the cupboard under the stairs

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 "beastscores" writes:
>> Personally I would turn it into a replica of Harry's room, but I 
would make it a reading room for the kids.  What a great place to get 
lost in a good book.....I would love to relive one of my many re-
readings of the HP books in an environment like that....hmm I wonder 
how much my wife would kill me if I did that under the stairs in our 
house.....<<

Mary here:
    It won't be exactly like Harry's, given that ours has a water heater 
smack in the middle of it. OTOH, it is  3 1/2 feet deep, and therefore it is easy 
enough to walk past the heater.  I'm thinking of putting a cot just past the 
heater, with the foot of the cot pointing to the short end of the closet. There 
is a ceiling light but no wall outlets. 

Right now there is a curtain in place of the door to keep it from getting 
musty smelling. If I put the door back on, I will want to cut air vents in it. 

Hmm, the space this side of the heater, by the door, is big enough for a 
bookcase. Besides the HP books and toys, what else should I stock in there? 

What would you want in a Harry Potter room that you were actually going to 
sleep in?

---Mary


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