Living Room Demolition
I got all the demo in the living room done last week! I think my original plan showed me just making the two doors in the hallway the same height but I really planned on tearing one wall out all along. (I just forgot.)
The space already feels bigger than it did before.
Remember the coat closet?
It’s gone, but remember the bathtub?
I finally figured out the reason behind the tub being moved out so far (I think). The door in that bathroom, that barely clears the toilet as it opens up INTO the room, wouldn’t have enough space to open if they’d put the tub in the room properly.
Seriously? I just ordered the pocket door hardware for that door for $108. For $108 they could have put in a pocket door and put the tub in the right spot! In the grand scheme of house building, what’s $108?
*#@&$&#(*@)$# (I’ve decided to tone down the negativity directed at certain parties when speaking about this house and the way it was designed and put together!)
I haven’t decided what I’m going to do with it. I know what I could do. It would like cool and the room would be very functional. Justnot in the way I wanted it to be and that really irks me and I’m thinking of options that I know I shouldn’t consider because that extra foot isn’t worth the expense, time or effort. Or is it? Seriously, there is no where to put a Christmas tree in this house and that’s the spot I wanted it! RIGHT THERE! But minus that extra foot it’s too narrow. Sigh.
I’m just leaving that spot alone for now and moving on to the other areas.
I’ve got to frame out this new,higher doorway. (I preserved the drywall on the living room side so I wouldn’t have to patch and texture out there. I hate the heavy texture on these walls but I don’t want to HAVE to change it and patches ALWAYS show up.)
And frame in the new doorway into the formal living room.
What do you think? Do you prefer the new open space to the old look?
Glad to represent the handy wives! LOL
I have said more than a few choice words! 😀 I’d like to tear out the tub altogether. Then use the extra space to create a new coat closet in the little hallway and make that bath just a powder room. That’s one option. But, then one of the bedrooms wouldn’t have access to a “bathroom” and I think for resale, I have to leave it a full bath. We will never, ever, not even once — use that bathroom for more than a powder room. But we always have to think “resale”. Ugg. Good luck with the house hunt. I know sometimes it’s hard to see the possibilities. When we bought this house, we didn’t love it but it was the best of a lot of houses we didn’t love. I didn’t have a vision for all of the crazy, tiny spaces but I knew I’d figure it out in time. If you can live with the layout, you can make any home a space you’ll love. Right?
Sandra, I’m a designer so I feel your pain. The closet was stupid, good riddance! Keep going, it looks better already!
It sounds like the person who built your home got trapped in “the way is has to be” syndrome and took some unusual measures to “make it that way”. It’s a good thing that this house has someone like you who sees “the way it could be” and is willing to work toward it!
Opening up this space might be frustrating and challenging, but your results are going to be tremendous!
Liz
What a strange design. My house has no closets in the bedrooms… well one. Master bedroom has no closet!
Can you tell me where you got your doggie cage/play area and the brand? I need one and yours looks cool.