It's All Dutch to Me: Inside Our Dutch House: The Bedroom

The last room inside our Dutch home is the bedroom. One major issue we had when we first moved in was storage space (at least after our shipment arrived) since the room has no closets. It did have one wardrobe, but that had to hold all of our clothes, the extra linens that came with the house, the extra linens we shipped when we originally planned on a 2 bedroom, the vacuum, extra computer parts, etc.

We quickly invested in an extra wardrobe, which we will donate to the house when we leave. This one extra piece of furniture saved the bedroom from looking like we were in the process of moving for the whole year.

In the picture below you can see our new white wardrobe, the old wood colored wardrobe with mirror, the drying rack, and the corner of our bed.

Bedroom Looking Toward Back of House

Here is a photo looking at the room from the opposite side. You can see the bed (in all it's lumpy glory) and some built in shelves in the corner (mainly used for shoe storage).

Bedroom Looking Toward Front of House

Other than the storage issue and a very lumpy bed, the room is adequate with some interesting idiosyncrasies. The shape of the room (with the sloping wall), the placement of the radiators, a built in shelf that blocks the door from opening all the way, and a shortage of outlets, all combine to make the rearrangement of furniture a bit of a challenge.

During the winter, I actually spent quite a bit of time in the bedroom during the day because it was the warmest room in the house. I cuddled up under the covers with my laptop or a book and often ended up taking an accidental nap. Now that it is summer and the bedroom is still the warmest room in the house, I prefer to spend more of my time in the living room, since it is not quite as stuffy. Of course, we always have the option of opening windows, but storms can pop up without warning and the Dutch don't believe in window screens, so open windows mean lots of visitors of the insect variety.

Oh, and in case you are still wondering about the fish-eye photos, here are some pictures taken with a regular lens.