Posted January 10, 20215 yr Ok so I just bought a new house. Its a pretty big upgrade from my current home. The layout in the front is as so. You walk in and to the right is a dining room, to the left is a small den. As you continue to the back of the house, on the right is the kitchen, and in front of you is a huge living room with cathedral ceiling and 15 foot windows. Its really nice(for what I am used to it amazing) and will obviously me the main living area. So downstairs is an absolutely huge finished basement, one giant room pretty much the size of the home. Obviously that will be the game/movie room with a bar and such. I am struggling with what to do with the front den on the first floor. There will be a big TV in the big living room and I plan on doing a movie theater type setup for downstairs with all the video games and stuff. The kids and us have TV for our bedrooms as well. I dont want to make it another living room type space witha TV and seating because we will almost certainly never use it. A TV less den was kinda an idea, but there is also a home office on the ground floor and we have bookcases and stuff in there, so that is redundant. I need an idea for a room that is not redundant, but will look ok in the front of the house opposite the dining room, so a play room or anything "unattractive" is out. I lean towards the practical side as far as using space and am lost.
January 10, 20215 yr You could do like the Flyers did and have a room (for the fans) where you can smash stuff to work out your anger/frustration. Seems fun and productive. Maybe you can get Gritty to come over and help? Or an exercise/home gym room? Art studio if anyone has artistic ability?
January 10, 20215 yr Author 41 minutes ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said: Office or Library. There is an large office in the back of the house on the first floor.
January 10, 20215 yr Author 8 minutes ago, Green_Guinness said: You could do like the Flyers did and have a room (for the fans) where you can smash stuff to work out your anger/frustration. Seems fun and productive. Maybe you can get Gritty to come over and help? Or an exercise/home gym room? Art studio if anyone has artistic ability? All those make sense, but its literally the first room you see from the foyer along with the dining room. I kinda wanted something that looks nice but also has some use. Maybe something on the unique side. I dunno what I want lol.
January 10, 20215 yr Author I told my wife your guys suggestions and she had an idea. Maybe build a glass wall with French doors, use that room for the office, and turn the existing office space into a gym. I'll have to go take measurements and look at the spaces again. Thanks for the help and keep the ideas coming lol.
January 10, 20215 yr 3 minutes ago, Boogyman said: All those make sense, but its literally the first room you see from the foyer along with the dining room. I kinda wanted something that looks nice but also has some use. Maybe something on the unique side. I dunno what I want lol. How much sunlight hits the room through the front windows? If you get ample sunlight you could grow all kinds of plants. I planted banana trees in my backyard, which I have to cut down before the first frost and pack around their root systems with mulch so they will regrow the next Spring, which they did this past year. But, for those where I didn't think they established their root systems enough that they'd survive the Winter, I dug them up and planted them in pots that I have along the bay window which gets a good amount of sunlight during the day even in these Winter months. They are doing just fine and keep sprouting new leaves. So if you like greenery and the idea of pretty plants that can help put some oxygen in the room then it's an option. A different option.
January 10, 20215 yr Author 4 minutes ago, Green_Guinness said: How much sunlight hits the room through the front windows? If you get ample sunlight you could grow all kinds of plants. I planted banana trees in my backyard, which I have to cut down before the first frost and pack around their root systems with mulch so they will regrow the next Spring, which they did this past year. But, for those where I didn't think they established their root systems enough that they'd survive the Winter, I dug them up and planted them in pots that I have along the bay window which gets a good amount of sunlight during the day even in these Winter months. They are doing just fine and keep sprouting new leaves. So if you like greenery and the idea of pretty plants that can help put some oxygen in the room then it's an option. A different option. That room has 2 normal sized windows. Ironically the main living area has huge windows and I was planning to put a large amount of foliage underneath them. Its really tough moving into a space larger than you are used to. Its almost stressful lol. (This is the real estate photo, I am still in my other house for a couple month.)
January 10, 20215 yr Author This is the room I am struggling with. Again this is the way the previous owner had it furnished.
January 10, 20215 yr Nice. Yeah, in that room you could grow some greenery even over the Winter months. Those windows will let in loads of sunlight, how much depending where your house sits in relation to the path of the Sun (the Sun crosses right across the front of my house in the Winter), so perfect to grow plants in pots along the window. Should also help keep your heating bill down with all that sunlight coming in to warm up that room.
January 10, 20215 yr Author 1 minute ago, Green_Guinness said: Nice. Yeah, in that room you could grow some greenery even over the Winter months. Those windows will let in loads of sunlight, how much depending where your house sits in relation to the path of the Sun (the Sun crosses right across the front of my house in the Winter), so perfect to grow plants in pots along the window. Should also help keep your heating bill down with all that sunlight coming in to warm up that room. Yeah those windows were a big selling point for us. The sun goes right across the back, those windows and the pool will be in it all day. The solar panels are mounted on the roof on that side as well. I think the front room is going to stay empty for a while anyhow as I am not bringing a lot of furniture with me and I pretty much have to furnish over 4000 square feet from scratch (I have some stuff but most of it is worn and old). I guess I'll just keep an open mind and do lots of research. Thanks for bouncing the ideas! Any other thoughts are welcome, I'm not good at this lol.
January 11, 20215 yr Music room. Dedicated space for listening to music... if you're into that kind of thing.
January 11, 20215 yr Leave it completely empty except for a toilet in the center. When you have company, don't bring it up and when they ask act like "What do you mean why is there a toilet in there?" and return to the previous conversation. And if they use it yell "WTF" and throw them the f out.
January 11, 20215 yr 2 hours ago, B3 said: Music room. Dedicated space for listening to music... if you're into that kind of thing. This
January 11, 20215 yr 29 minutes ago, paco said: Leave it completley empty except for a toilet in the center. When you have company, don't bring it up and if they ask act like "What do you mean why is there a toilet in there?" And if they use it yell "WTF" and throw them the f out.
January 11, 20215 yr 4 hours ago, Boogyman said: All those make sense, but its literally the first room you see from the foyer along with the dining room. I kinda wanted something that looks nice but also has some use. Maybe something on the unique side. I dunno what I want lol. maybe this is weird and Im just used to it, but in my aunts house you walk in to the foyer and directly ahead through a large open entryway you are looking at the gameroom. It contains a pool table (basically the first thing you see when you step in to the foyer). But it doesnt need to look like a sports bar. You can have a more elegant pool room. Doesnt have to be adorned with sports memorabilia all over the walls. Her room has a very high vaulted ceiling. On the back wall, there are build in book shelves that begin about 4 feet up the wall. Under them, are some seating. Convenient for a group playing pool, but at other times, its a quiet area to sit and read. There is no TV in the room, but it does contain the records, CDs, bose radio... you can sit and listen to music. Or, being centrally located in the house you can turn it up to play throughout the house. Its a space that I loved when I was younger, and her other nieces and nephews. And now my kids and such... but its not a "play room" junked up with kids toys. Its a much more elegant looking space.
January 11, 20215 yr well, now that I scrolled down and saw the room, pool table isnt an option. But the idea of using this room as your office, and maybe a game room in the larger office space could work.
January 11, 20215 yr Cocktail/music/reading lounge. Yeah the "bar" is downstairs with games/pool table etc but this could be more like a small place for you and the family to sit relax, read a book, listen to an album etc. Couple of comfy chairs/pillows, a dry sink with some nice bottles in it, a few book shelves/barrister cabinets with books, a few big plants, maybe a record player if you're into that kind of thing, and a plush carpet. I got something kinda similar with a big ol fuzzy moroccan rug in the middle and we spend a fair amount of time there. A place to sip coffee in the morning and wine at night while reading/relaxing if we don't want to be in front of the TV.
January 11, 20215 yr maybe just throw a couple big lovesacs in there for orgy nights? https://www.lovesac.com/sacs/big-one-insert-and-cover-wombat-wombat-phur.html
January 11, 20215 yr Author 1 hour ago, HazletonEagle said: well, now that I scrolled down and saw the room, pool table isnt an option. But the idea of using this room as your office, and maybe a game room in the larger office space could work. The basement is going to be the game room/bar/theater room. It's an absolutely huge space down there and already completely finished.
January 11, 20215 yr Author 50 minutes ago, DEagle7 said: Cocktail/music/reading lounge. Yeah the "bar" is downstairs with games/pool table etc but this could be more like a small place for you and the family to sit relax, read a book, listen to an album etc. Couple of comfy chairs/pillows, a dry sink with some nice bottles in it, a few book shelves/barrister cabinets with books, a few big plants, maybe a record player if you're into that kind of thing, and a plush carpet. I got something kinda similar with a big ol fuzzy moroccan rug in the middle and we spend a fair amount of time there. A place to sip coffee in the morning and wine at night while reading/relaxing if we don't want to be in front of the TV. Yeah I am leaning towards a casual, comfortable space. Maybe a large fish tank and comfortable chairs. I read quite a bit might be nice to have a classy quiet space. I am just gonna sit on it for a bit and leave it be for a while. Thanks for the ideas guys.
January 11, 20215 yr 18 hours ago, Boogyman said: Ok so I just bought a new house. Its a pretty big upgrade from my current home. The layout in the front is as so. You walk in and to the right is a dining room, to the left is a small den. As you continue to the back of the house, on the right is the kitchen, and in front of you is a huge living room with cathedral ceiling and 15 foot windows. Its really nice(for what I am used to it amazing) and will obviously me the main living area. So downstairs is an absolutely huge finished basement, one giant room pretty much the size of the home. Obviously that will be the game/movie room with a bar and such. I am struggling with what to do with the front den on the first floor. There will be a big TV in the big living room and I plan on doing a movie theater type setup for downstairs with all the video games and stuff. The kids and us have TV for our bedrooms as well. I dont want to make it another living room type space witha TV and seating because we will almost certainly never use it. A TV less den was kinda an idea, but there is also a home office on the ground floor and we have bookcases and stuff in there, so that is redundant. I need an idea for a room that is not redundant, but will look ok in the front of the house opposite the dining room, so a play room or anything "unattractive" is out. I lean towards the practical side as far as using space and am lost. LMAO....been in our house for 2 years, same set up (although basement isn't finished) but we have a bonus room on the side and I have an office. The bonus room is game room with pooltable, sofa, TV. That room opposite the dining room still empty!! We are thinking about making it a bar but still seems like a waste. The house, like yours, almost seems to have too much room (5,000 sq feet plus without the basement).
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