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BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,196 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I posted in another thread that I was constructing a library so I thought it post some photos occasionally as we progress the project.

My lake house was originally an older A Frame which was then made into a rectangle and renovated.

Here is the view of the main space from the hall

And a reading nook

And some Hugh walls for book shelves all around

This wall will be cut into a full window for a lake view

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,522 ✭✭✭✭✭

    so far so good :)

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    How exciting! Is this in Michigan?

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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,196 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Justacommeman said:
    How exciting! Is this in Michigan?

    m

    Yup, Portage

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  • kazkaz Posts: 9,200 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beautiful view!

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice...and a beautiful lake view.....Lots of work, but rewarding when finished. Cheers, RickO

  • CWT1863CWT1863 Posts: 316 ✭✭✭✭

    Very cool! Please make sure to post pictures once completed.

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  • mark_dakmark_dak Posts: 1,129 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Boosibri said:

    @Justacommeman said:
    How exciting! Is this in Michigan?

    m

    Yup, Portage

    Nice work neighbor. Post completed photos and... yeah... nice move not downloading the ones with snow and ice.

  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,196 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mark_dak said:

    @Boosibri said:

    @Justacommeman said:
    How exciting! Is this in Michigan?

    m

    Yup, Portage

    Nice work neighbor. Post completed photos and... yeah... nice move not downloading the ones with snow and ice.

    Where bouts are you?

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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,196 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Latin American Collection

  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 1, 2020 4:45PM

    Post removed - primarily for security reasons...

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  • PennyGuyPennyGuy Posts: 148 ✭✭✭

    I know that lake.....

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  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 1, 2020 7:30PM

    Go big. Don't scrimp! I did and I've always regretted it.
    Small lake.... But big mountains. Hey, you can't have everything!

  • mark_dakmark_dak Posts: 1,129 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Boosibri said:

    @mark_dak said:

    @Boosibri said:

    @Justacommeman said:
    How exciting! Is this in Michigan?

    m

    Yup, Portage

    Nice work neighbor. Post completed photos and... yeah... nice move not downloading the ones with snow and ice.

    Where bouts are you?

    Not that close but still in the Mitten... Brighton. Lake view is still great even with the snow and ice.

  • CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,306 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I lived on a lake in Fenton MI for 25 years - moved to another lake in NC when I retired. Best thing about NC is that I leave my boat and dock in all year, worst thing about NC is not being able to go ice drinking - er, I mean ice fishing.

    Lake living isn't for everyone, but our family really enjoys it.

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  • bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,996 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2, 2020 6:00AM

    I live on a lake in Missouri and haven't been on it in 25 years. :o

    Nice view and a wonderful thing.

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  • scubafuelscubafuel Posts: 1,877 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That looks like it's going to be awesome! Only thing it needs is a big fireplace to read and drink in front of :)

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That looks amazing! Please share updated photos later.

    Two nuggets I will add:

    First, by coincidence, just yesterday I was telling my wife and oldest son that I have long dreamed of having a home with a library.

    Second, a few months ago I was speaking with my mother, and we spoke about how great it is to be able to get to a point in life where you can be happy for others without feeling remorse towards yourself.

    I know this is OT, but seeing the beautiful library you are building made me think of this conversation with my mother. It is important to have dreams, to celebrate the joys of your family and friends (forum friends included), and to count your blessings and appreciate all you have- instead of focusing on what you do not.

    For example, I may not yet have my library, but my book collection is coming along slowly but surely.

    Thanks for sharing this @Boosibri

  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,196 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Library work is underway though now stalled with the stay at home order. Should be done 2 weeks after the order is lifted. Diagonal wall on the right will become nearly a full window looking out to the lake. Reading nook shown in the second picture, about the size of a twin bed.

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  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hmm...The walls could make installing bookcases (and filling them with books that won't slide out) an interesting experience. :*

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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,196 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Sonorandesertrat said:
    Hmm...The walls could make installing bookcases (and filling them with books that won't slide out) an interesting experience. :*

    Ive kept all of the strange odds and angles to make the look eclectic. The unfinished slant on the right side of picture 2 is the original house roofline. Im building a built in bench there and the shelving laddering up the angle.

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  • ElKevvoElKevvo Posts: 4,120 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have to admit I am a bit jealous that you are going to have a library, my books get moved around whenever my spouse 'redecorates'. Many are just in boxes now :(

    K

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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,038 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Boosibri said:

    @ElKevvo said:
    I have to admit I am a bit jealous that you are going to have a library, my books get moved around whenever my spouse 'redecorates'. Many are just in boxes now :(

    K

    We are having a baby in November so i've already heard some nonsense about this becoming the baby room.

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  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,445 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Get some Dr. Seuss wallpaper and put it in front of the real books, so she'll think that's what it is. Lol.

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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,196 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @messydesk said:

    @Boosibri said:

    @ElKevvo said:
    I have to admit I am a bit jealous that you are going to have a library, my books get moved around whenever my spouse 'redecorates'. Many are just in boxes now :(

    K

    We are having a baby in November so i've already heard some nonsense about this becoming the baby room.

    Congrats (on the baby, not the potential misappropriation of the room)! The forum's first member of the Coronials.

    The baby is pre-corona creation but only by about a month. 10 weeks in now to baby and 4 weeks to corona lock down.

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  • RyGuyRyGuy Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭

    Looking very nice! We're in the process of having a house built, should totally follow suit and have some bookcases installed.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,301 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks REALLY cool! I can't wait to see it finished!

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  • Tom147Tom147 Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looking forward to pictures on completion. And to see who wins : baby room VS library

  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,470 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Tom147 said:
    Looking forward to pictures on completion. And to see who wins : baby room VS library

    If the next pics have baby booties on the wall we will know the outcome. :p

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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,331 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats...

    Great view... Hardwood floors? You might gain traction with it being a library if it can serve as a collective room for most if not all of your interests.

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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,196 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinkat said:
    Congrats...

    Great view... Hardwood floors? You might gain traction with it being a library if it can serve as a collective room for most if not all of your interests.

    Yep hardwood floors

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  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice, @Aethelred . Reminds me a bit of @Longacre 's study. :)

    Speaking of whom, I miss the old boy.

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  • Pnies20Pnies20 Posts: 2,363 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Awesome.

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  • ProofmorganProofmorgan Posts: 761 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice!

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  • No HeadlightsNo Headlights Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks great
    Any Walleyes in the lake?

  • FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,159 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice looking place!

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looking great! Thank you for the updates @Boosibri and Felicidades on the pending rugrat!!!

  • No HeadlightsNo Headlights Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Crappie and perch are delicious too! Good luck. I'm hoping our trip to Canada happens in August, but safety first.

  • coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,315 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks good buddy!

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  • coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,315 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 21, 2020 6:22PM

    That crappie taste good? Fish tacos? When can I come up?

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  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats on the new family addition ... and maybe a library as well. ;)

    Add a diaper-genie to your 'library' and you'll get by! LOL

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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,196 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @coinlieutenant said:
    That crappie taste good? Fish tacos? When can I come up?

    Always welcome!

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  • NicNic Posts: 3,382 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The library will be awesome. Congrats on the new puppy!

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