Top reasons why not to renovate your room/house (final part - 25 pictures!)

[cpelsy2k1]

Hey Everyone,

These are the final pictures from my room renovation that i started about a month ago. Pictures of the actual renovation can be seen here:

Part 1
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=109367

Part 2
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=109447

Part 3
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=109746

So despite the fact that the post is entitled "top reasons why not to renovate your room/house" was it actually worth it? I'll let you decide for yourself, however for me it was definitely worth the time and money. I now have a room that is very livable in and is very contemporary!!

Starting with the windows. They were a lot of work but they turned out great!

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

The closet also turned out nicely. We put a new mirror on the door, painted the frame, and added this torch lamp for better lighting

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Here is a good shot of the newly painted window and closet frame (you can also see a little bit of the new curtains)

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Window frame now

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Window frame then

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-01-26

New bed comforter

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

New curtains, also antenna for new HDTV, more on that shortly!

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Bookcase and door frame (this took a lot of painting to get right!)

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Good shot of the new mirror and storage for all my junk

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Shots of the hardwood floor and trim

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

The hardwood was in such good shape that we just needed to scrub them down and it came out like this!

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

My bookcase to display my fine dvd collection (and antibacterial spray to keep that air clean!)

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Torch lamp from the floor

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Window being reflected in the mirror!

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02


It did not take long at all to fill up my closet as I removed one of my dressers from the room during the transition!

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

End shot of the bed and rug

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Another shot of how the windows turned out

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

This was the best picture i could get of the new wall color. It is a light blue and it came out very nice (something to keep in mind when painting, always get a color lighter than what you actually want as it will darken after you paint)

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Good shot of floor/lamp/rug

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Corner of the room where you come in

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Another shot from the floor, this time of the bookcase

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Ceiling, trim from bookshelf

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Lamp looking into the closet

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

As a reward my fiancé bought me this (well it was really a birthday present but hey good timing)

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

Finally, this is the best overall shot of the room i could get with my lens (28-115). Once i get a new lens I'll try for a wider angle.

Shot with Canon EOS 30D at 2008-02-02

So thats it, everything turned out quite well. If you ever have questions about the work/time/energy/money/sanity you'll lose redoing a room just send me a PM!

 

[skiboarder72]

sweet shots, still gotta learn those exposures though... but your learning, i gotta stop down and get some pictures of this one of these days

 

[Renair]

This is the first time I saw this post, had a look at the others from the links, well done, great job. I found it hard enough to paint the walls in my room, took about a week to do!