A Vanity Nook

Les has done a lot of work on the house since Christmas. We just haven’t written anything about it, and nothing is really finished, just a lot of projects going on. One little thing is complete, however.

There was a small hallway leading into the master bath from the kitchen, with a ceiling right at 6 ft tall, because it was under the staircase that had been added leading to the attic. The first few weeks we lived in the house, we both ducked when entering that space, even though we didn’t need to. It just felt so low.

Part of the renovation included cutting a new entry into the bedroom.

There was a large closet that has the furnace in the master bedroom, which had about 4 feet of open space. Les cut that closet open, creating a hallway between the dining room and the master bedroom, then closed off the smaller closet area and put a door into the furnace closet from the hall (I am sure that is clear as mud, but that is not the point of todays’ story. I will explain that and show pictures another time.) 

So, the low ceiling “tunnel” which was the original entry into the bedroom was no longer needed. We put a wall right in the middle, creating a little nook in the bedroom, and one in the kitchen.  The nook in the bedroom is now a vanity area for me! I have little space to do my hair and make-up, sitting down, with my make-up mirror, and all of my supplies handy.  In fact, there was a funny window from the hall into the furnace closet that had no use. Les put shelves in that so that I can put my products right there.   

                      

And on the kitchen side, for now, it is the perfect spot for my kitchen stool/step ladder which I need to reach to tall cabinets, but gets in the way when I am not using it.

 You can see how low the ceiling is in this picture.