Over the long weekend we committed to working hard on the renovation upstairs.  We bit the bullet and moved our bed into my home office so we could tackle all the remaining framing and drywalling at once. Initially the plan was to finish the spare bedroom side of the renovation, where the bed will be once the entire space is finished, and sleep in there.  Then we could work on building the bathroom and doing all the framing and drywalling for the closet on the other side which was our original bedroom.  This way we would always have a bedroom to retire to and wouldn't feel pressured to devote all our spare time to renovating. We did complete the built-in bookshelf and all the framing, drywall and mudding needed for that area on the spare bedroom side.  We also painted that side and fit the custom headboard for later install.  Once we started planning our next steps, and seeing how time consuming it was going to be to try to keep the wall up between the two sides through construction, we pivoted and just ditched the idea all together. We wouldn't get very far installing flooring without taking the wall down.  It also

Last weekend we came to the point in our principle suite renovation where the wall between the two bedrooms we're joining together needed to come down!  So down it came!     With the major portion of the bedroom renovation set to begin this weekend, I thought I would share the plan for this room!  I did plenty of space plan exploration for our suite, and ended up with 2 options to consider.  These layouts worked with the functional needs, and some of the aesthetic ideas I had early in the design concept (ie. a long low headboard). The most challenging part of the design for this room is the closet situation.  We need more storage space, but with the window locations, and the space being so narrow, it really limits where I can incorporate closets. I played around with a lot of options, including doing cabinetry closets, but ultimately abandoned that idea in favour of a walk-in closet.   This is the final plan that we are going with:     The main requirements we have for updating this space are: Adding a bathroom - with tub and shower separate More storage for clothing A cozy, moody aesthetic to further enhance that feeling of getting away and relaxing   THE

Oh, the good ol' before shots.  I took a full video of the space before we started any demo, so here's a look at what we're working with.  These spaces pretty much look just as they did when we moved in.  Our room has a few newer pieces like the bed and the rug, but for the most part I've just been using things I had from other rooms in the house and from our previous home. https://youtu.be/uJKHwpuvwxk   Our home has 4 bedrooms on the upper level.  A principle bedroom and 3 smaller bedrooms.  The main bathroom is up there as well, but thats pretty much it. When we purchased this home we thought we might eventually need a 3rd kids room, but life happening as it does, we ended up not needing it.  The debate then became; should we eliminate a bedroom and gain a bathroom?  After looking at comparables in our neighbourhood we found that many homes had an ensuite, or at least 2 full bathrooms, and the number of bedrooms ranged from 3-5.  We just have the 1 full bath, no ensuite, and are considered a 4 +1 (basement room with a window not quite large enough to be a