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The Empty Room Upstairs Can Mimic Another

One of the biggest dilemmas for any household is what to do with that spare room upstairs? For someone that loves DIY and home decoration activities, it’s actually a godsend. They get to reset the room however they wish and pretty much stir their creative juices into a smooth-as-silk flow. For those that aren’t so versed in homely things, it can be more than a bit of a problem. In fact some people are so afraid that they might get it wrong, they just leave the room blank. So right up and til they want to sell the home, they have been living with a giant empty hole in their home. The issue is, what kind of ideas could work? Starting totally fresh is what gets people twisted up. When you have the money, you can throw ideas at the wall and create the room into whatever you want. But when you don’t, it’s best to fall back onto something safe, like mimicking a room that you already have.

Personal relaxation or lounge?

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Consider these two options, personal relaxation versus an upstairs lounge. For personal relaxation you would make the room into somewhat of a mix of the living room and bedroom. You could have a single bed in the room, together with an armchair that looks out toward the window. This means that the room would be your little corner of the home where you can just relax, away from the kids, your partner and the pets. Here you could read a book in silence, have a snack or have a chat with your friends on the phone or via online without disturbing anyone else.

On the other hand the lounge option would mean hiring some furniture transport because you should put a great sofa in the room. The services are user-rated and reviewed, so you know who you can and can’t trust. They offer assistance in moving it also so you need not put your back out lifting it up the stairs. It could be a corner sofa that is end to end giving maximum space usage. The design is modern so it doesn’t look like a hovel trapped in time, the spare room could end up looking even more fashionable than your downstairs lounge.

For the pets

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Still not sure about what to do? If you have pets, usually they will sleep downstairs in their own beds. They could be moved upstairs nearer to where the rest of the family sleeps. In fact, the spare room could become the pet room, where they could play with their toys and gnaw on bones without damaging the walls or floor in the kitchen. If you install a small bath, you could wash them here too and not need to put them into the same bath the family uses. All their clothes could be kept in this room, such as towels, winter jackets, costumes etc.

The empty room is always a conundrum in households that aren’t used to having a spare room no one uses. The fear is messing it up with decor and things that don’t work. However, it could be your little space or privacy, or perhaps a zone where the pets can be a little wilder inside the house!