the "West Wing"

We 'added' a new wing for SK-3. Despite the temperature hovering at freezing, we had a tough time dragging her out of the 'new' house and into the real house so she could get warmed up by the wood stove.

Mirror, Mirror on the wall.....

By request of SK-2, the mirror is here! Conveniently located at the entrance to the walk-in closet.

our "Library"

With some of our gear moved to the storage loft, it was time to work on our home "library" in the master bedroom. Here is "before""During" (with Sk-3 inspecting the job site):

The shelves are in! Load them up with books!

Its time to get on amazon.com and buy more books...

A bed to sleep in!

SK-2 finally got her wish! We hauled this ultra-heavy queen size bed up to the master bedroom. It is one of those really high units with a bed surface of over 100cm. SK-3 has had some challenges climbing up, but she is already comfortable jumping down!

The Storage Loft

We took advantage or the very high ceiling in the walk-in closet off the master bedroom and created a hidden storage loft. To keep the same style throughout the house, we anchored additional support beams along the walls, and finished the project with tongue & groove pine. Final dimensions are 1.95cm x 2.32cm with a height ranging from 98cm to 171cm.
Since we saved every bit of excess building material from the intial house build, this project cost less than 8,000 Yen (about $80 USD), but since I am a slow carpenter, this project took almost 10 hours to complete. Now our holiday decorations and off-season gear has a storage place, freeing up valuable floor space for the next projects...