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at the top of my stairs, there is an area about 8 1/2 x 13 1/2'...then 2 doors into the upstairs bedrooms. I would like to make that space into an area for either one of my kids home from college for a visit/guest room. I already have a wood trundle bed (with drawers underneath) that has the small bookcase headboard. It obviously looks like a young kids bed. How can I make this space look more 'liveable' for young adults. I have no problem painting the bed, so any suggestions would be welcomed. I also have a small TV that I would like to incorporate. Thanks. There is a window in the area - color scheme etc....help!!!!
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I had a very similar arrangment in my last house. The stairs to the 2nd floor opened out into an area the size of a small bedroom with doors to 2 real bedrooms and a powder room off of it. I built sort of what you already have, a platform twin sized bed with doors for storage underneath and a bookcase headboard. I had the foot of the bed against the right hand wall and then at the left side I mounted a desktop from the top of the bookcase headboard to the right wall (since the room was about 10 feet wide that made the desk about 45" across, including the part that extended on top of the headboard. The desk was counter height so I had a bar stool there to sit at it. I mounted a couple of shelves above the desk and put a swing arm reading lamp on it that could also be swung over the bed/couch for reading there.
The Scandinavians and Dutch have very neat built-in beds that I sort of modelled my design on. Here are some examples:
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/878302
http://remodelista.com/posts/architect-visit-built-in-beds-and-bunks
I got back cushions and arm bolsters for the bed with covers to match a solid dark green bedspread, so the bed was set up as a day bed/couch. i mounted 10' of 3/4" copper plumbing pipe (2 pieces connected with a coupling and with caps on the end) to the ceiling about 36" out from the edge of the bed and all the way across the room and hung curtains from it using the cafe curtain spring clips with rings on top. For the curtains I got two dark green print queen sized flat sheets. These could be pulled off to the side out of the way for everyday use of the room but closed across the room for privacy when someone was staying there. I had a small end table and a chair in the area too -- when guest came I had a little 13" TV that I set on the end table for them to watch. You could do that if you have room or mount it on the wall at the foot of the bed.
It made a nice work space for me where I could put my laptop and a cozy place to read on the day bed. When guest came, it gave them a private space to sleep, hang out and use the desk. A low chest or bench is useful for guests to put their suitcase on. I didn't have room for that but some used the desk for their luggage or put it on the chair.
I had a very similar arrangment in my last house. The stairs to the 2nd floor opened out into an area the size of a small bedroom with doors to 2 real bedrooms and a powder room off of it. I built sort of what you already have, a platform twin sized bed with doors for storage underneath and a bookcase headboard. I had the foot of the bed against the right hand wall and then at the left side I mounted a desktop from the top of the bookcase headboard to the right wall (since the room was about 10 feet wide that made the desk about 45" across, including the part that extended on top of the headboard. The desk was counter height so I had a bar stool there to sit at it. I mounted a couple of shelves above the desk and put a swing arm reading lamp on it that could also be swung over the bed/couch for reading there.
The Scandinavians and Dutch have very neat built-in beds that I sort of modelled my design on. Here are some examples:
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/878302
http://remodelista.com/posts/architect-visit-built-in-beds-and-bunks
I got back cushions and arm bolsters for the bed with covers to match a solid dark green bedspread, so the bed was set up as a day bed/couch. i mounted 10' of 3/4" copper plumbing pipe (2 pieces connected with a coupling and with caps on the end) to the ceiling about 36" out from the edge of the bed and all the way across the room and hung curtains from it using the cafe curtain spring clips with rings on top. For the curtains I got two dark green print queen sized flat sheets. These could be pulled off to the side out of the way for everyday use of the room but closed across the room for privacy when someone was staying there. I had a small end table and a chair in the area too -- when guest came I had a little 13" TV that I set on the end table for them to watch. You could do that if you have room or mount it on the wall at the foot of the bed.
It made a nice work space for me where I could put my laptop and a cozy place to read on the day bed. When guest came, it gave them a private space to sleep, hang out and use the desk. A low chest or bench is useful for guests to put their suitcase on. I didn't have room for that but some used the desk for their luggage or put it on the chair.
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