Earlier this week, we introduced The Scary Room. Hands down, it was (and still is) the most neglected space in our house since the day we moved in. It will ultimately be our home’s third bedroom, but because of the room’s disrepair, there’s a rather large punch list to bring this room to a presentable starting […]

Earlier this week, we introduced The Scary Room. Hands down, it was (and still is) the most neglected space in our house since the day we moved in. It will ultimately be our home’s third bedroom, but because of the room’s disrepair, there’s a rather large punch list to bring this room to a presentable starting point. You saw in this video that we made an afternoon of progress by pulling out all the trim (in the hopes of salvaging as much as we can; more on that in a minute), which got us to here:
As a quick recap, the windows will be replaced, a level subfloor and hardwood flooring installed, and electrical outlets will be added. This skinny room won’t change in layout, but the biggest change will come with our plans to make this closet as functional as possible, so this is the area where we’re putting a lot of our focus. Of course a good sized closet is always a perk to any bedroom, and this case is no different! Whether the closet is used for guests, overflow for ourselves or a future child’s bedroom, we’re looking for this guy to be a workhorse for the long haul.
Ideally, the closet would acc...