The little grey house that dreams of being a bungalow
Project list for Northeast Bedroom:
- Refinish hardood floors Finished on Feb. 6, 2006.
- Fix weird flexing near the north wall Fixed on May 21, 2006.
- Patch walls Finished on March 2, 2006.
- Prime and paint Finished on March 6, 2006.
- Rewire electrical outlets (possibly add more)
- Add phone outlets
- Replace baseboard
- Replace light fixture Replace with ceiling fan/light combo on May 22, 2006.
- Replace bedroom door
- Replace east window
- Replace window trim
- Add crown molding
- Insulate exterior walls
- Add new closet (part of bathroom remodel project)
Before:
View out the door of the room and into the (eventually to be demolished) closet
Backing up, here's a pic with the room and closet doors closed. On the right wall you can see the stellar job the previous owner did where he -considered- adding a second coat of paint and stopped after a 3 foot square blotch
Turning to the right, view of the southeast corner of the room
Turning to the right, view of the southwest corner of the room
Turning to the right, view of the northwest corner of the room
Looking up. The pathetic and ugly light fixture.
Relevant Blog entries:
Ticking the progress bar (Clark treatment for termites and sanding hardwood floor)
My Favorite Room (finally) (quasi-planning for remodel)
Why we hate Mr. O... (Long and detailed RANT about why the PO sucks.)
Get Color! - Playing along at home (Choosing the new wall color)
Tears of Joy (Painting our first room in the house)
Get Color! - Playing along at home - Part 2 (Choosing accessory colors)
The little things (Installing doorstops)
Repairing a subfloor without demolition (Where we described the weird flexing problem along the north wall)
Repairing a subfloor without demolition (part 2) (Where we actually fixed the weird flexing problem in the hardwood floor)
Let there be light (and air) (In which we add a chandelier in the Diningroom and fan/light combo in each of the bedrooms.)