Monday, January 10, 2011

Girls dorm

 We finally got started with the girls room upstairs.


We started by by adding another layer of insulation over the bats of insulation.  There's also a layer of the blue styrofoam under the bats so that we have three layers total.  Hopefully this will keep the kids toasty in the winter and cool in the summer.


Next came the fun part...the pine boards.  We've used number four pine boards all over the house so there are a lot of knots and variations in the wood.  I don't necessarily love the knots but I do love saving money any time I can. 



(We didn't add extra insulation on the straight wall where draftiness is not an issue.)


Their room is approximately 16' X 11' so it took us a while to get to this point.


I have more to show you later but that's it for now.
Short and sweet.

14 comments:

  1. Glad to see you back! I was wondering about you recently! Can't wait to see what you do with this room.

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  2. Hello again! I can't wait to see what you do. I love the pine! We have a room exactly like this above out garage that we made into a toy/craft room. I wish my daughter would take it as her room because it would be perfect. Oh well!

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  3. I can't wait to see the outcome! I'm liking it so far!

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  4. Hooray for progress! And can't wait to see more. = )

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  5. Looks great! Please keep us updated, it is going to be an amazing room! ;)

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  6. This is so interesting! Love the shape of the room, can't wait to see more.

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  7. Happy New Year...glad you are back!! I love the look of this room already...with all your magic, it is going to turn out awesome! Can't wait to watch the transformation :)

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  8. Glad you're back! Can't wait to see more.

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  9. The girl's dorm looks great so far! Looking forward to seeing more.
    Happy New Year!
    Your Friend,
    Deborah

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  10. Ohh how I have missed your posts.
    I hope there are many more to come. Daily would be just fine, thank you!! LOL
    Happy New Year!

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  11. So glad you're posting again!!! The walls look gorgeous, show us more- even if you think we won't be interested. I promise to check back often and comment about every single nail driven, or fabric choice pondered! God bless.

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  12. I like your idea of one big room for girls and one for boys. That is what we do, and we enjoy it. Hopefully that will remain the case! Sorry to be slow to getting around to it, but just wanted to let you know I appreciate you following my blog.

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  13. Hi Celeste, Just wanted to say thanks for all your well wishes, I really appreciate it. Simone xx

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  14. When I was in college, I lived in a girls' dormitory because it is more accessible in our school. The dorm's very beautiful and elegant, and that's where I've got my inspiration in making my new home. The wrought iron stairs and doors were almost looked like our dorm. The wall colors are also the same.

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