Mission Accomplished!
We've finally finished the tearout work on the second floor!
This was something we'd wanted to finish by the start of Summer, and since close definitely does count in tearout work (just like in horse shoes and hand grenades) we declare the mission accomplished!
It is amazing how open the whole second floor feels with the walls and ceiling removed. There is lots of space up there! The photo above is from the master bedroom looking to the stairs. (The lathe you see to the left is the stairway wall, which at this point we aren't sure we'll remove.)
The photo below is the floor as seen from the opposite direction, from the top of the stairs into all three rooms. (They're smaller so they'd fit side-by-side. Click on them to enlarge each one.)
We're thinking we can keep some of that openness with some small tweaks as we refinish things. For one thing, our friend Dave (an architect) and his daughter Addie (clearly a future artist) stopped by the other day to help us with ideas. They both made useful suggestions:
- Dave suggested we put small interior windows along the ceiling on both sides of the hallway. These would allow light to come into an otherwise dark hallway without disturbing privacy.
- Addie thought it was important that we have lots of toy horses around to play with.
Clearly these are both ideas worth considering.
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Comments
I like the idea of the windows. But toy horses to play around with?????POPS'30"
Posted by: POPS | June 27, 2004 5:05 PM
Horses it is...... Remember when dear child?
Posted by: Anonymous | June 27, 2004 6:10 PM
Hmmm. Someone who knows my childhood obsessions pretty well left that message.
(Pops--Addy is 3. So she is artistic AND very into horses right now. :)
Posted by: jm | June 27, 2004 10:59 PM
Our top floor was redone right before we bought the house, and, while it is a completely different world than the first floor (which has been preserved in the original 1923 craftsman style), we love it anyway. It's a contemporary loft, and we've learned to really love it. One of the best features that was added was a set of skylights. There is nothing better than lying in bed at night and looking at the stars through the skylight, or the sound rain thrumming down during a storm.
Posted by: phil | June 28, 2004 12:32 PM
So come out by me & you can get Addy A real live horsey!!!..,POPS"30"
Posted by: POPS | June 28, 2004 4:15 PM