We never have enough space. No matter how large our home is, we always feel we have no space.
We have a 3-bedroom apartment in Singapore and given the boys does not want to sleep in separate bedrooms, we have a spare bedroom that we can use for guests. However, we have tons of books and so having a dedicated study space seem ideal. But what if we have guests over, what shall we do? The spare bedroom is way too small to accomodate bookshelves and a bed. So what I did was instead of having a bed, I got a sofa bed instead. We fitted shelves into the spare bedroom and now it actually functions as a study. We don't have guests every day (or week) anyway, so the sofa bed can nicely function as a couch for reading and when we have people over, it can be converted as a bed. Yes, it does get a bit cramped when the sofa bed is opened, but hey, it is only temporary.
What I always love about this study is that all our books are organized here, there is a small desk to do your work (or for me when I work from home), I got a cabinet (against the window) that functions to store files, a fax machine, printer and phone. The boys can come and read on the sofa, or we can play games on the carpet. It is not a big space, but cozy indeed.
We have a 3-bedroom apartment in Singapore and given the boys does not want to sleep in separate bedrooms, we have a spare bedroom that we can use for guests. However, we have tons of books and so having a dedicated study space seem ideal. But what if we have guests over, what shall we do? The spare bedroom is way too small to accomodate bookshelves and a bed. So what I did was instead of having a bed, I got a sofa bed instead. We fitted shelves into the spare bedroom and now it actually functions as a study. We don't have guests every day (or week) anyway, so the sofa bed can nicely function as a couch for reading and when we have people over, it can be converted as a bed. Yes, it does get a bit cramped when the sofa bed is opened, but hey, it is only temporary.
What I always love about this study is that all our books are organized here, there is a small desk to do your work (or for me when I work from home), I got a cabinet (against the window) that functions to store files, a fax machine, printer and phone. The boys can come and read on the sofa, or we can play games on the carpet. It is not a big space, but cozy indeed.
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| We have more than books on the shelf. We keep some momentos from conferences and appreciation items on a separate shelf and also have some pictures on it. We also put a stereo and arrange our CDs near by. With open-bookshelves, the key is to treat is as a decorative item versus a storage space, because it very well can look messy. |
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| I get a lot of criticism with the corner desk that I have. People think it takes up too much space. On the contrary, I actually like it because I think it saves space and fits nicely in the corner. I also have a good view out the window as well as if someone walks in the door. |
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