Bedroom on South Side of House

This bedroom is on the opposite side of the house from the others.  It has a large walk in closet that has also completely redone from top to bottom.

Bedroom #4 (11' x 12.5')
(currently used as the Master Bedroom)

Notice the window air conditioner unit? The previous owners used this to help cool this room on top of the regular central air that worked for the entire house. Three of the four walls in this room are hit directly by the south Texas sun most of the day and like the whole house, this room did not have any insulation in the walls, not to mention the single pan windows with poor caulking; it got VERY HOT & STUFFY in the summer.

DEMO

Demo was a fun job for the kids! All drywall in this room had to be removed.

... a place where there at one time used to be a window! We found two other previous window openings that had once existed on the opposite wall. This room once had 5 different windows (three now covered by wall)! I wonder if it used to be a sun room at one time years ago?

R13 insulation in the whole room! ...and the brown door? It's replaced!

AFTER of this particular corner.  All white walls to help it feel crisp and fresh. And notice the new door!

MORE DEMO and repair... from another angle.

AFTER~

After adding insulation, the walls were finished with 1/2" drywall covered in "bead board" panels. To trim off the room, crown moulding was added in addition to 5 1/2" baseboards.

New bedroom carpet (professionally installed) meets up with the laminate wood floor from the hall area outside this bedroom.

Close-up showing the bead board and crown. This room originally did not have any trim around the ceiling, so this crown and corner pieces are a nice added detail. The windows are new energy efficient double paned windows with 2" Bali (faux wood) mini blind.

Three (3) Bedrooms on North Side of House

Completely REVAMPED from top to bottom. 

Bedroom #1 (13' x 13'5")

BEFORE

AFTER

In Progress... New windows for entire house.  Also notice the old wood; the old  1/4" drywall was taken down and replaced with thicker drywall.

Several cracks in the walls from the foundation repairs recently done.  This room had the most cracks out of the entire house.  This crack was above the closet.

AFTER... no more cracks and newly painted black doors and walls. 

Under the dry wall was remnants of vintage wallpaper.

Multiple bags of old drywall were hauled away from all three of these rooms.

BEFORE

AFTER

All new drywall, fresh paint, new carpet, a crisp white new door and trim!

Bedroom #2 (13'5" x 17'5")

Notice the window to the left with an air conditioner unit half covered by wood and the funky  pass through windows with the shudders?  In the after photos, you'll notice they are both gone covered by new drywall.

AFTER

The air conditioner unit that was in this window from the previous owners had created lots of damage.  Damage missed by the home inspector.

Not only did most of this wall need replacing, but also part of the rotten sub-floor.

By choosing not to rebuild the original window and creating a solid wall instead, a closet could be built and located on this wall for much needed function.  In the original footprint of this room, there was no closet until after this renovation.  Also, the original window on this wall allowed the summer afternoon sun to excessively heat this south facing room, so eliminating the window has helped for energy efficiency.

Getting rid of the pass through and large window has made this space more functional and appealing.

Down with the 1970's dark panel...

...up with new 1/2" drywall, soft yellow paint and 5 1/2" base boards.
The entire house has new double pane energy efficient windows replacing the outdated singe pane windows. 

Lots of damage from moisture and pests on the old 1/4" drywall.  The old was all taken down and replaced with all new drywall and new insulation.

New everything... including a beautiful new french door.

Bedroom #3   (10' x 12')

Assessing all the work.

The wall was crumbling away.

"Demo" time!  The spindles, shudders, and sponged green walls MUST GO.

AFTER
The area above the lamp was where the original pass through opening used to be.

What bold colors...  Out with the old, in with the new.

The mirrored closet door helps make this small room feel much larger.
Where the book shelf is, there was a second door to the room.  By closing off this entrance, more usable space was created.  

Practical  and functional closet organization.

From bright orange door trim and green sponge painted walls, to clean white and eye soothing "spring cactus" green walls.  (Glidden GLG07 Spring Cactus)