Day 38- The Princess' Tower (i.e. Lilly's Room)

The tower use to be dark and gloomy...definitely not fit for a princess.

The difference between the paneling and drywall is honestly insane. The space is so much brighter and feels even bigger.
I actually did pretty good here with the same picture positioning- check out the progress:
Existing:

1/2 demoed":

And drywall:

And the paint request from the princess was originally pink...then she changed it to "Rainbow Colors". Being her assistant I did talk her into staying with the pink and adding the rainbow colors into her bedding. She thought that was a perfect idea!

Day 38- MORE Drywall and a Door!

So do you remember the amazing wood paneling and great cabinet that we sledge-hammered out? And don't forget the ugly tile floor and barn fan? Needless to say I do not miss any of it.

Here it is with some fresh drywall and believe it or not the floor is actually wood underneath all of that drywall dust and mud you see below.
And here is what the 4th bedroom use to look like before I shrunk it and put in a back hallway, turned this closet into a laundry niche and added a back door...
So the wall to the left is my new office which gets a pocket door and this new fabulous door leads out to my new fabulous back yard!

but be careful because it is about a 42" drop once you step outside...I guess I might want to get some stairs built.

Day 32 & 33- Drywall !!!!!!!

It arrived. They had to Boom it up through my 2nd story window b/c of the 90degree angled stairs. I asked if they would come back and move my furniture in for me the same way...they just kinda laughed so I am thinking that was a no? ;)

Here is a pic of the window they removed as well as my side door that was taken out...starting to look pretty ghetto if you ask me.

So while bringing you up to speed I also wanted to remind you of the "before" pics. Drywall and finishing took about a week and a half total from start to finish. So I will spend the week walking you through each of the different spaces.

First was the kitchen, as you see below with the original side door and wall immediately to the right. There was no place for a fridge...guess they had ice boxes in 1938?

Here is the new space. I only moved the wall over about 24" and put in a header but with the door gone it makes my kitchen feel soooo much bigger! I also decided that maybe I wanted a fridge in my kitchen? So I moved the stove over to my new wall and put the fridge where their stove use to be. And for those who are wondering, yes the cabinets are staying. I am going to paint them and add on. They are very simple and I think once I change the hardware they will look pretty sweet.