Mountain Man Mondays; Creating the Master Bedroom
- December 07, 2009
- Category: Daily Diary
- (23) Comments
If the old bathroom scared me then the I can honestly say I was terrified of the old bedroom. Rats inhabited the walls and scurried behind our heads at night. The windows were basically two old slits in the wall and the walls were covered in old, dark, dirty boards which I tried to clean to no avail.
We knew we were going to redo the bedroom but it was so tiny and the closet was nonexistent so Mountain Man decided to pull out the old bathroom and knock down the wall between the bathroom and the old bedroom to create a more spacious area. And because we both love natural light, the old windows had to go and more needed to be put in. Step one was demolishing the old bathroom. Here’s the photos:
Where the sink used to be. The debris on the floor included mice droppings and dead ladybug like creatures. It reeked.
The space he created for a new window.
Of course, since it is Mountain Man, he’s much further along. This was half a day’s work for him. And with that, I’m headed to take a nap,
OMG!!!!!
Date: December 07, 2009
Oh man! I absolutely love the "idea" of remodeling, but when it comes to the actual chaotic mess, I start to panic! I would be a basket case in your house now, except for the fact that Mountain Man is in charge, and he is something else!
I look forward to watching this magical transformation. Good luck to you, though!
Date: December 07, 2009
That old tub would be good for a feed or water trough. Your mountain man is performing miracles there, you know.
Date: December 07, 2009
Wow! Wow! Wow!! Isnt it amazing what a LOT of hardwork and new sheetrock can do for a place? Looking forward to seeing the finished product!
Date: December 07, 2009
Now that looks like my kind of project for sure.
I look forward to reading and seeing the progress as you go along.
Date: December 07, 2009
That man can get more done in half a day than some men can (or will) do in a week! 3 cheers for MM!
Date: December 07, 2009
Wow! Can't wait to see the "after" pics! Love the new pic in your blog header!
Date: December 07, 2009
Boy, does he have his work cut out for him! Good luck, looks like an awful lot of work!
Date: December 07, 2009
Our bath tub is iron. It was purchased by Terry's grandfather, because it was long enough for his over 6' body. Terry is over 6'. We didn't want to try and find another long bathtub and we love the iron.
We purchased the farm from the estate so we also had to redo all the rooms.
The bathroom was added in the 1940's to the porch, it was cold (and so was the whole house) but his grandparents had a propane heater in there that was delightful.
Your house is coming along… So exciting to see the new look.
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com/
Date: December 07, 2009
wow… i am impressed after having gutted and remodeled our inn… M.Man is a miracle man
gp
Date: December 07, 2009
That's quite a keeper you have there..Mountain Man that is, maybe not the fixtures so much! I'm ready for a nap now too!
Date: December 07, 2009
That house had so many YUCK things wrong with it, I think Mountain Man would have been better off tearing it down and starting from scratch. What a job! Mice in the bedroom walls is very creepy! You are one brave tough woman!
Date: December 07, 2009
Why did you move there again….. ?
Date: December 08, 2009
Was the apron worth keeping??
LOL! Just kidding.
But, if you have a give-a-way soon with a vintage apron, it will make me go Hmmm…
Misha
Date: December 08, 2009
I have but one question…where can get me a Mountain Man?
Date: December 08, 2009
What a collection of things in the walls – it's like a time capsule. And all those creatures you've uncovered, dead and alive. It looks like things are coming along nicely though and will be beautiful when all done.
Date: December 08, 2009
Holy cow! Mountain Man is Super Man! Can't wait to see how it looks when he is through. What a handy guy to have around.
Date: December 08, 2009
I think Mountain Man needs his own show on HGTV! When he is done with your place can he come and give Castle Sidewalker a face lift please!
-Luke Sidewalker
Date: December 08, 2009
It is so interesting to see the progress that Mountain Man is making. I can't wait to see the after photos
Date: December 08, 2009
Wow! What a super handy man that Mountain Man is!
Date: December 08, 2009
What an amazing project. Mountain Man is truly talented
Date: December 09, 2009
Good grief, that's a lot of work! I guess you never know what you'll discover when you tear into things. As for the old fixtures, I know that there are places that buy them and then re-sell, re-furbish, and then sell them to re-modelers.
I can't wait to see the finished product.
Date: December 10, 2009
Oh My Word. What a project. The rats and the wasps are daunting, even though they were gone for the construction, but all that other riff raff was definitely scary.
That's some work to do. Mt. Man is amazing as usual.
Date: December 10, 2009