Third Floor

Grand Babies Bedroom

Playroom/TV Room

 The third floor is going to be used for the seventeen Strain grandchildren.  Until then, we will use it for a game/entertainment room, and probably (adopt) some of our Four Corners kiddos to break it in.  We plan on placing our basement furniture here. We will be adding a bathroom on this floor and some closet space.  Old houses do not have adequate storage. They did not “need” as much stuff as we twenty first century Americans. The tiny closets on the front wall are entrances to the servant’s closets.  Each has several three inch dowel pegs where clothing was hung. Our children love the Auburn blue floors, and we will probably keep them so they will come visit us more often.

Abatement was minimal on this floor.

Only the window

September 6, 2014

Kellan’s and Bently’s Bedroom Below

Attic space will be converted into closet space so we can store all our “stuff”.  This beautiful view of Kellan”s and Bently’s room occurred when the ceiling collapsed. Notice the multilayered  roof of old boards and plywood.

Future Closet

 

 

 

Hope It Keeps the Rain Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the back of the house, we are converting attic space into a bedroom closet, another storage closet, and a small bathroom.  The shower fits nicely into a corner space of the playroom.  Don’t worry, it will be framed in – Yikes!

 

Shower

 

 

 

Additional Closet and Bathroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 5

Door Open to New Closet Space

New Closet and New Bathroom Using Repurposed Doors

February 10

Shower

 

Cedar Closet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 12

Shower Tile

Shower Floor

The bathroom is beginning to take shape.

 

 

 

 

 

Closet Shelving

Closet Doors

We are taking the paint off the old closet doors to reveal the old wood.  There are several layers which will be removed The new closet  has shelves for storage

March 8

New Rails

Closet Doors

The Rails had to meet code, which is a good thing.  Casey almost has this floor painted.  He stripped the doors back to bare wood and it will have a clear coat applied.  Unfortunately for those who like blue, we intend to do the same to the floors. The baseboards are brown and ceiling a blue color, can you tell Pat is not around?

May 1

The shower is almost ready.