Project "Dining Room Rehab" keeping John busy

[Melodie-And-John0]

I wrote about a project  "Dining Room/ Guest Suite Entrance" that I had hoped to get done this year in the "Spruce Up" thread before the virus effect both cut my booking to nearly nothing and also is keeping me home because I work in a university that has gone online for the time being.  So I had allot of time on my hands and decided to move the project from the "hope" column to the "in  Progress" column, I added some pics to the online posting and  @Stephanie   mentioned it might make a good thread so here goes.  

This space is unique in the fact it acts more as a guest entrance for and connection to the private bathroom for Guest Space # 2 (our easy access suite) than a dining room and it hasn't had more than a touch up in 40 years and most of that work was poorly done.  It needs insulation on a couple outside walls, new electric in a few areas, the horsehair plaster and lath is breaking out in too many places and crumbling, the floor needs patching and refinishing and all around, its what I refer to as a 3/4 gut.  There are a couple wall sec

tions and the ceiling that are savable but everything else has to go.  

This project is a bit different feel than most, there is no urgency, Ive shut it down for a month although were still listing the 3 bedroom suite upstairs.  I suspect I will be "working from home" for a few more weeks so I don't have to do the madman rush like I do when I usually only have a week to do what I will have a month to do this time.  I can stop when I get tired or have eaten enough plaster or itchy from the Fiberglass and enjoy Bull Bat Hour with my favorite adult beverage (also my planning time).  I will put some pics from the beginning and add as I go, so far I've not hit any obstacles I hadn't anticipated but you never know about today until you reach tomorrow!  Stay well and keep busy if you can, John

Main EntranceBedroom EntranceDraped off Entrance to kitchenBathroom EntranceBathroom Entrance

[Melodie-And-John0]

@Huma0 , Ive had the same surprises with sheets and blankets, it they had told me I would have been able to save them but only if cleaned quickly, that never makes me happy!  I do agree that there is certainly risk in having it in a guest accessible area but this space serves primarily as an entrance, and secondarily as a connection to the private bathroom  for the downstairs guests and not really a guest area.  Also we couldn't destroy it as kids and we didn't treat it so nicely.  Thats the beauty of Persian/ Oriental hand knotted  rugs (we have many), the bright coloring and super durable yarns  hide and clean pretty well so I suspect it will survive a couple more generations.  Have an awesome day.  JR 

[Quincy]

Wow, it's great seeing this @Melodie-And-John0! Things are starting to look fantastic! :-). 

[Melodie-And-John0]

Thanks @Quincy , Its been one of my more fun projects due to not having a crazy tight deadline on getting it done.  Right now were waiting for the Poly on the floor to harden so that the carpet can go back down.  Its about 4 more days before I can put the space back together again, It stinks pretty bad also!  Stay Well, JR

[Dimitar27]

@Melodie-And-John0  Your place looks great. For me, it looks like a classic home interior from the 50's or 60's, well maintained furniture, carpets...

[Melodie-And-John0]

Thanks @Dimitar27, thats kinda the look we were going for.  Goes well with a 200 year old home for sure.  Stay well, JR 

[Mike-And-Helen0]

It looks stunning. Love the blue. Great job @Melodie-And-John0 

[Melodie-And-John0]

Thank you @Mike-And-Helen0 , the blue works well with the carpet for sure!  Stay well, JR

[Jessica-and-Henry0]

@Melodie-And-John0 

Thanks for the personal house tour yesterday :-))) I love the blue walls..... it's a shade I am especially partial to. 

[Melodie-And-John0]

@Jessica-and-Henry0 ,  An-nyeong-haseyo  My Pleasure Jessica, it was great to put a face and voice to the name.  I think the color is very rich yet not overly bright, now we have to find curtains that will work with it, unfortunately our 200 year old windows are not a common size.    An-nyeonghi-gyeseyo, JR

[Huma0]

@Melodie-And-John0 

Love the blue walls. As you can see from one of my guest bedrooms, it's a personal favourite of mine too!

I'm ashamed to say that I got very little done on my long, ambitious list of home improvements during my guest-free period these past few months. On the upside, I have spent so much time in the garden. We had such an unusually beautiful Spring and there is always a threat that our already short Summer may end early, so I decided to prioritise work in the garden instead.

Glad to see you cracked on with it though!

[Debra300]

@Huma0,

Please share pictures of your garden.

[Huma0]

@Debra300 

I haven't taken any recently, but will do and post some. It still looks a mess to me, but there are a lot more flowers than before!

[Liv]

@Huma0 

😮 That's such a beautiful room!

I'm with @Debra300, it would be great to see more pictures 🌸

[Patricia55]

@Melodie-And-John0  I have to say, you have great taste in rugs 😉  Here's mine - and the dog pee stain hardly shows!