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 34-35- MORE drywall

Progress!! This picture below is looking from my new office into the expanded kitchen.

now with drywall and a built-in little shelf niche!

So what use to be a bedroom closet is now a lundry niche and back door mudroom/hallway.

Here is the future door that is about to be cut in.

And below is the bathroom before (poorly updated)

And here it is gutted with new greenboard (mold resistant drywall).

And the old shower...

And new deep bathtub... Almost ready for paint!

Renovation Day 15- Now we are getting somewhere!

Ok, so we had been slowly framing all week but Friday they hit it hard and it all came together. I have sketched out over the original spaceplan to show you the changes I am making. The side door on the left goes away and I am putting in a back door and new "mud hallway" complete with washer/dryer and coat storage. The kitchen gets about 24" longer but I gain alot of cabinetry. I am then taking what is now the 4th bedroom and making it a small office with built-in bookcase. (I am super excited about this room).

The second floor plan seen just above already had a dormer built out in back for a 3/4 bath which was gutted as seen before. We are expanding the closet and putting the door off the bedroom to the left instead of the hallway. The attic dormer in front gets insulated and finished for a toy room.

This side door gets removed and filled in and it will look something like what I have sketched below: The existing stud wall got removed and a header put in place for support and all the walls were framed! The kitchen wall sits back another 24" but with closing up the side door I gain about 8' of lineal cabinetry. The picture below is where my new back door will go as well as coats and washer/dryer niche.

What you are looking through in the picture above is the new pocket door opening to my office!

And this is just a quick sketch of the new tub and open linen storage in the 1st floor bathroom.