Mission: Renovation

I don't think it matters how old your house is, there are always remodeling projects and updating to be done.  We have two immediate renovation projects for our new/old house.  The first is the master bathroom, closet, 2nd floor laundry room reconfiguration.  The second project is the exterior which includes new window sashes and siding (more about that in a future post).





Our house originally had porches on both the first and second floors all the way across the back.  Oh, do I wish I could have seen that! Both porches were eventually enclosed to become part of the interior of the house.  The second floor porch was enclosed, as it was, less than six feet deep. See the funky glass blocks and windows in the photo above? In one third there is a laundry room that is only accessible by going through the master bedroom, and in the remaining two thirds there is a rather unfortunate long, skinny bathroom. See below:

 

 

Our plan is to convert the existing laundry room, which is directly behind the master bedroom, into a closet. Also, we will be removing the wall that is between the bathroom and a very small bedroom (the far right side of the pictures above). We will construct a new wall that makes the bathroom bigger and makes that very small bedroom even smaller.  The bedroom will then become the new laundry room and it will be accessible from the 2nd floor hall. A must with adult children who visit or live here part time.  

       

Laundry Room

           

 

Small Bedroom

 

I know what you're thinking ... is it really a good choice to eliminate a bedroom when you think about resale?  Well, my thought is that this house is less than 2500 square feet to begin with and a family with three or more children, who require four bedrooms, would likely be looking for more overall square footage.  Also, the bedroom that we are eliminating would only be suitable for a baby or a small child. So a family with several children would soon outgrow that small room anyway. We will still have three bedrooms and an office but with a much better master suite with actual closet space which is a rarity in these old houses. Are you convinced?