Closet removal

Bedroom #3 had an awkward closet location. Apparently the original designers did not take bed placement into consideration. The narrow dimension, from closet door to the opposite wall, was a mere 8'-9", which would leave only about 22 inches at the foot of a queen-size bed. A floor air register by the window was the other limiting factor.

So the best solution was to remove the closet entirely, squaring off the room, and annexing one of the adjacent room's closets. It helps that the adjacent room will get enlarged in the future to include plenty of new storage space.

Luckily, the rafters, ceiling joists and floor joists are all parallel to the demo walls, making this project one without structural impact — another reason to take out the walls.

Pieces of the removed gypsum wallboard were used for patching. It's the easiest way to keep the wall texture consistent.

Electrical improvements include dimmable downlights, more power outlets, new phone outlet and in-wall speaker wiring, which, by the way, should be kept at least six inches away from the power lines to avoid audio interference.