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Which extra room would you like in your house?

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Menopaws Sun 04-Feb-18 19:01:00

I've always wanted a utility/boot/dog room but have never had a house big enough. I've worked in many farms, country houses that had so many facilities and I was always jealous of their rooms, far more than the fancy bedrooms etc.What one room would you like if you could stick it onto where you live now?

luzdoh Mon 05-Feb-18 14:16:35

Yes Cherry Tree! A hobby room! My art/hobbies/sewing etc. need so much storage and space and when in progress look so messy, yet take a long time to keep putting away and getting out again. It would be heaven to just go into a work room where I could be busy doing all my creative things and then, if someone called, I could take them to a different room. I'm disabled so all my craft stuff is essential to me, to stop me going bonkers.
P.S. the spell checker changed my mistyped "hobby" to "holy room"! That might be lovely too!

Ellie Anne Mon 05-Feb-18 14:08:43

A cosy little sitting room for me so I could have my own space and have friends round.

missdeke Mon 05-Feb-18 14:04:58

A larger lounge with at least one wall long enough to put a 3 seater sofa against. My lounge was designed by a Muppet!!!

starlily106 Mon 05-Feb-18 13:55:49

Another bedroom . This is a two bedroom council house, but I have my son and granddaughter living here, and it is practical for me to sleep in the living room because of different reasons, but I do wish I had a bedroom. Also I wish there was more storage room, there isn't enough in here.

glammanana Mon 05-Feb-18 13:40:30

I would like a small conservatory on the back of my kitchen just for me to spend time in the winter watching the birds in my garden and soaking up the rays even though they are not very strong in winter time .

Hilmix Mon 05-Feb-18 13:35:45

A sewing room please. Not that I have a lot of fabric or equipment, it's that my house is so small I have to put everything away each day or the room looks messy.

Nanna58 Mon 05-Feb-18 13:33:40

I would love an old fashioned pantry, we make jams, chutneys, and marmalade from our allotment and never have anyway to store the jars. Want the whole hog, shelves lined with paper bunting etc, just like Downton Abbey! Dream on girl!

BRedhead59 Mon 05-Feb-18 13:20:29

I had my walk-in pantry taken out to enlarge the utility room when we moved in 24 years ago - I would have liked both looking back.

lovebeigecardigans1955 Mon 05-Feb-18 13:05:19

In my last house I had a conservatory, a garage and the tiniest utility room ever.
Since downsizing I miss all three but most of all I hanker after the conservatory. However, I fear that putting one by the patio doors (no other windows) would make my south facing lounge darker.

Theoddbird Mon 05-Feb-18 13:03:00

I live on a narrow boat. Wish I had a cruiser stern rather than traditional. A cruiser stern is big enough for a cover to put over so forming an extra room....

quizqueen Mon 05-Feb-18 12:58:08

I've always wanted a conservatory. Only my kitchen and loo (and one upstairs bedroom and bathroom) overlooks my lovely, large and private back garden so I would love a warm room to sit in and enjoy the view. My house is east/west (front) facing so it wouldn't be ridiculously hot as a south facing conservatory would.

I would also love a utility room tagged on to it so the cat can have her own entrance cat flap and somewhere warm to sleep when I'm out and I don't have to have dirty feeding bowls and cat food all over the floor in the kitchen! As well a place to store dirty washing /boots/grandkids' scooters etc.

Grampie Mon 05-Feb-18 12:52:41

Our small home stops us from keeping too much junk.

But my wife would like a sewing room and I’d like a second garage.

sarahellenwhitney Mon 05-Feb-18 12:51:30

If needed which in my present house I don't but one extra I feel essential would be another bathroom.Nothing worse than wanting the loo but having to wait until someone has finished their shower or bath.

HootyMcOwlface Mon 05-Feb-18 12:45:13

I'd love a conservatory where I could watch the birds feeding in comfort instead of having to stand looking out the window by the kitchen sink.

Overthehills Mon 05-Feb-18 12:00:18

Whitewave - “Bum to that”!! I love it! grin
Saggi you can have a bath in my house anytime - is Scotland any good to you?!
I feel a bit ungrateful saying - a bigger utility room with a proper height ceiling so I could have a pulley, it’s really the only thing I miss since downsizing.

grandMattie Mon 05-Feb-18 11:58:12

Ooooh, a library [sighs and drools at the idea.]
I would love to extend the patio doors in the "dining room" to beecome an all-season conservatory - to have light and warmth all through the year would be wonderful.
I don't have a utility room and don't miss it; we have 3 loos up/downstairs, ditto bathrooms, so don't need more. Garden is tiny, but big enough, so conservatory would be perfect!

Apricity Mon 05-Feb-18 11:53:30

Without a doubt for me it is a "library"'. Hoping and planning to build an extension to have one glorious sun filled room to house all the hundreds and hundreds of books currently located all over the house. Comfy chairs and a sofa, lots of bookshelves, a few beautiful old rugs rescued from other family houses, strategically placed reading lights. Absolute bliss.

Legs55 Mon 05-Feb-18 11:43:38

A second bedroom for all my junk everything which has to be stored in my bedroom (except clothes). I can only have a single bed (you can tell there is no man in my lifeblush) as I needed a wardrobe, dressing table, chest of drawers & bedside cabinet (as well as the bed).

I have a lovely lounge/diner, wet room & neat small kitchen, I cannot extend as I live in Park Home so I need a greenhouse (for tumble dryer, I have a washer/dryer in kitchen as no space for separate ones) & new shed so I can have another freezer to take the overflow from my fridge/freezer.

It will happen but I need to save hardhmm, must learn to stay at home instead of gallivantinggrin

Saggi Mon 05-Feb-18 11:41:50

Hey grandtante....don’t bother with air beds get yourselves a sofa bed with spring/mattress NOT foam ( they’re rubbish). I’ve had one for 30 years...it’s brilliant and as far as I’m concerned THE most comfortable bed in the house ...as all our beds are divans and I don’t think they’re anywhere near as good as spring/mattress.Just had it recovered and it cost us more than the original price but worth every penny !

Squiffy Mon 05-Feb-18 11:40:15

pen50 Sadly, I'm the same as you! blush blush Must try harder. Must try harder. Must . . . . .

sweetcakes Mon 05-Feb-18 11:39:14

A downstairs loo/utility room it would make my life easier ?

Saggi Mon 05-Feb-18 11:36:18

A downstairs loo/shower room would be great...I’m having to rip my upstairs bathroom out to accommodate my husbands disability in not being able to use shower over bath anymore ... I’m having a shower room fitted instead. I hate the thought of no more baths especially as I get great relief for my bad back soaking in one. I’ll miss it. So shower room downstairs please !!

ReadyMeals Mon 05-Feb-18 11:32:45

grandtante, do you not have room for one of those folding beds? You can get reasonably comfortable ones for a bit more expense and at least it's a bit higher than the typical airbed

annodomini Mon 05-Feb-18 11:31:31

A utility room would be a huge asset but there's not much room for expansion in my end-of-terrace house. The only expansion would be up into the roof and that would hardly answer the lack of utility problem!

moobox Mon 05-Feb-18 11:30:56

Our downstairs loo is accessed through a tiny utility room so an independent one of either would do