What to Do with This Room?


By Carol Smith

The "What to Do with this Room?" symdrome is frequently experienced by homeowners. It could be the bonus room over the garage, the extra bedroom/office, or a spare room in the basement which has been functioning as a storage room for too many years.

Our homeowners, Diann and Michael, had a similar room, and came to us for help. The diliemma they had was how to define the purpose of the room. We immediatley saw big potential because of the high ceiling and the beautiful curved wall with six windows. Diann and Michael had defined their living room and family room spaces, so what should this roomthat was off the main foyer be?

Whrn we first evaulated the situation, the room had a beautiful black baby grand piano and a light grey sofa with two matching chairs. The piano provided the solution to the dilemma; we could define this space as a music room. The piano was already perfectly situated for acoustics and looks in the bay area and did not need to be moved. The sofa and chairs, however, needed some attention, and we were going to need more furnishings.









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