The upstairs

I haven't taken many pictures of the upstairs. In fact, I only have two pictures! I have somehow forgotten the guest room and the extra bedroom that Chris uses as his personal study-place. So, here is picture one. This is our bedroom, probably the least typical master bedroom that I have seen. The opening you can see on the left creates airflow between the first floor and second. In fact, you can stand in the bedroom and look directly down on the living room. From parts of the bedroom you can see the chimney (it's the pinky tile column through the opening on the left). The cats use the opening as a means to get down to a ledge above the fireplace that affords a great view of the entire downstairs.



The steps in the bedroom lead up to a raised area by the glass door to a large wooden deck. I have no idea why one section of the room needed to be higher than the other, but it makes a good spot for our cushy ottoman (we threw the couch out years ago but always loved the ottoman).

This next picture is the view from the second floor hallway down over the study (we're not quite sure what to call this room. It has built in cabinets and houses our computer and lots of books) into the dining room. The study isn't on the first floor or the second; it is six steps up from the first level and five down from the second. From the study (where I am right now), I can see out of the top half of the dining room windows. Lovely view of our across-the-stree neighbor's red tile roof and the ridge behind them.



You can also see the house construction in this picture. There are four steel I beams that run from the peak of the house down to the south wall. Then, four wooden beams span the entire house from east to west.