While we were working on the second floor last week, we pulled up the last remaining piece of carpeting from the house. This is how the hallway had looked for a few months:
The painting was finished a while ago, but we finally tore out that last bit of icky carpet that was here when we moved in.
Unfortunately, there are one or two issues.
But we did know that before we pulled out the carpet. Except for the plywood filled hole with about 975 more nails than it needs. Those are always a surprise. The previous remodelers sure did like to make certain things were WELL fastened.
For right now, the whole thing looks like this:
(Never mind the jewelry on the door–it’s currently an orphan of the bedroom remodel.)
Now our to-do list for the hallway is:
Paint the wallsPull up the carpet- Finish the ceiling patch
- Paint the ceiling
- Replace the light fixture
- Add baseboards
- Add transition pieces
- Strip the floor
- Seal the floor
- Trim the office door
- Re-trim the window
- Paint the window
So much stuff for such a little space! We’re getting there, though, even if it’s slow.
But on the bright side, look what the Hubs found in the big hole in between the hallway and bedroom!
That will be a very special addition to the fisherman’s cottage.
I don’t blame the previous owners for hiding THAT under a rug 🙂 Not the neatest work I’ve seen.
I would be tempted to rip off all the floor boards and installing new one, although I’m not totally sure it’s possible to do. I guess you know better what should be done.
I wish you luck
It looks exactly the same as the living room floor did–that’s why I just painted that whole floor white. It would be possible to replace it, but it’s the original flooring (super high quality and beautiful under it all) so I plan on doing what I can to save it.
We’re pretty sure they were just okay with trashing it because they planned on covering it up with carpet. I just hope they stuck to new houses after this one instead of mucking up another old one. 🙂
So much work ahead. But it’ll be worth it in the end!
It will, thank you for the reminder, it was much needed! 🙂
I knew it! You have Fraggles living in your walls!
Why do you think I build these mini houses?! They’re just Fraggle traps!