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Wasted space

7 years ago

Help needed

We have an upstairs room/landing that we currently don't use. We have no ideas what we want to use it for...

In the past it's been set up as a games room, to lounge and study but it never got used.

It's a good sized room and also acts as a corridor to two bedrooms. Currently we have 2 sofas, an easy chair, a bookcase and a dresser in there. All mismatched!

Does anyone have any idea what we can do with it?

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7 years ago

I think trying to turn it into a room, when it is in fact a large landing, is where you're possibly going wrong. You can't put things in the middle of it as it's a thoroughfare. ( with the exception of maybe a table with a vase or such like ), Instead you could choose to celebrate the space you have, maybe a bookcase or two? A small corner sofa bottom left? Linen cupboards? Depends on your style of furnishing.

Large landings are usually used predominantly for statement pieces of furniture and are not intended to be rooms for use. They just celebrate space.

Obviously I don't know the layout of the bedrooms, which one is the master etc. However, given the space available on the left, You could also do a couple of things.

Donate the space just bottom left to one of the bedrooms as an en-suite?

Or if the bedroom off to the left could use the space, then you could claw back half the landing and give it all to that room by moving the entrance. Thus that room would have built in storage ie wardrobes, drawers in the smaller space at the top and an en-suite in within the room bottom left.

This would leave you with what you might deem a better shaped landing.

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Solid Furniture Design
7 years ago
Hi heatherd1968,

Have a look at the pictures below!

Feel free to ask us any questions if you need help.

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Heather Drake
7 years ago
This is the space roughly drawn.
I've no idea how to arrange furniture. I'm open to buying any new furniture needed to make it look good.
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Heather Drake
7 years ago
I love the ideas to give other rooms storage and ensuites but luckily all rooms have build in wardrobes and enough bathrooms.

I've attached photos so you can see what I've got 'dumped' currently in that space.
I agree I need to just celebrate the extra space and place furniture nicely. But what where??

Thanks
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Solid Furniture Design
7 years ago
hi heather,
if you are interested in any bespoke furniture we could create an design to see if you like it or not.

kind regards,
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7 years ago
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I think it looks lovely as it is. If anything i'd go for a matching white sofa opposite the existing instead of the grey one and add a separate Green armchair, grey cushion?
minnie101
7 years ago
Hi. It looks a great space. I would lose the low wooden table and put the grey cabinet there (or you could try the table in front of the white sofa and see what you think). I'm not sure everything opposite the white sofa works as well with the overall look? I would rehouse the grey sofa, footstool and chair (although this works). I don't know If you like them but I think an orange Barcelona chair could work with a lamp behind, perhaps a side table or the matching footstool. I just think a splash of another colour would look great.
Heather Drake
7 years ago
I like the idea of a chair and footstool. I love the Herman chair and the Barcelona with footstool. I didn't know they came in orange. Maybe I could do a white one. A standard lamp is a great idea too.

I will get rid of the wood table and the small sofa.

Thanks.
minnie101
7 years ago
Yes it's difficult to tell exact shades onscreen but it appears to come in a nearly burnt orange which would work (Mind you if you google images it looks like 30 shades of orange which could be possible due to replicas or just the lighting!). Or a white one!
Heather Drake
7 years ago
The small sofa and wood table are going this weekend. I'll shop for a nice relaxing chair and lamp.

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