Andrew’s Bedroom Renovation
We have all been living on top of each other for months as work on the bottom floor progressed at a snail’s pace, but I am happy to announce that renovations in the first room of our house are finally complete. We choose to complete our oldest son’s room first since we bad that he had to move his senior year if high school.
As I have mentioned in other posts this house was a complete mess. The existing flooring was a quality tile, but I couldn’t live with the ugly colors. The room was painted for a young child and was very dark and depressing. Our home is built into a hill, which helps with insulation but inhibits any light coming in. I went with Sherwin Williams alabaster white paint for the walls to help bring some brightness to the room.
I haven’t shown it yet but our house has the most amazing attached greenhouse, and I wanted to use that room as the inspiration for the rest of the spaces. We went with a natural black slate flooring, which created a nice high-contrast look with the white walls. I know everyone is really into light-colored wood right now, but my husband and I prefer dark moody oaks.
Andrew’s room is next to our staircase going to the second floor, so it only made sense to utilize space under the stairwell for storage. At the time of these pictures, we had only a couple of items in there, but my son has since turned the space into a whole entertainment area with bean bag chairs and video games.
I love crown molding. I know it’s best suited for homes with high ceilings because it tends to shrink a room. As you can see above I just don’t care. It gives the room a classic look, making it feel like it has been around for generations.
I’m also into classic shaker doors, so when renovations started I went to our local hardware store and got a bid for new doors throughout. The bid was in the thousands and out of my budget. I don’t suffer defeat well, so I started working on creative alternatives that were much more budget-friendly. As seen above, DIY Shaker doors that cost less than $100 for every door in our home. Tutorial coming soon for all my crafty ladies out there that want to follow suit.
This room has a weird quirk, because of its position in the house and the hill we are attached to there is no window to the outside. The only window in the room opens up into the hallway, making it feel like you are always on display. Understandably, this drove my teenage son crazy, so to keep him from boarding up his window, I replaced the window glass with two-way mirror glass. That way he can see out, but no one can see in.
I’m only mentioning some of the changes I made to the room, but in all actuality, the room was stripped down to bare studs. The whole room has new drywall, wiring, outlets, insulation, fire sprinklers, baseboards, casings, vents, and smooth texture. All the things that are important to the structure, and stability of a home, but not exciting at all. I hope you have enjoyed following along, stay tuned from more of this madness.