Above is the view from the bottom of the stairs looking into the big room that was. Straight ahead is the doorway to J's room, which peels off to the right and snakes back towards the viewpoint. There is a built in closet area as well as a nook for a bed which is well lit for, well, Lit.
A view from the bed nook in J's room looking toward the front of the house. Let there be light, yes! Natural light! The windows will be festooned with booby-traps to hinder midnight forays into the neighborhood and beyond. The floor is being tiled right now ($$$OUCH$$$) All the wiring has been updated, we tore out the cold air returns that bumped down so low, and replaced the "insulation" (read: coal dust sponges) in the ceiling with nice pink fluffy cotton candy. It's like being at the fair.
A view from A's room, looking through her entry door toward the common area and J's entry door in the back left. Note the delicious amount of light in here.
A view from A's walk-in closet area looking at the front of the house. My god those holes are deep, who could dig those out by hand using 5 gal. buckets and a hammer drill? (Yes, the wife and I are guilty as charged...) The window seats are being tiled as well, and will have big cushy pillows snoodled around for lazing and reading and not sneaking out, EVER. That egg-sac looking light bulb was replaced with a handsome little number, all matching in all rooms.
The common area is a funny little "L" shape, creating a nice nook for linens and blankies, and a larger area with outlets set up for a desk and the old computer (merely the eMac, poor, poor kids...) We lost our messy storage room, and so will have to downsize quite a bit. Good in theory, but always tough to pull the trigger on when it comes time. Maybe next spring...
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