what to do with an empty room...?
Jacob Wiley
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Comments (3)Well, what do YOU need? Only you can really decide the purpose of the room because you know what you already have and what you do with your time and space. Ignore the existence of the twin bed entirely for a minute; do you need a guest room at all? If you need a guest room, who would be using it and how often? Personally, I can't really see an ordinary twin bed as being terribly useful for a guest room, so if this were my situation and I did need that room for a guest room I would sell the twin bed on CL and put the money toward a larger bed, double at least but preferably a queen if it'll fit, or a good quality sofabed (I have been assured that sofabeds with comfortable beds do actually exist) that would allow the room to have another use as well as a guest room, such as a library/study/office or getaway room or hobby room. We rarely have overnight guests (maybe a total of 2 weeks out of an entire year, although DH will sometimes sleep in the guest room if he's brought something home from work that he doesn't want to pass along to me) so our guest room is a rather irritating waste of space, and wasted space is a very bad thing in a house less than 1250sf. DH uses it as a dressing room since he gets up at 4am and his moving around to get dressed wakes me up, and he gets a nice little closet to himself. I'm thinking rather seriously about moving the library into that room, since it's a much nicer room - plenty of sunlight - and if we DID have guests DH wouldn't be disturbing them. As for what I would do with suddenly-available space that poofed in out of nowhere... I would love to have a room to do my craftwork in - better storage (cabinets) for my supplies, a work-surface for doing beadwork where I could leave a piece in progress, shelving/racks for curing soaps, etc., as well as somewhere to put and use my physical therapy stuff like the exercise ball (currently deflated and under my bed for lack of any reasonable place to put it, fat lot of good it does me there), a yoga/stretching mat, traction equipment, etc....See MoreDining Room Alternatives?!
Comments (13)I wouldn't fill it up, just ensure it feels welcoming, using substantial items and a large rug. Could feel like below with console in the bump out, you’ll just need a larger rug. On back wall facing entrance, suggest some large art. I’d change the light at door and when changing chandelier, take it up quite a bit so it relates to second floor. If you were placing your new coat/boot rack next to door, it will feel squeezed in and messy as you enter. Try it on the short wall on the left....See MoreWhat to do with this empty corner space in my Family Room
Comments (2)What's the dimensions of the space anwhat is in the rest of the room? I am thinking built in bookcase but need these details to confirm....See MoreAn Empty Slate; A Blank Canvas. What Would You Do?!
Comments (7)0) Decide on the budget. No point on sky high desires when your budget is a shoes strings. Locate your utilities. The Utilities and their placement (e.g. septic) will be one of the constraints. 1) Approximately decide on placement of a driveway [the constraint here], based on the access to nearby roads. Your neighbor on the right (pic2) did semi ugly solution placing a garage, right next to the road. In the USA the driveway is the first permit you get. 2) Place your house about the same as your neighbors but try to orient spaces toward the south part. However south orientation should take a step back to the "Best Views". No point of orienting all your rooms to the neighbors backyard. The "Best Views" should be deciding the orientation. Also consider future development. 3) So 150m2 = 1600 sq ft - pretty modest. I would definitely do a walkout basement. Preserve all excavated dirt. 150m2 - I would rough 30mx50m structure. 4) Floor plans are typically based on the "needs and wants", we have no idea what is needed or important to You and your partner. Some ppl like big kitchens, others big garages, or big bedrooms or big entertainment spaces; 5) With all of that in mind - talk to the architects and the builders. Your conversations should be: what can I get done for this budget, how would you orient my house, where would you place the driveway, how our wants and needs be satisfied in 150m2....See Morenjmomma
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