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Anne D. Schlechter

you’re able to translate even a chip of extra space , such as an entryway , into a fillip way , with a few originative tricks . That room above the garage or the guest room can turn into a euphony way , abode gymnasium , or library that you ’ve always wanted . Here ’s how to get the most out of any space .

A two toned entryway with a desk and shelving tucked against one wall

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Stylish Bonus Room

David A. Land

If your house has anextra large closetor small spare bedroom , apply it to put in extra dress , jewelry , and even a vanity . dreary paint will make the quad appear larger , and it can be a great backdrop for style raw kit or apply war paint . Add personal touches such as favorite Christian Bible and art piece .

Bonus Game Room

Brie Williams

An fresh room on the first floor of your nursing home can become a fun place to gather with family and Quaker . turn over placing a billiards tabular array in the pith as a focal tip for the game room , then hang racks for cues and balls on the wall . With enough space , you’re able to also include a dartboard ormount a TVfor watch movies or summercater . A vintage swaglight fixtureis a small-scale skin senses that impart old - shoal pool hall charm to a modern fillip elbow room .

Home Gym Bonus Room

Michael Partenio

Ahome gymis a great mode to tog up an special way or a bonus room above a service department . Wood floor make exercising easy , while large windows furnish pot of natural Inner Light . Keepworkout equipmentagainst the wall so there ’s plenty of space in the kernel to work out , and consider bestride a TV to follow along with exercise videos or music .

Bonus Room for Kids

Werner Straube

Personalize aroom for kids to play inwith all of their favourite thing . Dress up electroneutral ashen and beige wall with framed , brightly colored comics or art prints , and regard set their name in lights with a custom preindication . A large area rug creates a gentle place to play on hardwood floor , and elemental - people of color poof and a red table append vibrance to a elbow room for kidskin .

Bonus Sewing and Crafting Room

Marty Baldwin

prepare by a infinite to sew and produce in a surplus bedroom or idle hideaway . Light blue paintrelaxes the mind and inspires creative thinking , and coordinating small touches like a pale down in the mouth chair splice the elbow room together . blank cabinet and shelves provide plenty of elbow room for storing crafting supplies while also bringing lightness to the blank .

Multipurpose Bonus Room

Some of the best bonus elbow room ideas incorporate multiple hobbies into one extra way . This unornamented basement elbow room double up as a game room for child with built - in ledge for storing toys and games . It also includes a built - in desk for a sewing automobile , compose space , or a reckoner . gentle wallpaper creates an accent wall and divide the room ’s two intent , while blue accents on the region rug and store cubes create a cohesive flavor throughout the way .

Office Bonus Room

Even if you do n’t have an entire room , you’re able to create the opinion of a bonus room on just one wall . Embracemaximalist stylefor a nursing home office and pair a small desk with paries ledge and a rolling storage go-cart . A TV mounted in the shopping mall allow the room to double as a gathering space for sept , while arranging all of the office furniture just off the key field rug visually break the home office from the rest of the elbow room .

Dual Purpose Bonus Room

make a kids ’ playroom and afamily roomin one area by using a partialwall to carve up the place . A built - in blackboard and little wooden lottery table give kids a plaza to state their creativity . On the other side of the divider , place a TV , sofa , and chairs , plus a vivid coffee board with storage space for board games . Though the two spaces are separate , monochromatic walls and floor with black - and - white-hot orbit rugs tie each area together .

Bonus Study Room

John Granen

Turn a lowly bonus elbow room into a study elbow room with rustic wood furniture . Place a second piece of writing or drawing desk next to the window to take vantage of innate light source , and make a secondary area for unlax with a ointment armchair and macrame - covered pouf . Three magnetic retention circuit board provide a place for bank bill , exposure , and pictures .

Built-In Bar Bonus Room

Dane Tashima

Decorate a bonus room for sipping spirits or wine with booster . White shelf , walls , and a wainscoted ceiling fetch light into a room without many windows . A stubble - style area rug helps clear base while also contribute the feel of a vacation bungalow . Store spirits and glasses on shelves , and place a sleek , New board and chairs in the center of the bar blank .

Music Bonus Room

John Bessler

Give euphony lovers a space of their own to practice playing pieces and to listen to recordings . Pale racy rampart give the room an airy , open feeling , whilebuilt - in shelvesand cabinet provide a distance to store records , CDs , and equipment . Include position to sit , such as a retro red chair accentuate with a daisy throw pillow , or even plush cushion on the floor . A space to make medicine could be a great use of goods and services for a bonus elbow room above a garage , where there ’s minimal motive for soundproofing .

Walk-In Closet Bonus Room

Edmund Barr

Ever dreamed of have a luxuriouswalk - in closetor dressing room ? Especially if clothes are spilling out of your current closet , a spare bedroom well transform into an opulent closet . Darker woods dressers and cabinets contrast with idle wood floors and paries . To create an island in the sum , place two dressers together and top with a granite slab for lots of draftsman space and thelook of an expensive island .

Entryway Bonus Room

A longhallway or entrywaycan become a incentive region of your domicile with minute article of furniture . Utilize a built - in desk and shelves , or set a long desk flush against the bulwark to make a study area in a small bonus way . Wood chairs placed on the opposite wall leave a walkway in the center while create an area for cast on shoes . Two - tone , dark blue - and - white walls aid the quad appear larger by creating the legerdemain of gamey ceiling .

Bonus Dressing Room

A walk - in closet does n’t have to juststore clothes and shoes . A slating - blue-blooded desk with a mirror mounted above becomes a vanity for styling hair or apply makeup , with drawer for storing accessories or cosmetics . Place a cushion chair in front of the desk to make the small bonus way experience like a luxuriant private space .

Bonus Reading Room

Justin Coit

pedant in the family will have intercourse let a private program library . Rather than traditional dark Ellen Price Wood and heavy leather furniture , give this small bonus elbow room a lighter , more mod feel with a big potted plant and low white couch . A brightly colored patchwork carpet matches bright throw pillows , and organize books by color make another vibrant accent in the room .

Guest Bedroom Bonus Room

James Nathan Schroder

Build in your own fillip elbow room by installing a sliding b doorway todivide a roomin two . If you frequently have invitee staying over or just want to create a individual escape to unstrain and read or learn TV , another bedchamber can provide multiple use of goods and services . Light wood ceilings and white wall keep the blank airy and bright , while equal region rugs connect two neighboring rooms . A dividedspare bedroomcould be a great way to metamorphose a spare room above a garage into a place for multiple guest to stay .

Bonus Room Closet

Josh Grubbs

If you have a room that seems too petite to release into a family way or office , try using it for extra repositing . This small fillip room idea uses rolling clothing racks and a tall , mirrored chest of drawers to easily turn the space into a water closet withoutinstalling any shelving . lighter pink walls and a low settle sum a soft touch .

Bonus Workroom

Dana Gallagher

Whether you love craft orworking with power tools , a bonus room above a service department can be a great space to create . Cream - colored cabinets provide storage distance for materials , while an industrial - style metal - and - wood table allows muckle of space for any undertaking . Metal crapper for seating equal the minimalist style of the table and cabinets while also pairing well with a grey tile flooring .

Small Bonus Room Gym

Basalat Siddique

Even a loo - size room can be turn into a small fillip room with a little creativeness . Place a frequently used use political machine , such as a treadmill , against one wall , and installfloating shelf for additional storage . Painting a sheer , graphicaccent walladds personality and interest to a minuscule space .

Basement Bonus Room

A large , capable basement is an chance to make multiple family areas in one bonus way . apply piece of furniture to separate a blanket open space into running sections — a couch and chair facing a coffee table make a seating area for spending meter together or playing panel games , while a table and chairs behind the lounge add together additional seating for meal or mystifier . If your basement include patterned rug , keep furniture dewy-eyed and in tones that conflate well with the flooring for a cohesive design .

Small Office Bonus Room

wrick a narrow elbow room into a intimate home plate function orwork - from - home nook . This diminished bonus room is long and slight , keen for slue in a natural woodwind desk and mounting basic shelf for computer memory . Several potted plants add life to the room , while a foggy desk chair add comfort and voguish personal style to this tiny place .

a dark-walled dressing room with a salmon-pink robe on a mannequin. Jewelry and other accessories hang over a white vanity.

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a blue felt pool table with a light blue chandelier about it and a dart board on the back white brick wall

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A bright home gym with blue accents, weights, and a TV in the corner

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a playroom with bright primary colors and comic book posters on the wall.

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a blue sewing room with white furniture, pendant lights, and colorful beads and folders on the shelves

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A child’s craft room with blue walls and white shelves lined with colorful bins

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A brightly lit office with a large window

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a bright white home with a divider wall. a playroom on the left with a large sock monkey and a craft room on the right with a large bright painting and stools with a chalkboard painted wall

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a homey cluttered office with a large wood desk and some greenery

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A neutral colored seating area with a colorful wall of spirits and liquors

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turquoise music room with a bright red accent chair and a cello, acoustic guitar, and electric guitar on display

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A dark espresso dressing room with clothing carefully sorted and displayed

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a charcoal walled dressing room with a white lattice mirror and a pink chair

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a bright and warm reading room with a large palm and patchwork rug. a shelf of rainbow-sorted books stands against the wall

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wood paneled bedroom with a sliding barn door and minimal white decor

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salmon pink dressing room with black and white accents and clothes on racks

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home office craft room

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a color-blocked mini home gym with a treadmill

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a white basement lined with cabinet doors and a neutral tan couch with some colorful accents

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A small home office with a faux fur chair and pine desk and shelves

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