Sunday, February 27, 2011

Master bedroom

Here's a current view of our hallway. We've taken up the carpet just past what was originally the doorway to the second bedroom (which is where the doorway to the new laundry room will be located on the left) and extended it into the part of what was the old master bedroom. The header you can see at the end of the hallway is where the new linen closet will be. The last doorway on the left is the entrance to the new second bedroom, and the doorway to the new master bedroom will be at the end on the right.

Speaking of the master bedroom, it's coming along nicely. The wall that divides the bedroom from the walk-in closet and master bath still needs to be built, as well as the wall that will be between the bath and the closet. Of the walls that are currently built, most of them are sheetrocked (but not yet spackled).

The picture below was taken from what will be the master bathroom, looking out into the master bedroom. The two studs to the right are the start of the wall that will divide the bedroom from the bathroom and closet. If you look closely, you can see the wiring for the ceiling fan.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

We have a room 99% finished!

We've come a long way since the end of November, when the second bedroom looked like this. We also took three weeks off around Christmas due to the holidays, the weather, etc.

Since then we spackled, sanded, spackled some more, primed, painted, cut/painted/installed trim, ordered carpet, installed the electrical outlets/switches, hung the ceiling fan, and put up the blinds. Here's what it looks like as of this morning:

Before the township comes on Tuesday to sign off on this room, the closet door needs to be painted and hung, and two small pieces of trim need to be added under one of the windows. I also have a few painting touch ups on the walls and trim. Below you can see the closet in its current doorless state.

The walls are Sea Sprite and the door/trim are Ultra Pure White (both by Behr). The ceiling fan is the 44 inch Auberville by Hunter in brushed nickel. Carpet is a remnant that we got from World Wide Flooring. Floor registers are from Signature Hardware's Whittington Collection in brushed nickel. Blinds are 2 inch faux wood in white from Home Depot.

Time for me to grab some paint brushes and respirator and work on the closet door.