Saturday, March 21, 2009

Miniature home improvements

Last time you saw the Wendy house, it looked like this.

Since then, I've been puttering with flea market furniture and cozy things like primer and wood filler and CARPET:



It's not fancy-schmantzy carpet, but you Greenies will be pleased to know that my floor covering represents 100 plastic pop bottles that are not in a landfill. I don't recall ever being this pleased over recycled plastic before.

Also, there is a twin-size air mattress in the loft instead of a vaguely rectangular heap of pillows and blankets:


Next on my list is some wiring. Draping that old orange extension cord across the lawn for another summer strikes me as less than ideal. Also thinking about insulating the ceiling -- maybe some sheets of foam board covered in fabric so I can keep that rafter-y look and avoid messing with fiberglass and paneling. White or pale blue, do you think? (Either one beats particle board.)