When I woke up this morning, our guest room room full o' crap looked like this:
Hello, the nineties called, they'd like their halogen torchiere and Bondi blue iMac back. Oh, and there was the little matter of the excessive amount of musical gear and giant tubs full of the unknown.
By 11:30 p.m., the room looked like this:
There, now you can see the purple carpet, Ozarks-like paneling and the cheap plastic blinds I probably bought for $3.00 at Wal-Mart around the time we moved in. I didn't bother to vacuum because all of it is being ripped out and disposed of tomorrow.
Within the next week or so, this hideous room will be completely transformed into a room that we'll actually use. The flooring is going to be pre-finished bamboo. The paneling will be replaced by fresh sheetrock, which will be painted a rich amber color. The trim will be a glossy deep brick shade. You can't see the ceiling in this photo, but it's that horrid popcorn texture with glitter in it. They'll be scraping that off and bringing the ceiling into this century.
There's a closet in the room that I've having turned into a pantry with shelves for all the stuff that sits on my kitchen counters but doesn't really belong there.
The room will basically be a TV room/sitting room. When we have overnight guests (which is very seldom), they can stay in there. I'm planning to choose a couch that's comfortable enough for sleeping.
This room has been off-limits for the cats forever because it's the only room in the house that still has carpeting. They've been beside themselves with joy all day long because they finally got to go in there.
So that's this year's home improvement project. I haven't actually budgeted for the furniture, area rug or a TV for that room, but I'll worry about that when it's finished.
Wow! The clearing out is impressive. Looking forward to the after pics!
Posted by: laurie | January 12, 2009 at 01:25 AM
Methinks I'll have to book in as a guest in the new palatial guest room
Posted by: Keith | January 12, 2009 at 04:38 AM
So, where will you put all the stuff you've been keeping in there?
Posted by: Donna W | January 12, 2009 at 05:15 AM
I so had that halogen lamp in my first apartment.
Posted by: MG | January 12, 2009 at 09:51 AM
I am looking forward to the finished product, I'm an HGTV fiend!
Posted by: Sheena @ Mommy Daddy Blog | January 12, 2009 at 09:42 PM
I think shanelife is selling a TV if you are interested.
Posted by: Nuke | January 13, 2009 at 02:35 PM