This Old Bedroom

We somewhat suddenly decided to refinance the house.  In order to do so, we were going to get a new appraisal.  Before the appraiser came we had a few weeks to get as much work done on the house as we could that we felt would positively influence the appraised value.  We only slightly took into consideration what was possible in the few weeks that we had, and tried to tackle some of the bigger items that have been on our list for awhile.  We thank our awesome families without whom we would not have accomplished nearly as much!

One thing on that list was finishing the small bedroom....

Here is brother Ian helping us sand and paint.

Under all the red paper and plastic are the newly finished floors!

after priming-

later on father David helped us cut in the final paint color-

 

then I took the rewarding job of rolling

After touching up and cleaning up, we took the paper off the floor-

The color of the paint, "Quiet Moments", really changes in the different light-

 

we now just have to get the radiator back into place and it will be complete! 

Floorspace

New wood was laid in both the master closet and the small bedroom where the old closets were.  Here you can really see the difference between the new fir and the old heart pine flooring that we think has been shellacked.

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!

Indoor Shots: Master Bedroom

Our master bedroom evolved over the winter to really become the greenhouse. it gets the best light during the winter and we wake to see things like the Apostle plant blooming. soon it will be time to start moving the plants to the sunroom and outdoors.