Eclipse won't print the blank spaces in my code

My problem is with the very centre while loop. The goal of the program is to print a box made of asterisks with the specified dimensions provided by the user, and it works fairly well. However, the centre while loop will not print the white spaces to distance itself.

What could be causing this?

import java.util.Scanner;


public class bonus {

    /**
     * @param args
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner widthScan = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("Enter the width: ");
        int width = widthScan.nextInt();

        Scanner heightScan = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("Enter the height: ");
        int height = heightScan.nextInt();

        int resetWidth = width;
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////opening width sandwich
        while(width>=1)
        {
            System.out.print("*");
            width--;
        }
        System.out.println();
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

        int specialHeight = height-2;
        int specialWidth = width-2;
        while(specialHeight>=1)
        {
            System.out.print("*");

            while(specialWidth>=1)
            {
                System.out.println(" ");
                specialWidth--;
            }

            System.out.print("*");
            specialHeight--;
            System.out.println();
        }

        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

        while(resetWidth>=1)
        {
            System.out.print("*");
            resetWidth--;
        }
        ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////closing width sandwich
    }
}