What can I use this room for?!

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I’m buying a house (new build) which has a downstairs room of 6ft x 6ft.

The developer is selling this as a study. However, I don’t want to use it as a study, as I much prefer to work in the kitchen.

I’m after some ideas as to what I can use this room for. Any ideas?

Thanks!

House rabbits

Laundry room. Indoor driers (for winter & wet weather use) and ironing board. Hanging space.

Craft room

Or a reading room/library.

Cloakroom ?

Definitely craft room.

I second a reading room. Some bookshelves, a couple of very cosy armchairs and some floor lamps. Perfect.

Reptiles!! Heat lamps, water features, maybe an iguana?

Play room for kids?

Plumb in a downstairs shower and toilet if you don't already have one.
Coats and shoes
Brewing beer and/or wine
Laundry cupboard (lots of shelves)
Overflow wardrobe

Do you have any hobbies? I'd either go craft room or a comfortable reading room. Although reptile or some other pet room appeals too.

Walk in pantry and large appliance storage.

Oooh reading room. Id love a reading room.

Get a door that looks like the rest of the wall and a secret opening method and tell none of the family it even exists. Then fill it with books and wool and kittens.

Guinea pigs!! Get ALL the guinea pigs.

Thanks! I’m tempted to get all the gineau pigs! 😂

What a useless room! Surely the spece could have been better utilised elsewhere.

What's the household make up?

For me I'd use it as a dressing room. So a lovely makeup table and funky seat. All white and clean.

Make up/dressing room or a very big cupboard. Lots of shelving etc and use it for storage and drying washing.

Get a door that looks like the rest of the wall and a secret opening method and tell none of the family it even exists. Then fill it with books and wool and kittens

This. Soundproof it too so you can't hear anyone calling you.

Playroom/toy storage
Storage for coats/shoes/bags
Utility room if it's an option to get a plumber in

This is the house (but not the development):

www.millerhomes.co.uk/new-homes/north-east/heritage-green/the-mitford-004.aspx#floorplans

I wonder if the developer will let me choose soundproofing and kittens as an option!

Ooh reading room sounds lovely. Or a craft room. I’m a huge fan of the secret door option that’s brilliant.

I have a 6x6 room! It's my craft room! I have a worktop going all the way along one wall ( replaced kitchen when we moved in and kept longest bit of worktop) then shelving all the way up to the ceiling above the worktop.

Or you could use it for cloakroom/utility.

We have a small room downstairs that is intended to be a maid’s room (we aren’t in the UK) It has a small ensuite that we use for the cat’s litter tray and food bowls and then we use the main room for things like an overflow fridge purely for booze, the ironing board, two clothes driers, a rail to hang items on for ironing and baby crap such as the car seat, high chair, pram etc.

But if I didn’t have kids (or if they were at least older) I would use it as a reading room! Big fluffy rug, comfy chair, soft lighting, bookcases.... it would be amazing!

Rat room.
Couple of double decker cages , ramps to let them out and roam.

I’d take the wall down and open up a spacious hallway with loads of storage for shoes/coats/bench seat for putting shoes on etc.
It’s a very small room for anything besides an office really.
SIL has turned one of their spare bedrooms into a laundry room, it’s all racked out and the ironing board is set up in there. But it’s upstairs not by the front door, and you wouldn’t want to be traipsing washing all around the house.
Also, for similar reasons, I think it wouldn’t work as a dressing room. Bit far from your bedroom.