reading room. Get The Most Out Of Your Spare Room

Design & Style How To Guides Get The Most Out Of Your Spare Room

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10/06/2008

A dressing room is a real luxury, but ideal for a box room or a room that can only be accessed through another bedroom. Whether it's going to add value depends on the overall balance of your home - taking a three-bedroom house down to a two would be inadvisable. But if you have three good-sized bedrooms plus a box room, it could be a good choice.

dressing room. How To Get The Most Out Of Your Spare Room

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The Dressing Room Must Haves

  • As this is likely to be a small space, a chair bed is more practical than a sofa bed.
  • Layout is crucial if you want the room to have flexibility in the future. Leave one wall free of cupboards so that future owners can fit in a bed (even if it’s a single) if they need to.
  • Fitted cupboards will make the most of space and provide storage for everything from spare bed linen and clothes to makeup. Don't forget to factor in extra storage for bedding in the hard to reach areas at the top and bottom.
  • Good lighting around a mirror is a bonus - and the bigger the mirror, the bigger the room will feel.
  • Colours should be clean and soothing - nothing too bright or patterned that would detract from the art of dressing.

Fitted bedroom furniture, for example from Hammonds, starts at around £500.

See our review of the best sofa beds around, but if space is a problem, an inflatable mattress is ideal. Look for airbeds that self inflate - AeroBed mattresses fill via an electric pump in just a minute.

Truckle beds that slot beneath a single bedframe are a good space-saving option if you need a double bed, as are single beds that have a second mattress that flips up to form a double (try John Lewis for both of these).

For the most streamlined option, consider a wall bed - take a look at the Wallbed Workshop.

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  1. Lighting a mirror properly is a good tip, and something that many people forget. Thanks for highlighting it!
    Posted by Bedroom furniture on 09/09/2009 09:59:11
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