Behind the console in my living room hides one of my best kept secrets...(hmm, looks like I should have closed that door a lil better when taking this photo)
The secret I've been keeping for years is the ugly a/c intake vent that wasn't about to spoil my decorating fun. As a designer, the details are everything, so when my a/c guy told me this is where the vent would have to go for proper air circulation, I went through the roof!**Design problem + Designer = Solution... So, during one of my "3 am I can't sleep because I'm decorating in my mind modes", I created a solution to the problem. I built this console out of old chippy window shutters! (Yes, I build furniture too...shhh, don't tell anyone.)
This way the air can still flow through the gaps in the shutters and it doesn't block air from the intake vent. Problem solved!
Another view of the console. Hey wait! What's that little door there?
That's the door to my lil' guys playhouse. I designed the pint size room and door to fit under the stairs. This way they can have a room all their own just off the living and kitchen area and I can keep an eye on them while I'm cooking dinner. LOL!! Like I cook!! Ha! That's the funniest thing I've said all year! ;) (Wait...Do frozen corn dogs count?)
4 comments:
I keep myself up at night too!!!I believe some of my best ideas come in the early hours of the morning...keep up the great work
Your idea to conceal the intake vent is sheer genious. Good job! I absolutely love the little play room under the stairway. My house growing up had a small door under the stairway and it was a storage room but I remember playing in there all the time.
I just popped over and found your site...I love your style! The door under the stairs is to die for. This is the time of year I dream of being on a lake and get all nutty about it. You are blessed. I will enjoy following along...your ideas are outstanding.
Janet
That is the most clever thing I have ever seen! What a beautiful way to hide a vent without blocking it! You've got me thinking...
Amy
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