Then was our HUGE kitchen renovation. Remember when we had to tear down a staircase that has been boarded up for dozens of years and steal another few feet from the attached bedroom? We still love it and it still looks great!!
and most recently that 700 sq/ft deck that has been WONDERFUL for our young family. The amount of s'mores we've made is a bit ridiculous...
We've done plenty of little projects all over the place, but those are the big ones that actually impacted our pocketbook.
Now we're on to another big one. In fact, this next phase might actually rival the renovation of the kitchen from two summers ago. Don't believe me? Just you wait (Enry Iggins) just you wait....
The reason for this renovation wasn't singular. We had several items swirling in our heads that needed to be remedied.
I should also probably mention that the moment we started really considering this renovation seriously a casting call was put out in Starkville for an HGTV show. We came REALLY close to being chosen, talking lots and lots of conversations but the
1. Guest room- The guest room has been upstairs since we bought the house. The plan has always been that once Eileen gets a little older (say two- and happy 2nd birthday from May 3rd!) she would go upstairs and the guest room would be relocated to her current room. We are doing that, however, there are some changes to that room.
You see, back in the late fall I had a parent become very ill. Ill enough that we were thinking worst case scenario and all of the sudden the small guest room we had wouldn't fit the bill. We needed something larger and more comfortable should a grandparent need a comfortable (quiet) place to go and rest away from loud kids. Maybe their own area to store refrigerated items or a coffee maker. Maybe even a space where a grandparent could live temporarily if they one day relocated to Starkville. Thankfully, that parent is doing MUCH better, but that idea still stuck around for the inevitable future as well as other guests that might stay with us that bring kids and pack and plays!
So this space was no longer adequate.
2. Master Bedroom- It's almost a joke that we call our current bedroom the master bedroom. It is easily one of the smallest rooms in the house, and it's also got the least amount of natural light, especially when you have a queen bed up against the one window. We also didn't really have a good closet, more like 2 little closets and one closet system we had to attach to the wall because the floors weren't level in the back room (we'll get to that in a minute). So yeah, a good sized closet, actually part of our bedroom would be nice. Also, having a master bathroom would be quite the plus.
3. An OFFICE- The only office space we have in our house is the kids homework room upstairs, and I don't know about you, but writing papers for a doctoral degree with kids running around you isn't my idea of a calm and thought provoking experience (at least not academic thoughts my teachers would appreciate). I spend a lot of time working after hours and I really needed a place for this. We also have TONS of books and other paper with no real place to store them.
So, here are the thoughts. We currently have three rooms we are looking at:
Downstairs guest room
Master Bedroom
Back (junk) room
I call it the junk room because that is what it has been for us since day one. The back room is actually and addition that was put on the house back in the 50's or 60's and it is literally RIPPING AWAY FROM THE HOUSE.
The floor is the opposite of level, and though I don't at all expect level floors through all of my house (this is a 90 year old home....) the back room was so bad it was comical. There's actually about a 4 inch gap in the middle of the room where the floor used to be attached to the base molding.
Not the case anymore. We also have a bathroom back there that we have never really used.
Did I mention that we also have trees growing through the walls?
squirrels coming through the closet
and likely zero insulation in this space? Are you thinking what I'm thinking??
TEAR IT DOWN!!!
And in it's place we're going to expand. Not only expand in it's current footprint, but extend it out to cover more. This space will now include our entire master suite with attached bathroom and closet. The bedroom won't be HUGE by any stretch, but I don't need a huge bedroom if I have everything else I need. This picture gives a good idea of what we're looking at. Two big windows to bring in some light!!
Next, since we're moving the master, our current master will become our new home office. I'm REALLY excited about this space! We're planning a big built in on the wall, something similar to this....
Lastly is that guest bedroom. The current space is plenty big for a bed and some end tables, but we wanted more space. And it just so happens that right out that big beautiful window is a covered patio that we plan to extend out over, creating a second space in this room that will be a sitting area. Not a lot on there, just maybe 2 club chairs a coffee table and a TV.
We're also going to turn the current little closet into a type of bar area for guest. Thinking something to this effect with different finishes
Here is the floor planner I used (it's Floorplanner.com, I'm a fan!) that is the best image of what we're going to have. Everything above the red line will be 100% NEW. Not renovated, but NEW.
That is pretty exciting for us!! That means no more "working with what we have", it's brand new everything!!! Old house, new sections? Best of both worlds in my book!
Demo starts TOMORROW and we can't wait to keep you guys in the loop on what happens!!!
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