Before we moved in, we got started on renovating the girl's rooms. The only thing we won't be touching in these rooms is the ceiling. They're painted well and textured nicely, so well be leaving them alone.
Unfortunately, I didn't get pictures of these rooms before I remove the old trim and doors.
The woodwork was as expected, old stained wood. It looked like the original stain so you know it was porous and crusty, but luckily, it came off the walls without a problem.
I used a nice flat pry bar to keep from damaging the dry-wall behind everything. The dry-wall is thick and in good shape so I'm glad we were able to keep it. In one room the carpet is beige and tho other has an impression marble style done in a mix of browns.
Though, they are not completely hideous, they're very old and dusty and there is no telling what's going on with the carpet pad underneath, having been there for 20 yrs! Nice.
You can see here where I've carefully removed the closet shelves.
This was fairly time consuming only because they were anchored so well. Honestly, the shelves are good quality, so we'll most likely be reusing them somewhere in the house. We always try to reuse what we have and if we can't for some reason, we will give it away on freecycle.
If you don't know what freecycle.org is, look to see if it is in use your area. It's a local, community-based online forum where you can post things you no longer have a use for. Essentially, it is an opportunity to recycle anything for free to your neighbors. That way it doesn't end up at the dump.
Back to renovation.
I puttied all the nail holes in each room and went to town filling in what was left behind form the closet demolitions. It's very important to us that these rooms look near-new when we're finished with them. There is nothing worse than having to go back and redo things a year later because you failed to make the extra effort to do it right the first time.
Now, I'm no professional spackler, but putty is cheap and I used as much as I felt was necessary to get the walls as smooth as possible. A little light sanding, and these walls will be ready for prime!
In the next few days, our best friends are going to be Lowe's and Home Depot. Break out the American Express Card!
Though, they are not completely hideous, they're very old and dusty and there is no telling what's going on with the carpet pad underneath, having been there for 20 yrs! Nice.
You can see here where I've carefully removed the closet shelves.This was fairly time consuming only because they were anchored so well. Honestly, the shelves are good quality, so we'll most likely be reusing them somewhere in the house. We always try to reuse what we have and if we can't for some reason, we will give it away on freecycle.
If you don't know what freecycle.org is, look to see if it is in use your area. It's a local, community-based online forum where you can post things you no longer have a use for. Essentially, it is an opportunity to recycle anything for free to your neighbors. That way it doesn't end up at the dump.
Back to renovation.
I puttied all the nail holes in each room and went to town filling in what was left behind form the closet demolitions. It's very important to us that these rooms look near-new when we're finished with them. There is nothing worse than having to go back and redo things a year later because you failed to make the extra effort to do it right the first time.
Now, I'm no professional spackler, but putty is cheap and I used as much as I felt was necessary to get the walls as smooth as possible. A little light sanding, and these walls will be ready for prime!
In the next few days, our best friends are going to be Lowe's and Home Depot. Break out the American Express Card!
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