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September 20, 2008
Ava Rose's room is the most exciting project we have ever worked on. We have been working on it for 5 weeks but I just had the chance to post some photos. Her room was our exercise room which we always knew would be the perfect nursery. The room was always very cold in the winter but has a fantastic view over our garden. George decided to remove all of the walls and ceiling and insulate it properly. We also decided to leave the ceiling open like we did in our guest room.
In this photo you can see an old vent that George had to close up. You can also see that there was no insulation at all. We had the electrical fully upgraded. The white part of the wall you see here will be a mural from Jennifer Lanne.
We did find the original floors under the carpet and then under layers of linoleum tile. We doubt we will be able to use the original floors since there will be too much work involved and we do not have much time.
George already:
Insulated the room.
Installed sheetrock.
Had the electrical upgraded.
Our plans for Ava Rose's room:
Install new wood on the ceiling.
Install reclaimed wood floor.
Select environmentally safe paint.
While all the work is going on I am having fun selecting furniture and bedding. Stay tuned for the complete makeover coming soon.
November 2008
We decided to try to restore the original floor. The floor was covered with linoleum and black paper. George had to scrape the black paper off which set us back a week.
The good news is the sheetrock is up and the walls are primed.
George insulated the ceiling and installed new wood.
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