"Those boards
were murder to
place and paint,
but they were
worth it. That’s
the bedroom’s
unexpected
element, that
extra detail that
really makes
the space.”
New windows facing south,
right,
take in the
view that convinced Jon and Carol to splurge
on converting the attic into a master suite. “We
anguished over that decision,” says Jon. “You
couldn’t have imagined anything up here but
mice. But one day we climbed a ladder and sat
where our bedroom would be, and watching the
sunset that night, we decided to go for it”
Horizontal square-edge paneling,
above,
gives
the new space a pleasing sense of age. i®
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