Bedroom Talk
queer eye for the straight guy?
i've been renting a three bedroom house for a couple of years now. not ready to buy it yet, if ever, but it's such an incredible deal (900 mo compared to 1200 mo in the neighborhood) i can't bring myself to move. i want to maybe turn the dining room into an office(since nobody ever sits there anyway, to eat, maybe drink beer sometimes) and turn the living room into the music studio which currently occupies the master bedroom. the master bedroom is just too, back there and i don't like people( unknown musicians) tromping through the house. all of my furniture sucks and i just want to call the salvation army and just have them remove it and start over. so....the questions are *i want a tasteful utilitarian look in the living room/ music studio *i want the master bedroom to become a sparse but contemporary den/family room(tv basically) *i want the dining area which sits between the living room and the kitchen, divided fro the living room by a half wall about 4 ft. tall, to be an office thing. *i have a treadmill that has been displaced into a closet but want to use it....somewhere. is it possible to do these things and make it look right? how little can i spend? where should i look for deals?
Public Comments
- i'm soo sorry but i'm not going to read all that.
- Hey bro! My name's Jason, and I think I could help ya out. I'm an interior designer ... and I'm gay ... best of both worlds for ya I guess. If I were you I wouldn't start over -- you probably have a few pieces that are worthwhile, and potentially have character and sentimental value -- KEEP THOSE!!! Go to Ikea's website -- they've got some great ideas there, not to mention amazing furniture for quite a deal. Look at design catalogs from Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn, Design Within Reach. OR go to ApartmentTherapy.com ... some great ideas on the site!! GOOD LUCK -- and remember make it YOU!!!
- If you really want some cheep well made furniture. Try IKEA! They have really nice full room styles for under $1,000 for everything. Plus you get to build most of it yourself so you start off bonding with your new furniture. You can order a catalog from ikea.com and take a look at their stuff. It's a lot of fun :)
