Now that the entire plans are in place for our master suite suite, I lastly felt like I might transfer previous the starting stage and truly get to work this previous weekend. I began with the factor that I’ve been eager to do for weeks now — take away the hallway cupboard.
This cupboard has been great to have for the years we’ve had it. After I constructed it, we desperately wanted extra storage on this home, so this was the proper place for it.
It additionally made sense as a result of I used to be simply changing a closet that was right here after we purchased the home. I used to be simply eradicating the outdated closet that I didn’t assume was constructed very nicely, and changing it with one thing just a little nicer and extra helpful for our functions.
However now, it’s the top of an period. Okay, that is perhaps just a little dramatic. 😀 It’s simply the top of the hallway cupboard as a result of I lastly took it out this weekend. Its service to us was not wanted (or at the very least, it gained’t be wanted as soon as the closet/laundry space/storage space is constructed), so it’s gone. Nicely, most of it’s gone. A part of the underside part remains to be trapped by {an electrical} outlet, so I’ll must perform a little wiring venture at this time to free the remainder of that backside part from the wall.
And now you may see what I used to be speaking about with the ground. You may see the reduce that they made across the cupboard after they eliminated the outdated flooring and subfloor and changed the subfloor. The half that was below the cupboard remains to be the unique flooring and subfloor. The remaining is comparatively new.
I used to be shocked and excited to see that the drywall is in such good situation. The most important injury is that this little space within the nook.
I don’t actually know why I anticipated the drywall to want changing behind the cupboard. I believe I bought my timeline mistaken. For some cause, I believed that I constructed the cupboard earlier than the brand new drywall went up, and so I anticipated the drywall behind the cupboard to be the outdated, authentic drywall that might should be changed. However this was clearly changed earlier than the cupboard went in, so it’ll simply want minor repairs after which I can prime and paint it.
However y’all, look how open this space seems to be now!! I’m so enthusiastic about this view now!
That cupboard was wanted and really helpful to us over these previous couple of years, but it surely certain did make this space look closed in and cramped.
It made such a drastic distinction taking it out!
I do know that simply on Friday, I had just about satisfied myself that it could be simpler to take away the entire flooring on this hallway and redo all of it moderately than making an attempt to take away floorboards with out damaging the neighboring boards and splice in new flooring on this space.
However earlier than I do this, I believe I’m really going to attempt to do the splicing. If that doesn’t work out, or if it seems to be horrible, then I can transfer to Plan B and exchange the entire flooring. However after I bought the cupboard out, I spotted that the world below that cupboard actually IS fairly small, and the hallway itself actually ISN’T that small. It was simply this cupboard looming within the nook that made the cupboard look so massive and the hallway look so small. So I’ll at the very least attempt a number of boards and see the way it goes. I don’t assume it’ll take me lengthy to determine if I can do it or not.
I’ll let y’all know the way it goes, however within the meantime, I’ll depart you with one final take a look at this good, open view of our soon-to-be closet and laundry room on the left, and our soon-to-be open walkway to the bed room on the best.
And talking of that open walkway to the bed room, work on that ought to be beginning at this time as nicely. He’ll be utterly eradicating the door, the door casing, and the framing. After which he’ll restore the drywall and hand it off to me to put in the ground after which do the trim on the partitions and ceiling in that space. It feels good to lastly transfer previous the starting stage and see some progress!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and embellish 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 the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You may study extra about me right here.
