Floors, Paint, and Doors Through the House
30 photos · demo and renovation
Once the rough work was done I brought the whole house up at once: ran Lifeproof vinyl plank through every room, painted ceilings and walls, hung new flush-mount lights and ceiling fans, and replaced the closet and pocket doors with shaker-style units. I'd haul a few boxes of flooring at a time in the sedan to keep ahead of the install. Came out clean and consistent room to room.
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Before Loading flooring boxes into the trunk. I did most of the supply runs myself.
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During Pallets of Lifeproof and underlayment staged in the empty living room before install.
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During Pine boards and more flooring in the trunk. Another supply run.
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During Underlayment down, tools out, ready to start a room.
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During Empty paint buckets stacking up. Whole house got a fresh coat after the floors were in.
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During One room finished, the next one still in progress. That's how I worked through the house.
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During New ceiling fan, mounted TV, and laminate down. Bedroom coming together.
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Old door edge was beat up. Tagged it for replacement when I did the pocket doors.
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After Finished bedroom closet with new sliders and gray plank running underneath.
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After Open room with the new floor and the closet alcove built in.
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After Finished kitchen-living space looking out to the lake. Floors, paint, and trim all done.
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After Bathroom buttoned up. New vanity, toilet, plank floor, and a real exhaust fan.
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After Finished room with caged ceiling fan. Same plank running through every room.
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After New Hampton Bay fan in the bedroom office. Replaced the old surface-mount that barely moved air.
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After Vinyl plank done in the upstairs room. Walls painted, ready for furniture.
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After Hallway ceiling repainted with a new flush LED. The old fixture was a yellowed plastic dome.
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After Finished alcove with outlets on each side so it can take a desk or media unit.
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After Built-in alcove painted out and finished, plank running through.
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After New shaker double closet doors with fresh casing. Closets had been hung with hollow flush slabs.
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After Shaker pocket doors with satin nickel pulls. Saved a lot of swing space in this hallway.
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After Two saucer chairs in the lake-view window. Used to be a dead corner.
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After Kitchen done. White shaker boxes, stainless appliances, and the same plank floor.
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After Main bath finished with a framed mirror over the new vanity.
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After Living room staged with the fireplace as the centerpiece. Open stair to the new attic space.
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After Dining area with the original radiator left in place. Lake-view windows do the work.
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After Open dining off the kitchen. Kept the original wood wainscoting and worked around it.
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After Living room done. Stone fireplace, wood floors, french doors out to the lake.
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After Kitchen from the other angle. White shaker, stainless, and the lake out the window.
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After Living room with the caged pendant. Same plank floor I ran everywhere upstairs and down.
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After Finished bedroom. Fan up, walls painted, plank running wall to wall.
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