The Pony House bedroom that Hick chose to be the master was not very big. It had two windows, one facing the front street, one facing the side street. Hick decided to tear out a wall of this bedroom and move it back about six feet. That would make the master bathroom smaller, but enlarge the bedroom, making it "master-worthy."
This is the Master Bedroom, looking in from the door that leads to the living room. That wall on the right is the one that Hick tore out and moved back. The window looks across the side street.
This view was also taken from the door, and shows both windows, with Hick's SilverRedO parked in the front yard.
Hick had already moved in some furniture before I could goad him into taking a picture of the finished Master Bedroom.
This picture was taken while standing in the doorway of the Master Bathroom. That's one of the chairs Hick bought a pair of, for $60 from a fellow Storage Unit crony. There's the bed frame that belonged to my mom and dad. Genius used it, and the other furniture here, in his college house. No need to buy new and pay on time when you can get a used one for not even a dime! (To paraphrase one of my favorite Ozark Mountain Daredevils tunes: "Horse Trader.") I think the bed should go against the living room wall, but Hick and The Pony disagree. Same as with the direction that the bedroom door opens...
The Pony decided to move the bed between the two windows. I think his reasoning concerned the location of the electrical outlets. The laminate flooring turned out well. As did the new windows Hick put in. You can see that this is when The Pony started moving in. He forgot to buy pillows! He got curtains for the living room, but I think he plans on just the shades for his bedroom. For now. The Pony is kind of a minimalist.
There's some more of Mom's old furniture. And the door to the Master Bathroom. This is the added part of the Master Bedroom where Hick enlarged it. He lowered the ceiling from 9 feet to 8 feet in the Master Bathroom, and did the same with this added section of bedroom. The rest of it is still 9 feet.
It's not a perfect room, but it's a safe and livable space for The Pony to snooze and play computer games on the new TV he bought and mounted on the wall. Maybe a picture of that later, after Hick finishes his wizardry to semi-disguise the dangling power cord...
I would be happy to live there.
ReplyDeleteI'll let you know if The Pony wants to take in a roommate!
DeleteI doubt he would complain if you accidentally spilled YOUR magical elixir, the $1 McDonald's Diet Coke! My mom used to love them, but to me, they taste like somebody forgot to hand it through the window, and it's been sitting at the drive-thru for several hours...
It's lovely furniture, but I agree with you on bed placement. And I wouldn't have it pushed into the wall either. I like to be able to walk around it and tuck in the sheets properly.
ReplyDeleteI don't think sheet-tucking is a high priority for The Pony!
DeleteYank that bed away from the wall when you go visit... and claim innocense. His house is now a home. I like that head board.
ReplyDeleteDon't tempt me! According to The Pony, that bed is on WHEELS! So it wouldn't be hard to do. At least he can move it out when putting on sheets!
DeleteThe furniture is not my style. Too dark and detail-y. Very 1970s.
The furniture is FREE! that makes it extra lovely. He might move the bed when winter comes, and cold air manages to come in at the windows. Like you said it is his house! My bed is under a window and nowhere else to put it. I have exactly 12" on either side of the bed and 24" at the foot of the bed before you encounter the closets and built-in drawers! It is truly a BEDroom.
ReplyDeleteHeh, heh! The Pony said he's always had a bed against a wall, from childhood through college, and that's how he feels the most comfortable. The Pony is an odd duck.
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