Up Next: The Man Cave
Let me start with a big "Thank You" to everyone who has sent me a message to say how much they like how the office turned out. What a boost to our confidence you have been! Thanks for reading and supporting us in this crazy venture.
We were fortunate enough this past weekend to take a much needed road trip to visit good friends and get away for a few days. At first, the thought of losing steam with the renovation projects scared me, but it turns out we needed those few days away from the house. Nothing like a few days in a tiny hotel room with two kids to make you appreciate your own house! I've come back refreshed and ready to take on the next project.
So, what's next you ask? The Man Cave!
When we first looked at the house we didn't quite know what we would do with this space, which is on the lower level. My husband pretty quickly decided it was where his video game-playing and football watching would take place. We started joking about it being his "man cave," and the name kind of stuck. We see the space being a room where the adults can hang out during parties while the kids are off in the playroom, on the other side of the lower level. The Man Cave is also right next to the bar, which makes it convenient for entertaining.
Here are some shots of what the Man Cave looked like when we bought the place:
Like most of the rooms in the house, there was a beige carpet and whitewashed walls. This room also featured the lovely brown trim around the ceiling and windows, along with the dark brown baseboard trim, which was glued on.
Can you see the 1960's style light fixture in the top photo? They are these huge, rectangular boxes that are flush with the ceiling. We removed the covers to find dead bugs that must have been there since the 60's. Gross.
Here are some shots of the room after we took up the carpet.
Not much different with the carpet removed. Underneath the carpet (only one layer in this room, fortunately!) we found more of the vinyl tile that we found in the office. We're assuming those tiles are also adhered to the sub-floor with asbestos adhesive, so we're not going to try to remove them.
The room looks pretty easy to deal with right? Wrong. We've discovered that one of the previous owners did some "creative" coverage of the wood paneling that actually lines the walls. What we thought would be an easy paint job is turning into a more challenging project. Stay tuned and I'll show you the details!
We were fortunate enough this past weekend to take a much needed road trip to visit good friends and get away for a few days. At first, the thought of losing steam with the renovation projects scared me, but it turns out we needed those few days away from the house. Nothing like a few days in a tiny hotel room with two kids to make you appreciate your own house! I've come back refreshed and ready to take on the next project.
So, what's next you ask? The Man Cave!
When we first looked at the house we didn't quite know what we would do with this space, which is on the lower level. My husband pretty quickly decided it was where his video game-playing and football watching would take place. We started joking about it being his "man cave," and the name kind of stuck. We see the space being a room where the adults can hang out during parties while the kids are off in the playroom, on the other side of the lower level. The Man Cave is also right next to the bar, which makes it convenient for entertaining.
Here are some shots of what the Man Cave looked like when we bought the place:
Like most of the rooms in the house, there was a beige carpet and whitewashed walls. This room also featured the lovely brown trim around the ceiling and windows, along with the dark brown baseboard trim, which was glued on.
Can you see the 1960's style light fixture in the top photo? They are these huge, rectangular boxes that are flush with the ceiling. We removed the covers to find dead bugs that must have been there since the 60's. Gross.
Here are some shots of the room after we took up the carpet.
Not much different with the carpet removed. Underneath the carpet (only one layer in this room, fortunately!) we found more of the vinyl tile that we found in the office. We're assuming those tiles are also adhered to the sub-floor with asbestos adhesive, so we're not going to try to remove them.
The room looks pretty easy to deal with right? Wrong. We've discovered that one of the previous owners did some "creative" coverage of the wood paneling that actually lines the walls. What we thought would be an easy paint job is turning into a more challenging project. Stay tuned and I'll show you the details!
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