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thomas_surles:
I'm digging that avp piece on the wall.

shponglefan:

--- Quote from: ark_ader on February 12, 2017, 04:24:25 am ---You need separation from your office/gaming room and your bedroom. Having a bed in there will just make it easy to crash, and that can be problematic, unless you have visitors around, then it is a perfect place to run and hide in. :)
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Oh, I still have a separate master bedroom as well as a furnished guest room. This would serve as a second guest room in a pinch and/or my own private refuge. :)

shponglefan:

--- Quote from: BadMouth on February 12, 2017, 10:23:30 am ---I've found that shared use open space in the center of the room makes the place feel larger.
While I do have a full size bed centered in the guest room, since your room is dual purpose I'd recommend pushing the bed against the side wall.
It will give you more visual space and you won't feel crowded when you back up your desk chair.
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I'm partial to a crowded, cluttered space so I want to create something that feels a bit "closed in". In fact, when I first started mapping out plans, I was thinking of an even smaller space (~70 square feet) compared to the current design (~115 square feet).

It's an odd preference. :)

--- Quote ---Futons suck. All futons suck. Don't be tempted to get one to serve dual purpose as a couch and bed.
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Oh, don't I know it. Used to have a futon which I once tried as a bed. It was awful; I got rid of it.

--- Quote ---You could do something like that, then put an oversized couch opposite it. One person could sleep comfortably on an oversized couch instead of having the bed.
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That's an idea for sure; I've toyed with the idea of whether or not I'd rather have a bed or a couch. Or even some combo thereof (i.e. a daybed) or even a loft bed with a seated area underneath. Although my ceiling is a bit short for a proper loft bed...

--- Quote ---If you don't need sound isolation, in wall storage built into interior walls is awesome since it doesn't cut into the space of the room and extends it visually.
Since the wall you're building isn't load bearing, you can space the studs however you want. Tall skinny sets of shelves that are taller than the doorways will visually stretch the room vertically and make it feel bigger. You've got 3.5" studs + 1/2" drywall+3/4" finished face less 1/4" back=4.5" deep shelves while only intruding into the room 3/4".
Of course they can't be moved if you decide to rearrange the furniture.
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That's a good idea and something I hadn't considered. Even just doing some recessed shelving alone the top might make for a good display area for various knicknacks. Appreciate the idea! :cheers:

BadMouth:

--- Quote from: thomas_surles on February 12, 2017, 10:47:39 am ---I'm digging that avp piece on the wall.

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Chinese print on canvas from eBay. Dirt cheap. I had to make the frame and stretch it.
The orginal artist only sells small sizes and had a high resolution copy on his website....so cheap Chinese print.

The pics in the first post reminded me of this Clutch video.

Looking more closely this time, it's a pretty ordinary home office, but the black paint on the walls and number of screens really give it the underground bunker control center feel. Doesn't hurt to scatter a bunch of bare hard drives around. Needs some ham radio equipment though.

fallacy:
Her is mine, a music, VR, punching bag, gaming room. I have a projector and I had an 80 inch TV but I never really used them, since you are in your computer room anyway it is always just easier and more convenient to do or watch something at your desk.

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