First Finished Floor, and done with the windows

Wow, it's March already! I've been away a few weekends, sick for nearly a week, and lacking in enthusiasm for quite a lot of the time since the last post. In spite of it all, progress does continue to happen occasionally. Here's what's been up:

The Windows are done finally!

The task of making the window frames and then fitting them has been a really big job. It's a relief to say that it is done - though I still have to put Osmo sealant on several of them.

 Upstairs end windows.

 Bathroom side window, "before" view.

 Due to a variety of issues with differences between planned wall materials and actual wall materials, as well as some initial lack of knowing what I was doing, none of the windows actually turned out to be the same thickness as the walls. Most of the windows were "innies" - a bit thinner than the wall - so I cut a kerf from the outside of the moulding boards to make up for the difference. The bathroom windows, however, were "outies" sticking out beyond the edge of the wall about 3/8 of an inch. The picture above shows strips attached to one side and the ends of the moulding board so that it would cover the window edges correctly.

 Finished bathroom windows.

Cupboard Doors

 Thanks to my father, lower cupboard doors are now in place. There's still a corner door challenge, but it's nice to have these in place.

And the floor in the bedroom loft...

 The first rows of cork flooring going down. It snaps together pretty nicely.

 Front facing view. Looks pretty shiny!

Wow - it looks a lot bigger now!

Working on the media cupboard. This will hold a TV screen/monitor. DVD's or small books can be stored on the left, and there is space for some books underneath. I had a few design challenges with this cupboard in trying to maximize the space for a bigger screen, get the desk high enough off the floor to fit my legs under it, and not take up too much of the window. I'm not sure I hit the best balance, but it will have to do I guess. A 28" screen will fit for sure, 32" is possible, but iffy. 28's enough anyway I guess. I've been talking a lot about getting kids to have less screen time lately - I ought to practice what I preach and not make the screen a big central issue!

The wide shelf acts as a desk - have to sit cross legged, but a useful extra work space. When not in use, it folds up and acts as a cover for the screen so I won't have to look at it all the time. I don't have the magnets attached yet, so it won't stay up to see what it looks like closed. More to come...