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dreamshark) wrote2019-09-07 10:24 am
dreamshark) wrote2019-09-07 10:24 am
Phase I is complete!
Electric, insulation, and floors are now done and room is usable again. I still need to cover the insulation on the last two walls (which I can do myself) and the ceiling (which I probably can't). Yesterday I moved most of the furniture back in (with a couple of trips to the hardware store to buy more little felt footies for the furniture feet) and hooked up the TV. The most amazing moment - when I realized that I could run up there in bare feet after my shower! For the whole 35 years we have lived here the attic floor has been so splintery that you couldn't go up there without shoes. Now it is the smoothest and (temporarily) the cleanest floor in the house!
Here's a shot of the "living room" portion of the attic at night. TV-watching furniture is still a little sparse. The plan is to find a nice sleeper couch at Ikea. (It pretty much has to be Ikea because if it can't be assembled in the attic there is no way to get it up the stairs). There's also a big wood rocking chair that can go back up there, but I think I'll give the floor a little more time to cure. I already managed to scuff the floor moving some big furniture, even through two layers of heavy drop cloth. Ouch.
And here's the same area in the daylight.
The reading nook I always dreamed of having up here when I put all that barn wood on the walls back in 1986.
And here's the view FROM the reading nook, looking back towards the stairs.
Here's a shot of the "living room" portion of the attic at night. TV-watching furniture is still a little sparse. The plan is to find a nice sleeper couch at Ikea. (It pretty much has to be Ikea because if it can't be assembled in the attic there is no way to get it up the stairs). There's also a big wood rocking chair that can go back up there, but I think I'll give the floor a little more time to cure. I already managed to scuff the floor moving some big furniture, even through two layers of heavy drop cloth. Ouch.
And here's the same area in the daylight.
The reading nook I always dreamed of having up here when I put all that barn wood on the walls back in 1986.
And here's the view FROM the reading nook, looking back towards the stairs.
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K.
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But there's still no bathroom.
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When you mention covering the insulation are you talking more plastic sheeting?
If you want to give it a more finished look without actually putting up sheet-rock over the plastic, I've seen people successfully using fabric as a wall covering - you could choose something very light-weight with neutral colors, or whatever colors complement your furnishings.
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For the last two walls I'm planning on more barn wood. I still have a box of weathered shingles that I got from Geri Sullivan before she moved away. I used those on the south wall over the stairs and they look great with the weathered lumber elsewhere on the walls. I have a line on some barn wood from country relatives, but it may be a while until that comes through.
For the ceiling, I would like sheet rock. But it's a really difficult sheet rock job and I've had no luck so far finding anyone that can/will do it. My backup plan is to use lightweight white-washed paneling. I suppose if all else fails, fabric is a possibility. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Your plan sounds like the attic will be fabulous in days to come.