Inglish Design of Harrogate can make any room or interior space into a usable area. Our interior design services combined with out ability to produce made to measure furniture allows us to provide our customers with a service which is second to none. It might be by creating a bespoke dressing room, making playroom furniture, installing a home study, creating a library with built in bookcases, designing a games room, or even fitting out a home cinema room. Most guest rooms lie unused a lot of the time, so why not turn yours into a multi-purpose space that’s still practical for overnight visitors ? It could even show potential buyers how versatile your home is, and at the same time add some value to your property without major home renovations. Because of our bespoke manufacturing ability, Inglish Design work on many different types of properties. We can make furniture which is either built in or freestanding, and provide storage and value to any room. Here are some ideas for making better use of your spare room :<\/p>\n
Leaving a room unused – whether it’s a spare bedroom, a dining room or box room – is a real sin in these times when homes need to prove their value and compete against other homes on the market. Even if your house is not on the market, you could actually improve your liefstyle by changing the use of a room, and at the same time add value for the future. Most of us have a room that’s little used – or not used well, so why not transform the whole family’s life by rethinking it? The trickiest thing is to decide how to use it. It might be best as part office, part spare room, or part music and sitting room, or part spare bedroom and home gym. You needn’t spend a fortune to fit it out – it’s just a case of reworking the floor space, getting the right furniture and good storage.<\/p>\n
Home Office or Study Furniture<\/span> More and more of us are turning a little-used room into a home office, and rightly so. They’re popular with buyers, especially if the room is too tiny to be a useful bedroom. Inglish Design make high quality study furniture. Chris Brown, Vice President of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) says, ‘Our research shows that a growing number of people are now working from home, so a home office will have a broad appeal.’ You don’t need a big room to make a home office work – much depends on how much storage you need to hand. If you have little paperwork and reference documents, you’ll need little more than a desk space.Even at a basic level, all homes benefit from a filing drawer to organise passports and important documents and a desk area.\u00a0 If you have enough bedrooms already in your home, then the whole room can be devoted to being a study with bookcases and storage. However, a well designed room could be split into half study and half bedroom. Building shelving into a room can make good use of space. Inglish Design can space plan any room – regardless of size and maximise its potential. Don’t forget that bespoke furniture will add value to your home. If you wish the space to remain with the appearance of being a bedroom, Inglish Design can integrate and conceal your study behind doors.<\/p>\n Dressing Rooms\u00a0 – Walk in wardobes and built in storage<\/span><\/p>\n RECENT feedback from house buyers indicates that female purchasers put a dressing room at the top of\u00a0their Christmas wish list. According to research modern women believe the ultimate status symbol is a walk-in wardrobe, with 45% choosing a giant closet as their status symbol.While walk-in wardrobes were traditionally considered to be the exclusive preserve of the rich and famous, following demand, developers are now incorporating dressing rooms as a standard design feature into many of their properties.Over the past two decades, new build houses were designed with an emphasis on incorporating as many bathrooms as possible, with en suites generally regarded as the ultimate in bathing experiences.However, these architectural styles have undergone a dramatic transformation in the last 18 months, with customers showing a preference for fewer bathrooms upstairs, and for the additional space to be allocated for use as a dressing room.<\/p>\n So is it worth following this trend and creating one in your home to entice buyers and ultimately will it add value to your property? Well most luxury homes now have a dressing room attached to their master bedrooms. And house builders and property renovators are including these Master Suites in all new builds. As regards adding value, the house has to have the right layout in order to incorporate a dressing room. I would warn against fitting a dressing room onto a master bedroom, which is not large enough to accommodate it. Many people are now knocking through into adjoining bedrooms in order to create a dressing room, if you are going to this extent then using a professional craftsmen build in bespoke open wardrobes and shelves in order to ensure the best quality and style.<\/p>\n Bookcases for a Reading Room or Library<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Not restricted to the Downton Manor style homes only, a reading room will free up space elsewhere in your home. It’s perfect for those who don’t need a home office, but love to read and want a bolt-hole away from the bustle of the house.The best way to approach this room is to work out how much storage you need, then to calculate the best place to put it. Ideally, you might site the storage in a place that allows the rest of the room to be used as, for example, a guest room or homework space.\u00a0 You could opt for a “day bed” or sofa bed therefore not losing your spare rooms guest potential. Certainly a comfortable chair or sofa , and good lighting is a must. Inglish Design can make custom made bookcases which are made to measure – we have designed these for all sorts of spaces – evening under the stairs bookcases ! Awkward ceilings and attic spaces can be transformed into not only useful storage space for books, but also attractive features to a room.<\/p>\n The Music Room\/Hobby Room<\/span> This can be a room to play an instrument, and also a place to listen to music.<\/strong>You’ll obviously need furniture for building in your for your music equipment, however nowadays such equipment is minimal. If this is to double as a guest room (complete with comfy sofa bed for you to relax on), any equipment is best to be shut away behind closed doors.\u00a0 Make sure to include plenty of storage for musical instruments themselves, boxes for the associated paraphernalia and perhaps even a filing cabinet for sheet music. Noise insulation may be a problem, so if the room is upstairs you should fit a carpet with a thick underlay.<\/p>\n \u00a0The Playroom furniture and Games Room Design<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Inglish Design have worked on many playrooms – often the trend is to have these off a kitchen area. If your children are young, you’ll probably want them to be nearby – so hence in most homes this means adjacent to the kitchen or living room, while upstairs rooms are better suited to older children. A playroom most likely then falls under that category of games room. A space where gaming equipment can be stored, a television, and comfortable seating, even a sofa bed for friends to visit. When Inglish Design make furniture for a playroom we always incorporate lots of shelving and cupboards. Cupboards and deep drawers hide away toys neatly, Televisions can be hidden behind doors, and a small desk area is always good for homework. The highest shelves – too high for young kids to reach – are ideal for storing bed linen for example.\u00a0 For safety, Inglish Design playroom furniture is always fixed back to the walls securely. when we design a games room, if there is space we sometimes include a home cinema<\/a> within a games room, or even a mini kitchen so that there is a fridge and sink. It depends on the size of the room, but with clever space planning anything is achievable. Games rooms include areas to play, but we have also designed these to include bar areas, or areas for entertaining. So your room can easily be multifunctional.<\/p>\n Change It For Good?<\/span><\/p>\n Changing the use of a spare room entirely – into an extra bathroom or utility – is a bold step as there is no option of using it for guests. Whether it will add value depends on the size of your house. According to the NAEA, a second bathroom is only worth the sacrifice in a house with more than four bedrooms. Larger homes can benefit from upstairs Laundry rooms, and as said before walk in dressing rooms. There is also a definite trend for home cinema rooms<\/a>. Cinema rooms are designed by Inglish Design to integrate the very latest technology and rooms can be designed to be sound proofed for the ultimate home cinema experience.<\/p>\n So have a look at your home and how you are using each room. Improvements by adding fitted or freestanding furniture, could not only organise and enhance your lifestyle, but add real value to your property.<\/p>\n Contact us today to\u00a0 arrange a free design consultation on 01423 864951.<\/p>\n Below you will see images of work we have done, and also some inspirational images where we have not made this furniture but which may give you ideas for your home.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Inglish Design of Harrogate can make any room or interior space into a usable area. 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