Friday was a big day at the fixer upper. Walls and ceilings were removed, ancient carpets were pulled out and demolition is officially in full swing.
Since I first saw the place, I’ve been itching to combine the current master bedroom to the tiny bedroom next to it for a nice and big master suite… Just to refresh your memory, here’s where we started…
Here’s the master bedroom…
Here’s the second bedroom, which was way to small to actually function as a bedroom…
But then we got started demoing the current master closet, which was a very dusty and messy job…
And a short while later, we had this, one big nice room…
Then, they started ripping out the carpets…
And underneath that horrific black dust…
…was lovely old hardwoods… Happy Dance!
Here’s what it looks like now, ceiling tiles gone too…
They also removed the ceiling in the entry/ living area too…
It was waaaay too low, so I had them remove it and we’re going to raise it up so that it’s the same height as the rest of the house…
There’s lots of room up there to raise it up…
And since I couldn’t stand this peeling wallpaper another second…
I had no choice but to start pulling it off the wall…
I’d say things are looking very different at our fixer upper…
Next week the crew is going to be working on fixing the foundation in a few spots and continuing on with demolition. There’s still all the paneling and carpets to remove, as well as gutting the kitchen and current bathroom. I’m planning on meeting with the cabinet people to work on designing the kitchen, bathrooms and laundry room.
Tree trimmers are lined up to tame the jungle of trees outside this weekend and I’m so excited to see the outside shaping up as well… More on that later!
The neighbors are curious and I keep spying new ones taking a “walk” by the house. Soon though, I think I’m going to hang a sign saying, “Tours this way! —–>” 😀
I’ll be back later to explain a bit more about the current-ish floorplan and what exactly we’re doing and changing! In the mean time, I have a master bathroom and closet to draw out!
Have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!
P.S. Kelly at Eclectically Vintage is sharing my home today on her fabulous blog! Be sure to stop by for a visit and to say hello! 😀
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I am a new follower. Can’t remember who sent me here? I am similar in my design style. I describe mine as “traditional, farmhouse, cottage”. I spend more time on my etsy shop so I am not always doing stuff to the house. I have had my days–my husband and I have done our fair share of DIY on our 4 homes to date, and through our almost 20 years of marriage! I love beadboard, wainscotting, wood floors, some rustic, some farmhouse, chickens, cows…you get the idea. I am going to love following along with your reno! You are so lucky to be able to do this!!! Hey, I bugged the guy down the street flipping a house to be sure it met my design ideas! (I only stopped by a few times but he picked up on my suggestion for cathedrals in the family room! He will be doing our addition this next year!) I did think of our beautiful farmhouse painting and I thought of you. https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtPaperGarden?ref=shopsection_shophome_leftnav
We purchased a glicee and love it. If you are ever in the need of great farmhouse art you should check into this shop. We have the two chickens: https://www.etsy.com/transaction/121621538 to remind us of our time in the Blue Ridge Mtns. on 64 acres with 25 chickens (and one mean rooster!). I love the recent diy’s you have done and look forward to a new friend to follow along with. 🙂
Oh my!!! You got BUSY (and dirty) LOL
Looking forward to the next inspiring installment
You guys are working fast! So fun to see the process from the start. I can’t wait to see it all finished.
You are going to have so much fun. We bought the worst house on the street in February. Now it is a jewel. I love renovations (most of the time) I excited to see your progress.
Looking like your making progress!!! yay for hardwoods underneath it all (: Can’t wait to see more of it!
I can guarantee the neighbors love you already. Nothing like a reno and someone sprucing up to help a whole neighborhood look better!!
So glad we get to follow along on this adventure!!
EEEEEKKKKKKK!!!! DEMO MAKES ME SO HAPPY!!! I just love (already!) what you’ve done. Good call on combining the two rooms and raising the ceiling.
And I can’t imagine why you didn’t like the wallpaper… 🙂