Background: DP and I have been renovating an old house. It's a 4 bed detached cottage, but not massive (not big rooms). We're finally reaching the last leg & would appreciate the thoughts of you lovely mumsnetters on our plans.
Current configuration is:
DOWNSTAIRS:
Open plan livingroom, diningroom & kitchen. Was three rooms, but previous owners knocked through. Livingroom opens onto decking / garden. Long skinny utility room. Family bathroom.
UPSTAIRS:
Master bedroom, spare room (with built in wardrobe that houses most of our clothes), DP's coup study & the room full of shit that was to be my study.
It is said room full of shit that I'm seeking advice on. It's the biggest room, but long and less than 9' wide, which is why it's not the master bedroom, with a cupboard off.
Original plan was for that to be 'my' room as in addition to home working I also do music, so would like to stick my clavinova in there, but the original plan was a long time ago.
Current plan is second lounge (because downstairs is open plan), with TV, sofa, desk for me & said clavinova. Enough floor space for yoga, Wii, whatever. As DP has a study, I would have 'first dibs' on the room (e.g. If working) but it would be a communal space. (In practice I can use his study if I like, but he's a messy bugger).
This would be ideal for us right now as no DC, but I wonder if it's the best thing to do longer term. DC definitely not for a couple of years.
If we made it more like a bedroom we could out people up more easily, but I doubt we would get the benefit from it.
My current thoughts are, do it as we intend, but make sofa a sofabed for guests. If we do decide to ttc, DP could 'share' the big room as a study & eventually his study would be kids bedroom.
Longer term we could convert the attic, but the stair would be through the long room cupboard, so from that perspective would be better as a living rather than sleeping space.
Is this mad? (And yes I do know we're lucky to have this space, but we did buy it with an eye on future requirements).