OK, last week was the guest room, this week it's the 3rd bedroom which, while it is designed as a bedroom on the floor plan, will be our study.
So, here is the study.
It measures 15.3' x 13.5'
9 foot ceiling.
4 recessed lights and a ceiling fan in the middle.
Wall mount ready for a TV/monitor.
It is in the hallway by the guest bedroom and across from the second bathroom. Since it's the bigger of the two, we chose it to be a study for two reasons. One, well, we have always wanted a study because...
...we have books!
Lots of books, ha. We will use these bookcases initially (we have four total, these three are already at the farm and one more is at the apartment, also full of books). We might change to something else though. Floor to ceiling shelving would awesome with a small ladder to get books high up (well, 9 feet high up, ha).
We'd like to have been able to do some built-in shelving but when you do that, it makes the room kind of permanently that way (what if we changed our mind and wanted to swap the guest room for this one?). It is also a lot of expense (like kitchen cabinet expense since they are custom-made to fit). Standalone bookcases it is, ha. But again, we might find something different that fits better, it's kind of hard to judge all of this on paper at this point, so we figured that once the room is drywalled, we'll be able to do some planning by measuring and then shopping.
Would all these books make it a library? 😂
I've always envisioned something like this. Just a comfortable place to sit and read, away from the living room or bedroom with lots of light. If we can have a couple of walls of bookcases, get 2nd Man's desk in there and save space for this, it will be wonderful.
Also, since the house will be very tech forward, we opted to have all cables, wifi wiring, etc run into this bedroom instead of the attic where it is normally put. To make them easy to access, they will be run into the closet in this room so we have these builtins and we'll still have space for storage of course. It can also be just the spot for cables and lines to "neatly" terminate and have the wifi router, backup battery for the internet, and other computer paraphernalia, ha.
Like the guest room last week, we are doing something different in here with paint color. Oops, did that picture give away something? We'll see! More on that in a post on all the interior colors we chose!
Next time, the living room. We're only two or three room tours away from the kitchen and pantry (and THAT'S going to take a couple of posts).
Awesome! It's going to make for a very nice office / book library room.
ReplyDeleteThe window area looks like it would be a nice reading area.
With all the books you have and with your tall ceilings you may consider on having a ladder / rod mounted to the cases that you can slide back and forth to get to them much taller shelves; like library's use.
Something along this line;
https://www.stairwayshop.com/rolling-ladders-and-doors/rolling-library-ladder-kits/hammered-antique-brass-finish.html
Have yourselves a wonderful day and evening. Enjoy your weekend.
Don't forget to set your clocks back this weekend.
I am anxiously awaiting the kitchen and pantry!
ReplyDeleteI really like your plans for the study and how you have planned the room for different uses. The reading area by the window will be especially nice.
ReplyDeleteFabulous! I am also anxiously awaiting the pantry/kitchen reveal. Can't wait to see your choices!
ReplyDeleteOops...sorry. Camille here in NH.
DeleteIt all looks perfect and what you want. We built two new homes and had exactly what we wanted but we moved with jobs and started over. When I ask the builder if something could be done or changed, he always told me anything can be changed that you want and added the phrase for more money.
ReplyDeleteThis is all very exciting for y'all and a lot of fun just being kept in the loop. I can't wait to see the in progress pictures!
ReplyDeleteYou might want to look into the off the roof emf reading you will have by making everything smart. Not good for a person with heart problems. If you have problems sleeping that will be your main issue.
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