Kids room : would like the possibility to watch outside while sitting
Hi,
I was thinking to create a platform to have the possibility to watch outside, while sitting at the desk.
Anyone that already did something similar. (for instance a bed under a desk, with a kind of shelves that also are used as a stair ?
All input is welcome.
Greetings,
Dirk
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Comments (127)Lots of ideas....couldn't resist adding my two cents. i copied your photos and did a little cut and paste- it's messy, but hopefully gets the main idea across. i'd put your sofa in front of the large book case, chair by the fireplace, tv on the stand on the wall opposite the fireplace - so you can either look at the fire or the tv. Someone suggested using frames of one color for your photos - an inexpensive way to do that would be to spray paint them all a dark color-black goes with everything. Since your shelves are a medium tone wood, display things that are dark or light so that they contrast against the wood. Limiting your display items pallette to a few values usually helps to unify things. (I think that's why so many people want to paint the shelves or put inserts in the back to help your nice things read more clearly...some get lost). If you want to "splurge" -you may consider having a carpenter make a few solid tall cabinet doors to provide a visual break in the shelving. I'm showing 3 doors - 1 on the right side of the fireplace and 2 on the left to leave two open vertical shelves for display on each side - with things arranged to frame the fireplace as the focal point. To add some height to your big vases, consider stacking some books beneath them. Enjoy experimenting untill you get something you're happy with - good luck!...See MoreNeed help with with sitting room - Ireland
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5 years agoHere’s another one. If you search on the photos section on Houzz you might get some more ideas.
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5 years agoI’m on a roll. Maybe the drawers underneath the platform could be a pull out trundle bed!
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5 years agoAll of the above is fabulous, but probably very expensive. So, I came up with an amendment for a high sleeper. I took this High sleeper bed available from Wayfair
I took the top layer off and moved it down. I was worried that if you put a desk at that level, then you need something around the sides high enough, so that if you move the chair backwards, you aren't going to fall off.
If you put the desk at one end, then you can use the whole length for moving up and down. So this is what i had in mind.
The blue bit marks where i placed thick ply wood across the slats for extra support. ( A big thank you to my 6 year old grandson Freddie who came up with the idea to start with, well done Fred )
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