Real-Estate Home Run

The living room is now warm and inviting, thanks to the natural light flowing in, fresh paint and accessories and attractive TV cabinet in the corner.

The former playroom has been transformed into a tranquil office space/sitting area and boasts fresh paint, window treatments and decorative accessories.

Cost Information:

gate and hardware $716
plants $223
front doors $396
furniture $503
paint and supplies $88
accessories $72

Total: $1,998

Makeover Information

Product from Homerica:

TV cabinet for living room: Rustic Pine RV Armoire, 1354-7

Products from Lamps Plus:

Uplights for plants in living room, 63413
exterior lantern, Stanford Collection, 53061

Products from The Home Depot:

house front doors, 36 x 80 slab door with window lites
lattice wall for gate, 768747106019
gate posts, 095043211087
front-gate paint, Home Depot Paint color matched to Dunn Edwards' Crayon Abyss, DE 3166
spray paint for mailbox, Rustoleum brand's Brushed Nickel
paint for living room, Ralph Lauren's Tangier Island
paint for office, Home Depot Paint color matched to Valspar's Cliveden Sandstone, 3007-10B

Products from Lowe's:

gate entry set, Kwikset's Camelot-Georgian, 173853
address numbers for gate, 4" satin brass numbers, 212632

Products from El Dorado Nursery:

exterior plants, Bougainvillea and Flax

Products from Ikea:

living-room plants and trees, 90038126
two wicker chairs for office, Stveda Chair, 00035107

Products from Cost Plus:

pots and planters for living-room plants, 000344486

Product from TJ Maxx:

wall-mount candleholder for office, 306228

Products from The Linen Outlet:

drapery panels for office, Tempo Panels, 810465
sheers for living room, Savannah, 828804