{"id":1550,"date":"2013-03-16T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2013-03-16T01:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2013-03-16T10:00:06","modified_gmt":"2013-03-16T01:00:06","slug":"the-new-improved-second-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/the-new-improved-second-floor.html","title":{"rendered":"The new improved second floor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I like the floor addition so much that I decided to fill the space in completely. It was a quick project and gives us much more space to use upstairs. We now have a place for guests to sleep, although there is still no hot water or toilet in the studio. Still, moving in the right direction. There is room enough to sleep 6 people easily in the studio now.<\/p>\n<p>One problem: all of the lighting is attached to the upper beams, so the floor effectively blocks all light to the 1st floor. Some re-wiring will be done to add lighting to the first floor. I&#8217;d prefer to put in brighter lighting downstairs for working, and soft lighting upstairs for entertaining guests, with spot lights added for displayed work.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and padding\u00a0 for the upper beams, now that they are within forehead striking distance&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1551\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00356.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1551\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/the-new-improved-second-floor.html\/img00356\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00356.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;L-06D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1363019836&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.31&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG00356\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;catwalk removed, and top of ware storage area torn out.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00356.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00356.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1551\" alt=\"catwalk removed, and top of ware storage area torn out.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00356.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00356.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00356.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00356.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">catwalk removed, and top of ware storage area torn out, beam in place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1552\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00359.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1552\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/the-new-improved-second-floor.html\/img00359\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00359.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;L-06D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1363108654&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.31&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG00359\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;beam added, and joists in place.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00359.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00359.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1552\" alt=\"beam added, and joists in place.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00359.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00359.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00359.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00359.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">joists in place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1553\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1553\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00397.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1553\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/the-new-improved-second-floor.html\/img00397\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00397.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;L-06D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1363173970&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.31&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG00397\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;floor boards going on.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00397.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00397.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1553\" alt=\"floor boards going on.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00397.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00397.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00397.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00397.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">floor boards going on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1554\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00398.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1554\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/the-new-improved-second-floor.html\/img00398\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00398.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;L-06D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1363177364&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.31&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG00398\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;floor boards all done. it&amp;#8217;s DARK down here now!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00398.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00398.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1554\" alt=\"floor boards all done. it's DARK down here now!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00398.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00398.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00398.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00398.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">floor boards all done. it&#8217;s DARK down here now!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1555\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00399.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/the-new-improved-second-floor.html\/img00399\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00399.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;L-06D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1363177453&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.31&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1086&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG00399\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;view from the stairs to the storage area behind the curtain.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00399.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00399.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1555\" alt=\"view from the stairs to the storage area behind the curtain.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00399.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00399.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00399.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00399.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">view from the stairs to the storage area behind the curtain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1557\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00403.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2013\/03\/the-new-improved-second-floor.html\/img00403\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00403.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;L-06D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1363177536&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.31&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;782&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG00403\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;view toward the stairs and display shelves previously over the catwalk.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00403.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00403.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1557\" alt=\"view toward the stairs and display shelves previously over the catwalk.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00403.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00403.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00403.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00403.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">view toward the stairs and display shelves previously over the catwalk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I like the floor addition so much that I decided to fill the space in completely. It was a quick project and gives us much more space to use upstairs. We now have a place for guests to sleep, although there is still no hot water or toilet in the studio. Still, moving in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[43],"tags":[5,35,121,21,106,14,74],"class_list":["post-1550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tools","tag-karatsu","tag-karatsupots","tag-studio","tag-taku","tag-workshop-in-taku","tag-14","tag-74"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG00399.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1FneS-p0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1550"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1559,"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions\/1559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}