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kittylester Mon 02-Feb-15 16:37:48

I don't know whether we have had this as a topic before and apologise if we have but I am operating under quite a lot of stress at the moment!!

Having just drawn the curtains in the lounge, I was surprised to realise how much pleasure I get from just being in there. It is painted a dark red with heavy gold curtains, two big sofas and a couple of easy chairs, a big coffee table, a mix of old and new wooden storage and book shelves and is, in fact, quite lived in! blush But I love it!

What is your favourite room in your house?

loopylou Mon 02-Feb-15 16:44:00

Sounds really cosy kitty
My favourite is the bathroom- an oasis of peace! I love reading in the bath [bliss]

soontobe Mon 02-Feb-15 16:46:25

The lounge too. It is big, with 3 windows and a patio door, so lets in lots of light. Plus it has great views.

tanith Mon 02-Feb-15 16:46:48

The kitchen I spend a lot of time in there watching the garden through the French doors in the Winter time, and in the Summer the doors are open most days and sometimes I even cook dinner grin

kittylester Mon 02-Feb-15 16:49:18

I spend a lot of time in the kitchen too tanith, it's where we all congregate - maybe that's why I like the lounge!! grin

KatyK Mon 02-Feb-15 16:56:19

I love my tiny but newly fitted kitchen. Its the first time I've been able to afford to have exactly what I want.

Falconbird Mon 02-Feb-15 17:13:32

My favourite room is my bedroom. I've just moved into a new flat and the bedroom is ensuite!

rubysong Mon 02-Feb-15 17:33:24

The dining room as we hardly ever eat in there and I can leave the ironing board up and the sewing machine on the table ready for use.

merlotgran Mon 02-Feb-15 17:45:45

My favourite room is our lounge. Very cosy once the woodburner is lit. It has painted floorboards (muted clay) with large rugs, a sofa, two wing armchairs and a club chair in the corner which is only pulled out when we need extra seating. The dogs curl up on bean bags when they're not sneaking on the sofa.

Like rubysong, I use the dining room as a bit of a workroom as we only eat in there when the family come round.

rockgran Mon 02-Feb-15 18:29:03

My favourite room is my "office" which houses my computer and all the paraphernalia of my many hobbies. It has a french window out to the garden so I love it winter and summer. I try to keep it tidy but it is always "mid task". I think it is a female equivalent of a "Shed".

tanith Mon 02-Feb-15 18:43:42

My house is small so the kitchen is also my dining room, office/computer room, hobby/sewing room, garden room, family room, bird/squirrel watching room grin

Grannyknot Mon 02-Feb-15 19:38:51

I have quite a few favourite places in the house: my bedroom or more specifically - my bed or "bed/office" as my husband calls it. I also love sitting in the lounge by the double glass doors that overlook our patio, because of the light. I like my kitchen too!

Oh, what the heck that leaves only the loo and the bathroom (and the spare room) grin

Mishap Mon 02-Feb-15 19:55:07

I have two:

- the conservatory which has fabulous views and is south-facing. It started off tidy but now has toys for the GC, sewing machine and iron for my quilting and a comfy sofa to lie and bask in the warmth on.

- the bedroom, which is large with white boarding on the walls and French doors that open onto a small balcony with south facing views across the Welsh hills - every morning in bed with a cup of tea overlooking this is a joy! We treasure it and know how very lucky we are - we worked hard for it mind!

littleflo Mon 02-Feb-15 20:56:02

My bedroom. Since we decided 6 years ago to have separate rooms .....bliss. First time in my life I have a place that is just for me.

And the sleep, no snoring, kicking, stealing the duvet, no being disturbed by the light of the iPad .

Greyduster Mon 02-Feb-15 21:22:21

I'm with Mishap: we have a lovely view from our bedroom and I could sit and look at it all day. I like to watch the light change over the fields and the woods.
Our conservatory - it is 144 sq ft of heaven. Lots of light to paint, peg rugs, tie flies; two large squashy sofas to just doss around on, and enough room to dance with DGS, who loves to jump around a lot!

Retiredguy Mon 02-Feb-15 21:28:08

I miss my man cave.
That was a conservatory at the old house with comfy chairs, a good heater and fast internet.
So far at this new place I'd say bedroom.
Fewer draughts in there than elsewhere.

CeeCee Mon 02-Feb-15 22:54:50

My favourite room is my workroom. One side is lined with shelving filled with books and magazines relating to my hobby. There are also boxes filled with old family photos inherited from my Mum. Below the shelves there is a cupboard filled with cameras and photographic equipment - another of my hobbies. My work desk is also on this side, it's very messy with tools and paints, bits of wood and fabric and pots of glue. There are also storage units full of wood and fabric and paint.

On the other side of the room there are four cupboards and on them are my dolls houses - four of them and another one on the floor. I spend hours and hours in my room building and renovating my houses and making miniatures to go in them. I love my room and my hobby. smile

numberplease Tue 03-Feb-15 00:00:23

The fairly recently redecorated and refurbished lounge, even though the walls are cracking all over again. Also, our lovely new bathroom, the first time in my life that I`ve had a nice bathroom.

ginny Tue 03-Feb-15 08:05:44

I'm very fond of the whole of my house but if I had to choose it would be my bedroom and my workroom.

The bedroom is decorated in my favourite colour, teal and white and my bed is high and cosy.

My workroom has recently been decorated and fitted with square shelving, baskets and boxes . I have a lovely sturdy table and also a computer desk. All my crafting materials, my sewing machine and craft books are to hand . It really is my haven .

CeeCee I have a 1/12 size shop that I am planning to fit out as an old fashioned haberdashery.

Anya Tue 03-Feb-15 09:12:54

During the winter it's my lounge. We have two big old leather sofas and I like to sit on the one under the front window and look through the french doors into the conservatory and beyond that the garden, which is all snowy today.

In the summer I have a special area at the bottom of my garden where I have my swing lounger and I've created a little arbour here where I can chill out, watch the birds and insects, smell the flowers, and no one can see me.

FlicketyB Tue 03-Feb-15 09:13:28

Our study. It is heavily beamed and cosy with a great big vintage partnership desk in the centre and DH and I work in a companionable fashion facing each other across our two pcs.

We are surrounded by the books and papers that go with our hobbies. In the bay window is a small comfortable settee. The walls (that you can see) are painted my favourite shade with cream with some red oriental rugs I inherited from my parents on the floor and curtains that unite the red and cream.

J52 Tue 03-Feb-15 09:25:46

Sitting room of Scottish home. Decorated in pale creams and blues, wood burner and two huge floor to ceiling windows.

The views are of a SW estuary, fabulous in good weather, dramatic in stormy weather. x

Riverwalk Tue 03-Feb-15 09:35:02

I'm getting house-envy again reading about all these lovely sitting rooms with far-reaching views and woodburners! smile

Time for my Rightmove fix

Ariadne Tue 03-Feb-15 09:43:10

My sitting room - the length of the house, pale green walls, cream settees (one big one which I love) cream linen curtains - very serene. And it leads into the dining room /conservatory so is very light.

But also, a little bathroom which is mine (though not at the moment because I can't quite get into the bath yet..) It was already fitted when we moved in, and all the fitments are corner ones - the loo, the bath and the washbasin. It is white with a trim of cream and beige stone. It had the most horrendous lilac / pink ceramic tiles when we moved in, they were the first things to go!

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 03-Feb-15 10:36:48

Oooh wishing this was a picture thread!