We have a nice 3rd floor loft in our bedroom that we have been trying to figure out since we bought this house. It is a pretty sizable space, and you have to walk up stairs in our bedroom to get to it. There are these 2 cute windows, and each window has a little alcove which is about 30″ wide and 6 feet deep. So the question (for years) has been, “What do we do with these little window spaces?”
We have tried putting sheer curtains in front of them, so we could hide junk behind them, but it just wasn’t working. For Valentine’s Day, Peter decided he would build me Valentine’s shelves. Yep. Ok, they’re really just shelves, but they were built with love on Valentine’s Day.
I also went to Joann’s Fabric and bought some cute, trendy fabric to create little curtains for the shelves–that way we can store a bunch of stuff underneath and it still looks nice. And our 1-year old won’t be tempted by things if they are covered up.
They look really nice, and I am very happy with the usable space. Now the next project is to make the same little curtains for the changing table, so I can hide the diapers, wipes, and other stuff under there.