Living room update:
This weekend we threw a party to say goodbye to friends and family before I begin my next journey of medical school in London, England. Per normal Roylas fashion, we tackled some major projects that have needed to get done for years in the 24 hours before the party. We got a ton done around the farm: cleared away a pile of building materials from the driveway allowing 3 more cars to fit, adding the final two steps up to the sunset hill (which has been done except for those two final steps for 2 years). And finally, in the hours before the party, and a good hour into the party, we finished (mostly) the entryway between the dining room and the living room.
Here is the original wall between the rooms back in 2007. We cut a small hole in the wall so that we would be motivated to cut the wall out. That hole became a great place to throw the dog toy, throughly confusing the dog, until we finally cut it down over a year later.
The house originally only had one bedroom, one bathroom, kitchen, and great room. Now with the addition, we have three bedrooms and a much larger great room by combining the original bedroom and great room.
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| Hole in the wall between the houses original 'great room' and only bedroom. |
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| "Couch" in the original great room and dining table. It was a tight fit. This room is now the dining room. |
Here is the living room in April 2012. You can see at the top where the wall used to be and the old return vents for the central air. The living room looked like this for about 6 years (at least).
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| We moved the return ducts a little over a month ago. |
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| Here is the room an hour after the party started. Header finally in place- a jack holding it up while awaiting the side beams. |
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| And the final result! |
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| Living room (original bedroom to the farm house) looking into the dining room (original great room for the farm house) |
The transformation is remarkable! Those beams add so much character to the house and really transform the feel of the room.
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