Stafferty's Profile

I believe in a some of this, however they seem to be saying that homes will get smaller over the next decade, which I cannot agree with on an economic basis. There is still a ton of foreclosures that haven't hit the market yet, and rates will remain low until at least June of 2013 as per the federal reserve statement a month ago. With low financing rates and an influx of supply going into the housing market, it is impossible to believe that people would not be willing to buy the bigger houses at the depressed rates. People will not move into a 800 sq foot home when they can afford a 1200 sq ft one. That is just human nature.

I'm a big fan of dark colors almost everywhere except basements, but with bedrooms in particular. I have been told that it is more of a masculinity thing to like darker colors, so that might be part of it. The other is that I like to sleep "when" I'm tired, but I don't always have a choice as to "when" that is. If the room is dark, it doesn't matter if you were out until 5 a.m. and want to sleep in a little while. In a light room its a little difficult to fall asleep when birds have already started chirping.

I like the beige, keeping everything white tends to make a room feel sterile and uncomfortable (at least to me) and the fewer buttons mean the fewer can fall off, get caught on your clothes, etc

I really like the dark blue in the 7th picture. I always loved dark colors in a bedroom just because it makes it easier to sleep, but it is sometimes difficult to convince others that it can look good with the right accents. I added that pic to my hardrive for furture arguments.

Getting rid of the drop ceiling and putting in the receessed lighting is a huge improvement and I like the blackboard back wall. However I would have used the copper/glass tiles for the whole backsplash instead of just the bottom. ALso, if you spent all this money on Sheetrock, lighting, etc, why didn't you change the counters from boring laminate. I would have painted the sheetrock wall in the foreground of the sink pic a different color than white too. It is all just a little too sterile for my taste.

Good job overall though. Be willing to take more risks and you will be golden.

I cna think of three different things to do.

The first option of covering the small alcove with brick to make it invisible. You might need to hire a masonry guy to make it look seemless, but it may be the best idea for you.

You can take out the shelves and put a single, large potted plant in the alcove. This will give it the impression of an pre-determined architectual design as opposed to something added after taking out a door for a incme property.

Put in either a door or a window there. If you don't like it, get rid of it.