***Collaborative post***
Sometimes we end up living in a place that has too many rooms. Whether it was because you needed the extra space at the time, or because the price was great, or because it ticked all the other boxes even if there was that one room you didn’t know what to do with, having a spare bedroom can be a blessing in disguise. This is because that ‘bedroom’ doesn’t have to be a bedroom at all. Just because that’s how it was described by the agent or because it’s upstairs or because the previous owners or tenants had a bed in there, there are no rules to say that you have to use it in the same way.
Once you break away from the idea that a bedroom must always be a bedroom, you’ll realize there are dozens of creative ways to use that spare room to your advantage. Read on to find out what some of them are.
A Library
Are you a book lover who’s running out of space to house your books? Maybe your spare bedroom could be the answer. You don’t have to have a stately home or a big castle in the country to have a library; all you need is a spare bedroom and plenty of bookshelves. Line the walls with wooden shelves and start collecting all the books you want, as it will take you a long time to fill a whole room with them.
If you want more than a library and you want to turn the place into a reading room, just make sure you leave space for a comfortable couch or a recliner chair, and you could spend many happy hours in your own personal library.
A Bar
Just as there’s no rule that bedrooms have to be upstairs, there’s no rule that bars have to be downstairs, and if you want to create a comfortable, welcoming, fun place for you and your friends to spend time together, away from the rest of the house, your spare bedroom could easily be made into a bar. Install some built in wardrobes and you can give yourself even more space to tidy things away depending on how much room you need on any particular occasion.
A bar in a prominent position, some bar stools, a fridge to keep the drinks cool, and some optics hanging up on the wall, and you’ve got quite an impressive spot for a party, and no one will expect to see it there either, making your home unique.
A Gym
If you like the idea of working out but you hate the idea of going to a gym because of the extra time it takes or because you don’t want to work out with other people around you, your spare bedroom could turn into a gym where you can work out whenever you want to, and where no one will see you do it – unless you want them to, of course.
You’ll need to invest in some equipment, of course, but once you have you won’t have to spend out anything more, and you can stay fit and healthy in the comfort of your own home. For many, this is a dream come true.
