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I could be mistaken, but I do not think it's illegal to sleep in a windowless room, it's merely illegal to market a windowless room as a bedroom. In any event, this is a large closet, presumably right off the bedroom with the door always open. Since a baby cannot escape a fire through a window anyway, what difference does it make? Think of it as an alcove off of the master bedroom, not as a closet. The space is big enough to get plenty of air and light from the bedroom and it may actually be safer for the child to sleep there then in a different room altogether. Also, how is sanitation an issue?

This is beautiful! I have plans to turn my attic, which is large and open, into a rec-room/office/media room/etc., but now I'm tempted to turn it into a massive master suite and paint the wooden floors green.

BTW, I used to live in Lawrence, briefly, a few years ago. Quite a lovely city, not what people think when they hear "Kansas".

I actually love the bed by the window. Aside from it being the most functional place for the bed (having guests over and having them walk by your bed to get to the living area is a little awkward, I think), I've always loved waking up with the morning light. Great light for when you're lying in bed with a book on a lazy day, etc.

@Rural and rueful: I'm the same way

If getting it re-upholstered is really out of the question, I would just cover it with a sheet or two and stick it in the attic. If you don't have room or don't like to store something of that size when it's not in use and want to give it away, I think Austin&Foster's suggestion of taking a nice photo of it would be a good idea. Since it has sentimental value, a photo might not be the real thing, but at least it's something.

As much as I personally LOVED the "before" beds, design and living is about what works for you. And whoever bought these, painted them, put new fabric on them, and put them to good use certainly has the right to do what they please with them. And they did a good job. Nothing says they can't be painted another color or put new fabric on them to serve a new purpose down the road. That's the beauty of good design. It's versatile.

Honestly I don't think there's much you can do. Adding edging or trying to distract/hide the current condition is probably going to draw more attention. I'd just get the carpet cleaned very well and apply a fresh coat of bright white paint. No, it's not going to look great, but since it's a rental and your options are limited, I think the best thing to do is just try to make what's already there look as clean as possible. If you do that, the worst thing the stairs will be is bland. They're not hugely offensive or anything.

This is really cool. I never thought about doing it to make wall-art for the home, though I've always been as fan of this kind of thing.