Friday 31 March 2017

before & after // master bedroom

We finally finished our master bedroom! How I have been longing for it to be done! It needed to be completed before the baby arrives as it is one messy job and baby will be with us in our room for a few months. We started this project the same time we started the hall way, in the middle of November 2016. The hallway will be a separate post.
This room used to have a stair case going down behind the kitchen and was originally a maids quarters. How I wish that stair case still existed! We wouldn't have our second bathroom/laundry room though if it did, so that is a plus! 
Our master was originally beige with a drop ceiling and old carpet covering the same original hardwood as the hallway and other bedrooms upstairs. The other bedrooms have all been previously re finished so this was the last on the list. Mitch took down the drop ceiling and installed the drywall ceiling frame, the same weekend we moved out. Our friend Bryan helped him install the dry wall in one night. What a difference a helping hand makes! Our friend Scott came over for a weekend and taped/mudded the ceiling and prepared it to be painted. Once that was complete, Mitch painted the ceiling, window trim, baseboards and pretty much all things white in the room. The following weekend he took out the carpet and subfloor which was one huge job, and re painted the room with a fresh coat of Wickham Grey by Benjamin Moore. Our friend Nick came over and aided Mitch with the crown moulding which was a huge help as we have some crazy vaulted ceilings in there that needed his expertise!
The original floor is now exposed, painted white and clean (ready for a crawling baby!). We also added new curtains, a ceiling medallion and a new fixture which has some major beauty and the beast vibes.

Before



Renovation



After