Thursday, January 12, 2006

Office Space: Step one, Demolition

So what is the project for Casa de Albers in 2006?

Office Reconstruction: what once was a bedroom on the main floor (before we lived here) will now become a library and office.

We are tearing out everything in the room that Himself used as his office.
It took about a month, but Himself got all the books and stuff packed away and
moved to the garage. His desk and computer are sitting in the dining room
right now.

We have about half of the antique moldings taken off and the
majority are in one piece. We'll store that until its ready to go back up.
Now for the fun (and dusty) part: tearing out the walls down to the studs.
Woohoo!

Once the tax return comes in we will run new electrical and create floor to
ceiling bookcases and cabinets. I'd like to turn 1/2 the closet under the
stairs into a "wine cellar." There will be a wooden tongue & groove
ceiling, new lighting, new desk, new carpet........I can't wait!!!

Do you know how many fights (discussions) Himself and I will have during the
reconstruction process? Too many to count! Ha, ha.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

it is just like those shows on tv!

Molly said...

So does this mean you're stuck with a room with no walls until tax time?

Anonymous said...

Hi, Didn't realize you were getting started on this project already. Since you were so good about helping us, we will offer our help back. Let us know if we can do anything. I'll offer Alan's help, even if he doesn't want to go!
Kathy