Let there be closet! and Master Bedroom!

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So I am closing in on actually having a master bedroom, complete with a closet.

Let's take a look at the slideshow of the journey from before to reveal.

Before: A dining room

So I decided the create a master suite on the 2nd floor where the previous kitchen, tiny bathroom and dining room were.

Storage closet

I honed in on this storage closet in the dining room. It seemed like it could be big and deep and contributing more to the room's use.

Lot's of space

After the closet demo, I was surprised by how much space there was - especially the vertical height.

The Rear Parlor Doors

I love these doors to the rear parlor. I knew we would be eliminating them in the plan — so I saved them. I sent them to Park Slope Paint Strippers to take over 100 years of lead paint off.

Fresh Doors

The guys at Park Slope Paint Stripping sent me back these beautiful wood doors. I considered staining and  pickling and in the end, I would paint them white.

Patch Job

There was some serious wear and tear on these doors. I used Miniwax Wood Filler which is really a gooey putty that you mix with a wood hardener. You have to patch really fast but boy this stuff is a dream to sand - not a trace that there was every a nick or crack. 

New Doors

The doors are really tall and they make quite a statement, I was glad I could salvage them.

Framed closet

This is a peak inside the newly framed closet with the doors hung.

Secret Compartment

Chris Hanley made me a secret compartment for my cable runs.

Cable runs

Access Panel

and he created a little drop in the ceiling and an access panel to get to all the electrical.

Master Bedroom - View 1

A look at one angle of the Master Bedroom, complete with new white closet doors. I haven't got the hardware on yet, but they are seriously stately. My new bed and nightstands are the work of the Amish Builders in Ohio and is made of quarter sawn oak like the rest of my furniture. 

Master Bedroom - View 2

Looking out towards the backyard. In the future, the window on the right will become narrow french doors to access my new balcony.

Master Bedroom - View 3

A better look at my vanity and big mirror. When we finish the sitting room next door, the vanity will move there. We will put a recessed flat, vertical, hot water radiator on the wall near where the new french doors will be.

Open Closet

So you can see that I still have a little more painting to do on the inside of the doors.

My Elfa handiwork

Inside the closet, a place for everything and everything in its place. I especially love the Elfa hamper on the lower right hand side.

I now have one, dust free, refuge from the rest of my project where I can hide and sleep.

—Laurie

• June 2017 1
  • Jun 1, 2017 A place for morning coffee or evening cocktail. Jun 1, 2017
• May 2017 4
  • May 18, 2017 Descending to the Garden May 18, 2017
  • May 14, 2017 Every Girl Needs a Little Income Property. May 14, 2017
  • May 12, 2017 It's Springtime in Brooklyn May 12, 2017
  • May 12, 2017 Barbie's Dream Kitchen Is Revealed May 12, 2017
• January 2017 2
  • Jan 18, 2017 Imagine a Really Big 3D Puzzle That Needs to Be Assembled Jan 18, 2017
  • Jan 18, 2017 It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Kitchen! Jan 18, 2017
• November 2016 5
  • Nov 22, 2016 What a Difference a Floor Makes! Nov 22, 2016
  • Nov 21, 2016 Bring on the Grout Nov 21, 2016
  • Nov 19, 2016 We're Getting Ready for Winter! Nov 19, 2016
  • Nov 10, 2016 Sprayfoam is even better than silly string Nov 10, 2016
  • Nov 10, 2016 Now, it is now free to snow! Nov 10, 2016
• October 2016 1
  • Oct 17, 2016 Now We're Cooking With Gas! Oct 17, 2016
• July 2016 4
  • Jul 23, 2016 The House is Getting It's Bones Jul 23, 2016
  • Jul 23, 2016 New Eyes for The House Jul 23, 2016
  • Jul 15, 2016 My BackYard Looks Like an Erector Set Jul 15, 2016
  • Jul 11, 2016 The Waiting Game Jul 11, 2016
• April 2016 1
  • Apr 9, 2016 The sweet sound of concrete. Apr 9, 2016
• March 2016 4
  • Mar 25, 2016 The Big Dig Has Begun Mar 25, 2016
  • Mar 25, 2016 P.S. My Finished New Doors Mar 25, 2016
  • Mar 11, 2016 Every Girl Needs Some Iron In Her Life... Mar 11, 2016
  • Mar 7, 2016 Is it wrong to love your front doors so much? Mar 7, 2016
• February 2016 1
  • Feb 1, 2016 Things are looking up! Feb 1, 2016
• January 2016 2
  • Jan 28, 2016 One Pair of Stately Front Doors Coming Up! Jan 28, 2016
  • Jan 11, 2016 You know what they say about idle hands? Jan 11, 2016
• November 2015 1
  • Nov 12, 2015 In Defense of the DOB — Well Sort Of... Nov 12, 2015
• October 2015 6
  • Oct 12, 2015 The Master Bath Oct 12, 2015
  • Oct 12, 2015 The Master Suite Oct 12, 2015
  • Oct 12, 2015 A Master Suite — The Before Pictures Oct 12, 2015
  • Oct 12, 2015 Creating the Shell Oct 12, 2015
  • Oct 4, 2015 How Hard Was It? Oct 4, 2015
  • Oct 3, 2015 The Jewel in the Parlor Oct 3, 2015
• September 2015 5
  • Sep 24, 2015 Heavenly Stairway Sep 24, 2015
  • Sep 23, 2015 I'm Deckless Sep 23, 2015
  • Sep 18, 2015 How Hard Could it Be? Sep 18, 2015
  • Sep 17, 2015 The Making of a Copper Ceiling Sep 17, 2015
  • Sep 6, 2015 Putting the Labor into Labor Day Weekend Sep 6, 2015
• July 2015 7
  • Jul 26, 2015 Structural...but not visual progress Jul 26, 2015
  • Jul 18, 2015 There will be no roaring fire... Jul 18, 2015
  • Jul 15, 2015 Satisfaction Jul 15, 2015
  • Jul 13, 2015 The Tyranny of a Temporary Kitchen Jul 13, 2015
  • Jul 11, 2015 Let There Be Light Jul 11, 2015
  • Jul 6, 2015 The Power of YouTube! Jul 6, 2015
  • Jul 1, 2015 Let There Be Art! Jul 1, 2015
• June 2015 5
  • Jun 16, 2015 I'll take it...Progress that is. Jun 16, 2015
  • Jun 13, 2015 Houston — We Have Beam! Jun 13, 2015
  • Jun 11, 2015 Houston — We're gonna need a beam! Jun 11, 2015
  • Jun 4, 2015 An addendum on symmetry and perspective Jun 4, 2015
  • Jun 3, 2015 Symmetry, perspective and the eye of the beholder Jun 3, 2015
• May 2015 5
  • May 13, 2015 Human Cranes! May 13, 2015
  • May 11, 2015 Company is Coming! May 11, 2015
  • May 10, 2015 Let there be closet! and Master Bedroom! May 10, 2015
  • May 4, 2015 "No, I am not a victim of domestic violence.... May 4, 2015
  • May 2, 2015 How about a little curb appeal? May 2, 2015
• April 2015 3
  • Apr 27, 2015 The DOB — Its all about the Permit Apr 27, 2015
  • Apr 20, 2015 It will put hair on your chest. Apr 20, 2015
  • Apr 17, 2015 Spring has Sprung! Apr 17, 2015
• March 2015 2
  • Mar 24, 2015 The cavalry has arrived, but the grate is blocked! Mar 24, 2015
  • Mar 4, 2015 I thought we were done with Winter! Mar 4, 2015
• February 2015 6
  • Feb 16, 2015 Moving Day Feb 16, 2015
  • Feb 13, 2015 I just want to do a load of laundry! Feb 13, 2015
  • Feb 11, 2015 Let's See The Floors! Feb 11, 2015
  • Feb 10, 2015 A New Closet For Me. Feb 10, 2015
  • Feb 9, 2015 Let there be brick! Feb 9, 2015
  • Feb 6, 2015 An Ominous Start Feb 6, 2015