I decided early on that the third floor of the Fairfield would be “renovated” from an attic into a family room space. I wanted them to have a TV room, an area for a computer, and maybe a ping pong table or aquarium… the kinds of “luxuries” you find in a lot of today’s houses with families. Since one of the downstairs bedrooms had been changed into a reading room, I decided the family’s teenaged daughter would have a room in the attic instead.
I really don’t like how when you’re looking at one side of the attic, you can see through the roof on the other side. So, I decided to take care of this by building a little wall between the larger and smaller sections of the attic. This gives the teenage daughter a door to slam, and takes care of that weirdness of being able to see all the way through the house.
I made the wall out of balsa and used the leftover Houseworks door that I chose not to put in the kitchen. This side faces the family room area (the living room side of the house):
This side faces the teenager’s bedroom (the kitchen side of the house):
So, the larger part of the attic will be the TV room / computer room. I bought a wide screen TV, computer, and desk from HBS. The TV is electrified. I hardwired it but left the wires long in case I change my mind about where in the room to place it.
Another angle of the TV room. I am planning to put SDK Miniatures’ family room furniture (from the July Dollhouse Miniatures magazine) in here.
The false wall makes this room a little shallow, but the desk still fits fine. The lamp is one of the discontinued Marie Toner lights I bought.
View into the teen’s bedroom. A ping ping table or pool table might look good by the chimney.
Emily is a freelance writer, miniaturist, and adventure game enthusiast.
