The Project - living room / den

The Project . . .

Living room / Den

Original living room:

entrance

front windows to street

living room from entry

Original den:

living room to den		den - fireplace and built-ins		den to kitchen, window to drybar
den to hallway			hallway, door to hall bath

mid-November, 2008:
Removal of wall and folding doors between living room and den. Removal of built-ins between kitchen and den.

removing wall/doors

wall gone

built-ins gone

April, 2009:
Entry half-wall and planter box removed. (and wallpaper)

entry demo

entry demo

April, 2011:
Hall & furnace closets demo

Rebuilding ceiling/walls

temporary ceiling
drywall
can lights

the rest of the room
BIG mess

Entryway

entryway tile layout
5-7-11
5-14-11

5-28-11
5-30-11

Den remodel

5-28-11: wall panels
removed

5-30-11: focal fireplace light and switch	moved switch & rewired backyard light added 3-way switch for den can lights
6-1-11: rewired outlets under windows & dis-manteled fireplace	6-1-11: removed wall studs, placed header for pocket door
6-4-11: pocket door pocket installed	hallway side of door
6-4-11: drywall replaced	around doors

Texture & Paint

7-27-11:
Texturing finished

8-10-11:
New entry light

9/3-9/6/11: living room
& den walls & ceiling painted

December 2011

Den fan/light installed
mantel light finished

exhaust & vent pipes for pellet stove
pellet stove, waiting for a home

Granite slab for hearth

January 2012

hearth frame built
granite in place

wall mortared
wall tiled

pellet stove installed
can lights in den installed

Feb 2012: during kitchen demo

4-13-12: living room fan installed

5-9-12:

purchased bamboo flooring

5-16-12: entry trim

May 17, 2012:
Installing bamboo floor


timelapse video (4.3 MB - click to play)

5-18-12: baseboards

& furniture

5-30-12: new back door	6-13-12: back door trim
6-13-12: office corner finished
6-20-12: hall pocket door	6-20-12: living room

Panorama of den & living room

11-17-13: Trying to fix the bamboo floor gaps from expansion/contraction of boards
(Still has problems with gaps - I do not recommend this flooring for large areas.)

5-7-17: Still having trouble with gaps, I switched out my heavy desk for a
lighter weight one made from a re-purposed closet door and a 2-drawer filing cabinet
in the hopes it would help the floor 'float' better.

Window sills & blinds:

3-29-17

4-9-17

4-19-17

5-21-17: custom blinds for front window

Final touches:

8-7-17

8-26-17: sword displayed above mantle

??: base of hearth finished

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