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Crap, I forgot to come back to answer more questions!

Raising/lowering the mattress: I decided to go low-tech on this -- I built a full mattress support (1x3 frame with 1x4 struts spanning it width-wise every 3-4 inches), and then there are just two simple 1x4 sets of struts sitting vertically holding up the mattress at a fixed height. When it's time to lower it, I'll take the mattress support out, take the struts out, cut them down to whatever height makes sense for that time, and then put it back in. With my daughter, we did this twice -- once to lower it 6" or so, and then once more to just remove them and have her at the bottom -- and each time, it took about 10 minutes to do.

Mattress/linen size: yep, that was key -- they're all just standard. That space is actually 53.5" wide, and since a standard crib mattress is 52" long, it all worked perfectly.

New bedroom: my daughter now has a full bedroom, our actual second bedroom in the house -- complete with full-size bed, etc. She's ridiculously happy!

Window: yep, behind and to the right. It's hard to get a sense of the room from pictures, since it's definitely small, but here's a picture right after we moved into the house six years ago and painted the room; the picture is taken from the doorway, looking to the left and into the first bit of the nook into which the crib is now built.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/queso/156108471/in/set-72157594149333092

(Howdy -- Jason here!) The mobile is from Tiny Love, and is what was probably the 2008 version of this:

Tiny Love Classic Mobile

I can't rave about it enough, for one reason: one button push lasts 15-20 minutes! All the mobiles that come with bedding sets last literally 15-30 seconds, which is just long enough for you to be able to put away three pairs of socks before it stops and the kiddo starts fussing again. The Tiny Love mobile lasts long enough that you can even think about taking a shower!