Final evening, I sat down and went via all of my receipts to see simply how a lot it value me to transform the visitor bed room right into a walk-in closet with a laundry space. I shared a lot of photos of the completed closet in yesterday’s submit, so when you missed that, you may click on right here to see the entire particulars of the completed closet/laundry room (and doubtless extra photos than you could possibly really need).
However simply to recap, I went from this bed room…
…to this walk-in closet with a laundry space.
This was a fairly intensive challenge as a result of it began with the entire previous flooring and subfloor being eliminated and new subfloor and flooring being put in. That added fairly a bit to the price of the general challenge. After which I stained and sealed the ground…twice. However at first of the 12 months, as soon as the previous flooring and subfloor was out, and the brand new subfloor was in, the room regarded like this…
That contractor additionally did the plumbing and among the electrical rough-in for me earlier than I fired him. (You may examine that right here.) However I did pay him some for the work he did on this room.
Contractor charges: $500.00
Then I employed out the set up of the brand new hardwood flooring, after which completed the ground myself. I’m so glad that I redid these flooring! Are you able to think about my closet with these darkish flooring?
I actually assume these darkish flooring would have made the entire room so darkish and drab. I had them coated whereas I used to be constructing the closet cupboards, however as soon as I made a decision to redo them, I uncovered them and sanded across the edges. I can’t discover any photos with the stable darkish flooring with the cupboards, however you will get an concept of what the darkish flooring would have regarded like right here…
It was quite a lot of work, however I’m so glad I went again and sanded down these flooring and redid them with the Bona NaturalSeal and Bona Site visitors HD. So the flooring value for this room contains the precise hardwood flooring, the set up, and the ending and refinishing (together with the rental payment for the sanders and the sandpaper for the sanders).
Flooring Price: $2581.83
The associated fee for the plywood and trim that I used for the island was included on this, so this value covers the entire plywood, trim, molding, and many others., for the entire perimeter cupboards plus the island.
Lumber value: $3141.80
And, after all, there have been quite a lot of little prices that added up alongside the way in which — nails, screws, sandpaper, wooden filler, and many others.
Provides value: $290.38
After which there was the price of the primer, paint, and paint provides. I in all probability might have decreased this value by about $150 had I not bought 100 paint samples. 😀 However I had such a tough time deciding on a paint colour for the cupboards. Keep in mind the entire colours I examined out?
I don’t assume I’ve ever examined out this many samples for some other room. However I actually struggled with this one.
I’m so glad I went with a blue. I can’t even think about the room being coral. And the colour I went with — Sherwin Williams Billowy Breeze — ended up being good. I adore it a lot! However Sherwin Williams paint isn’t low cost. And neither is the primer I used — Zinsser B-I-N shellac-based primer. I used to be a bit shocked on the complete value of the paint and paint provides (brushes, rollers, curler trays, and many others.). These dear primers and paints, plus the entire provides, added up actually fast.
Paint and paint provides: $1145.91
I put the entire {hardware} for the room into one class. This contains the brushed gold closet rods…
Plus the entire drawer and door pulls, drawer slides for the island, and many others.
This was one other class that provides up actually quick. Drawer pulls and delicate shut ball bearing drawer slides aren’t low cost!
{Hardware} prices: $641.48
After which there’s the primary lighting for the room. I went from having one dimly lit ceiling fan within the heart of the room to having a great deal of flush ceiling lights on dimmers.
Good lighting makes all of the totally different in a room, and I particularly needed my closet to be very gentle and brilliant. However I additionally put the entire lights on dimmers. So this value contains the brand new lighting (not together with the ornamental lighting fixtures), the entire new wiring that the brand new lights required, dimmer switches, cowl plates, and many others.
Lighting Prices: $633.46
The following class is the entire fairly stuff. And my closet wouldn’t be my closet with the beautiful stuff.
This class contains the wallpaper, sconces, mirror, glass for the jewellery drawer, garments hamper, step ladder, and many others.
The beautiful stuff: $1375.48
And eventually, I put my chandelier in its personal separate class.
As soon as I added the numbers, I spotted that it value greater than I believed it did. However it’s nonetheless a fraction of what the inspiration chandelier value!
Chandelier value: $388.54
And that’s it! In order that brings us to the grand complete for turning a bed room right into a walk-in closet and laundry room…
Contractor charges: $500.00
Flooring: $2581.83
Lumber: $3141.80
Provides: $290.38
Paint and paint provides: $1145.91
{Hardware}: $641.48
Major room lighting: $633.46
The beautiful stuff: $1375.48
Chandelier: $388.54
GRAND TOTAL: $10,698.88
I’ve to confess that I didn’t understand it value that a lot. Was it value it? Nicely, I assume solely I can reply that query. And for me, the reply is a convincing YES!
Extra About My Stroll-In Closet/Laundry Room
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and adorn the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You may be taught extra about me right here.
