Renovations have progressed to the point where we are all sleeping upstairs in our bedrooms now. My DH and I were the last to move back upstairs, just two nights ago. Since we were sleeping in the living room and not in a tent, there was no point in moving back until he had finished making our new bed. Isn’t it beautiful? It’s made of cedar and pine, and designed to have storage above and below. 
He designed the bottom of the upper storage platform in a chevron pattern–our own special pillowside view.
It’s been raining all day and they’re predicting up to 3 to 4 inches of rain. I think our water table will be back to normal after this.
About Kathy Purdy
Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children
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Wow! Please show us more of your home. I am so impressed with people who know how to build things.
very nice. I am envious
So beautiful! I agree with Jenn. It will look so warm in the winter.
Designed it right out of his head. (Mom didn’t know fully what it was going to look like until it was constructed.)
You have a good eye, Cynthia–there is indeed closet built in behind the bed. Actually, a small one for each side.
Boy’s and girls room do not yet have the funiture built. (That is my job.)
Did he design the bed or did he have a pattern to follow? The design is beautiful and simple, and the storage loft is an organizer’s dream!
Is there also some storage room behind the head of the bed or is that just my imagination? I would love to see the guys’ and gals’ rooms also.
Oh that is well worth the wait. All that warm honey light pouring off that wood! Ought to warm the winter right up!
Beauty.