To Make or Not to Make? That is the Question....

Home Made Sofa

I could really use your input and ideas.

What do you think of this sofa?
Right now I have Victorian furniture. It consists of a settee and a ladies and gentleman's chair. It is the classic design most are familiar with but for my new place, which is very small mind you... I would not mind a new look.
I love light and bright and uncluttered . Life can get too complicated . The room in the photo is placid. Needs some punch of color maybe, but over all I like it very much.
I was thinking, since my budget is non-existent, that I could build this sofa using a twin mattress as the "seat" and building a platform bottom with sides.(The photo sofa is home made also)
I could cover the mattress in a neutral fabric like the one here , then buy sturdy bed pillows, encase them in fabric and sew them up inside. Child sized pillows or even pillow forms can add for extra depth and design. I would just pile them on.
What do you think?
The apartment was a 2 car garage. The floor was raised to house height, a brazilian cherry wide board floor was placed in.
The bedroom is a tiny 10 X 10.5.. but all my furniture fits nicely. I made templates to check.
It is painted a creamy yellow toned white, Behr's Candlelight Ivory.
The 'L'shaped living room/office is done in Behr's Chilly Morning.

The living room is as small as  the bedroom but connects in the L to what will be my office.
Since the entire place is just 400 square feet, I want to keep everything light, airy and neutral so I don't feel closed in. 
 My Victorian sofa is only 56 inches long and that's good for a small room.
The sofa I would make will be 75 inches long..standard twin bed size.
I am wondering if that might be too big, or if it would look okay since It would provide better seating, and an extra bed for anyone needing it and a more modern sleek look.
After all the room in the photo isn't huge either from the looks of things.


What do you think?

I have picked out a nice lamp to replace the Dale Tiffany's I have now.
This one from Ballard Design is my idea of beachy, light and uncomplicated and I like it in the pale blue.
It is seeded glass, which creates a nice effect in  the light.
Now its on sale at  $119 but as I also have two ceiling fans to buy..
I am considering recreating the lamp as well. So I am looking around for a large glass lamp base and will add a drum shade to it if I can. I saw a base at Walmart for 15.00 but it was a dented coppery affair. Round, but, if I can I would rather stick to the glass for such a tiny space.   But Wal mart also had a drum shade for that lamp.

We will see.

The ceiling fan I selected is from  Gulf Coast and is called the Bombay.
It will go in my little bedroom. It is 42 inches so not too large and I found this on sale also for around 219. Which is pretty good as they are very expensive otherwise. Most of these real palm fans run over 400 and are too wide.

So, I have a job coming up,  and, as I said, I would tell you about it.
I am going to be  ghost writing  a novel.
The money is going to help me buy some new things but, I want to be sensible too and not spend a fortune if I can reproduce things myself like a sofa and the light.
The economy is tight now and so not a lot of jobs for what I do,  but, when they do come they often pay well.

I have always wanted a fan like this and it would be a treat to myself if I am able to buy it.
I think it will be a possibility. Right now , all of this is plans and hoping for....
I am going to probably also purchase a small 30 or 28 inch fan for the entry to the apt where there is a ceiling light fixture set up. That one is from Home Depot at around 45 dollars. So that is not too bad.
I will have their bathrooms and use the family kitchen as I will be doing the family cooking. ( I hate to cook but am a good cook nonetheless. Go figure)
I  will have a small efficiency kitchen of my own. No stove, just  a place for my crock pot and electric skillet and coffee/tea etc.  and I plan to make a  drop light from a glass or pretty jar for over the counter there. They are pretty trendy right now.

I am bringing my kitchen rolling island cart  with a stainless steel top. It has drawers, doors , a pull out slicing board and that will be the basis of my little "kitchen". Over that I will place a counter top that extends past the sides to house not only the cart but a small dorm refrigerator. I will  cover the top   in something. Not sure what  yet, or maybe just purchase a counter top in butcher block from Ikea, they are more than reasonably priced.. really cheap actually and would look nice I think.
We  are discussing whether to install cabinets for my dishes and glasses above that  or if I should make some nice open shelves in white to display things. I like that open look very much.


So tell me.. what do YOU think? Any ideas?