With the economy still in a rut and the value of homes still decreasing, rather than moving, the new trend is to redesign old rooms or shuffle floor plans to upgrade. This can give a home a new fresh feel without the expensive cost of moving or adding a new addition.
Everyone needs more room in their closet! Small spare bedrooms next to the master suite are being converted into large dramatic dressing rooms. This is easily created by adding a door to the shared wall and adding hardwood shelving and cabinetry finished with fancy cabinet hardware to the spare room. The closet doors from the spare room are removed and hardwood shelving or dressers are inserted to add more space to the closet. Large three way mirrors, lounge chairs, and plush ottomans are added to complete the dressing room and give it a luxurious feel.
Another common use for that spare bedroom is to create a sitting room for the master suite. The shared wall between the master and spare rooms is removed and finished with trim work. A chaise lounge and high back chairs with matching coffee tables are added to the sitting room along with luxurious curtains, pillows, and rugs that coordinate with the master bedroom accessories.
On the main floor, the laundry room can be converted into a mud room complete with a bench, hooks, and cubbies to keep everything well organized. So where did the laundry room go? Most often the laundry room is moved back to the basement and upgraded with built-in cabinetry and granite counters.
Sunrooms and three season rooms are being restructured with better windows and insulation and turned into family rooms or playrooms. In fact, I had a friend who added radiant heat flooring finished with bamboo hardwood. The room was decorated with a dark suede sectional couch, dark wood coffee table, and a black bar table with chairs, complete with candles and low voltage lamps to give it an intimate feel.
Other rooms like dining rooms or living rooms are redesigned into the home office. Walls are removed between dining rooms, living rooms, and/or family rooms are combined to make spacious great rooms with built in shelving and cabinetry to make wet bars or book shelves.
With the effects of a downward spiraling economy, more homeowners are choosing to redesign and upgrade rooms to give their home a fresh new bold look.
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