Bedroom Redo 2011

@Swimpy,

I really like the dresser. Dunno re the mirrored tables, though I'm not exactly against them.

@Swimpy,

Very nice, Swimpy. These mirrored side tables are the latest rave and so hip,
I love it!! Look at Target they have a similar dresser
http://www.target.com/Stuttgart-Dresser-Cappucino/dp/B002DPORWC/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_1

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@ossobuco,

I have reservations re: the dresser. It's oak, which will add yet another wood to the scheme. It's dark enough that the grainis not real prominent, so I guess it could work.

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@CalamityJane,

It won't be the same quality, CJ. I love Target, don't get me wrong, but you get what you pay for.

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I just snuck upstairs to look at the finished floor. It looks beautiful. I took some pictures. I'll post them tomorrow.

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@Swimpy,

Oh yea, I bought the dresser. It will be delivered a week from tomorrow.

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@Swimpy,

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@ossobuco,

k here we go up the refinished steps:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1dc02b3127ccefc3b7885c92100000040O01Abs2LFy3aswe3nw0/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

Stopping at the top of the steps to see the transition to the walnut floor:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1dc02b3127ccefc3b253c081e00000030O01Abs2LFy3aswe3nw0/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

At the top of the steps at the left is the closet:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1dc02b3127ccefc3bb01848e800000030O01Abs2LFy3aswe3nw0/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

at the top of the steps take a hard right:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1dc02b3127ccefc3ae3c128cc00000030O01Abs2LFy3aswe3nw0/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

Keep walking forward and on the right just past the railing is the bathroom:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1dc02b3127ccefc3bd76a890100000030O01Abs2LFy3aswe3nw0/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

keeping on into the bedroom area. The dresser will go along the short wall on the left.:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1dc02b3127ccefc3ba7f689a500000030O01Abs2LFy3aswe3nw0/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

Turn to the right and you are looking at the place where the bed goes. The headboard will go up against the far short wall.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1dc02b3127ccefc3bd7cc89a700000030O01Abs2LFy3aswe3nw0/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

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@Swimpy,

Thanks for the pictures!

The walnut seems to co-exist nicely with the lighter oak -- picking up some of the same colors even though it's mostly darker.

I look forward to seeing everything all together!

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That looks so nice, Swimpy, you will love your bedroom even more now...
but those stairs are steep. You can't have a couple too many when climbing them up Wink

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@CalamityJane,

Well, this is an opportunity for a good looking handrail sometime in the future. I once saved good looking handrail photos for gardens and houses, but have tossed them.

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@ossobuco,

Yea, they are steep steps. A handrail is in our future. Are there good looking handrails?

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@Swimpy,

Yes, there are, especially if you don't have to follow code for some types of buildings. I might have lied, I'm not sure I tossed all my handrail photos. I have dozens of design notebooks I'm painfully getting rid of stuff in. Nag me if I don't come back to report on this, as if I have good photos (i.e., article cutouts), I can scan and post them as examples of interest or detestation.

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@ossobuco,

I'm not aware of any code I'd have to follow. My only requirement is that it not stick out too far eating up already limited space. I hate it when I bang my knuckles carrying a laundry basket up or down the stairs.

On another note, my tax refund showed up in my checking account today! Yippee! Just in time to pay the floor guy!

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@Swimpy,

Yes, code has only certain application, although their height choices make sense, generally.

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@ossobuco,

This reminds me, in my/our last gallery, the stairway to the stars (toilet) was high and steep and had a short rail. Since that building was built, people generally became taller.

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Nice! Thanks for posting the photos. I like the way some of those carmel tones in the walnut tie in with the lighter wood.

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@Tai Chi,

Thanks, Tai. I just wish you could all see it in person. Photos fail to capture the real colors in the floor.

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Swimpy, what is that white thing on the floor that looks like a baseboard but isn't?

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@CalamityJane,

I think you mean the baseboard heating. It's acutally a long radiator.

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