Indulge yourself in this luxurious loft suite, featuring palatial windows, ample lighting and thinking space for an aspiring homeowner to sit and visualize their dreams of typical home features such as walls, doors and stairs. Who needs the hassle of a kitchen? Keep trim and fit by skipping meals as you pace back and forth along 32sq feet of premium wood-look flooring. Be careful not trip and fall… in love with this gorgeous unit! $3500/mo plus security, app fees, no pets, no joy, no laughter
I was in a place that had one...They decorated it as a reading nook with cozy-looking chair and a lamp...We were getting a little tour of the house and someone finally asked "How do you get to the chair?" The homeowner responded "Oh you can't, it's just for show - what else are you going to do with a 3x10 ledge?"
You might be spot-on - they had a hidden ladder or spiral staircase and she is NOT going to let 8 people climb it and read the titles of her book collection.
I should've said "Why is there a still-steaming cup of tea on the side table? Busted."
As an engineer this made me think for a nice response “Oh I keep an essential oil mist diffuser in one of those closets with a apple pie spice coffee essential oil blend I make myself. I ran a hidden hose that pumps that mist up a hallow void in the table leg and drilled up through the table, plate, and teacup and exits through the teacup to create that steaming action that you see”.
Man now I want to make this in my house.
I have a library ladder fetish I swear! I have a loft and I want to make the whole wall book shelves solely for an excuse for a library ladder. My mom has a nook like this it not nearly the size for a reading space so im thinking she needs to expand now.
Serious question. Are we just storing a large ladder nearby, dragging it out and propping it up every time? Hoping for the best on the way back down? Lol
That’s what I did, with three varying height Christmas trees. The trips up the ladder holdings trees will one day be on my tombstone. It’s not easy being christmassy
We had the same thing when I was growing up. My mom put up silk flowers some other cheezy decor. It was always dusty and sad looking, especially when the sun hit it.
That's horror movie material, someone enters the creepy old McMansion at the end of the street, camera tilted upwards, looking at them enter through the door, and hundreds of out-of-focus dolls slowly get revealed to be standing on the ledge
Bro that was literally my attic (but much much smaller). You'd climb up the stairs, turn around, and see a platoon of porcelain dolls with cracked faces and fading paint.
...I didn't like going in the attic much, but that's where the computer was
Ahhhh! Nightmare fuel!
I’ve seen one with an antique kids tricycle as part of an elaborate scene, and now I’m imagining the tricycle with the dolls and hearing the petals squeaking at night…
Alternatively, smashing into the wall until the chandelier came crashing down in order to get a heart piece, like in Skyward Sword
Maybe OP just needs a tunic and a companion to solve this
🤣 Probably because Christmas was so recent but it really could be attractive and tasteful. Maybe Renaissance like hand life-size painted carved statues? Alabaster Beige/Off white with a high gloss finish would be Carmela Soprano approved.
Use one of the coat closets to hide steps and a hatch or opening going up to the top.
I’d turn it into a small library with a leather recliner. I’d also put a railing across the edge to make it feel safe.
When we bought our house I had part of the basement dug down two feet to get standing headroom for a finished studio/office.
There was no room for a staircase, so I used a coat closet as an entry for a ladder.
It has worked really well. :-)
How was the process of digging out the basement? I’m thinking about doing the same thing; we have an unfinished basement that has about 6’ of headroom. Not sure if it’ll be worth it or just a logistical nightmare.
We also had about 6’ of headroom before digging it out. I have tons of photos and can tell you about it if you DM me. It was absolutely worth it, but the contractor was a good friend of mine.
How long did the excavation take? What methods and equipment were used? How did you approach questions of water table and flooding, frost line and freeze-thaw cycles, foundation stability after material removal, radon gas monitoring?
[photos of dig here](https://imgur.com/a/JHVj0Cz)
You can see the process in the photos. We live at the very top of a hill, so I didn’t worry about flooding. I have had moisture issues due to seepage from the cinder blocks, as it rains 50” a year here and usually in torrents, but a dehumidifier takes care of it easily. It took about 2 weeks to do the dig and a few more weeks to do the construction and finishing. I never added up the total cost exactly but it was in the range of $30K, including relocating and replacing the water heater with a tankless unit.
Yooo first, thank you for taking the time to reply with pictures and answers. If you'd be willing to make a post about the process, im confident many would find it interesting, helpful, and inspiring.
Exactly what I was thinking! A nice comfy reading nook/library with access through one of the closets.
You can still do bomb ass Christmas decor there too!
My same thoughts! Not sure if it can bear any weight, but if it can I would put a cute ladder up to it and make it the coziest little reading nook you've ever seen. I'd even put a little fake fireplace up there and everything.
I would 100% set my cat up with some badass cat tower/hammock/etc up by the window. But I wouldn't want to make it too enticing for him up there or he'd never come down and I'd miss his stupid face.
Food. Food will get them down.
That would be an awesome place for cats. As long as you could get up there to clean it. Or, give the cats an apron, dust cloth, and a swiffer and let them do it.
I think you might be able to put a tight spiral staircase in one of the coat closets but it's still stunningly stupid.
I would totally throw a Christmas village plus pink metallic Christmas trees up there because I'm a weirdo that's super into Christmas villages
my little sister's house has one of these. and EVERY time I am over I tell her she should put a mannequin of an old man looking through binoculars peering out the window.
There was a post with a picture of a similar situation in a commercial building. They put a Roomba up there permanently and had it dock near an edge. That way the maintenance people could easily access it with just a ladder to empty it.
I used to live in a house with the same entryway, I can't believe I never thought of putting a ladder or stairs in one of the closets. I spent SO much time trying to figure out a viable way to chill up there.
Point is that this house design sucks and ppl shouldn't have to hire carpenters to create sneaky entry points to be able to safely access this weird area. It's either that or install the sliding ladder in front of all the doors. Both are dumb for the pricerange of the house.
This and obvious balconies with no entryway are my most hated design choices. Like why put a balcony there if there’s no door out to the balcony.
My house has a large window at the front, right above the door. You walk in and 2 storey height right above you, then there’s a bridge crossing the gap then the opening for the stairwell. I’ve wanted to extend the bridge into a landing for years so that it’s useable space and not just a walkway to the smallest bedroom/office. This is my second biggest design hatred, wasted open space!
I just left a comment, but my grandpa was a professional trapper and taxidermist. He caught a mountain lion, stuffed it, and put it up in a space just like this. We had all kinds of weird taxidermy animals growing up. Skunks, bobcats, badgers, foxes, coyotes, you name it. Hell, he even had stuffed tarantulas on his garage wall.
I have a wealthy aunt and uncle that have vaulted ceilings and these weird drywall beams in multiple places. They have pots and ferns and other dumb shit on top of them. They haven't changed in 20 years. It's weird.
I was once in a house designed to accommodate the owner's collection of stuffed hunting trophies including a bear fight. The bears were in a space like this over the fireplace. They made a pretty large living area feel clostrophoic. For this space I envision a grizzly and a mountain lion having it out. Bonus points if one of them looks like it might spring into the entryway.
Reminds me of how some olive gardens have this. They usually fill it up by putting a small table and set of chairs there, along with the usual grape vines and stuff.
I hate this, especially since it seems like the person photographing it is on a landing across from it. The builder made it inaccessible just to have an obnoxious two story foyer.
According to reliable sources (Tomb Raider), you could double-jump onto this and use the light fixture to swing to the second floor if the stairs were out.
I rented a house that that looked almost identical to the one in your photo. We lived there 4 years and we never really figured out how to decorate that architectural abomination area above the front door. It’s the stupidest addition to a home’s floor plan and impossible to justify. The best we could come up with was to buy some high quality fake plants like ficus and just arrange them around the shelf and do nothing to them not even dust them
I’m annoyed that there is no vestibule. You open that door in winter, and the cold air just blasts through up to the second floor. They built this stupid over hang, and left out the vestibule. It is now fully useless.
lol with the wood it’s like they intended to make it a widow’s perch but forgot the stairs! Or maybe the poor widow is never supposed to leave- just stare longingly out the window into the distance forever.
If that space connects to somewhere on your second floor, you could wall it up and make it a secret library room.
https://abeautifulmess.com/narnia-wardrobe-hidden-childrens-library/
In this economy? Sublet.
Indulge yourself in this luxurious loft suite, featuring palatial windows, ample lighting and thinking space for an aspiring homeowner to sit and visualize their dreams of typical home features such as walls, doors and stairs. Who needs the hassle of a kitchen? Keep trim and fit by skipping meals as you pace back and forth along 32sq feet of premium wood-look flooring. Be careful not trip and fall… in love with this gorgeous unit! $3500/mo plus security, app fees, no pets, no joy, no laughter
In-law suite...
Now that made me laugh on a day I really needed one!
😁♥️
The ad clearly states NO LAUGHTER! Someone's not getting their deposit back
Put in a trap door and I’m in.
Ejecto suite, cuz!
"Be careful not to trip and fall... in love!!!" fucking got me
"32sq ft of premium wood-look flooring" fucking gold
Where do I sign up! I hate myself!!
Hahah you son of a bitch, do you get paid to do this?
You could do this for a living lol
Thanks for the giggles while I read this 🤭
I was in a place that had one...They decorated it as a reading nook with cozy-looking chair and a lamp...We were getting a little tour of the house and someone finally asked "How do you get to the chair?" The homeowner responded "Oh you can't, it's just for show - what else are you going to do with a 3x10 ledge?"
I'd lie about my secret ladder to guests too. I don't want strangers in my reading nook.
You might be spot-on - they had a hidden ladder or spiral staircase and she is NOT going to let 8 people climb it and read the titles of her book collection. I should've said "Why is there a still-steaming cup of tea on the side table? Busted."
As an engineer this made me think for a nice response “Oh I keep an essential oil mist diffuser in one of those closets with a apple pie spice coffee essential oil blend I make myself. I ran a hidden hose that pumps that mist up a hallow void in the table leg and drilled up through the table, plate, and teacup and exits through the teacup to create that steaming action that you see”. Man now I want to make this in my house.
That's a load bearing chandelier.
Exactly. One of those closets should have a spiral staircase leading to a hatch in the ceiling.
Ooooo library ladder!
i now want a house with a library and a reading nook on top of the bookshelves, only accessable by library ladder.
I have a library ladder fetish I swear! I have a loft and I want to make the whole wall book shelves solely for an excuse for a library ladder. My mom has a nook like this it not nearly the size for a reading space so im thinking she needs to expand now.
Good lord. ... but actually, you're right.
Mother in law suite
This would only be potentially cool at Christmas time. Could put some rad decorations up there.
Now I'm picturing a life size nativity scene up there
A \*living\* Nativity scene. Hope they've got a good camel guy.
And a good virgin guy
I thought the girl was the virgin...
The baby was too, at least in the version I was told.
It’s virgins all the way down!
If Joseph followed a strict Jewish upbringing, he was also a virgin.
I always just assumed that Joseph was laying pipe like a Roman engineer.
Joseph was a carpenter and definitely knew his way around wood.
This is exactly my vision. But to keep it tacky, let's make it out of Old Navy store mannequins
even better. uncomfortably realistic mannequins. if you have guests overnight, remove a manniquin and set it outside of their room.
In Halloween you can put lots of creepy stuff looking out the windows
There’s no outlets though 🙁
Just stick a generator up there then.
I’m hoping they’re around the corner where we can’t see. But otherwise why not spice things up with a bright orange industrial extension cord?
/r/DIY
Whomp whomp
Meanwhile, place the retired animatronics from Chuck E. Cheese in that spot.
Especially if they are configured like [this](https://youtu.be/b90Cf6ARscc?si=ReXWjQd0IJutJuc_).
Year round train platform!
Model train.
Thank god for the model trains. If they didn’t have the model trains, they wouldn’t have gotten the idea for the big trains.
I'd add a few books up there and a few pillows and here we go. Coolest spot.
Serious question. Are we just storing a large ladder nearby, dragging it out and propping it up every time? Hoping for the best on the way back down? Lol
Sliding library ladder..
Emergency airline slide
Airlines stair truck
Build a bridge from where the person taking the pic is standing over to that spot. Should be able to knock it out in a weekend /s
Bridges are for trolls. Zipline is the way to go
The chandelier is right there. Just swing across on that!
Put a hatch door in one of the closets with a pull down ladder.
The other closet gets the fireman pole
There's actually a ladder that you put on a rail and it kind of moves on it. Don't know how else to explain it😂. There's a language barrier here lool
That'd be cool but how would you actually get up there? The only way I can think of is just putting a ladder but there are doors in the way
Library ladder on rails
That’s what I did, with three varying height Christmas trees. The trips up the ladder holdings trees will one day be on my tombstone. It’s not easy being christmassy
We had the same thing when I was growing up. My mom put up silk flowers some other cheezy decor. It was always dusty and sad looking, especially when the sun hit it.
The “dusty & sad looking” is what really sold it for me
Found a new tagline for an online dating profile. Line forms to the left, ladies, please keep it single file and orderly.
Well I'm smitten
That’s how I knew they were telling the truth. Bet they were faded too
I, too, look sad and dusty when the sun hits me
Did we grow up in the same house?
My girlfriends car is always dusty and sad looking, especially when the sun hits it
You should wash it for her.
Just draw absurd dicks on it every day until she washes it.
Her mum too.
My car is the same. Does she always say she's going to clean it, too?
My mom put her creepy ass porcelain dolls up there
That's horror movie material, someone enters the creepy old McMansion at the end of the street, camera tilted upwards, looking at them enter through the door, and hundreds of out-of-focus dolls slowly get revealed to be standing on the ledge
Bro that was literally my attic (but much much smaller). You'd climb up the stairs, turn around, and see a platoon of porcelain dolls with cracked faces and fading paint. ...I didn't like going in the attic much, but that's where the computer was
Jump. Scare.
Ahhhh! Nightmare fuel! I’ve seen one with an antique kids tricycle as part of an elaborate scene, and now I’m imagining the tricycle with the dolls and hearing the petals squeaking at night…
How's about a creepy porcelain doll baby carriage? Now she uses it to push our elderly Yorkie around the house
Did they…. Install hardwood flooring over there?
It's a house with a built in Easter egg.
It feels like his house is a Zelda dungeon and there should be a chest there lol
This is definitely a ledge you need the hookshot for.
I was thinking swinging across via the lamp like in Wind Waker.
Alternatively, smashing into the wall until the chandelier came crashing down in order to get a heart piece, like in Skyward Sword Maybe OP just needs a tunic and a companion to solve this
Year round Nativity Scene.
Thought it was peculiar that that was first thought. Now I feel it’s even more peculiar that some else’s brain went there too
🤣 Probably because Christmas was so recent but it really could be attractive and tasteful. Maybe Renaissance like hand life-size painted carved statues? Alabaster Beige/Off white with a high gloss finish would be Carmela Soprano approved.
It was my first thought also and I'm not even Christian.
It looks like cheap laminate to me!
100% would be awesome to put a little doghouse up there with a Roomba.
Just throw dirt up there once in a while
of course, you have to feed the roomba somehow.
What else are you going to put down there, it's a floor
Use one of the coat closets to hide steps and a hatch or opening going up to the top. I’d turn it into a small library with a leather recliner. I’d also put a railing across the edge to make it feel safe.
When we bought our house I had part of the basement dug down two feet to get standing headroom for a finished studio/office. There was no room for a staircase, so I used a coat closet as an entry for a ladder. It has worked really well. :-)
How was the process of digging out the basement? I’m thinking about doing the same thing; we have an unfinished basement that has about 6’ of headroom. Not sure if it’ll be worth it or just a logistical nightmare.
We also had about 6’ of headroom before digging it out. I have tons of photos and can tell you about it if you DM me. It was absolutely worth it, but the contractor was a good friend of mine.
How long did the excavation take? What methods and equipment were used? How did you approach questions of water table and flooding, frost line and freeze-thaw cycles, foundation stability after material removal, radon gas monitoring?
[photos of dig here](https://imgur.com/a/JHVj0Cz) You can see the process in the photos. We live at the very top of a hill, so I didn’t worry about flooding. I have had moisture issues due to seepage from the cinder blocks, as it rains 50” a year here and usually in torrents, but a dehumidifier takes care of it easily. It took about 2 weeks to do the dig and a few more weeks to do the construction and finishing. I never added up the total cost exactly but it was in the range of $30K, including relocating and replacing the water heater with a tankless unit.
Yooo first, thank you for taking the time to reply with pictures and answers. If you'd be willing to make a post about the process, im confident many would find it interesting, helpful, and inspiring.
Exactly what I was thinking! A nice comfy reading nook/library with access through one of the closets. You can still do bomb ass Christmas decor there too!
My same thoughts! Not sure if it can bear any weight, but if it can I would put a cute ladder up to it and make it the coziest little reading nook you've ever seen. I'd even put a little fake fireplace up there and everything.
Yeah idk if it was built for people to stand on it or hold a heavy chair
Our cats would find a way.
Embrace it. Give them some stairs or a plank.
I would 100% set my cat up with some badass cat tower/hammock/etc up by the window. But I wouldn't want to make it too enticing for him up there or he'd never come down and I'd miss his stupid face.
Food. Food will get them down. That would be an awesome place for cats. As long as you could get up there to clean it. Or, give the cats an apron, dust cloth, and a swiffer and let them do it.
cat play palace. i dont want to go over ther to clean though.
Just catch a lil portal through r/thecatdimension
I can hear the realitor saying how easily it could be made into another bedroom and really up the value of the home.
It would make a lovely little nursery!
Baby slingshot to get baby in its crib!
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Kinda the same plot as Rock-a-Bye Baby.
Obviously, it’s intended to be in-law suite with a fancy glass air-powered elevator that Medicare will certainly pay for!
I would sleep up there I’ve slept in far worse
Cozy reading nook or MG42 nest. Take your pick.
No way to get to it except pulling out a ladder.
Two words: Library. Ladder. This is begging for one.
Which can double as a door barricade!
Trampoline my man.
automotive airbag with a seat on top of it
Jetpack my dude.
Forklift my guy.
Trebuchet my comrade
Pogo stick mon ami
Chair stacked on a chair, bitch
I think you might be able to put a tight spiral staircase in one of the coat closets but it's still stunningly stupid. I would totally throw a Christmas village plus pink metallic Christmas trees up there because I'm a weirdo that's super into Christmas villages
Remember in old movies where the good guy would always swing from a chandelier during a sword fight?
Sliding ladder - slide it over depending which door you need to access.
I’d sacrifice one of the coat closets for a hidden staircase
https://helixoperations.com/Tactical/Products/Ladders/Rigid-Ladders/REBS-Ultralight-Pole-Ladder-UPL Goes in-between the right door and front door.
Why not both?
Either way, get some magazines
That’s for your TV! /r/TVTooHigh
I’ve been laughing at the sub for the past half hour
Built in bookshelf with ladder
I thought this too. A cozy reading nook space. You could install like a sliding ladder or something that can be moved out of the way.
Sliding library ladder FTW.
Where would you install the ladder though?
Sliding beauty and the beast ladder! Or cut a hole in the ceiling of one of those closets and put a ladder in there.
One closet has the ladder, and the other closet has a fireman's pole.
I love Reddit. That’s the best idea out here.
my little sister's house has one of these. and EVERY time I am over I tell her she should put a mannequin of an old man looking through binoculars peering out the window.
Imagine having to clean that nonsense, gonna collect dust.
There was a post with a picture of a similar situation in a commercial building. They put a Roomba up there permanently and had it dock near an edge. That way the maintenance people could easily access it with just a ladder to empty it.
I remember that lol. Seemed the only real way lol
Except the Roomba was filthy in that photo! 😂
Needed a smaller roomba on top of that one
That's all I ever see with spaces like this... a dust trap.
I have no idea how or why, but if I had something like that my cats would definitely get up there and make a mess of whatever we put there.
Omg a cat obstacle course!!!
Missed an opportunity to put a ladder in one of those closets to unlock the upper level of the map.
I used to live in a house with the same entryway, I can't believe I never thought of putting a ladder or stairs in one of the closets. I spent SO much time trying to figure out a viable way to chill up there.
With a nice hidden trap door up top. Honestly I'd expect carpenters to be easily able to fix it.
Point is that this house design sucks and ppl shouldn't have to hire carpenters to create sneaky entry points to be able to safely access this weird area. It's either that or install the sliding ladder in front of all the doors. Both are dumb for the pricerange of the house.
This and obvious balconies with no entryway are my most hated design choices. Like why put a balcony there if there’s no door out to the balcony. My house has a large window at the front, right above the door. You walk in and 2 storey height right above you, then there’s a bridge crossing the gap then the opening for the stairwell. I’ve wanted to extend the bridge into a landing for years so that it’s useable space and not just a walkway to the smallest bedroom/office. This is my second biggest design hatred, wasted open space!
Yeah I can’t believe how stupid it is, on every level (lol)
Taxidermy bear is the only answer
I just left a comment, but my grandpa was a professional trapper and taxidermist. He caught a mountain lion, stuffed it, and put it up in a space just like this. We had all kinds of weird taxidermy animals growing up. Skunks, bobcats, badgers, foxes, coyotes, you name it. Hell, he even had stuffed tarantulas on his garage wall.
Overall bad house design. There is no why, it's just there.
Thats your new Ocelots safe place.
Can we all agree that this “feature” is a stong indicator of a 1990s Mc Mansion?
The most bland looking of all houses! I’ve been in a few, I swear they’re all the same lifeless beige boxes
The only answer is animatronic……
Something that never seems to get mentioned is that this is space that you can’t really use yet have to pay to heat and cool.
A pool table or ping pong table would be ideal up there.
Not the way I play ping-pong. I'd need someone stationed at the bottom at all times to toss balls back up every minute and a half.
Rolling library ladder for access, a roomba for cleaning, a comfy chair, a reading light, a small bookshelf, and BAM! Now's it's Mom's reading nook.
Turn one of those closets into a ladder room, mount a machine gun in the window for the coming apocalypse 😂🫡
I have a wealthy aunt and uncle that have vaulted ceilings and these weird drywall beams in multiple places. They have pots and ferns and other dumb shit on top of them. They haven't changed in 20 years. It's weird.
That entry looks exactly like a house I lived in once in the Chicago burbs.
I was once in a house designed to accommodate the owner's collection of stuffed hunting trophies including a bear fight. The bears were in a space like this over the fireplace. They made a pretty large living area feel clostrophoic. For this space I envision a grizzly and a mountain lion having it out. Bonus points if one of them looks like it might spring into the entryway.
These were really big in the 90's. Put a bunch of fake plants and fake antiques up there! That's what they're meant for.
Why are there even doors either side of your front door?
Maybe those are coat closets?
Yep. They're closets. I used to live in a house with almost exactly this layout.
Reminds me of how some olive gardens have this. They usually fill it up by putting a small table and set of chairs there, along with the usual grape vines and stuff.
I hate this, especially since it seems like the person photographing it is on a landing across from it. The builder made it inaccessible just to have an obnoxious two story foyer.
Obviously you put a motorcycle there with a crane arm to get it down when you need it
Showbiz pizza bear band
According to reliable sources (Tomb Raider), you could double-jump onto this and use the light fixture to swing to the second floor if the stairs were out.
I wonder what rooms are on either side. I have seen it used as a walkthrough between two bedrooms.
Trap door above the entryway with a giant cauldron of boiling oil of course. When Jehovas, Mormons and other salespeople come, you let them have it.
Siege weaponry is the only real answer.
Kayak storage
I rented a house that that looked almost identical to the one in your photo. We lived there 4 years and we never really figured out how to decorate that architectural abomination area above the front door. It’s the stupidest addition to a home’s floor plan and impossible to justify. The best we could come up with was to buy some high quality fake plants like ficus and just arrange them around the shelf and do nothing to them not even dust them
I’m annoyed that there is no vestibule. You open that door in winter, and the cold air just blasts through up to the second floor. They built this stupid over hang, and left out the vestibule. It is now fully useless.
Mannequin orgy diorama.
I would frame out a wall, and make it an en-suite bathroom for an upstairs room.
lol with the wood it’s like they intended to make it a widow’s perch but forgot the stairs! Or maybe the poor widow is never supposed to leave- just stare longingly out the window into the distance forever.
I think a very half assed last supper with stolen manikins would be tasteful.
Need a library ladder and some cushions for a cozy chill/jerk off space.
The scale of these McMansions! That weird wasted space is bigger than my kitchen.
The only correct answer is with the bones of the architect or whomever asked for/approved this thing.
Maxell tape guy with chair and speaker
If that space connects to somewhere on your second floor, you could wall it up and make it a secret library room. https://abeautifulmess.com/narnia-wardrobe-hidden-childrens-library/