Bed room Suite Underway – The Hallway Cupboard Is Gone!

This cupboard has been fantastic to have for the years we’ve had it. Once I constructed it, we desperately wanted extra storage on this home, so this was the proper place for it.

It additionally made sense as a result of I used to be simply changing a closet that was right here once we purchased the home. I used to be simply eradicating the outdated closet that I didn’t assume was constructed very nicely, and changing it with one thing just a little nicer and extra helpful for our functions.

However now, it’s the top of an period. Okay, that is perhaps just a little dramatic. 😀 It’s simply the top of the hallway cupboard as a result of I lastly took it out this weekend. Its service to us was not wanted (or not less than, it gained’t be wanted as soon as the closet/laundry space/storage space is constructed), so it’s gone. Nicely, most of it’s gone. A part of the underside part remains to be trapped by {an electrical} outlet, so I’ll have to perform a little wiring challenge immediately to free the remainder of that backside part from the wall.

And now you may see what I used to be speaking about with the ground. You may see the lower that they made across the cupboard once they eliminated the outdated flooring and subfloor and changed the subfloor. The half that was beneath the cupboard remains to be the unique flooring and subfloor. The remainder is comparatively new.

I used to be shocked and excited to see that the drywall is in such good situation. The most important harm is that this little space within the nook.

I don’t actually know why I anticipated the drywall to wish changing behind the cupboard. I feel I received my timeline unsuitable. For some motive, I believed that I constructed the cupboard earlier than the brand new drywall went up, and so I anticipated the drywall behind the cupboard to be the outdated, authentic drywall that may have to be changed. However this was clearly changed earlier than the cupboard went in, so it’ll simply want minor repairs after which I can prime and paint it.

However y’all, look how open this space appears to be like now!! I’m so enthusiastic about this view now!

That cupboard was wanted and really helpful to us over these previous couple of years, nevertheless it positive did make this space look closed in and cramped.

It made such a drastic distinction taking it out!

I do know that simply on Friday, I had just about satisfied myself that it might be simpler to take away the entire flooring on this hallway and redo all of it somewhat than attempting to take away floorboards with out damaging the neighboring boards and splice in new flooring on this space.

However earlier than I try this, I feel I’m really going to attempt to do the splicing. If that doesn’t work out, or if it appears to be like horrible, then I can transfer to Plan B and exchange the entire flooring. However after I received the cupboard out, I spotted that the world beneath that cupboard actually IS fairly small, and the hallway itself actually ISN’T that small. It was simply this cupboard looming within the nook that made the cupboard look so huge and the hallway look so small. So I’ll not less than strive just a few boards and see the way it goes. I don’t assume it’ll take me lengthy to determine if I can do it or not.

I’ll let y’all know the way it goes, however within the meantime, I’ll go away you with one final have a look at this good, open view of our soon-to-be closet and laundry room on the left, and our soon-to-be open walkway to the bed room on the proper.