Restoring the Center Hall

While Jennifer and I are waiting on the architect to finalize plans, I started removing cabinets, doors, and other semi-permanent structures we no longer wanted. The first things to go were the double closets placed at the end of the main hallway, toward the front of the house...

The first closet, facing the living room.

(There's a gap between the back wall and the floor that's hard to see in the picture.)

The back wall of the closet was a thin board of sheet rock that easily came down in one sheet when I kicked it...

Closets with back wall and second door removed.

Behind the sheet rock board was the second closet and a door that opened onto the hallway, its frame attached to two-by-fours nailed to the wall. After spending several hours prying the frame off, I was able to restore the original hallway...

Hallway without closet, looking toward front of house.

Now you can walk in a straight line from the front door to the back of the house.

CRB