What to do with extra room in house?

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: HopJokey

Originally posted by: QuantumPion

Originally posted by: Dirigible

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Home gym?

Since OP already has an office and HT set up, this is the best idea I've seen yet.

A decent idea, but I already have a gym membership and don't want to spend thousands on equipment.

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
A library or craft/hobby room. Are you seriously at a loss what to do with extra space?

Already have a bookshelf in the living room. Yes I am at a loss 😛

Another guest bedroom?

A bookshelf does not a library make. How about a wine cellar? Do you have any hobbies/interests that exist outside your computer?

 

[Dirigible]

Put a tiger in it, and a "Absolutely do not enter or you will die" sign on the door. Throw a party. Take pics and video.

 

[Gibson486]

that is small??? that is, what I thought, a typical size bedroom.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
15x15 is small 😕

That's what I was thinking.. 😕

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: ElFenix
15x15 is small 😕

That's what I was thinking.. 😕

Granted, this is ATOT we're talking about here.

 

[CRXican]

I like the bigass aquarium idea. Or you could get some monitor lizards and make the entire room their enclosure.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Originally posted by: Gibsons
I'd make the 2nd bedroom a real bedroom and make the small room the office/mancave.

I second this idea. I have a mancave at home and I can't imagine not having one. It is a great place to hide/escape.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I have another idea OP. What about a bar/lounge for guests? We had a small room in our home and we bought a bar for it and put my wife's dining room table in it. It is great for entertaining.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: blanghorst

Originally posted by: Gibsons
I'd make the 2nd bedroom a real bedroom and make the small room the office/mancave.

I second this idea. I have a mancave at home and I can't imagine not having one. It is a great place to hide/escape.

Silly man, he has no wife or he wouldn't have any extra space in the first place.

 

[QuantumPion]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer

Originally posted by: blanghorst

Originally posted by: Gibsons
I'd make the 2nd bedroom a real bedroom and make the small room the office/mancave.

I second this idea. I have a mancave at home and I can't imagine not having one. It is a great place to hide/escape.

Silly man, he has no wife or he wouldn't have any extra space in the first place.

😉

 

[QuantumPion]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer

Originally posted by: HopJokey

Originally posted by: QuantumPion

Originally posted by: Dirigible

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Home gym?

Since OP already has an office and HT set up, this is the best idea I've seen yet.

A decent idea, but I already have a gym membership and don't want to spend thousands on equipment.

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
A library or craft/hobby room. Are you seriously at a loss what to do with extra space?

Already have a bookshelf in the living room. Yes I am at a loss 😛

Another guest bedroom?

A bookshelf does not a library make. How about a wine cellar? Do you have any hobbies/interests that exist outside your computer?

It's a big bookshelf 😛

I have other hobbies of course but I pretty much already have room for the stuff elsewhere, e.g. I have some exercise equipment already in my bed room. I could make the 2nd bedroom into a guest bedroom but then again, I'd have to buy furniture and mattress and such that I'd never use.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: QuantumPion
I have other hobbies of course but I pretty much already have room for the stuff elsewhere, e.g. I have some exercise equipment already in my bed room. I could make the 2nd bedroom into a guest bedroom but then again, I'd have to buy furniture and mattress and such that I'd never use.

Get more friends? 😛

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: QuantumPion
I have other hobbies of course but I pretty much already have room for the stuff elsewhere, e.g. I have some exercise equipment already in my bed room. I could make the 2nd bedroom into a guest bedroom but then again, I'd have to buy furniture and mattress and such that I'd never use.

Get more friends? 😛

And more interests!

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: QuantumPion
I have other hobbies of course but I pretty much already have room for the stuff elsewhere, e.g. I have some exercise equipment already in my bed room. I could make the 2nd bedroom into a guest bedroom but then again, I'd have to buy furniture and mattress and such that I'd never use.

Get more friends? 😛

And more interests!

:beer:

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: scorpious

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze

Originally posted by: Gothgar

Originally posted by: ElFenix
15x15 is small 😕

not that small, I have seen 10x10 rooms

Prison?

What? My room is 10x10.

Do they call you "The Gimp" by chance?

 

[nageov3t]

if I had an extra room, I'd throw some exercise equipment in there and turn it into a work-out room.

or if it was too small, maybe a twin bed to make it into a guest room for overnight crashers.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

A safe room for when the zombies attack?

 

[Phoenix86]

Stripper pole.
Possibly NSFW for obvious reasons, though it's a relatively tame site.

 

[Kirby]

Sex dungeon

 

[QuantumPion]

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: QuantumPion
I have other hobbies of course but I pretty much already have room for the stuff elsewhere, e.g. I have some exercise equipment already in my bed room. I could make the 2nd bedroom into a guest bedroom but then again, I'd have to buy furniture and mattress and such that I'd never use.

Get more friends? 😛

If I wanted friends to sleep over at my house they better be female. And in which case they better be in my bed in the first place 😉 Guy friends can get a damn hotel room or sleep on the couch 🙂

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: QuantumPion

Originally posted by: Dirigible

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Home gym?

Since OP already has an office and HT set up, this is the best idea I've seen yet.

A decent idea, but I already have a gym membership and don't want to spend thousands on equipment.

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
A library or craft/hobby room. Are you seriously at a loss what to do with extra space?

Already have a bookshelf in the living room. Yes I am at a loss 😛

dropping weights on nicely finished hardwood floors wouldn't be a good idea either.

 

[Kanalua]

Originally posted by: blanghorst

Originally posted by: QuantumPion
I did some house cleaning recently and got rid of a bunch of junk that I was just storing in this room in my house that I have no use for. It's a 2 bed room house with 1 bath, living room, kitchen, and 1 additional small square room (15x15' ish in size). It is really nicely finished with polished hard wood floors and track lighting. However, I can't for the life of me figure out what to do with it. I currently use the 2nd bedroom for my computer/office room. I could get some furniture for this room so it wouldn't feel like a big closet, but I don't feel like paying thousands of dollars for furniture I would hardly ever use. So what are some good ideas of what I can do with this room?

Are you interested in home theater? Might be a good place to put a TV and other HT equipment.

My first thought...HT Room! GO Here (AVS Fourums - Home Theater Builds) and go NUTS!

 

[HardcoreRobot]

make that your office, make the bedroom a bedroom, rent out the new bedroom, invest the rental money, retire earlier

 

[Rumpltzer]

Line the room with wood chips and make it a hamster sanctuary. Invite Brad and Angelina over to show it off.

-or-

Add a window and make a drive-through path around your house. Sell coffee and serve your customers while wearing a banana hammock.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
make that your office, make the bedroom a bedroom, install hidden cameras, rent out the new bedroom to local college girls, invest the rental money in a webserver, retire very early

Yes, yes that's better.