our latest addition to our home was a new bedroom. when we bought little green, the basement was unfinished and had a 6 foot high ceiling. (that is probably why it had been left unfinished for all of these years). since *g* and i could fit down there without getting a concussion, we thought that it was a waste of good space. we therefore decided to develop it.
the first task was to install a bedroom window. next, our contractor came in and went to work. the bedroom took all of seven days to complete. we decided to finish painting, staining, and installing switch plates, light fixtures, and other decor ourselves. this included reworking the built-in cupboard that he installed in order to give us extra storage.
this was the cupboard before our diy.
this was after i wallpapered the shelves.
*g* used his circular saw to remove the inner piece of the door, and we bought chicken wire to be used as the insert.
these are the after photos (but before we got to the staining process).
we also bought new hardware for the door.
this was a time consuming project, but one that adds much more personality to our little room. in two wednesdays from now i will post all of the photos of our finished bedroom!
Hello, Scarlett Blog 
Tess of luvmysparetime.com
/ 08/01/2013I luv working with chicken wire – wierd I know! It’s got such a great shape with the circles not quire circle or square and always adds a bit of texture and shininess! Luv your built in!
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hello scarlett
/ 08/01/2013do you really love working with it? well then you must be much better with chicken wire than we are. we found it sort of difficult, but did find the end result worth it. i think that we just need more practice. :-)
what sorts of projects do you make with the wire?
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"L"
/ 07/25/2013What an awesome idea–I never would have thought to use chicken wire in that way! It is precious, and I LOVE those floors!
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hello scarlett
/ 07/25/2013thank you! the official post on our new bedroom will come in just under two weeks from now, so keep an eye out for it! (i will say that the floors are laminate … cute, durable, and inexpensive.)
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"L"
/ 07/25/2013I will definitely keep an eye out for that post! Wow–I’d never have known the floors were laminate. They are fabulous…and “cute, durable, and inexpensive” are 3 things that I LOVE when it comes to home improvement!
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hello scarlett
/ 07/25/2013you are my kind of diy-er!
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Becca/Ladyface Blog
/ 07/24/2013Oh that cupboard is so cute! Good thing you guys are able to fit down there comfortably! I’m 5’11” so I’d be hitting my head if I was wearing shoes!
-Becca
Ladyface Blog
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hello scarlett
/ 07/24/2013thanks! you are 5’11”? i am so jealous! i’m only 5’3″. no wonder your outfits look so good on you!
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jkeller0072013
/ 07/24/2013Great work on the bedroom; I really like the flooring. Tell my apprentice *g* the trim work looks great!
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hello scarlett
/ 07/24/2013i think the apprentice has surpassed the master. ;-)
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plainjanemcgough
/ 07/24/2013That is so awesome! Super cute and creative. :)
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hello scarlett
/ 07/24/2013ty! we actually got the idea from a set of custom built cabinets that we came across. this was much more fun to do than ordering them, though. :-D
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plainjanemcgough
/ 07/24/2013And much cheaper I’m sure! :)
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hello scarlett
/ 07/24/2013hahaha. that was actually my first reason for doing it ourselves. ;-)
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plainjanemcgough
/ 07/24/2013Whatever works, looks great either way! :)
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MaryAnn Keller
/ 07/24/2013Hurry with the completions…..I’m coming to stay!
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hello scarlett
/ 07/24/2013of course! i’ve always wanted to run a b&b. you can be my first guest. :-)
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