The Backyard Art House

The Backyard House was being neglected for a minute while we let the Main House shine. However the plan was set. Back there I wanted to have a more contemporary Art-House color blocked Studio vibe. Something like the colors in this floorplan-

Watch as it slowly changes from a pile of mud to the beginning stages of that plan!

Starting with that bathroom. Hello!

The original exterior door was closed up first.

Then they started leveling off and smoothing the floor. Re-working all the plumbing as well.

They built the half wall to separate the shower for me while I was gone. You'll see we edit it a little bit later.

In the main space the floors are all smoothed out!

The pathway from the Main House is repaved.

A constant state of disarray in that backyard until we finish. I can't wait to clear it out and grow some grass! Yuck 😜

Back in the bathroom they're adding my step for a dry changing area before you enter the shower!

We were going to keep it simple back here and keep all the floors cement, but Anne Marie, my landlord really wanted tile in the bathroom. And we did have some leftover of my favvvv. We had to get a little more. But now this bathroom is going to be beautiful! We decided to lay them subway tile style in here to keep it easy.

Happy that our great tile guys are back!

And now into the main space, after the paint went up!

And white in the bathroom.

It's crazy how much a coat of paint can do! Don't you love how this little studio is turning out?! I can't wait to splash in my color with all of the accessories! :) One more shot of the outside. We added a little ledge around the bottom to fix some water damage, and it's looking cuter now!

So exciteddddd! Who wants to come visit us now?! :) In the next blog we have some finishing touches in both kitchens. Getting there guys! Thanks for reading along!

Love,

Teri

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The Brightest Kitchen in Kigali!

I'm so excited to share with everyone my latest kitchen interior design project, and the bright young woman who lives here! Claire is a neighbor, a friend, and a client of NAFASI! She had just decided she was ready to settle into her Kigali house, but wasn't quite satisfied with it as her and her son's home . Luckily Claire called on NAFASI, had some great visions of what home meant to her, and we opened up her space into the cheery welcoming kitchen you see now! This is how it used to look: Can you believe it!?!? Claire worked with her landlord, as she is renting the house, to share costs for the renovation. It was win-win for everyone! A lot of landlords are ready to make renovations on older homes, and willing to pay for the renovation costs that come with it. Claire was responsible for the interior design costs. This way the owner is able to get free design, and the value increases greatly on their home, and the tenant gets the home they actually wa

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It is now time for the big reveal!!!!! I have had such a huge internal debate over when I was ready to share finished photos of our home in Kigali. While most of our friends would have said it was completely done 6 months ago (!) I still don't actually feel like it's really finished. I'm still changing up porch furniture, debating curtains, and I'm not quite pleased with the legs of the island yet- to name a few! However, it is time to get the photos out there, and to move on with all of the other Kigali homes and projects I've been working on and need to share with you too! I will be sure to update the blog with all of my own home changes as I make them. And you know I will! ;) So let's take a brief home tour of only the best shots for now! Starting with our front porch. I hope you like it!!! Keep in mind, I could do this for you and your home too. ;) ( www.nafasiinteriors.com ) I added these breezey curtains for a vacation-y relaxing vibe.

The Art House

Hey everyone! I'm SO excited to finally share the finished product photos for The Art House , our small backyard house-turned- Airbnb !! ( Click here to see the live listing on Airbnb! ) We chose the house we're in, almost solely because of this small separated house in the back. We asked if we could renovate it- like REALLY renovate it- and the landlords seemed positive. But it was a risk! (Read how we decided here on the blog .) We tore down the interior walls and renovated the space in May 2018. (You can see the photos of the the whole process, and all the before photos in this blog entry. ) Since then, I have been designing and filling it in to be the comfortable rental studio (equipped with a kitchen, bathroom, living room, work area, and bedroom) that it is today! ;) What a process! Please enjoy the big reveal of The Art House and all the love we put into it! Bedroom Living Room Kitchen Work Area Bathroom The Art House Exterior

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