The Bonus Room

The new house has an amazing "bonus room" and it really is a BONUS room.  When we first looked at the house, before even coming inside, we thought we would make this a play room for Cal and then we would finish the attic for a man room for Eddie.  I just wanted a place for Eddie to have where he could sprawl out and watch TV....and it wouldn't be right on my pretty new furniture downstairs!! hehe! He also wanted a spot like that, and this works perfectly!  We hung some of his sporting "stuff" on the wall (a framed picture from the Master's, a collage of sporting event press passes that he's been to, etc etc...).  They are important things that we want to display, but it's tricky finding the right place to display them.  This works perfectly!

This room is HUGE-- it is seriously a TON of space.  Cal LOVES this room and loves running back and forth from the master (opposite end of the hallway) into here. 

An added BONUS to the bonus room is the study that is right off of the side!  We really did not want to use up bedroom space for our desk/computer/stuff, and we originally thought we were going to use the downstairs living room as a study/play space for Cal...then we came into the BONUS room!  There is a nice sized room off of the bonus that works perfectly for this!  Technically, it isn't a "room" because there are no closets in here, and I think it would be kinda small for bedroom furniture, but it works perfectly for use as an office!  That way, I can be in here working away while Eddie is watching TV in the connecting room, or vice versa, but we are still spending time together...sorta! :)

Anyway, we are loving all of this SPACE that we have to spread out.  Cal has some toys upstairs and some down (a TON are on the back deck!) and he just loves to play in both areas-- happy as can be to be upstairs or down!  As I wrote below, we would like to someday get a train table or something for the back corner for the boys... someday!

Here are the pics!

These are two pictures that I took before carpeting and paint, the day we closed:

 The one above is standing in the doorway to the study, looking out into the playroom (window treatments came down immediately). 

The one below is looking into the study.

Here is a video that was taken "before" the paint, but after the carpeting:

And here are the AFTER shots:

Looking into the study (this is only half of the room, behind me there is a little side table and lamp...see it in the reflection of the picture?)

 Looking into the playroom:

 The other corner-- we are hoping to one day put a train table there for the boys! The study door is the opening you see:

I hung some more pictures in here last night and didn't want to get out my camera (i.e. my PHONE) to update these... just suffice it to say that there are pics on the walls now!

Soooo....there's the BONUS room!