No Bed Bedroom

When I moved here, I brought the old queen bed from my other house. At the time it was 13 years old (bought in the year 2000). I rarely used the bed after the first year, preferring to sleep on the Futon I use for a couch. I don't move around much so a queen is way more than I need anyway. And, the bed took up much of the 11x12 room. I thought about a smaller bed but it was just too much trouble to remove the larger bed.

The middle of September, I finally took the bed apart and offered it for free on my town's FB page. The bed frame/foundation and mattress were still very solid and I was able to find someone for whom the whole thing would be useful.

Once the bed was gone, I could see how dried out the hardwood floor had gotten both under the bed and to the sides where the larger rug runners were (I didn't take them up when oiling).

Last weekend I gave the whole floor an oiling (grapeseed oil with a few drops of orange essential oil mixed in). Although you can still see the divide where it had been oiled every couple of years, it looks much better and happier with the conditioning.

Haven't decided to actually get a bed to replace it. Nor have I decided on placement of the dressers - which where they are at, keep the door from opening all the way. I'll be covering the floor up to keep the cold from the garage from seeping up so much in winter, so the rest of the decisions will have to wait until I get that done.

Comments

[Cop Car]

What a difference you made in the hardwood floor by oiling it. Great!

You did not ask for opinions, but I'll tell you that when I moved to the bedroom in the basement, I settled on a twin-sized bed and found it more than adequate. I think that most adults don't even consider such a small bed. The only other time I had had a twin was in my apartment at Rolla.

(BTW: I mis-read your 2nd sentence to say that you were 13 in 2000. I'm glad I read it again before commenting ; )

[Cop Car]

My statement about having had a twin bed is a bit off. In Summer 1958, when both your dad's and my summer jobs were canceled at the last minute & we ended up living with your grandparents, we had two twin beds pushed together. We only used one of them, of course.

[bogie]

I believe I was just a little over 13 years old in the year 2000 - LOL

Last time I had a twin bed was in my apartment in Wichita. And then when I moved in with the Ex, he had a king or queen waterbed. The bed I brought with me is what had replaced that waterbed.

Right now, I see no reason to put a bed back in at all.

[Cop Car]

So: You'll have not only a no bed bedroom but a no bed house. Impressive! Your house, your life, you get to choose.