More Before and After shots..

This is the down stairs bathroom. The toilet is to the left of the picture. It is squished between the wall and the tub. Merritt couldn't even sit on the toilet because his legs wouldn't fit in the space unless he turned side ways. 

We tore out everything, and I mean everything! The tub, sink, ceiling, walls, siding, and flooring. The cubby is the old coat closet. Our plan is to put the toilet in that space and make more room in the bathroom for the tub and vanity. We also removed the walls that created a cubby for the fridge in the kitchen to put that space back into the bathroom. By making those two changes we have almost doubled the square footage in the bathroom. We cut out a new doorway which is seen to the right. The door on the left is the just an entry to the coat closet and the old bathroom door. We are going turn that space into the new closet and cover all the old door ways with drywall. 

  

This is what you originally saw when you walked into the home. In the midst of demolition you could see all the way to the sliding glass doors on the far end of the kitchen. That is through the bathroom as well. Eventually we will fix this.

This is the den or the downstairs bedroom. It had a barely standing closet that we tore out. We uncovered some water damage and a huge hole of lath and plaster that we will need to replace. This is also the only room with all the original detailing. The hardwood floors are in great shape. The large window has this beautiful dark trim and matching baseboards around the whole room. As the can see the plaster needs a lot of love. I have a feeling when the house is done this will be my favorite room. 

 

We cut a larger doorway from the entry into the living room. It makes the entry feel more open although it is not traditional to 1900s homes. I love that light from that window can now shine into the living room. This wall paper was the original in the living room when the home was built. This is the largest piece I was able to salvage. Its really pretty, too bad they covered it up with fake wood paneling.