The Baby's Room (Before)

The future baby's room in our home has some "issues". Our home has all the character and problems of a home that was built in 1941. One of those problems is the guest bedroom (the baby's room). One of the previous owners decided it would be a good idea to completely upholster the walls. It looked very nice if you were going for that poorly decorated padded cell aesthetic. Not all the walls were padded though. In fact one wall was paneled and whitewashed to give it the very popular early American Tom Sawyer / Huckleberry Finn good old cheap look.

When I removed the fabric and the batting from the walls, the dry wall was in horrible shape. The only thing that my budget and handyman skills would allow at the time was to cover the wall with textured and paintable wallpaper. I also quickly painted the whitewashed paneling with a color that evidently no one likes but me!

Therefore, we have decided it is time to redo the room. We want to completely gut the room and insulate all four walls and put new drywall and trim back. Then Allison can decorate the room anyway she wants (maybe a Noah's Ark Theme). We have received two estimates and hope to get the thing done before the baby gets here...if our budget allows.

Below I’ve posted the "before" pictures. Hopefully I’ll be able to post the "after" pictures in a couple or three months.

"The Room" when I bought the house (view #1)...


"The Room" as it is today (view #1)...


"The Room" when I bought the house (view #2)...


"The Room" as it is today (view #2)...


"The Room" when I bought the house (view #3)...


"The Room" as it is today (view #3)...