Our Living/Dining Room Remodel has enabled us to achieve an open plan kitchen/dining/living space that opens up to a large outdoor entertaining area (this reno is still to come). Included in this redo, we have incorporated a daring black sub-feature wall with our feature being the messmate timber panels behind the TV. We have used a concrete dining table with bench seats plus a floating wall shelf to accentuate our "county/industrial" style. We have continued using the Senso vinyl floor planks in Rustic Walnut that leads us to our newly installed sliding door where we bring outside in.
Steps
Step 1
This starts the demolition of 2 walls leading from our kitchen through to the pokey sunroom adjoining the laundry. This was a massive task and we certainly endured lots of blood, sweat and tears (and blisters).
the hideous pantry that was part of the kitchen
take note of the window, this is what we replaced with the sliding door
another wall gone
Bye Bye ugly laundry
And we have an open plan
Legends
Tough Demo knocking down walls from the existing Laundry
my ouchy - blister and all
Step 2
Knocking out the internal walls was a challenge but certainly no comparison to the brick external wall. We had to place a massively large and heavy steel lintel up to prevent the roof from caving in. We used a Demo saw with a diamond tip blade to cut the bricks. Super messy job!
eatly stages of knocking out this external wall. Glenno is pretty darn clever!!
We had to put in a massive steel Lintle to prevent the roof from crashing down. This was TOUGH!
A room with a view!
New sliding door
Step 3
Plastering time - It's a tough gig removing the old horsehair plaster, infact, it's a tough gig doing anything with plaster, hanging, joining, sanding (definitely not our favourite reno job). we also added more of the Senso vinyl flooring to match up with the previous kitchen reno.
Plastering Fun
Combination of the elaborate porcelain tiles that desperately needed an upgrade with the fantastic and durable Senso vinyl flooring planks
As long as you have a ladder and a Kirby Vacuum Cleaner then anyone can plaster (haha)!
Senso vinyl planks - Rustic Walnut
Step 4
Taubmans Low Sheen - Trendy
A sneak peak at our Messmate Timber Batons
Step 5
Walah!! Our living/dining space is all complete. Hope you like the end result, we love it! Whoever said opposites attract, was on the money - Heather the cow brings lots of colour and fun to our room while our gorgeous budha offers calmness and tranqulity. We have continued the use of black, concrete and timber features to tie in with our other renos.
