Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Let's Talk Layout

I'm gonna cut right to the chase here. Room #2's layout stinks. We honestly didn't even try. It used to be my music room and everything fit just fine. In fact I had a cute love seat in there and everything. Then my parents gave me a full size bed to turn it into a guest room. I got rid of the love seat and replaced it with the bed. Everything still fit fine. Then Husband moved in, we had two showers and a wedding, and we never bothered to do anything with Room #2. So here's what it looks like now:




Pretty terrible huh? The good news is that most of the item that are cluttering up the room can be moved out. Husband has a recording studio in the basement (He's just that cool.) so at least the keyboard will end up down there. The piano may end up down there someday too. The extra furniture will get Craigslisted, and the extra wedding stuff will get put away, donated, or thrown out. For now We'll be dealing with the bed, dresser, and piano. I'll add in a lamp and a night stand too. Like this:




Ah. Much better! It may still be a little tight between the bed and dresser, but the room makes much more sense this way. There will actually be room for two nightstands each with a lamp. There's also room for a floor lamp near the dresser and piano. Right now, there's only the ceiling light and an unreachable floor lamp that's not even plugged in. This room will be much cozier for guests. Husband should have an easier time getting dressed too now that his dresser is next to the closet. 

Friday I'll share the final "after" shots with the new room layout and some styling. For now, here's a preview off the new layout. And in case you missed it, check out the before here.


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6 comments:

  1. The Remodeled LifeMarch 13, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    Figuring out room layouts can be tough sometimes - can't wait to see a new pic of the room!! Our rooms are really small so I feel like we are always tweaking and moving things around!

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    1. MeganMarch 13, 2013 at 12:13 PM

      That's one of the reasons I like you blog! Small room syndrome!

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  2. UnknownMarch 13, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    We need to do a new layout for our guest bedroom/office - it's in dire need of it. I can't wait to see a pic of everything set up with your Room #2!

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    1. MeganMarch 13, 2013 at 12:23 PM

      Multi-purpose rooms are always the worst! I always use Google Sketch-up to draw things out before I make any final decisions. Maybe that will help you sort things out? Thanks for stopping by!

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  3. Kiersten @ Oh My VeggiesMarch 21, 2013 at 2:24 PM

    I am the worst at figuring out where to put furniture in rooms. I think it took me a good 3 months just to get our living room done and I'm still not totally happy with it. I hope it turns out well!

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  4. KGMarch 26, 2013 at 3:09 PM

    Before you commit to any layout, I suggest to keep playing with it.You might miss something that makes perfect sense in another part of the room.

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