In the effort to make my 'dream house' into the vision I have, a number of issues (money, budget, time, materials, etc) have come up, impeding the work. At this point, I do have a number of things accomplished (new cabinets, window seat, flat screen tv mounted, electric, etc) for my future bedroom.
One of the projects that helped immensely, was taking a portion of the front L-shaped porch and turning it into a walk-in closet! Between the electric, the insulation and the building, it took approximately 1 month from start to finish! I snagged a red plush carpet left over from someone else's project to cover the concrete floor for a mere $5! Instantly, it became a major attraction for the baby to play in and the dogs to lay in. Much unpacking of the bedroom and moving the items into the closet was a major help on the clutter taking up valuable real estate in my bedroom.
Then came the cabinetry and a custom window seat for my bedroom in front of two side by side windows. It became the baby's favorite spot to 'not' take a nap while watching squirrels and birds playing outside, while he drifted off to sleep! Soon the tv was uplifted on a swivel mount over one base cabinet and new electrical run for that and my computer and cable wires.
The work slowed for a bit, and now, I am ready (after Christmas I will resume!) to start the next phase! For now, I have the bed (a wonderful bargain at Sam's of Queen size memory foam mattress) marked down to $300 from $600. The bedroom had 3 door ways coming into it, one, which my bed backs up to, goes into the hallway and into the new laundry room and kitchen. I have debated whether to remove this door all together, or leave it in place and go over it with a custom built headboard and shelving, since it could ultimately affect the resale value. The other doors one goes to the on suite and another to my office/library, which has another door going in the hallway and to the walk-in closet.
I have doodled on paper a few ideas, but have yet to pull the trigger on any ideas, as I am still unsure as to what to do. So here are a few pictures of the lay of the land, take a peek and let me know if you have any solutions?
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As you can see the base cabinet, the windows, and the mess where the custom window seat is going. |
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It looks bad, but its just all the trim has been removed, a vent is being fixed to run under the seat and out the front! |
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Window seat is in, these are the pillows for now, am doing custom ones, and by custom, I mean I will be making them myself! |
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A bit of dressing up and down trying to find what looks best! |
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The baby, actually the kid....who claims he is not going to "sleep" but is just resting his eyes! |
So what do you think of how the bed is? What could I do to hide the door? I'm thinking a large upholstered headboard with storage and then built in shelved instead of the matching bookcases! I want the colors to be cobalt blue and soft white.
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This is my bed as it sits now, with a bookcase on either side and a door directly at the back! As you can see, I need to repaint, I removed all the wallpaper and have cleaned the walls, they just look bad! |
Would love some feedback on this! Thanks!
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