The ladder to the bedroom will sit on the front wall between the library window and the kitchen cabinet. The next choice is to determine the type of ladder.
I considered a simple set of metal rungs and a railing like the dock ladder I made for Walnut Bay Light. These are bent brass rod painted black. The hardest part with these is getting each rung uniform. These take up the least amount of room but are also hard to use. Is Gustav up to the daily workout challenge?
I considered a wood ladder like the one from Baslow Ranch.
Or the moveable ladder from Walnut Bay Light, which has a railing built in. They take up a bit more floor space away from the wall due to the angle but are also thin enough to blend into the background. I used this one in the mockup shots for Watson Mill.
I think I will go for a mix of the two – rungs on the wall upstairs to give Gustav something to hold onto while moving to and from the upper room and a wood ladder leading up from the first floor. It will add a nice visual element to the build without taking up too much space. And, I will attempt to make the wood ladder moveable so it can be pushed against the wall to open up the floor space. More on that to come…off to engineer.
