Showing posts with label house remodel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label house remodel. Show all posts
Friday, November 9, 2012
Construction progress
I haven't been out to the other house much lately, so Capable Guy just sent a few photos over. Looks like a lot of progress to me! Yay!
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Framing
Our Capable Guy has been hard at work at the other house. The carport is almost completely framed in to convert it to a playroom/office/den/bonus room.
The two separate out buildings have also been opened up. The back part of this space will be the new laundry room with a huge amount of extra space to be used as a craft room, pantry, mud room, or all of the above. We get to keep the pitched ceilings, which makes me very happy.
We ordered the new windows and exterior doors for the entire house (the husband cried as I wrote that check...), and one huge decision was made with the selection of the front door. Because we are basically redoing the entire house, the style of it could have gone ranch or it could go craftsman, and the front door is 100% craftsman. At least that's one less decision left to make!
Capable Guy will work this week to enclose the new framing so that we can get Mr. Stucco out there to give the exterior of the house a new lease on life. So excited, but so scared to have to pick the stucco color soon!
The two separate out buildings have also been opened up. The back part of this space will be the new laundry room with a huge amount of extra space to be used as a craft room, pantry, mud room, or all of the above. We get to keep the pitched ceilings, which makes me very happy.
We ordered the new windows and exterior doors for the entire house (the husband cried as I wrote that check...), and one huge decision was made with the selection of the front door. Because we are basically redoing the entire house, the style of it could have gone ranch or it could go craftsman, and the front door is 100% craftsman. At least that's one less decision left to make!
Capable Guy will work this week to enclose the new framing so that we can get Mr. Stucco out there to give the exterior of the house a new lease on life. So excited, but so scared to have to pick the stucco color soon!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Hiccups and perc tests
So we had our first hiccup over at the new house.
We want to convert it from a 3 bedroom/1 bath house to a 4 bedroom/3 bath house. The house has an old septic system, and to add another bedroom means we have to increase the size of the septic tank. To do that, we have to move everything to the back yard where there is more room for the tank and leach field. To do that, the dirt has to be good. And by good, I mean dry.
Yesterday I met the backhoe guy and someone from the engineer's office (planning septic systems now requires an engineering firm!) to dig some holes for the perc test. The perc test measures the percolation rate, or how quickly water drains through the soil. When you dig for the perc test, the deepest hole is about 9 feet. And you really want to see dry dirt there.
Our dirt was wet. Like, really wet. About 30 minutes after we dug the hole there was several inches of water at the bottom. That's bad. Really bad. So we dug another hole in another area of the property that should be drier. And it was really wet at 6 feet.
So today is the official perc test and then the engineers and person from the county health department will decide what kind of system we can have. At this point, it's not looking good for a system that will work well for the future of the place as a horse property, or the cost will be so high that it just doesn't make sense. So I might be back to the drawing board with the house plans and we might be stuck with just 3 bedrooms. What a bummer.
We want to convert it from a 3 bedroom/1 bath house to a 4 bedroom/3 bath house. The house has an old septic system, and to add another bedroom means we have to increase the size of the septic tank. To do that, we have to move everything to the back yard where there is more room for the tank and leach field. To do that, the dirt has to be good. And by good, I mean dry.
Yesterday I met the backhoe guy and someone from the engineer's office (planning septic systems now requires an engineering firm!) to dig some holes for the perc test. The perc test measures the percolation rate, or how quickly water drains through the soil. When you dig for the perc test, the deepest hole is about 9 feet. And you really want to see dry dirt there.
Our dirt was wet. Like, really wet. About 30 minutes after we dug the hole there was several inches of water at the bottom. That's bad. Really bad. So we dug another hole in another area of the property that should be drier. And it was really wet at 6 feet.
So today is the official perc test and then the engineers and person from the county health department will decide what kind of system we can have. At this point, it's not looking good for a system that will work well for the future of the place as a horse property, or the cost will be so high that it just doesn't make sense. So I might be back to the drawing board with the house plans and we might be stuck with just 3 bedrooms. What a bummer.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Open concept
Yesterday we officially achieved the open concept I'm going for in the new house by removing the wall separating the living room and kitchen. I'm a bit bummed that we'll have to put a post right at the end of the countertop to support the two headers. It was just too long of a span for a single header. I also finished the design of the kitchen cabinets yesterday (Oh my gosh, it's going to be awesome!!), so will be placing an order for them soon.
The bathrooms are mostly framed in, so things are moving right along now. Yesterday I also spent some time picking the tile for the two main bathrooms and I think I finally found some things I like. Weeee!
The bathrooms are mostly framed in, so things are moving right along now. Yesterday I also spent some time picking the tile for the two main bathrooms and I think I finally found some things I like. Weeee!
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
More demo
Capable Guy and his Capable Helper continue with the demo of the new house while Lachlan and I continue making the rounds down at the county to get all the permitting taken care of.
This is the view down the hallway from the living room to the back bedrooms, with the kitchen on the left.
Here they've removed the wall separating the kitchen from the bathroom and also removed the walls where the furnace and water heater used to be. They're being moved to the outbuildings so that the one original bathroom can be split into two full bathrooms. We also removed the exterior door (now covered with plywood on the far left of the photo below) in the main part of the kitchen. It seemed silly to have it because there is a set of French doors just about 10 feet away from it, and removing it gives us valuable wall space for cabinets. Weee! Progress!
This is the view down the hallway from the living room to the back bedrooms, with the kitchen on the left.
Here they've removed the wall separating the kitchen from the bathroom and also removed the walls where the furnace and water heater used to be. They're being moved to the outbuildings so that the one original bathroom can be split into two full bathrooms. We also removed the exterior door (now covered with plywood on the far left of the photo below) in the main part of the kitchen. It seemed silly to have it because there is a set of French doors just about 10 feet away from it, and removing it gives us valuable wall space for cabinets. Weee! Progress!
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Demo
Over at the new house, the kitchen is pretty much gone. Open concept, here we come!
Oh, and the bathroom, furnace and water heater are on their way to being gone, too. :)
Monday, September 10, 2012
All in a day's work
We're starting to see progress over at the new house. After spending all of last week clearing the monster weeds out of the backyard and trying to get estimates for new siding/stucco and a new roof (and being stood up by FIVE different contractors!), Capable Guy started gutting the kitchen today.
This morning:
This afternoon:
Progress is good. I'm also making progress, at least a tiny bit, in regaining control of my life. I am working out the final details needed to hire someone to help me with the shop. Like really hire someone to really help me (not just sucking up to Lachlan's babysitter to help out every now and then). We're still working out the details, but I think she'll start in 1-2 weeks. I'm SO excited about the thought of having my area be more organized and more productive, spending more time with Lachlan without watching the orders pile up, and maybe even getting back to printing regularly again. Yeehaw!
This morning:
This afternoon:
Progress is good. I'm also making progress, at least a tiny bit, in regaining control of my life. I am working out the final details needed to hire someone to help me with the shop. Like really hire someone to really help me (not just sucking up to Lachlan's babysitter to help out every now and then). We're still working out the details, but I think she'll start in 1-2 weeks. I'm SO excited about the thought of having my area be more organized and more productive, spending more time with Lachlan without watching the orders pile up, and maybe even getting back to printing regularly again. Yeehaw!
Friday, August 31, 2012
Monopoly
When I was a kid, Monopoly was my favorite board game. That, combined with growing up in a house that my parents built themselves, is probably why I love the idea of real estate and renvoating properties now that I'm an adult.
When I lived in Baltimore I bought a 1920 brick rowhouse and over the next 6 years proceeded to gut and rebuild it, doing the vast majority of work by myself. When I got married and moved to Colorado, we bought a 1950 house that started life as a gas station, and over the course of several years we substantially remodeled it.
Since then I've been itching to get another property to work on. And today, I finally have it. I just finished signing the papers to make it official. It was a bank owned property, and getting it wasn't easy. That's a big part of why I haven't been here much lately. I feel like I was the third real estate agent working on this purchase, I had to be involved so much.
Between my shops and Lachlan I unfortunately won't be able to do much, if any, of the work myself. But we have a capable guy to do the work and I get to make all the decisions, which seems like a good compromise. :D So here she is in all her completely original 1960s glory. Take a good look at her now, because she won't look like this much longer. In fact, work starts tomorrow...
I hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Enjoy the last few days of summer!
When I lived in Baltimore I bought a 1920 brick rowhouse and over the next 6 years proceeded to gut and rebuild it, doing the vast majority of work by myself. When I got married and moved to Colorado, we bought a 1950 house that started life as a gas station, and over the course of several years we substantially remodeled it.
Since then I've been itching to get another property to work on. And today, I finally have it. I just finished signing the papers to make it official. It was a bank owned property, and getting it wasn't easy. That's a big part of why I haven't been here much lately. I feel like I was the third real estate agent working on this purchase, I had to be involved so much.
Between my shops and Lachlan I unfortunately won't be able to do much, if any, of the work myself. But we have a capable guy to do the work and I get to make all the decisions, which seems like a good compromise. :D So here she is in all her completely original 1960s glory. Take a good look at her now, because she won't look like this much longer. In fact, work starts tomorrow...
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Main bathroom before and after
When we first got our house, the kitchen was right up at the front of the house. A half wall greeted you once you walked through the front door. On one side of the wall was the stove and the rest of the kitchen, and on the other side was a narrow hallway into the living room that separated the kitchen from the main bathroom. The door of the bathroom was placed so that if you stood at the stove cooking, you could see the toilet about 5 feet away. That seemed, um, sort of weird to me.
Because the house started its life as a gas station, only the sink and toilet were originally present. At some point, one of the owners added a garage on the other side of the bathroom, and then used some of that space to add a tub and shower. The bathroom was teeny tiny, and everything that was crammed in there was extremely dated.
We ripped everything out and tore down all of the walls.
The new bathroom was widened to hold a 5.5-foot long tub (which is so awesome!) and extended to include a large vanity and a 15" linen closet. The door was also moved around the corner so that it isn't visible from the kitchen.
The tub surround is slate tile in grays, greens, and tans, and we put in light maple cabinets.
The countertop is a product called granicrete. They use a trowel to spread a thin layer of concrete over wood. For my countertop, they added some texture to make it look similar to the slate, and then used a variety of colored stains to match the colors found in the slate tile. The countertop was then covered with an epoxy so that it is smooth to the touch but allows you to see the texture underneath.
Because the house started its life as a gas station, only the sink and toilet were originally present. At some point, one of the owners added a garage on the other side of the bathroom, and then used some of that space to add a tub and shower. The bathroom was teeny tiny, and everything that was crammed in there was extremely dated.
We ripped everything out and tore down all of the walls.
The new bathroom was widened to hold a 5.5-foot long tub (which is so awesome!) and extended to include a large vanity and a 15" linen closet. The door was also moved around the corner so that it isn't visible from the kitchen.
The tub surround is slate tile in grays, greens, and tans, and we put in light maple cabinets.
The countertop is a product called granicrete. They use a trowel to spread a thin layer of concrete over wood. For my countertop, they added some texture to make it look similar to the slate, and then used a variety of colored stains to match the colors found in the slate tile. The countertop was then covered with an epoxy so that it is smooth to the touch but allows you to see the texture underneath.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Kitchen before and after
I've been so busy with Lachlan and entertaining friends, family, and my visiting mom (who is a first-time Grammy!) that I don't have many exciting things to report here. So I thought I'd take this time to finally get around to showing you some of the before and after photos of our remodel.
We worked on our kitchen first, in the fall of 2007. We ripped everything out, reconfigured the layout, walled off the pantry to give more closet space to Lachlan's room on the other side of the wall, added a window on the far west-facing wall, removed a wall separating the kitchen from the living room, and added a large breakfast bar that has become the main gathering place for us and visitors.
The kitchen is basically done at this point except we still need to install the trim pieces at the bottom of the base cabinets. I took the "after" photos on the morning I left to have Lachlan. I knew it would never be this clean again, so I had to get some photos!
The kitchen is at the front of the house, to the right as you walk in the front door. We talked for awhile about moving it to another part of the house, but the house sits on a cement slab and the thought of having to cut up all the concrete to run new water and drain lines wasn't very appealing. So we decided to leave it where it is but try to make the most of the situation.
The old kitchen cabinets and appliances used to be right in front of you as you walked into the house, with a small dining area at the back. The kitchen was painted a dark sage green and was really, really dark.
Before:
After:
We pushed all the cabinets and appliances to the back of the space in a U-shaped configuration. We also added a window to the back wall, which is the single best decision we made in the entire house. Now we can sit at the breakfast bar and watch the spectacular sunsets out that window.
Before:
After:
We replaced the white ceramic tiles and dark green paint with saltillo tile and a paint color called Tan Wrap that has been described by some as the color of vanilla ice cream. We installed lots of recessed lights in the ceiling (I hate a dark kitchen) and ran electrical wires to add under-cabinet lighting at some point in the future. The light maple cabinets were replaced with cherry cabinets with a light finish. The addition of that huge pantry is the second best decision we made! Finally, we replaced the gray formica countertop with a granite that is cream, peach, and gray, with splashes of a burgundy color.
Before:
After:
I'm super happy with how the space turned out, and it's the one space that consistently gets the most compliments from people.
We worked on our kitchen first, in the fall of 2007. We ripped everything out, reconfigured the layout, walled off the pantry to give more closet space to Lachlan's room on the other side of the wall, added a window on the far west-facing wall, removed a wall separating the kitchen from the living room, and added a large breakfast bar that has become the main gathering place for us and visitors.
The kitchen is basically done at this point except we still need to install the trim pieces at the bottom of the base cabinets. I took the "after" photos on the morning I left to have Lachlan. I knew it would never be this clean again, so I had to get some photos!
The kitchen is at the front of the house, to the right as you walk in the front door. We talked for awhile about moving it to another part of the house, but the house sits on a cement slab and the thought of having to cut up all the concrete to run new water and drain lines wasn't very appealing. So we decided to leave it where it is but try to make the most of the situation.
The old kitchen cabinets and appliances used to be right in front of you as you walked into the house, with a small dining area at the back. The kitchen was painted a dark sage green and was really, really dark.
Before:
After:
We pushed all the cabinets and appliances to the back of the space in a U-shaped configuration. We also added a window to the back wall, which is the single best decision we made in the entire house. Now we can sit at the breakfast bar and watch the spectacular sunsets out that window.
Before:
After:
We replaced the white ceramic tiles and dark green paint with saltillo tile and a paint color called Tan Wrap that has been described by some as the color of vanilla ice cream. We installed lots of recessed lights in the ceiling (I hate a dark kitchen) and ran electrical wires to add under-cabinet lighting at some point in the future. The light maple cabinets were replaced with cherry cabinets with a light finish. The addition of that huge pantry is the second best decision we made! Finally, we replaced the gray formica countertop with a granite that is cream, peach, and gray, with splashes of a burgundy color.
Before:
After:
I'm super happy with how the space turned out, and it's the one space that consistently gets the most compliments from people.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Perfect storm
Have you ever heard of a perfect storm? The term is used to describe an event where a rare combination of circumstances will aggravate a situation drastically.
I think I am in the middle of a perfect storm. My circumstances: 1) I'm printing like a crazy lady right now, trying to beat the clock and get a bunch of stuff done for Christmas before my belly gets any bigger. This means that I have sheets of paper, cut blank paper, printed paper, envelopes, and letterpress plates on every available surface in the house right now. 2) Since finishing our remodel earlier this summer, I have been meaning to tear the house apart to clean it--you just can't believe how much grout dust gets into the back corners of every kitchen cabinet. 3) Because we were still working on the house this spring, my Spring Cleaning urges were ignored and have built up. 4) I'm nesting; you know, that fun instinct pregnant ladies get when a baby is on the way. It makes even normally sane people go beserk cleaning.
I said all that as my excuse for why my house looks like it does right now. It ain't pretty, folks.
I am starting this process in the closet of the guest room at the back of the house, and I can't tell you how awesome it is to already have about 6 square feet of the cleanest, most organized closet on the planet. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to the nest.
I think I am in the middle of a perfect storm. My circumstances: 1) I'm printing like a crazy lady right now, trying to beat the clock and get a bunch of stuff done for Christmas before my belly gets any bigger. This means that I have sheets of paper, cut blank paper, printed paper, envelopes, and letterpress plates on every available surface in the house right now. 2) Since finishing our remodel earlier this summer, I have been meaning to tear the house apart to clean it--you just can't believe how much grout dust gets into the back corners of every kitchen cabinet. 3) Because we were still working on the house this spring, my Spring Cleaning urges were ignored and have built up. 4) I'm nesting; you know, that fun instinct pregnant ladies get when a baby is on the way. It makes even normally sane people go beserk cleaning.
I said all that as my excuse for why my house looks like it does right now. It ain't pretty, folks.
I am starting this process in the closet of the guest room at the back of the house, and I can't tell you how awesome it is to already have about 6 square feet of the cleanest, most organized closet on the planet. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to the nest.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Moving in
I'll be spending the better part of today out in my new studio. I have to print a few things today, but first I wanted to show you how the new space is coming along. Progress is slow but steady!
The husband finished all the electrical work and installed my two 8' fluorescent lamps with awesome bulbs. They have a color temperature of 5000k and a color rendering index of 92, which basically means they are great for printing because the colors of the ink appear closest to what they would look like in natural daylight. It's so bright in this space that you almost have to wear sunglasses. I love it! The husband also installed a ceiling fan for me, which makes me feel particularly spoiled. :)
We kept a few of the cabinets from our old kitchen, and the husband installed those and made a nice countertop and "backsplash" for me out of plywood. He even put a nice finish on it. And I had mentioned to him that I wanted to hang the pegboard above the cabinets, so he surprised me by doing that, too. It isn't exactly how I envisioned it, but it will work for now. I may have to make some slight adjustments to it down the road. It is a little high for me (I'm sort of a short munchkin) and I had planned to install open shelves above it to hold bulky stuff (packing peanuts and whatnot) that I don't have to access all too often.
I bought a small paint pod from my local Ace store in the color "Misty Morn" and painted the pegboard to get a bit of color in the room. Now I just need to get all my pegboard accessories so I can hang stuff on it and get really organized!
I also moved my three cheap-o Walmart bookcases and plywood top into this space, and they're currently holding all of my paper and envelopes. I also stole some of the husband's plastic shelves to use for bulky items. I'll probably reorganize things a million times before I find what works best for me, but this does the trick for now.
We positioned my type cabinets on the far wall, and in the coming weeks I need to finish sorting all of my type (currently stacked on rolling shelves seen at the front of the picture) and get it put away in the cabinets.
This weekend I'm hoping to move my smaller press and my two antique paper cutters onto the long wall with windows to keep the big press company.
And somewhere along the way I plan to add a small sitting area and a "Sadie Bug nap spot," but that's pretty low on the list at the moment. (Don't tell Sadie.)
Have a great weekend. I'll be back on Monday with the winner of the letterpress note cards!
The husband finished all the electrical work and installed my two 8' fluorescent lamps with awesome bulbs. They have a color temperature of 5000k and a color rendering index of 92, which basically means they are great for printing because the colors of the ink appear closest to what they would look like in natural daylight. It's so bright in this space that you almost have to wear sunglasses. I love it! The husband also installed a ceiling fan for me, which makes me feel particularly spoiled. :)
We kept a few of the cabinets from our old kitchen, and the husband installed those and made a nice countertop and "backsplash" for me out of plywood. He even put a nice finish on it. And I had mentioned to him that I wanted to hang the pegboard above the cabinets, so he surprised me by doing that, too. It isn't exactly how I envisioned it, but it will work for now. I may have to make some slight adjustments to it down the road. It is a little high for me (I'm sort of a short munchkin) and I had planned to install open shelves above it to hold bulky stuff (packing peanuts and whatnot) that I don't have to access all too often.
I bought a small paint pod from my local Ace store in the color "Misty Morn" and painted the pegboard to get a bit of color in the room. Now I just need to get all my pegboard accessories so I can hang stuff on it and get really organized!
I also moved my three cheap-o Walmart bookcases and plywood top into this space, and they're currently holding all of my paper and envelopes. I also stole some of the husband's plastic shelves to use for bulky items. I'll probably reorganize things a million times before I find what works best for me, but this does the trick for now.
We positioned my type cabinets on the far wall, and in the coming weeks I need to finish sorting all of my type (currently stacked on rolling shelves seen at the front of the picture) and get it put away in the cabinets.
This weekend I'm hoping to move my smaller press and my two antique paper cutters onto the long wall with windows to keep the big press company.
And somewhere along the way I plan to add a small sitting area and a "Sadie Bug nap spot," but that's pretty low on the list at the moment. (Don't tell Sadie.)
Have a great weekend. I'll be back on Monday with the winner of the letterpress note cards!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Happy
I can't put into words how happy I am to finally have my new studio space painted! Over the weekend the husband put the final coat of paint on it.
Although I originally planned to do a light color on the walls, in the end I opted for a final coat of a soft white (Forgetmenot by Kwal) to keep the space as bright as possible.
I am in love with the natural light provided by the two windows. Both presses and my two paper cutters will eventually be positioned on this wall. And I'm leaving a bit of extra space in front of the window on the left. The contractor who did the work on our house and this space knows a guy who has what sounds like my same press, but the older version with the beautiful curved spokes on the flywheel. There's a rumor that this guy just doesn't have time for the press and may be interested in selling it. I wonder if he can see me jumping up and down, waving my hands and yelling, "Me! Me!" from clear across town...
Right now the husband is working on running more conduit for new outlets and for two overhead fluorescent lights and a fan.
I can't wait to get busy with this huge wall, hopefully later this week. It will eventually be filled with some of the base cabinets from our old kitchen, as well as work tables and lots and lots and lots of shelves for all of my paper and stuff.
Oh so happy!
Although I originally planned to do a light color on the walls, in the end I opted for a final coat of a soft white (Forgetmenot by Kwal) to keep the space as bright as possible.
I am in love with the natural light provided by the two windows. Both presses and my two paper cutters will eventually be positioned on this wall. And I'm leaving a bit of extra space in front of the window on the left. The contractor who did the work on our house and this space knows a guy who has what sounds like my same press, but the older version with the beautiful curved spokes on the flywheel. There's a rumor that this guy just doesn't have time for the press and may be interested in selling it. I wonder if he can see me jumping up and down, waving my hands and yelling, "Me! Me!" from clear across town...
Right now the husband is working on running more conduit for new outlets and for two overhead fluorescent lights and a fan.
I can't wait to get busy with this huge wall, hopefully later this week. It will eventually be filled with some of the base cabinets from our old kitchen, as well as work tables and lots and lots and lots of shelves for all of my paper and stuff.
Oh so happy!
Friday, September 17, 2010
Sneak peek: master bathroom
I'd love to say that we are completely, totally, 100% done with all the tile in the house. But it turns out that we still have to do a teeny tiny bit of grouting in our master bathroom. Once that's done, I'll give you the complete tour, including the before and after photos.
In the meantime, here's a little sneak peek of the space showing its transformation over the last month.
And for those of you questioning the wisdom of putting a pure white rug in the bathroom: You're right. Not my smartest move, especially because it seems to be a magnet for a gray dog who likes to rub her grubby little body all over it!
Have a good weekend, everyone. And thanks very much for all the well wishes about the baby on the way! We're pretty excited about it. :)
In the meantime, here's a little sneak peek of the space showing its transformation over the last month.
And for those of you questioning the wisdom of putting a pure white rug in the bathroom: You're right. Not my smartest move, especially because it seems to be a magnet for a gray dog who likes to rub her grubby little body all over it!
Have a good weekend, everyone. And thanks very much for all the well wishes about the baby on the way! We're pretty excited about it. :)
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Slight change of plans
When we moved into our house, it had two bedrooms. We took the larger bedroom and used the other bedroom as our guestroom after a little sprucing up.
The room was originally painted mental institution yellow with silver/gray carpet. Nice. It had one small closet.
I re-painted it a light mocha color ("museum" by Kwal Paint) and replaced the nasty carpet with saltillo tile. We also took the space of the kitchen pantry on the other side of the wall to make a larger closet for the room.
Once we added an official master suite and third bedroom on the other side of the house, our old bedroom became the guest room and this bedroom became a little studio of sorts to hold my small letterpress and paper cutter, and all the associated paper stuff that goes along with letterpress printing.
Now this room is undergoing another transformation so that it is better suited for it's new purpose in life, beginning this December. Wee! :)
The room was originally painted mental institution yellow with silver/gray carpet. Nice. It had one small closet.
I re-painted it a light mocha color ("museum" by Kwal Paint) and replaced the nasty carpet with saltillo tile. We also took the space of the kitchen pantry on the other side of the wall to make a larger closet for the room.
Once we added an official master suite and third bedroom on the other side of the house, our old bedroom became the guest room and this bedroom became a little studio of sorts to hold my small letterpress and paper cutter, and all the associated paper stuff that goes along with letterpress printing.
Now this room is undergoing another transformation so that it is better suited for it's new purpose in life, beginning this December. Wee! :)
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