We have had a hard time trying to
figure out where to put our new baby once he is born. The boys were set on wanting him in their
room, but you can imagine the problems that could cause in the nighttime if he
keeps them awake at night. I feel like I
just decorated Kaylee’s room in pinks and browns and had no desire to change it
to be a girl boy combo room. The toy
room we use all the time still and it is so large. I hate to use up such a huge room for a tiny
baby. When we built our house we knew
about some attic space above our third garage that connects to the boys’
room. We wired it for electric and put a
large window in it, but closed it off with a wall. Well, we decided that it was time to finish
that space. The new baby could sleep in
there and then he would have his own space, yet still be connected to the boys’
room. Brilliant!! So Handy Dandy Nate got to work. He cut out a door in the back wall of the
boys’ room, protecting his eyes with 3D movie glasses the boys found in their
dressup box. The boys’ room got dusty
and dirty and filled with power tools and odd construction smells for several
weeks, but slowly the attic space got framed, drywalled, mudded, and
painted. Nate painted and put down the
flooring and all the trim himself. What
a hard worker!! There was a large beam
that ran down one side of the room. To
maximize the space, we decided to frame in that side with a bench going over
the beam. So the left wall has a 3 foot
wide bench all along the wall, which actually makes it a perfect space to put
down cushions and double it as a couch or 2 small beds for kids. That will be great for when we have
company. The room is about 13 feet by 10
feet and the ceiling is short, about 5 ½ feet at the top of the triangle
ceiling. So, after it is used as a
nursery, it will be used as a kids man cave, where only kids can fit well!
These are pictures of the
beginning of the project. I have yet to
take more finishing photos, but will do so soon!! Can’t wait to furnish it and put our little
bundle of joy in here J.
A work in progress
Here is the finished attic space. Still needs a window shade and some decorations. Dawson likes his new room!!
1 comment:
AWESOME!!! Can't wait to see pics!
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