opening new doors

I am not going to lie. I was getting a little discouraged a couple weeks ago when we were surrounded by wallpaper, drywall mud, and tape...and I wasn't even the one taping and mudding everything (insert a million thank-yous to my Dad!) But now I can see it coming together.

I stopped by at the house today after work and took some pictures of the progress on the master bath/ensuite area. We are taking the small 5th bedroom next to the master bedroom (which used to be a kitchen when the house was an apartment) and converting it into a master closet/bath area. The closet will be walk-in, but more of a skinny "galley" style. I'm still very excited about having several feet of closet space! The other, larger side will be the bathroom. Then, the old entrance into the room from the hallway has been sealed, as well as the old entrance from the master into the old shared bathroom.

Some befores of this side of the master:

During, with the closet gone:

The new doors (please excuse the construction mess)!:

Door into the shared bath (there's another door that leads to the hallway from the bathroom):

 Now sealed!

Here is the before of the old bedroom. Yes, that is graffiti and "brick" vinyl flooring...

The door to the hallway is now gone, but we added two more!

 Old view into the master from the bathroom:

 And no more:

Taking the doors, frames, and trim out was a little nerve-racking for me. We are trying to save all that we can, because you can't find trim to match, without having it custom-made. That is not in our budget! But it went fine, we were able to save it all! For example, the doors that are now leading into the master bath/closet are the old doors from the bathroom and old closet, and my dad will eventually use the exact same trim and put it all back together.

-Katie