This is the bed area of the room. You can see the sloping ceiling as it comes down to the wall. The bed is actually about 8" away from the wall, as is the side table. The end table on the right, I picked up for free walking home from the bus. It fits perfectly between the bed and "wall", which is actually a box frame for a queen bed. You'll see later how it cuts off the door from the bed area, giving some privacy.
Sitting on the bed, looking back into the "living room" area. Nadine's hope chest makes the table for the laptop, stereo system, etc.. That mess in the corner is all office type stuff, paper, pens , markers, etc... i have a filing cabinet in the basement, need to dig it out. You can just make out the old school sky light, with crank style opening. I'm not a big fan of smoking in the house, but am also a realist, so at least the room can be well ventilated when Nadine comes home. With a quick move of the shelves, sporting Nadine's trophies, The futon lays down, and we have room for guests, with more pillows and blankets than I know what to do with.
This is a quick view of the closet area, and how all the dressers in this room fit nicely down the long wall.
These are the 3, no 4 dressers that create this wall. I found that old school mirror shelf unit, with the end table. It fits like it was meant to be, and now gives Nadine a HUGE make mirror. The lamp looks bright in the photo, but I will have to get something for across the top of the mirror. Also need to work on getting some picture frames up, ugh so much still to do.
So, from the closet area, looking at the entrance area, you can see how the box frame becomes a great fake wall, separating the bed from the door, and preventing head injuries from the sloping ceiling, and yes I had many til I figured this out. After I took these, I realized the garbage hadn't been taken out, or laundry put away. I keep the entrance area pretty clear, cause I don't like running into stuff coming home.
From the entrance, you get to see the green room area, all the plants hide over there, loving the west facing window, and they love being next to the heater, the in wall black box. Unfortunately, the futon blocks some of the heat from the room, as does the fake wall, so air circulation isn't the best. Still working on making it an even temp in this room. You can really see the sloping ceiling and sky light. Again, having experienced head injury, the futon and shelves act as a natural barrier against walking into it.
As you step into the room, all you see is the living room area, the fake all box frame has done its job. I bought Nadine that tapestry the day she asked if she could come back.
This is the Red door at the top of the stairs. The symbolism of the Red door is not lost on me. But all you can see beyond is the tapestry, and nothing. I like the bed being hidden behind, allows for more privacy.
I also intentionally did not put a radio, or TV, or the laptop in the bedroom area. During some reading, it suggested that separating these activities into their own areas would help sleeping issues. Funny, but it works.
So, there, my first attempt at photo blog up load yadda yadda.
goodnight
