Changes to the Keeping Room

The ceiling in the keeping room was dropped to an eight (8) foot level.  As with the rest of the downstairs of Zelda, the drop ceiling were removed to expose the original twelve (12) foot high ceilings.  In the case of the keeping room, when exposed, the original bead board ceiling had a tremendous amount of water damage.  This was due to the bay area expansion, and was fixed during our construction.  The fireplace also had an enormous amount of added brickwork.  Again we can attribute this to a brick mason which occupied the house during the 1960's.  The weight of the brick is the reason for all the damage floor joists and why the down stair floors were all un-level.  Let us know what you think about the changes.

Before:  Vinyl flooring and a low leaking ceiling.

After:  Wood flooring, higher ceiling and new walls.  We removed the wainscoting but added baseboards.

Before:  Massive amount of bricks and narrow crown molding.

After:  No more brick but a spot above the fireplace for a large flat screen TV with no wires showing.

Before:  The brick wall and closed off stairway and dining room.

After:  Wood flooring, no brick and an open free flowing area.

Before:  The low ceiling really and closed wall confines the area.

After:  Not the same view but looking from the kitchen does show the high ceiling, the two (2) entries into the dining room.  Also opening the wall to expose the stairs and new arch in the entry.