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Home Decorating Design Dilemma

What to do with Niche??

4 years ago

Hi everyone, we recently moved into a new apartment and it has this awkwardly placed niche/cut-out. The niche is about 2 and a half feet deep and about 4 feet wide- I feel like it is too big to just put in a shelf. The niche is placed sort of in between our living and dining area...I kinda wish it was just a closet lol. Any ideas on what to do with it?? Thinking about a desk or bar area but not sure if it's too small for that.

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Beth H. :

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

I thought of a desk immediately. some of them look quite nice.

you could get a nice piece of solid wood and 'float' it using lag bolts into the studs or cleats.

jazz it up and do some wall paper on the back wall,

add a sconce

display shelving.

if you need more storage, you could always fit a door on it.

or do something funky

and here is the bar idea

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decoenthusiaste
4 years ago
Is that a spot for electric/light up top?
partim
4 years ago
If you need storage space, put a tension rod across the top and hang a curtain.
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Original Author
4 years ago
@decoenthusiaste No, unfortunately not- it's a fire sprinkler.
erinsean
4 years ago
How about an armoire for storage. Some are outfitted for a desk, and some have shelves for storage. It looks like one would fit there. Or if permitted, I would make it a closet with doors.
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Tracey Woods
4 years ago
What do you need? Closet, desk, shelving? You could do any of those. It’s deep enough for a reach in closet.
deegw
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
If it would work with the rest of the space I would buy a large bookcase for the spot.
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Cabinets Modern/ Cabinet Maker
4 years ago
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suezbell
4 years ago
Really like the build in desk idea (with shelves above) -- but you might want to add a door anyway so you don't have to worry about controlling the clutter -- putting everything away each time you get interrupted.

You could use a shallow bookcase as a door over the hidden closet.

https://murphydoor.com/products/flush-mount-paint-grade-bookcase-hidden-door?variant=20781346979899&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItZionYLz5gIVCZSzCh1hHw1XEAQYBSABEgK0K_D_BwE

Alternately, you could panel that wall and have the door(s) appear to be just more paneling -- creating hidden closet space for however you choose to use it.

http://nextluxury.com/home-design/hidden-door-ideas/

Also, would at least consider adding a door sized mural of a natural space to the back wall so you're not looking at a wall while sitting at your desk.

https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=628&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=JUMVXsbzGuql_QbZt6fABQ&q=door++murals+of+natural+spaces&oq=door++murals+of+natural+spaces&gs_l=img.3...436189.646101..646295...1.0..0.188.3662.50j4......0....1..gws-wiz-img.....0..0j0i131j0i67j0i10j0i5i30j0i30.-mbZPHunQ_Y&ved=0ahUKEwiGmsj-_vLmAhXqUt8KHdnbCVgQ4dUDCAY&uact=5#spf=1578452398881

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