Close your eyes.

Now imagine if you had an extra room in your house that

was just yours and you could do anything in it you wanted.

Oh, yeah.

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These craft rooms are amazing:

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An office-craft-reading room.  I love it!

 A rock climbing wall?  Ummm, no.

Your private room could be hidden behind a bookshelf.

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How 'bout a sunken-floor media room

tucked up under the rafters?

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Isn't this a completely amazing laundry room?  I know, I know - our imaginary
rooms aren't suppose to be practical but, come on.  This is an awesome laundry room.

Almost as awesome as this dressing room:

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The counter of the island is glass so that

you can see what's in the top drawers.  Wow.

 A two-story closet.  I'd need an elevator!

Ahhhhh. . . . . . I'm relaxed already.

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Indoor trampoline - I think we have a winner!

It doesn't hurt to dream, does it?

One day last week I was driving down a neighborhood street
and came to a screeching halt.  Sitting abandoned on the sidewalk
was an antique upright piano sporting a FREE sign:

It had just started to snow and icy little crystals
were already accumulating on the poor thing.

The cabinet was in excellent, if very dirty, condition: 

It made me so sad to drive away, leaving
the piano sitting on the icy sidewalk.

When I got home I logged on and searched for repurposed
upright pianos. In the past I've posted photos of pianos that
had been turned into bars but I found something new and
interesting - pianos that were converted into desks:

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Ironic - a piano that holds an electronic keyboard.

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Okay, it's not a desk but it's an awfully clever wine rack.

The next day I drove back to check on the piano but it was gone!
Someone had seen its beautiful potential.  I'm so happy this story
had a happy ending.  The End.

Of the many before and after posts I've featured on fleaChic, none are
as special as dilapidated or abandoned houses that have been restored.

I hope you enjoy today's inspiring projects.

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Sadly, the majority of dilapidated old treasures are never restored
to their former glory.  Here are two photographs of the same street
in Detroit; the top one was taken in the 1920s and the bottom one
was taken last year:

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