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HanoiBoi:
More information could be helpful. You say that you are single with no kids. Is that the way it's going to stay? You don't often have friends over, but will that change? Perhaps with a new home you are planning on doing some more socializing? What are the dimensions of the room? Do you have a basement that might be allocated to some of your ideas? Do you still have a 'guest room' aside from this for, well, guests?
So, we're talking one bedroom here, right? What's that about 12' 12' at most? If you stick an air hockey table or foosball in there, either one would really eat up space, almost filling the room. A dart board doesn't take up much space.
Do you do a lot of reading? If so, maybe you make it a study or library. A couple club chairs with wall to wall bookshelves.
Are you into cigars? You could make it a nice smoke room / humidor. Only the single guys could get away with that!
How about a bar area? Bar, stools, kegerator, pub table, TVs. You could make with a Tiki theme, sports theme, rock and roll theme, movie theme, etc.
Do you like animals? Depending on your local laws, you could make it a dedicated room/cage for an exotic animal, like a monkey.
drventure:
Personally, I'd nix the theater idea. We've got 1 tv in the house, a projector with a motorized screen. In the living room. I've known people that put in ridiculously over the top home theater setups, but then use them, oh, say, once every 6 months. Don't get me wrong, if your hobby is building, it can be a blast to put that sort of thing together. But in the end, unless you're a +serious+ movie hound, it won't be worth it. Not to mention it can make it tough to sell the house later unless the buyer is specifically looking for a HT room.
Not sure how big the space is, but I'd say Game room/gym. A weight set doesn't take up that much space, and a machine would take up less. Then put a mame cab in the corner, darts on the wall, a chair or couple stools. Could be good.
I'd agree with the other comments about renting to family. If you decide to do that, you HAVE to get into the mindset that you're "simply helping your cousin out". If she pays you a little rent, great, if not, go gotta be prepared to just let it go.
CCM:
What am I missing?? Did this thread start in 2005? If so, I would guess that AtomSmasher has found a sufficient use for the room the the last 5 years...
AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: CCM on May 22, 2010, 11:10:32 am ---What am I missing?? Did this thread start in 2005? If so, I would guess that AtomSmasher has found a sufficient use for the room the the last 5 years...
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Hehe, when this thread popped back to the top I didn't even realize it was my thread until you just pointed it out. I never did figure out a great use for the room, but it's essentially my gameroom now. In the room I have my arcade cabinet, an old big screen tv, and a couch. For several years I did all my console gaming there, but when Mass Effect 2 came out, I realized I needed to use my hi-def tv, so I moved my current-gen consoles to the living room. Recently, I've once again been toying with the idea of renting it out, but haven't really done anything about it yet.
shateredsoul:
rent if you really need it.. but I agree with the whole no business with family thing. You'll also miss that space.
How about making the room a
game+bar+workout+movie room
The workout stuff may not fit, but whatever...
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