Since the Master Bedroom is as done as it's gonna get (until I get doors which won't be anytime soon, unfortunately), I wanted finished shots before I start moving-in some furniture.
Here we go!
Note locations of vents, light switches, and plugs that were pretty much all moved (except maybe ONE), as well as the refinished (painted) original floors, and antique lighting.
To anyone seeing the house today, it would look like all that was done was a coat of fresh paint, but the before photos really help bring things into perspective.
I hope you'll all enjoy these as much as I do!
What a wonderful job you've done! Kudos! Your home is very fortunate to have you as its rescuer.
ReplyDeleteAll the best!
Sandra
Thanks so much Sandra!
DeleteIt looks really nice, especially the floors.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like the floors. I was not too fussy about the colour after the first coat, but the second coat made a big difference, and I like them now.
DeleteIt looks so awesome!! I love everything you did.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, JC! I'm so glad you've documented all the stages, not just for us, but for yourself, too. You can look back and be very proud. Mark
ReplyDeleteP.S. So strange that the original owners put doors unequal in size next to each other!
I think what happened is that the original closet doors were smaller (like the blue one - though that one has been cut down quite a bit on 3 sides) and when they removed the two closets that divided this into two rooms, they just reused one of the old doors.
DeleteI'm still not sure why the original closet doors would have been smaller, though, but I have two the same that were found in the house. One is the blue one, and another was in the garage. These also have non-matching panels with rounded corners in them, so I'm not 100% certain if they're even original.
It looks fantastic. Raising the closet door head height was a really good idea. It just looked so odd originally.
ReplyDelete"To anyone seeing the house today, it would look like all that was done was a coat of fresh paint" That's the goal of any historic restoration, and you are doing it remarkably well.
Good luck finding doors.
Thanks so much. I had to redo that door because A: It looked ridiculous, and B: I kept banging my head on it. The closet door is actually the original door into the front part of the bedroom, so the studs/framing were still there for the regular sized door.
DeleteNice! I'm confused about the flooring. What was the flooring in the BEFORE pics? Was that on top of the original floor?
ReplyDeleteIf you look at photos like the one of the closet duct work, and the floor grate (or go through old posts) you'll see that the previous flooring was cheapo laminate in a fake oak look. I ripped that out, and under this was 1/4" plywood nailed down over the original floor (t-g pine directly over the joists).
DeleteThe original floor was patched, puttied (all the nail holes), and repaired around ducts, etc, then repainted the original colour.
Great job! Unfortunately in my hometown people usually gut older homes and slap up some dry wall and cheap trim. It breaks my heart. It is so nice to see you restoring and enhancing the old character of your home!! I love reading about your retoration journey.
ReplyDeleteI think most places are like this. People tend to prefer to veneer their homes in modern garbage rather than repair and refresh what's already a better quality product.
DeleteI especially hate seeing people scrap old doors, when they don't realize that a 100% solid wood door now sells for around 800$ a piece. Instead, they replace them with 50$ hollow doors from Home Depot.
I'm assuming by your username that you're Richard's Mom. Welcome to my blog! :)
Thanks for the welcome, but I'm not Richards Mom. My name is Michele and I live in Phoenix, Az. I found your blog through a friend of a friends blog. I really enjoy reading about your renovation!!
DeleteOh, sorry for the mixup. I'm also enjoying breathing new life in this lovely old house, but it's a slow process. Thanks for reading.
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