Update on the Loft Bedroom

I wish I could express how we feel, how our life has changed.  We are going on three years now!  My son is a well balanced, happy kid who has plans for the future (that do not involve weighing himself down with heavy payments).  He sees the benefits of living simply.  Benefits that range from having parents who are truly present, to a tangible basketball game that can break out at any moment during the day.  

I sleep so peacefully. 

Well, his room is not completely finished, but we finally got the stripes painted on my son’s room. These are his idea, I think they look great, cozy up the space a bit.  You can read about how we raised the roof here:  http://www.320squarefoothome.com/2012/02/sorry-so-sorry.html

The water color on the wall was painted by my amazing sister-in-law, Janis Wylie.  She also did the paintings in the living room and my bedroom, but this one is special because it is of my husband when he was my son’s age.  It was a beautiful gift to warm up his room.

A shameless plug:  You KNOW where he got the minky bedcover

He has a fire escape ladder under his bed, and KNOWS HOW TO USE IT!

Along with a few choice belongings.

And a little more storage space on these shelves I built (it took a tube of caulk to hide the terrible craftsmanship, but hey, it was FREE!)

This little blue cabinet hides all his game systems……all the wires except one are hidden…..I will fix that too, someday.

And Finally, a video to give it context.

 

and, for those who have asked, here is an exterior shot:

 

So Stinkin’ Happy

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Sometimes good things happen to bad people

Ok – I do exaggerate, but how can I explain my good fortune?  I am pretty ornery, especially when it comes to washing dishes by hand.  My sweet hubby and son really want to help out in the kitchen, but it does a number on my tummy to eat of a not so clean fork…..you get the picture.  They have wonderful intentions, I should just be appreciative.  Why am I so mean????

So, one night a few of weeks ago I had insomnia.  I decided to browse craigslist.  I had long wondered about these cuties:

This is a Haier Mini Dishwasher

So, I thought “what are the chances…..” and typed in my desired appliance.

“Noooo waaaayyyy!”  I wanted to yell, but it was 1:00 am, and I knew it would not be wise.   It was brand new, in the box still, they wanted $50.00.  Not bad, as new with shipping is $200.00 or more.  I immediately contacted the owner, and then did it again. I contacted the owner four more times before 8:00 am, I was obsessed. 

Finally a response!

“It’s yours.”  This was July 4th, they agreed to meet me with the goods.  I only had three $20.00 bills, they had no change, so they gave it to me for $40.00! 

My beautiful little dishwasher has a new home, and has done two loads a day of dirty dishes, and it works like a charm.  I am once again head over heels in love with my tiny home.

Ok, so here are the pics:

Remember, this is how the sofa was before – it worked fine, I just lifted the ‘flap’ of fabric when I needed something from under there.  It was not very practical for a dishwasher though……

Now……

Notice it is not on the countertop?  I have a free countertop!  Awesome!  Pretty granite : )

Here it is!

This what I have been up to lately - I built cabinets under my sofa.  Many thanks to the guys at Lowe’s… so patient with me!

And here is a load of clean dishes, see how much I can get in there?

   

So, while I was on the subject, I added this little detail to my sink cabinets:

 

So now it looks like this:

I love living here.