This is why I needed to do this project. Too many cats on a too small bed left no room for me!
I started the project by gutting a room that had been added on to the house in 1943. The room was in a shed-type addition and had a very low flat ceiling. I wanted to gain enough height to add a ceiling fan so built false rafters. This allowed me to gain one foot, just enough for a ceiling fan.
	Another shot of the false rafters.
A shot of the gutted east wall,, after the window had been replaced, but before the new "rafters".
	This is a shot of the north wall, which faces Wall Lake. The game plan here was eventually adding a 3-season porch along this side of the house with a hot-tub. In preparation for this, I removed the window on this side and added a single french door.
A shot of the west wall. This wall is extra deep because the bathroom stack pipe is in it. Previously it had some built-in shelves taking advantage of the extra depth, but they didn't work into my plans so I just buried the space.
	This is the after shot of the east wall. I installed bead board panelling and made all the trim out of pine, stained with a medium walnut Danish oil. The bear head is real. I bought it at a garage sale when I was 16. The bear was killed in 1953. It was a steal at $15. The side table was one I made as a class project for the first woodworking class I took at Western Michigan University. I had found the antique legs at an auction, and designed and built a table to go with them.
The north side "after" picture.
	The ceiling "after" picture. Picture is too dark to show the details. I used beadboard strips stained with medium walnut Danish oil. You can see that the ceiling fan was added and functions quite well. That's Jordan enjoying the new bed.
And, even though they still had the old bed, the cats decided they liked this one better and soon took it over as well. Sigh. It is tough being a cat at my house...
	And this is what it looks like today--a lighter color on the wall, new valances and new blinds.