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1st bedroom closet doors and trim

Artis Bedrooms October 10, 2020November 19, 2020 0 Comment

Room Update

Artis Bedrooms October 10, 2020November 19, 2020 0 Comment

Finishing work on doors left on second floor bedrooms

1st bedroom walls

Artis Bedrooms September 23, 2020November 17, 2020 0 Comment

I found the wallpaper for three walls at a thrift store. The fourth wall was painted a dark rose.

bathroom access
Closet and bathroom doorway
wall with entrance and basement access.

More Trim

Artis Bedrooms, Dining Room September 18, 2020November 19, 2020 0 Comment

Staining old door jams and door stops. The jambs are wider than needed so we will need to rip them down and then restain.

Sanding and staining door trim

Artis Bedrooms, Dining Room September 18, 2020September 19, 2020 0 Comment

We are reusing the original trim, much of which had been painted. I had earlier scraped off much of the paint and now I am sanding and staining.

Door trim sanded and stained

Preparing bedroom closet doors

Artis Bedrooms September 17, 2020November 17, 2020 0 Comment

The doors were designed to be bi-fold doors. I removed the hinges to create instead two separate doors that will open in the middle. The doors were light pine which I sanded and stained.

Drywalling the first floor closets

Artis Bedrooms September 14, 2020September 19, 2020 0 Comment

I finished framing three 1st floor closets and Steven installed the sheetrock.

Painted bedroom window alcove – room for dresser

Artis Bedrooms August 23, 2020September 15, 2020 0 Comment

I painted the window area that will have a window seat. We also moved the dresser out of the closet area .

  • Window seat window
  • Dresser beside Murphy bed
  • Dresser by bath door

Murphy bed finally in place

Artis Bedrooms August 21, 2020September 15, 2020 0 Comment

Steven tung oiled under the Murphy bed placement so we were able to install the bed. Steven tried it out. We now have more room and can finish the other half of the floor.

  • Murphy bed with bookcases

Tung oil celebration

Artis Bedrooms, Dining Room, Living Room August 17, 2020August 27, 2020 0 Comment

Steven was excited to start the tung oil application. We were able to applied one coat before Steven started to hurt. . I poured the tung oil and Steven spread it.

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