Guest House || before + after

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 4 1/2 years since we purchased the farm. When we moved here, we knew we wanted to turn the existing 3,300 sf guest house into a short term vacation rental. I have loved managing our various vacation rentals in Carlton, and it seemed like a vacation rental at Westerlook would be the perfect ‘country get-away!”

The original pine paneling in the living room was cozy, but also dark……

Funny enough, Matt remodeled the guest house kitchen almost 10 year prior to us purchasing the farm! He built the cabinets, and at the time was super proud of the paint color scheme on the cabinets :))

The living room received a lot of paint, new flooring and some new light fixtures! It’s a cozy place in the winter when guests want to build a fire in the wood stove, and equally cozy on the hot summer days when guests want to sit inside while the AC runs!

As for the kitchen, we knew the cabinets were solid and well built :). The cabinets got a paint job, and then we replaced everything else in that space. I love that guests have plenty of space and kitchen items to prepare all of their meals, or just make their morning coffee and eat out for the rest of the day!

The guest house has been such a neat way to meet so many fantastic people, and share a little slice of this magical farm!