view of the loft from the hallway before
view from the entry way up - before
the loft - before
view from the loft looking out - before
carpet rolled up and some drywall removed
the start of the project
the new floorplan for the room
how I think it will be furnished - baby / guest room
carpet pad gone, plastic up and more prep work
OUTBREAK... the remodel
all the drywall is down...
no more half way and the wall is prepped for the new area
the new floor! we can now walk over the entry way. crazy!
the room is big!
next step framing
heading down the stairs
looking in the front door.. whoa there is a ceiling now... thankfully it's 9 feet tall!
Daddy's helper with electrical
framing for the new walk in closet's pocket door
all the helpers
handing nail plates to Daddy
LOUD!
just a reminder... before
all the framing is done
new electrical
Tony and Henry drywalling one of the tough awkward places
a helpful hand
lots of measuring
studs
more studs...
starting to look good
muscle
hard at work
what a team!
henry... always known for creative screwing
whatever works
Tony, Henry & Tamary working together
another helper up from his nap... which was 2.5 hours despite all the noise!
here Dada
more?
lots of progess for day 4
reminder... before
and on day 4 of the remodel
the divide
all the sheet rock is up on the outside of the room - still lots of work to do
by lunch time of day #5... Tony had all of this done, himself! Happy Father's Day!
starting in on the closet
half of the closet done
'helppur'
he loved handing the screws to Daddy
do you want one Papa?
inside the new walk in closet
the drywall is all finished - by 6:30pm on day #5!
pocket door is in too!
view from inside the closet looking out
wow, it really looks like a room
helping Mommy match the exact white of the doors
almost
not this one!
You wouldn't believe how many 'whites' there are to choose from!
found it! finally!
Day #2 of the tapper, mudders being here... 2nd skim coat is done
view looking from the TV/play room
looking down the stairs
inside baby sister's room
Matthew checking out "baby rwoom"
the closet ... can't wait to fill it up with lots of pink cuteness :)
trying to be good
whoops, he's crossed the line... "oh no" he said
the drywallers fixed mommy's addition of large holes in the wall after I pulled the huge vaccuum down the stairs after myself!
the ceiling downstairs
the new light for the dining room (was the entry chandelier) dining room light is now going in the entry... Tony's idea and it works great!
finished and painted :)
it looks great
all primed
more primed walls
heading down the stairs - this is what the texture overspray looked like everywhere
the ceiling is all painted
baby's room almost all painted
except for the 'accent' walls.... color still to be decided - but the pressure is on!
half of the new shelving is up... and the first pink outfit has been hung - thanks Mariam :)
the pocket door is all painted and installed as well
the entry is complete, all painted and looking great - the light fixture swap worked really well
apart from the ladder... it is looking back to normal
the paint for the accent walls :) - it's called 'refresh'
a glimpse from the hallway
another sneak peak
inspiration... meet your new paint color - I think I did a pretty good job with the match
What girl wouldn't like this color??
Matty slept through all the hammering of the tack strips and stapling of the pad
carpet pad... some pink in the room already
looking good
putting the carpet back together again
I like it :)
all painted and the 2/3 of the carpet is down but not yet installed
the light of day...