’ve done…you should feel so very very proud of this project..WOW ; ) x
Amazing! I especially love the bedding you used.
B
Fantastic transformation. Love the new look. KP
Absolutley love what you have done. You are incredibly talented. Amazing.. the client must be very happy indeed. :) XOX
Amazing what a difference can be made. You post must be very inspiring to many. You can do a makeover without spending a fortune.
Karyn
Thanks everyone for leaving such lovely comments.
It was a “real” project that didn’t require any decor as its a worry for the clients that they will go missing or get broken but I think as minimal as it is we still managed to get a great updated feel.
Amanda, those prints were part of their commissioned artwork I mentioned, they are water colours of Port Beach…..simply gorgeous.
Wow I bet the client was very impressed! Fantastic job!
Wow what a amazing job you have done here looks wonderful. Enjoy your day.
Always Wendy