Putting it Back Together

Step by step we have been putting the Provision back together!

I debated on how much of the upstairs to share,

and decided to go all out and share it all

from where we started to where we are today!

For those joining me for the first time

from Between Naps On the Porch....

First ~ Welcome

Second~ to catch you up to date

My husband and I bought this house

at the beginning of the year

and have spent the past 8+ months

gutting it and putting it all back together.

We were so excited this week to FINALLY

have the upstairs ready for carpet!

However to really appreciate the change

it helps to go back and see just where we started

and how far we have come!

Zac's Room

(my son)

This is what the room looked like

when we first saw the house.

This window faces the front of the house.

Turning around you could see the

window facing out of the back of the house!

In order to make it a real bedroom...

we added a wall to divide the bedroom from the hall.

While we took down most interior walls and

ceilings in the house,

we decided to leave the original walls and ceilings

in this room.... opting for a fresh paint job and trim

to bring the room up to par.

Like the bathroom fixtures?????

After window trim and base boards were installed,

I painted the room this warm gray/ purple color (Zac's choice).

And here is the room with carpet!

I've never been so happy to say goodbye

to the old asphalt tiles!

Madison's Room

(my daughter)

This is what the room looked like the first time

we walked thru the house!

This was the room the day we purchased it!

Looking to the left in the opened door, in the back, was...

... a very tiny, scary bathroom.

And the door closest to the entry held a closet.

But it was what we found in the closet that

was the true gem...

A secret room!

And the dead raccoon!

We quickly removed the old bathroom and

closet and the raccoon.

Exposing the entrance to the secret room.

Our contractors framed a new entrance

to this room, creating a new closet

and hang out place for Madison!

We then added a window allowing

for light!

We removed all the walls and ceilings in this room.

The door to her room was moved a little to the left

allowing for the wall in Zac's room.

Drywall goes up!

Room gets new trim

and a paint job!

Oatmeal and Purple!

(Madison's choice)

Even the closet gets a purple wall!

Carpet!

(sorry for the bad photo)

New door to the closet!

Carpet in the closet!

The Hang Out Hall

and Staircase

When I first saw this dormer....

it screamed at me

" Window seat!"

To the left of this was the original landing

and a hall leading to a small open space which would

become the new bathroom.

The stairs were wrapped

by a plywood half wall.

We removed the plywood in order to prepare

the steps to be reversed.

Looking back from the end of the hall towards

Madison's room!

Once the stairs were reversed

it was time to build a new banister.

(We will put that toilet anywhere!)

Wayne and I worked at setting the newel posts

and setting the balusters!

The finished banister!

Minus the awful blue wall!

From the other direction.

We added trim work to the hall.

Remember the window bench idea?

Wayne built one!

Using the left over wood from the trim,

Wayne created the backing to the shelf!

All done!

Ready for carpet.

And in the end...

We have carpet and a finished room!

Madison has already claimed the window seat!

This landing will be the hangout room for the kids.

The wires coming out of the wall on the left

are for a small wall mounted TV.

The Bathroom

This is the small room that was slated

for the new bathroom.

We removed the knee wall and

side wall next to the chimney.

Added a full wall between the stairs and an

opening for the door by the window.

Next we built out a shower with a large bench.

Kids decided against a bathtub.

Wayne and I used subway style

tile with a slate look on the walls

for the shower

and the same tile in a square on the floor.

The door still needs to be installed!

Well, that is the upstairs!

Coming soon.....

the first floor!