Project - Small Bedroom

Back in October, Tim and his folks spent a day doing demo work in our small bedroom. We decided to take out the odd-shaped closet in the room so that there would be more open space for a wider variety or furniture arrangement options. The closet was in the eaves so to access it you had to crouch down and walk through a small door and, while still crouched, walk along the back wall to access the shelves. The closet made a strange corner next to the radiator where there was hardly room for a chair and there wasn't a great space to put a bed.

These first few pictures are blurry but help to show the space at the beginning of demo.

This is the closet door. The closet goes along to the right and the awkward space by the radiator is to the left.

Looking down towards the end of the closet (on the left). There's a larger nook and another, regular height, closet on the right.

They make quick work of the closet wall.

Wallpaper comes off the walls around the rest of the room.

The old wallpaper, horsehair plaster, lathe, and old insulation...

Space! Light!

we got a wallpaper steaming, knowing it would come in handy in the future as well...

3 months later....

we got guys to come in and put up blue board and a skim coat of plaster.

blue board on the walls and ceiling-

the radiator will be rotated so that it is up against the wall. There is much more room now- a full bed would fit in the corner under the eaves and next to the large window.

next comes flooring and trim work and then sanding and painting!