Before & After - That Other Room

As I've mentioned a thousand times before, one of the main selling points of our house is the pretty living room and the fact that the kitchen and living room are close together and fairly open.

The thing is, to the left of the couch, right out of the picture, is a side room and a guest bathroom.  We have been at a loss about what to do with the side room.  G lobbied to make it a hobby room.  I cackled hysterically for about 3.5 seconds before shooting him down and banishing him upstairs (don't feel sorry for him; he got his own room, people).  We thought about getting an aquarium until we realized what a handful Lucy was going to be and nixed that idea.

Then it came to us:  a guest room.  We hadn't planned on turning any of our rooms upstairs into guest rooms because we so rarely have visitors.  It's a much more efficient use of space to have a Master bedroom, a fully functioning and spacious closet, and G's nerd hobby room.  Everyone wins.

But for those rare and wonderful times of the year that we will have guests, we now have a mini-suite for them!

Before

After

We plan to buy a couple of full-size Japanese canvases to use as room dividers, so guests will have privacy from the living room (a.k.a. Lucifer).

It is the perfect size for a nice air mattress, and the room is complete with a sitting area and a wine hutch.  I mean, what else do visitors really need?

I'm going to get a two- or three-tiered decorative cart to put next to the wall on the left.  The bathroom is next to those Asian prints (from Singapore!), just out of the picture.  It is too small to put useful guest supplies in it, so I'll use the wheeled cart for towels, amenities, snacks, drinks and other "welcoming" items.  That way, guests can wheel it around the room/bathroom as they want.

If I ever get around to making that cart, or to jazzing up the guest bathroom, I'll do another post.  For now, I'm just glad this room is clean, organized, and purposeful.

Now, come visit us so you can stay in it!