Lisa's New Home Office

The task at hand was the total remodel of Lisa's home office. It had been Sarah's bedroom and as many teens are want to do, it was painted a VERY deep red. Oh, excuse me, "Merlot" is the color. The dark metallic gold drapes (what color would YOU hang over a merlot wall?), rods, and the swag-chained ceiling fan all went to the Goodwill.

Here's the end of day one. The carpet had been in this room as long as we've been in the house, better than 12 years, so it was kind of gross under there. After sanding down the high spots on the subfloor it got a coating of sealer. The baseboards and chair rail were also torn out. The baseboards had received so many coats of paint over the years they just weren't salvageable. The chair rail? Well, a design edit. :-) The big job here was the total removal of the sprayed popcorn ceiling. Huge mess, but well worth doing. Also, the electrical outlets, switches, and plates were removed and discarded.