Better Renovations: The Loft, Before
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First step in beginning any renovation is assessing your space. Tyler and I headed up to Better Farm over the weekend to do just that, walking the house and property with the trusty Josh Babcock, Sadie the dog, notebook, camera, and about a dozen energy-efficient bulbs (will replace the rest over Memorial Day Weekend).My favorite room of the house growing up, the loft was built in 1970 by a fellah called TJ who was the only member of the original communards with building know-how. He determined it would make sense to take a little bedroom and connect it with one-half the attic by a little staircase and the removal of the ceiling. The top sleeping quarters were infamously known as "TJ's Love Loft."
Ah, to be young.
The loft is still a wonderful space, even without all the attention of its first incarnation. That said, there are several basic improvements to be had...
- A few of the steps to the Love Loft are loose. They should be replaced.
- Fresh coat of paint definitely needed!
- Mattresses are very old and very mushy. We could probably do two singles spaced apart in the love loft, but that almost seems sacrilegious. So maybe a full or queen on a box spring up there and a bunk bed and single down below? We'll have to measure.
- Some sort of light treatment to deal with the two exposed bulbs at the top of the stairs
- Deep clean
- Ripping up the carpeting
- Perhaps some kind of wood stain?
- Removal of clutter
