We had a dysfunctional little sewing room, actually it was more of a closet. It was dark and cramped with a funny slanted ceiling where anyone over four feet couldn't stand up straight. A big gapping hole gave us access to one of our upstairs crawlspaces. A large unused cement chimney took up needed space, and the look was completed with wood-paneling on every finished wall.
When Beth and I were younger, we used it for a playroom, though it was so small I'm not sure what we did in there…
As we grew older and our interests changed, the room turned into sewing/costume/prop room. To be honest, many other miscellaneous items got tossed in there just to hide them from sight.
This winter I was itching to do something, not quite sure what, but that big ugly chimney was just asking for some demolition.
It took a few months to knock that puppy down. Granted, I worked on it sporadically and had a tiny hammer. ( well, it was no sledgehammer) But finally all that was left was a bunch of rubble, three pieces of chimney pipe, a awkward hole in the floor and a bruised toe ( There is a reason construction workers wear steel toed boots).
I was pretty excited when the last cinderblock was hauled out the door, but then looking around at the rest of the room…
I knew it wasn't done yet.
After Beth and I cleaned all the stuff out, and with the chimney gone the room seemed a little larger.
We had a list of problems that needed solving. The first on the list was the chimney, so we crossed that off.
Chimney- Hole in the floor and ceiling
- Unfinished wall
- Open hole to the crawlspace
- Not enough storage
- Wood-paneling
- Ugly : )
A few more months went by and the room began it's transformation. Now it's completely done… well almost. I still think the ottoman needs one more pillow, another project for this afternoon.
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Keep checking the blog, as we'll post in more detail about the individual projects.
Wow! I really like the finished look. Must have been a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It was, but we had fun working on it
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