Opening up the Wall

The biggest job of the weekend, and the one we were most excited to get done was to open up the wall that separated the guest bedroom from the living room.

We had an idea to install five or six-foot barn doors that would slide closed when we had company. When we didn't, this would greatly expand our living area and really open up the space.

JC started by cutting the studs.

Then he pried off the door header.

Next, he and Gerald installed a reinforced I-joist to support the ceiling.

It took a little finessing....

But at the end, the effort was worth it. We had a new, wide-open space, and we loved it.

bead board, doors and other miscellany

We tackled a bunch of projects. I did more bead board wainscoting, and covered the backs of the kitchen cabinets with bead board.

Then I started installing bead board in the part of the utility room that was already sheeted.

Gerald and JC changed out the door on the guest bathroom. We had previously installed a slider, but after Gerald had installed the boards on the wall, the framing wouldn't support the weight.

And JC spent a day sheeting the rest of the utility room.

Master Closet

While we were away, Gerald refinished some cabinets to install in the master closet. So the first thing we did when we got back to the land was to tackle the closet.

Gerald installed molding around the door to the master bathroom.

Then he got to work on the cabinets.

Then he installed our first closet rod. It started to feel like a closet to us.