Ottoman
I got a BIG box in the mail, but it comes with a small dilemma.
The backstory: In our old house, on the nights Chappy was allowed to sleep on the bed, I’d drag my red ottoman over so he’d have something to jump on to make getting up and down easier. Once we moved, though, my red chair is in a completely different room–no longer an option. Since then, he’s been jumping up and down on his own. Except, I have a TALL bed (which I love), and he’s getting older, and there have been a few times when he’s been sore so that I’ve lifted him up and down … but, still, the jump is a strain.
So, I decided to get one of those cube, storage ottomans. There’s just enough room in the corner of my bedroom for one, and I figured that, even though it’s a lot smaller than the red one, it’s still better than nothing. I looked at them at Target last week, and they were selling for $70 but I decided I didn’t want to lug it home and would order it online. I got on the computer that night and found the same thing for $15 cheaper but no shipping charges. Yay! I ordered it, and it came today. It’s nice, it’s sturdy, it fits … it’s all good.
Except, I didn’t quite think through where to put it. Yes, it fits in the corner, but Chappy always jumps up and down closer to the door. It’s too tight and narrow for him to jump up on the other side (even if I could talk him into it). But, while it fits IN the corner, the only way to get it to the other side of the bed is to lift it. It’s not a heavy item, but … that’s going to cause trouble. Especially since I’d be lifting it over the corner of the dresser, with breakable things on it…
It’s not like I can leave it in the middle of the room. What you see here is about all the floor space I’ve got.
See? Almost nothing. In fact, to be able to take pictures that showed you any real floor space at all, I had to stand on the bed to do it.
If this whole, lift-it-over-the-bed thing doesn’t work, the only other option would be to move my nightstand from behind the door, over to the corner next to the closet (where I will have some interesting problems with the floor lamp, but, hey) and put it there instead. It’s not ideal, though, because I’d need to walk around the bed every time I need a book. And I reach in to grab books off the pile a LOT.
But, well, it would be for Chappy, right?
But, see? The ottoman fits so nicely in the corner, right next to the window.
Oh, the yarn?
Six skeins of Juniper Moon Fiber Farm mohair/cormo blend.
It’s a really lovely, honey-cream color, and I got it on sale. How can you beat a deal like that?
Of course, I just noticed that there are no tags on this yarn, which means as soon as I put this away I’m going to forget all the specs. I guess I’ll have to make my own labels!
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Can you put the ottoman just outside your bedroom door, in the hallway? Then, when you need it, you can just pull it inside.
Would it bother you if the ottoman is place just in face of your bedside table? (unless you have to reach to the bottom shelf where I see you have photo frames now)
Or move the ottoman further down so it doesn’t block the drawers of your cabinet.
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Could you put Chappy’s crate over in the corner and then the ottoman could be where his crate now is.? Just a thought…
Poor older pets! Glad you found a solution for Chappy. We don’t have a high bed, but our oldest cat is 17 now and sometimes has to be encouraged to hop up onto the bed. She can still make it, but I’m already thinking of future solutions for the day when she can’t jump that high!
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Hi Deb, can’t you just leave it next to your bed so it is a straight shot from the door to the cube and up onto the bed? If he slept with you each night you wouldn’t need to keep his kennel in your room and you’d have more space
i say roll it over the bed and leave near the middle of the beds side along the wall. I mean do you really access that side that much?
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On top of his crate? Not clear to me if there is space for the but can his crate be squared next to the dresser and the ottoman tucked in next to it – you may have to move the dresser down a couple of inches to do this.
Deb, I’ve had the same problem with Sarah and Sophia, Chappy’s half sisters. This past year I bought a new bedroom set with a sleigh bed. I used to have a Queen Anne bench at the end of my bed and they jumped on that and onto the bed. It worked perfectly but they could no longer hop over the footboard. For now I have been lifting them every night but that is a chore. I like your ottoman idea so I may look into that. The other thing I was thinking of is some type of folding wooden steps that I could tuck under the bed when not in use. Sort of like a wooden step ladder. Good luck and thanks for the idea. I could always use more yarn storage!
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[...] be pleased to know that the ottoman is helping. I’ve got Chappy using it to jump UP onto the bed, but he’s jumping down [...]
Oh the things we do for our dogs! Riley will only jump up on my side of the bed, since she missed and fell when she was a puppy on the other side. She’s never forgotten it.
Put it on top of his crate, it will be easier to lift from there. Unless that would freak him out.
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