Design Crew
Sat, 14 Jan 2012
Got a problem? Need some help? Just standing there shaking your head? Don't know what to do? You're not alone. Send us a link to photos of your design quandary and let the Desire to Inspire design crew help you .... that's you lot ... the readers! First problem this year comes from Katie.
I was hoping to get your help with this odd feature of my new studio apartment - a raised, enclosed platform with sliding french doors that houses (literally) just a full-size bed and a small night table. I'm attaching pictures of the studio's layout and what this "box" (as we call it) looks like. How can I make this thing less of a giant eyesore? I was thinking about refinishing the hardware on the doors, hanging curtains somehow - either around the doors or as a canopy (thoughts?) - and installing some sort of better lighting. It's bigger than a sleeping nook, but smaller than a bedroom. Help! [previous owner's photos - the box is now a lighter dove gray/purple; doors are still white]
Reader Comments (28)
In addition to the comments of lowering the bed, I think that it would be interesting to close off the North entrance to the bedroom and then turning that into a built in shelving unit to add some color/texture to that wall.
Check out this lovely sleeping alcove for inspiration: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/small-cool-2010-14-114561. Best of luck.
Its a shame you can't flip the long end of the bed along the wall freeing up that space to give you a place to have an area to have a dining space storage for hanging clothes and what not. There are murphy bed cabinets that flip in that direction, and they don't have to look like an old entertainment center in the rec room either.