Bedroom 2 Progress

Hi again!



This blog is mostly a photo blog focusing on bedroom two, wich is the lower right hand bedroom, the one whose bathroom was tiled in other posts close to this one.















This first photo shows work that was done in April 2010, and is Nelson's crew applying repimax wall texture to the fibrolet (fiber/concrete) walls. This will provide a nice paintable finish that will look really nice. Same as was done upstairs.













This next photo shows the clothes cabinet we had Jose and Yoanna build for this room. As we've written before, generally in rural Costa Rica one doesn't go to a furniture store and buy ready made furniture. Rather, one goes to a builder, picks out or designs what they want, and then the builder makes it for the customer. This is actually reasonably priced stuff.



For bedroom #3 we wanted "oscuro finished pino" or black finish pine. We think our paint selection will be fairly bright colors. The outside veranda will have the same blue as we did upstairs, so that when viewed from a distance it will appear to be a blue house (at least from that direction).




We saw the little carved decoration on a headboard Jose had on display as a sample; and liked it a lot, so wanted that replicated on this cabinet (and also on the side tables for each side of the bed).





You can see the one window in this bedroom to the right of the cabinet. And you can see the sliding glass door to the left.



That said, the room is fairly dim since the house is nestled within the jungle canopy. We're not certain what we'll do in finishing the ceiling yet other than it will be a similar plywood as we used in the laundry, just a different color.




This next picture shows the clothes cabinet open. Since this room will usually be used by guests we wanted only a bit of hanging space with a hat shelf on the left; and the open shelves except for one drawer on the right. The room safe would be installed on the shelf above the drawer. Between this piece, and a low table we have yet to get to hold a couple of suitcases, we believe that will be adequate for clothes. We also have to get a writing table and chair. But otherwise our vision is to have lounge chairs on the veranda that guests can bring inside if they wish. A small TV and DVD player will have to fit on the writing table as well.

This next photo shows the headboard of the bed, with the footboard resting in front of it. We like the high board as it should be really nice to lean against for reading.

When we make our next furniture order we'll buy a mattress for this bed, so that it arrives about the time the room is fully ready for it.

This next photo shows the custom teak door into this bedroom. The third bedroom has a twin door. We've costed out having the bathroom doors built, which would be identical EXCEPT that that upper panel with the upper and lower arch would be tempered glass, in a type called "celeste". That glass is not clear, but rather has nice blue and white tones which look a lot like water, or perhaps clouds in the sky (likely will strike people either way - it did me when we saw it).

We're excited in that we hope to sell that large generator soon - and once done will explore getting those bathroom doors built - and bedroom #3 and bathroom #3 tiled and walls textured.

We also hope to get the driveway expanded so that the parking place is larger; and gives us an opportunity to turn around on flatter ground.

As mentioned before, future projects will include a sheltered bridge between the parking area and the entry area.

Thanks for reading!

Jim and Dick