Renovation Game Plan - office turned guest bedroom

Holy smokes... renovation is 100% underway at our house and I tell you what - our contractors don't waste time.  Our whole main floor is gutted down to the studs.  Exciting but very dusty.  I'm sure I'll be vacuuming our upstairs daily for the next 6 weeks.

I'm sure you are all curious about our official renovation game plan so over the next couple of weeks, I'll take you through our main floor one space at a time.  The over all goal is to add a guest bedroom, 3/4 bathroom and create an open concept floor place without putting an addition on the house. Do-able? Yes.

To start - here is a look at what used to be Adam's office. This will become a guest bedroom.  (He now shares the basement office with me. Lucky Guy!!)

Here is (sort of) a before picture.

Here is a look at our "structural" game plan.

My husband, being the ambitious guy that he is, got excited and started breaking through walls. 

Structural plan

Remove Trim - replace with new

Tear out plaster and lath walls - replace with sheet rock

Tear out ceiling - replace with sheet rock

Tear out the flooring - replace with carpet

Center heat vent under the window

Move the heat duct to the inside of the wall

Close the doorway that used to lead to laundry room - this will become a full wall.

(laundry room will become a bathroom)

Cosmetic Plan

Repaint with a medium-dark gray

Accent with white, coral, and light gray

Add a light fixture

Standard bedroom furniture

My cosmetic plan will come to life through a design board so stick around to see it. Did you notice I was testing out a paint color already? It was just a little bit dark for this room.