How to Decorate an Upstairs Bonus Room With Dormers
A bonus room adds extra livable square footage to your home. Such a space can be used as a den, office, playroom or multipurpose room. If your bonus room is in the upstairs level of your home and features dormers, you will have to take into consideration how you will include the sloped ceilings and windows into the decor of the space. Does this Spark an idea?
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Paint the room a color that you find visually appealing. If the space is small, choose a light color to give the illusion of a large room. To make a large bonus room seem cozier and less cavernous, use a warm-colored paint on the walls, which includes those shades in the yellow, orange, red and red-violet range. Highlight the dormers and make them a focal point by painting them a shade lighter or darker or a complementary color.
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Slide a desk into a dormer to create a quiet, secluded work space within the room. Build a bench under the window in the dormer and top it with plush pillows to create a window seat. Hang bookshelves in the dormer and place a chair in front of it that faces the window for a cozy reading nook. Use the dormers to create cozy separate spaces within the bonus room.
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Bring in furnishings that suit the intended purpose for the room and set them up in a manner that allows for ease of use and creates a comfortable atmosphere. A sofa and armchairs positioned in front of a television are ideal choices if you intend to watch movies in the room. Set up a play area with toy chests, shelving and large toys if the space will serve as a play room for children. Add a circular table and surround it with comfortable chairs if you want to use the space as a game room.
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Set up storage elements within the room. Since a bonus room is often a multipurpose room where a variety of activities happen, storage is necessary to keep the room neat and organized. Hang shelves on the walls to create visual displays and allow for easy access to items that are used the most. Place wardrobes and chests along the walls to serve as storage for items that you want to conceal.
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