You know what is really discouraging? When you bust your butt all weekend, diligently taking before and after photos only to discover that the end result is sort of embarrassing.
We don't have time right now to patch and paint the walls & ceiling because these are REALLY damaged. This is the area right under the upstairs bathroom. If you remember when we bought the house, the tub was leaking like crazy and while sitting on the toilet, you could see into this bedroom below. Awesome.
So staging this room included cleaning and organizing the future downstairs bathroom which is adjacent. We have been using this area to store tools, hockey equipment and junk. Here is the before and after of that space:
And here is the before's of the junk room. It is pretty out of control. Stuff stacked to the ceiling, dried cat barf on the floor, an old refrigerator... We are really pigs.
I managed to reorganize and purge it down to this:
And because Marc and I are on a furniture buying ban (until we can afford nice stuff), my coworker generously donated a bed! (Which I promptly painted matte black.)
And here is the disappointing part. These photos are sad. I promise it doesn't look this bad in person. The wall damage is not that noticeable. I'm going to post these small.
The sidetable is actually a storage shelf with a skirt made of pillow cases. :) I really like the bed painted black too. These photos are dark, but I wish you could see the flooring. I cleaned it 3 times, then oiled it. It looks nice.
I made a closet enclosure too to shade that wall-o-junk.
I'd love to actually patch the walls and REALLY fix this room, but alas, we have too much other stuff to do. It is right now what I wanted, which is a room that is clean enough to have someone sleep in at Thanksgiving.
Sigh.
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#1 - People staying with you are gonna know you are in the middle of major renos, so no biggie if every room isn't perfect.
ReplyDelete#2 - I sorta like that beaten up wall look.
#3 - You are brave to host Thanksgiving dinner!
Thanks Kristal, that is just what I needed to hear! :)
ReplyDeleteHey as long as people can sleep there, mission accomplished. I would like to see the floor, please!
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