This is our front room, aka the music room. It's also the room with most of our books. Our Christmas tree filled up the space by the window nicely. Eventually we'll have some comfy armchairs, to sit and enjoy the afternoon sun. The room feels so warm with the hardwood - totally worth the work of pulling up the carpet! We recently moved our rocking chair and television from the front room to the basement den, where our new futon will be delivered Monday. Once we have some actual seating (!) it will be much easier to enjoy our tv, and wii, and having friends to visit.
We also use the dining room when friends visit. In addition to the futon, a kitchen hutch will soon be delivered, to replace the credenza/mirror in this room. Those items will move to the empty wall in the front room, where the television used to be. There is still much shuffling and organizing to be done! A real blessing in this house are the closets and storage nooks everywhere. The closet in the dining room is full of dishes and boardgames.
This is our office/den/room of constant comfort. We spend many hours here! I am constantly organizing and cleaning it up, but it still just looks windblown at best. Paper management is a never-ending chore! Thank goodness we have a huge filing cabinet. This room also benefited from carpet removal, to reveal the beautiful hardwood underneath. The closet in this room is full of computer stuff and Chiropractic odds and ends.
This is our upper landing. I just like the way the light filters in, and the pretty heron picture. The wooden railings aren't particularly safe or reassuring, but they allow light into the upper hallway. It's hard to make out in this picture, but the light fixture is deliciously retro! The downstairs and upstairs hallways are basically the only areas still carpeted, which is nice on icy feet in the morning.
Not that our bed is so fascinating... but here it is! We'll be building a stationary bedframe, because the wheeled one was moving too much, causing damage to the hardwood. The dressers and closet in our room are Jo's clothing area. The wardrobe and closet in the second bedroom are Christopher's clothing area. The second bedroom is also where my various craftage supplies are scattered for now.
It took us two months of winter to finally clean up our garage enough to park a car in it! All the wood piled against the wall used to be the crate that protected my piano on its travels from Calgary. It was rather inconveniently taking up all the parking space - but it has been so cold, we found it hard to get motivated enough to shift things around. I'm sure the Honda will appreciate its new home.
-Jo
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