Belleview is a small cottage; I mean really small. The layout when we purchased it had two bedrooms, but the “larger” one couldn’t even fit a queen bed and the smaller one, well, let’s call it a closet – probably a single twin bed at best. But adjacent to the smaller bedroom and the screened porch was an oddly framed space that the previous owners used for storage. Tracy got creative with the floorplan and merged this storage space with the smaller bedroom to create a larger and sort of “L” shaped room. In this new space, the room will fit a queen bed, nightstands, closet or armoire, and enough space to add a second FULL (but small) bathroom. There aren’t any really good photos of this room (yet) but here it is as the framing was complete.
To complete this room, we had to pour an 8-inch deep slab of concrete to raise the existing slab to match the existing floor height. Here’s the slab in progress and the room before the existing walls were removed to combine the space into one larger room. It’s hard to picture here, but eventually there will be a queen bed from the wall on the left. And at the foot of the bed, the wall to the right here will have a large picture window overlooking the woods and the creek. Facing east, it will be a very peaceful and natural way to wake in the morning as the sun rises through the trees.
When the slab was complete, over 8,000 pounds of cement had been mixed and poured. Thanks to my helper who just loves to move heavy objects, I didn’t have to move any of those 8,000 pounds. And, if I did, the job still would not be complete. And in this photo, the wall at the far end is the one into the existing room, so this room will be larger, and will have the new small bathroom as an “en suite” addition. Tracy really created a new focal point of the house with the addition of this room and I’m excited about it.