There’s one room in our home that we’ve never been in much of a rush to address. Shortly after moving in, we pulled up the old, worn carpet and took down the dusty black mini blinds that covered the windows. One day, after a particularly rough rainstorm, we noticed that the drywall under one of […]

There’s one room in our home that we’ve never been in much of a rush to address. Shortly after moving in, we pulled up the old, worn carpet and took down the dusty black mini blinds that covered the windows. One day, after a particularly rough rainstorm, we noticed that the drywall under one of the windows was soft to the touch, and so we corrected the leaky issue from the outside, and yet we neglected the crumbling mix of plaster and drywall inside. Rather, we filled this room with shipping boxes and unpacked bins from the condo, rescued furniture and bags of clothes to be donated. We turned a blind eye and kept the door closed at all times, and we would say, one day, we’ll get to you, room.
It’s right off of our home studio and just outside of the master bedroom. Pretty quickly after move-in, it was dubbed The Scary Room – and for good reason! The walls are pocked with holes and old gum, the window frames are perpetually chalky to the touch and the baseboards are held together with duct and packing tape. Eventually, it’s going to be another bedroom, but we have a handful of problems to address to get us to a starting p...