Bought an identical house and am thinking about opening it up completely between the hallway, kitchen, and living room.
How did your project go?
How did your project go?
Ahh sry, slight reference error.
I mean I have a similar house to xsarjos /Roy.
I mean I have a similar house to xsarjos /Roy.
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Help yourself with these pictures, hmm it seems you could only upload 10.
What isn't finished is:
Spotlights in the ceiling, we're hesitating a bit about drilling some. I was thinking of waiting until it got darker in the evenings to see if they're needed. Conclusion is they probably aren't needed; if you turn on the lamp over the table in the living room, it turns into daylight, it performs at 500W.
Lamp in the hall, I've designed a special one in MDF, drawing submitted to a local woodworking shop to fix it. It will be an elliptical shape with recessed small LED spotlights that can be dimmed. (I'll likely get it next week).
Building over the refrigerator: working on a self-designed wine rack in aluminum, haven't had time to finish. A bit too much at work right now, hoping they can mill it at work when I'm done.
Covering over the top cabinets: considering placing a subtle LED strip that emits a faint light or closing it off completely.
Some additional info:
Very pleased with the light from the spotlights in the fan, also installed 4 LED spotlights as counter lighting with a touch button recessed under the top cabinets, now dimmable.
Difficult to find backing for the base cabinets that goes out in the L shape, ended up using an MDF board that a friend painted with car paint, it turned out great.
Note that the wallpaper behind the glass (which is by the way Pilkington Optiwhite without a green tint) is the inverse of the feature wall, great initiative by the missus.
The countertop is also self-designed, the material ended up being laminate, we deliberated quite a bit but the missus bakes quite a lot and there's nothing better.
The mixer is a Hansgrohe Talis-S with a pull-out and shower function, a very good feature.
The little bench between the windows is a recycling of old top cabinets, didn't want it to stand out too much.
The ceiling is veneer-coated chipboard.
The floor is oiled oak parquet.
If there’s anything else you want to know, just ask.
/Roy
What isn't finished is:
Spotlights in the ceiling, we're hesitating a bit about drilling some. I was thinking of waiting until it got darker in the evenings to see if they're needed. Conclusion is they probably aren't needed; if you turn on the lamp over the table in the living room, it turns into daylight, it performs at 500W.
Lamp in the hall, I've designed a special one in MDF, drawing submitted to a local woodworking shop to fix it. It will be an elliptical shape with recessed small LED spotlights that can be dimmed. (I'll likely get it next week).
Building over the refrigerator: working on a self-designed wine rack in aluminum, haven't had time to finish. A bit too much at work right now, hoping they can mill it at work when I'm done.
Covering over the top cabinets: considering placing a subtle LED strip that emits a faint light or closing it off completely.
Some additional info:
Very pleased with the light from the spotlights in the fan, also installed 4 LED spotlights as counter lighting with a touch button recessed under the top cabinets, now dimmable.
Difficult to find backing for the base cabinets that goes out in the L shape, ended up using an MDF board that a friend painted with car paint, it turned out great.
Note that the wallpaper behind the glass (which is by the way Pilkington Optiwhite without a green tint) is the inverse of the feature wall, great initiative by the missus.
The countertop is also self-designed, the material ended up being laminate, we deliberated quite a bit but the missus bakes quite a lot and there's nothing better.
The mixer is a Hansgrohe Talis-S with a pull-out and shower function, a very good feature.
The little bench between the windows is a recycling of old top cabinets, didn't want it to stand out too much.
The ceiling is veneer-coated chipboard.
The floor is oiled oak parquet.
If there’s anything else you want to know, just ask.
/Roy
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Thank you xsarjos for sharing this, looks very good!
I cleaned out all the cupboards etc over the weekend, and you have to clean out all the other cupboards to make room for what you had in the first ones.... =0)
So now the saw will probably come out next weekend.
Best regards//Jörgen
I cleaned out all the cupboards etc over the weekend, and you have to clean out all the other cupboards to make room for what you had in the first ones.... =0)
So now the saw will probably come out next weekend.
Best regards//Jörgen
Thank you, thank you!
It looks very good, and the house feels many years younger than the original design.
For my part, I'll be bringing out the reciprocating saw as soon as the bedrooms are ready.
How do you find the space in the kitchen now that a couple of cabinets have disappeared? Is your wife managing
It looks very good, and the house feels many years younger than the original design.
For my part, I'll be bringing out the reciprocating saw as soon as the bedrooms are ready.
How do you find the space in the kitchen now that a couple of cabinets have disappeared? Is your wife managing
Does anyone know the situation with the walls in the basement of the same Gullringshus, are all the walls load-bearing there as well?
I'm thinking about the thinner walls made of light concrete, for example, the one into the space where the sauna is usually located.
I'm thinking about the thinner walls made of light concrete, for example, the one into the space where the sauna is usually located.
Bumping my question about the basement.
Is it only the central longitudinal concrete wall that is load-bearing in the basement and the 2 thinner transverse walls made of lättbetong (7cm) are not?
Is it only the central longitudinal concrete wall that is load-bearing in the basement and the 2 thinner transverse walls made of lättbetong (7cm) are not?
Looks fantastic!! I'm just about to start a "makeover" of our Gullringshus from '66. And I'm thinking of tearing down the wall just like xsarjos. A question a few years after you did this, have you noticed anything with the roof after you removed the wall?
I live in upper Lapland and can easily have a meter of snow on the roof. Maybe I'll have to shovel more often than we needed to before :- )
I live in upper Lapland and can easily have a meter of snow on the roof. Maybe I'll have to shovel more often than we needed to before :- )
Hi It's nice that someone is reviving the thread again, maybe I'll upload some more pictures with new projects we've completed in the house. To answer your question, nothing has happened with the roof. So bring out the sledgehammer👍JOO said:Looks fantastic!! I'm just about to start a "make over" of our Gullringshus from -66. And plan to tear down the wall like xsarjos. A question a few years after you've done this is if you've noticed anything with the roof after you removed the wall? I live in upper Lapland and can easily have a meter of snow on the roof. I guess I'll have to shovel more often than we needed before
