This past Saturday we completed our first major demolition/home project!!! There really is not a whole lot that we need to change about this house, but the "closet" in the master bedroom has been on the books since day one. Our bedroom is off the kitchen (as you'll be able to see in later pics), and it had been previously used as an office (a very large one!) so the lack of closet space had not been an issue. In fact, the nasty thing you see below had probably not been in use these past 10 years, judging by the 3 inch layer of dust inside it! There was one hanging rod and two sliding doors (already removed in this pic, but sitting beside it), awkward to say the least.
Filthy, not functional, and an eyesore. Three strikes my friend.
Paul got the job of demolition. I was slightly disturbed by how much he enjoyed that... but I am glad he had fun.
And here is what it looks like behind a 50 year old built in closet!!! I'm sure you've always wondered.
Yup, 50 year old cobwebs, 50 year old unpainted wall texture, and 50 year old unfinished plywood floors.
Fortunately, the previous owners were super considerate and left us not only paint samples for each room for touch-ups, but carpet scraps!!! Unfortunately, our bedroom is purple, and the carpet didn't match. But- it was free and I can seriously live with the results you are about to see!!!
(paint still drying)
Our new wardrobe from Ikea!!! And FYI- up to this point it all happened in one day, including the drive to Ikea! We are a little nutty, I'll admit. My amazing husband was up until 3am building this! I was up too, but we've discovered I have issues with using screwdrivers. The darn screws just don't go in straight. I must always get the bad ones ;) Anyhoo- I was useless with construction, so I unpacked instead.
Our beautiful closets with their new hardware!!! Laaaaaaaa!!!
And the inside :)
Quite the transformation, eh?
Now for one of my favorite views in the house.
Remember this from a previous post?
It looks different now!!!!.............. =)
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(about 2 seconds after I said "Westly! Get off the table!!!")
I was not in love with the forest green walls- but the flat green paint (and inability to afford to repaint at the moment) sparked my imagination- chalkboard wall!!! We've been having a lot of fun with this during the day, and every visitor is now required to leave us a note :)
I. love. it.
And p.s.- I am in love with my $5 chandelier. So glad we made a project of this thrift-store find!
The curtains to the left in the above photos are my pantry. Originally it had wood sliding doors, but they made it dark and difficult and ugly. Check those out in the "before" pics above if you please.
The light was kind of magical one afternoon as Briella perused my jars.
I had to snap a few :)
There you have it!!! True, this was not a tour of our entire house.
But, it is as close as you are going to get until I'm good and ready!
Have a good night, all :)
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