{"id":21907,"date":"2010-10-05T12:09:20","date_gmt":"2010-10-05T19:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=9527"},"modified":"2016-09-16T18:47:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T15:47:49","slug":"the-dressing-room-before-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/the-dressing-room-before-after\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dressing Room: Before &#038; After"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Glendale Royal Classics are not well-known rigs. Had I not stumbled on Miranda&#8217;s for sale ad, I would have gladly bought a 28&#8242; class C with a comparable layout and not known that I was missing out on something incredible: a dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>Miranda&#8217;s dressing room is roughly amidships, between the study and the kitchen, and it leads to the toilet room:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9528\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/layoutwithdressingroom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9528\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9528\" title=\"layoutwithdressingroom\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/layoutwithdressingroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"157\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the dressing room is highlighted in green and the cloth dresser is added in brown<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When I purchased Miranda, the space had a lot of potential, but needed some tweaking to improve the incredible amount of storage it offers.<\/p>\n<p>The room didn&#8217;t need much cosmetic work, just a bit of paint and some pictures, but adding a <a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=5246\">dresser<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=5283\">changing the wardrobe doors<\/a>, and putting a <a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=5224\">pocket organizer<\/a> on the toilet-side of the door made this space much more functional.<\/p>\n<p>Some highlights of the dressing room are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The shower and cloth dresser<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 348px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/shower.jpg\" alt=\"the shower, with space beside it\" width=\"338\" height=\"452\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">shower, before, with space beside it<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The shower is too large a space not to be a closet when I&#8217;m not in there. It now holds my Wonderwash, laundry basket, and laundry supplies:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9529\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0859.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9529\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9529\" title=\"IMGP0859\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0859.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">taking these two things out every night is not onerous in the least<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9530\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0860.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9530\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9530\" title=\"IMGP0860\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0860.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I still plan to change the showerhead one day.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9531\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0861.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9531\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9531\" title=\"IMGP0861\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0861.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">notice the hooks over the door; I have a bunch of them for hanging wet things<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The cloth dresser fits almost perfectly in the space next to the shower:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/CIMG00093.jpg\" alt=\"cloth dresser\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">one of those &#8216;it&#8217;ll do for that space&#8217; kind of projects<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The vanity<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 344px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/vanitybedroom.jpg\" alt=\"vanity\" width=\"334\" height=\"450\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">the very sterile vanity before (notice the super ugly towel holder)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9534\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0856.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9534\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9534\" title=\"IMGP0856\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0856.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">vanity with a bit of colour injected into it<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9535\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0857.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9535\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9535\" title=\"IMGP0857\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0857.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;ve had this print I bought years ago on this wall since I bought Miranda. You would think I&#8217;d picked the wall colour to match it!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/vanityopen.jpg\" alt=\"vanity open\" width=\"335\" height=\"448\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9536\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0865.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9536\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9536\" title=\"IMGP0865\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0865.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">lots of space under the sink for cleaning products<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The wardrobe:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 346px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/wardrobepocketdoor.jpg\" alt=\"old wardrobe doors\" width=\"336\" height=\"447\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">old wardrobe doors<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9538\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0862.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9538\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9538\" title=\"IMGP0862\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0862.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">new wardrobe doors<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9539\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0863.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9539\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9539\" title=\"IMGP0863\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0863.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">new wardrobe doors and the picture of a raven I put up first thing after buying Miranda<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The toilet room door:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9540\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0864.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9540\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9540\" title=\"IMGP0864\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMGP0864.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I put two over-door hooks to hang my towel and bathmat<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This room is now incredibly functional and is actually one of the largest bathrooms I&#8217;ve ever had! There is still some tweaking to be done as to clothes organization and the floor trim isn&#8217;t finished, but otherwise I consider this room to be done!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glendale Royal Classics are not well-known rigs. Had I not stumbled on Miranda&#8217;s for sale ad, I would have gladly bought a 28&#8242; class C with a comparable layout and not known that I was missing out on something incredible: a dressing room. 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