The wall opposite the window also has a window and is also the entryway into the space. The other 2 rooms are small and the closets are tiny! We would love to use this as the master since there is the space and have the 2 rooms downstairs and an office and guest space. And since the bathroom downstairs is sooo small we really want to make it work up here. Theres ablut 8 feet wide of unsloped ceiling area. The ceiling then slopes down to about 4 foot tall

do you plan to put a bathroom in up here? that is the driving force for your plan, as there are code requirements for spacing and headroom.

even tho you didnt have to pay for the house, that doesnt mean you dont have to be sensitive to how much you can afford to spend on renovations / how much rent you could expect to get / how much you can sell for. otherwise you might as well toss the money out the window (or give it to me).

call in a contractor to assess whether you have the height and space for another bathroom on this floor. then consider just having your office and guest space up here (done nicely) without the further expense of adding a second potentially undersized bathroom.

they dont call them grandma houses for nuthin'.

We have. The bathroom is feasible and were renovating off of the financials inherited. Little out of pocket and we should be able to rent for $1200/month because of its city location And selling would prove to be a great option as well. I would prefer if we could keep to COSMETIC comments! Thank you!

Carpet must go. Ideally, rip up the layers of crap under it until you get down to wood, which might be salvageable, or lay click-lock at that point.

Paint a light/white color with some yellow, to add sunshine to the room -- Valspar's "nightlight" is a color of the sort I mean.

Not sure what other "cosmetic" advice you might be seeking.

Brandi! Thanks for that! I had no idea that would take the smell out! Ill try it this week!

Wacm we were so happy to find beautiful hardwood downstairs under all the carpet and crap. However under that laminate is just subflooring. Do you think a click lock flooring would look odd with everything else being the same?

Lindsey I would carpet for the sake of noise reduction both from down & upstairs, plus it's cosier underfoot. You could still have an area rug for colour & painting the walls white will brighten it up with all the wood or you could paint that white too. Then you will have a clean palette to decorate & furnish.

The floor won't abut any other floors, so you can use whatever you want. Honestly, though, sometimes subfloors are floors enough -- witness these from rehabs I've done:

May depend on the type of wood used, but I love to see this old flooring brought back to life.

I think up there I would have carpet or click and lock (or good quality subflooring) with big rugs to to reduce noise.