So here are pictures of the bedrooms on the second floor of the house. There are three bedrooms on this floor.
I love that the master bedroom has 1)many windows to allow natural light to flow in. They are North-West facing which means that we will have natural light but not direct sunlight. 2) the bedroom has an entire wall of closet space - it is not beat a walk-in closet though! and 3) it has an en-suite bathroom - which means a whole lot of privacy!
Besides replacing the carpets and a fresh coat of paint we have not planned any other renovations for this room.
The closets have sliding mirror doors which I plan to replace with a bi-fold door. This would give easy access to the entire closet.
This bathroom needs a definite update. The tile/vinyl in the shower area has cracked. I am assuming that this would absorb the water into the wall. The plastic base also needs to go - it is stained and old and the door makes it look bad!
So we are not sure how to update the bathroom.
Option 1 - update only the "wet" area. Replace the shower area with fresh tiles and a upgraded stall.
Option 2 - combine the wet and dry areas into a single bathroom by knocking off the separating wall. This would open up the space to include a large bathtub and a little shower area on one side of the room, and a toilet and a wash basin on the other side of the wall.
If we decide to go for option 1 then we need to install the hardwood floor in the dry area but if we decide to go with option 2 then we could leave the carpet in the dry area for now.
Both options would require considerable amounts of upfront cash - something that we do not have right now. So this would have to be done after we are done with flooring and moved into the house.
I am concerned about the bathroom updates after we move in. Ideally it would be great to complete this bathroom before the move. We would need to get some opinions from some contractors if the wall can be torn down and if permits are needed to update the bathroom with option 2. Hmm..this would mean more work and more $$$ maybe $$$$!
The two guest bedrooms have South facing windows. I intend to use the larger one as my craft/hobby/study. It will also have a couch that would open into a bed when needed. Again the closet doors in both the rooms will be changed to bi-fold doors. I think I saw a DIY video to do this conversion.
The guest bathroom on this floor needs no updates. It is currently the nicest bathroom in the house!
This brings us to the two stairs in the house. The carpeted one leads to the second floor while the wooden one leads to the basement. We got a quote from a hardwood floor installer that each of the steps would cost $150! We have a total of 21 steps in the house - we cannot afford to spend close to $3000 on steps alone - got to figure out a thrifty way to accomplish this!
Look out for the next post for the basement!
I love that the master bedroom has 1)many windows to allow natural light to flow in. They are North-West facing which means that we will have natural light but not direct sunlight. 2) the bedroom has an entire wall of closet space - it is not beat a walk-in closet though! and 3) it has an en-suite bathroom - which means a whole lot of privacy!
Besides replacing the carpets and a fresh coat of paint we have not planned any other renovations for this room.
The closets have sliding mirror doors which I plan to replace with a bi-fold door. This would give easy access to the entire closet.
The attached master bathroom is a little tricky. There are two separate parts to this section. A door leads to a space that has a sink on one side and a linen closet on the other side with a carpeted floor, giving an impression that this is part of the bedroom. The closet is large enough to convert into a compact study. But it too close to the 'wet' area and hence might damage the electronics. Another door leads to the 'wet' area - the toilet and a shower stall. 
So we are not sure how to update the bathroom.
Option 1 - update only the "wet" area. Replace the shower area with fresh tiles and a upgraded stall.
Option 2 - combine the wet and dry areas into a single bathroom by knocking off the separating wall. This would open up the space to include a large bathtub and a little shower area on one side of the room, and a toilet and a wash basin on the other side of the wall.
If we decide to go for option 1 then we need to install the hardwood floor in the dry area but if we decide to go with option 2 then we could leave the carpet in the dry area for now.
Both options would require considerable amounts of upfront cash - something that we do not have right now. So this would have to be done after we are done with flooring and moved into the house.
I am concerned about the bathroom updates after we move in. Ideally it would be great to complete this bathroom before the move. We would need to get some opinions from some contractors if the wall can be torn down and if permits are needed to update the bathroom with option 2. Hmm..this would mean more work and more $$$ maybe $$$$!
The two guest bedrooms have South facing windows. I intend to use the larger one as my craft/hobby/study. It will also have a couch that would open into a bed when needed. Again the closet doors in both the rooms will be changed to bi-fold doors. I think I saw a DIY video to do this conversion.
This brings us to the two stairs in the house. The carpeted one leads to the second floor while the wooden one leads to the basement. We got a quote from a hardwood floor installer that each of the steps would cost $150! We have a total of 21 steps in the house - we cannot afford to spend close to $3000 on steps alone - got to figure out a thrifty way to accomplish this!
Look out for the next post for the basement!
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