The Wall

RENOVATE

Who knew that eight little tiny letters could cause such a mess? Without job related work to do, there is the looming wall in my livingroom / hallway that never seems to move.

Oh let me rephrase that, it did take a nasty turn last December when I declared war on it, seized the opportunity ( while the man of the house was away on a hunting trip ). Perhaps you may remember the process of taking down the wall, though my family loves the result it has taken a bit longer to get the remaining wall down.

Nothing like taking your frustrations out on a wall? Actually, he had a lot of fun doing this and it was a much needed break from lots of the white stuff!

Ah yes, the opening, ..... "Let there be light". The hall used to be very dark and dismal. The moving of the electric was also a good thing, I relocated it to the left wall where I needed it.

The remaining wall to the right will be made solid with drywall and closed off. This opening used to be the entrance into the kitchen. Not very big, and closed off the entry. The new entry will be from the living room. New tile will also lead you into the kitchen that is next on the list.

These two studs are whats left standing in the way of the new look. Is that Ms. Meyers on the counter? Well, yes it is, in the lovely lavender scent to clean up and freshen the floors after all that dust.

The far stud'(s) will stay and the opening to the right of that will be closed off. I will hopefully get some good things accomplished this weekend. For now the sun is shining and the hallway is not as dim as it has been in the past.

The opening, minus removing the two standing studs. A lighter brighter living area is emerging. Bare with me as I hope to keep you posted on the progress.

 ( Disclaimer, don't worry about the stability of the opening as it is non load bearing ). The exposed wall will be a newer feature wall for what? Well, my mind is a flutter with ideas for that as well.

I did this fireplace for a client last Fall, I am thinking of a similar look to a fireplace mantle for my own living space. The wall is a concrete mix and was inspiration for the wall I had done in my son's room. Here is is so edgy and sleek against the urban lofty feel, I love the look. I am thinking of maybe the concrete look on a surround on the wall in the living room. I also like the look of built in's on either side too.
There used to be a fireplace where the wall is blank now, an unpainted canvas.

This is also nice. I must start looking into this for a spring project.

Stay tuned, .........