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Arrangement of L-shaped bedroom!

Serena Geraghty

8 years ago

So I have just moved back home from college for a couple of months and I am in my old bedroom. It functions as my work space as well as for relaxing and obviously, sleep! As you can see from the pictures, all the furniture is placed in one corner of the room with a big empty space nearer the door. I won't be staying here for long and don't have much money to go out and buy new pieces but I'd like to rearrange the room so it's more balanced.

I have a few pieces of furniture, and a single bed with built in wardrobes. The bedroom is awkwardly shaped and I am limited to how I can arrange my furniture. There is also a slanted roof to make things just a bit more awkward!

Any tips you would have would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys :)

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