Elevator to Closet..............

When is an elevator not an elevator? It turns out that I forgot that I reversed the floor plan for the second floor and I only have two inches instead of four beside the bay window.....Duh!

I was beginning to think that the Buttercup Bookshop didn't want to have people going from one floor to the other. Then last night I remembered some raw wood stairs that I bought over 25 years ago. I had an "Aha Moment". I don't even know if they still make these.

The photos for today are of a very unfinished stairway. I got out the trusty graph paper last night. While I watched people making fools of themselves on "So You Think You Can Dance" I figured out that I could use the unfinished stairs to give the illusion of the staircase and if the person were a bit on the thin side they could get up the stairs. Don't tell anybody that the back of the bend is a little tight.

This morning I got up and got to work. I had a great time getting Mr. Dremmel to cut through the stairs. They were three inches wide and I needed two inches. It worked.

Then I started with some heavy mat board to work up the walls. It will be beefed up with trim so I am not worried about it being to flimsy. I had it all worked out as to how many steps I would need, so I started whacking away.

I did have to cut down the shelves that went on the side wall by an inch. That was easy enough. I just ran them through the jigsaw and put the end back on. Not a big deal.

This is where I am now. As you can see, I made some shelves under the stairs. I still need to put a couple of posts on the stairs that are open.

It won't be long now til I add the second story. I feel like I am back on track after messing around with stairs and elevators for a week.

As I said, I now have a spare closet to put somewhere. Maybe it could be a shower?

Anyway, I am on a roll. I need to get back at it. See you tomorrow.