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Awesome Uses For An Empty Room

I currently have a 2 bedroom apartment, in which the second room has zero use... I only got it because it was like 30 dollars more expensive than the 1 bedroom, that being said, I want to use my second bedroom for something and don't know what. I was thinking a project room... but I think I want something more creative then that. I am already thinking of removing the doorand replacing it with a secret mirror door so it becomes a "hidden room"... in this hidden room I was thinking of having a HAM Radio operation, with some other stuff... but honestly I just don't know what I want to do with it. If you had a spare room "collecting dust" what would you do with it? I finally don't have my mom telling me "you can't do that, thats silly" or anything like that... so wild ideas are acceptable! PS: I was just thinking, keep in mind this is an apartment, so I can't nail, drill, or do anything to my walls... and my noise level has to be somewhat low... Otherwise it would be a recording studio.

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eclipsed says: Apr 8, 2012. 8:26 PM
Recreate a set from your favorite movie or TV show. Like the bridge from the Enterprise, or the bar from Cheers. Make something crazy and fun and impractical.
FlatLinerMEDIC says: Feb 15, 2012. 2:23 AM
A stripper pole, doesnt need drills,(for working out or friends whatever lol) , a mini bar, lil waterfall, use vilnyl wall decals that peel on and off walls theyre very in style and cheap you can make your own too. Theyre bi sexual too...you know like male/female you know what i mean
dandaman1950 says: Jan 28, 2012. 5:38 PM
Oh, I forgot to mention, the panels are available at Home Depot for only about ten bucks each, and they can be cut with a utility knife and a cutting guide. You'd need to use four panels for each of the fifteen foot walls, and cut the fourth panel down from four, to three feet wide. Try one panel first and see how tightly it will wedge between the floor and ceiling and use this as reference. If it stays up without bowing in the middle, you won't need to trim it at all.
dandaman1950 says: Jan 28, 2012. 5:32 PM
Turn it into a man-cave! Install a large video screen, Video projector, with a surround sound system and a wet or dry bar. Put up lots of nasty pictures of sexy chicks, team logos, posters, etc. to completely cover the walls. Oh, for the noise reduction, so that your neighbors don't hear anything, install 4X8 foot sound deadening boards to the walls first, then cover them up with your "graffiti". Furnish the room with bean bag seats and used mattresses, covered with some kind of washable cloth materials. It would take about 16 of the sound boards, which you could join together with long, flat 1x4's on the back side and force them against each wall, using the thickness of whatever carpeting there is and the ceiling. The distance from the top of the carpet edges to the ceiling would be just short enough for the 8ft panels to wedge into, thus keeping them in place without nails or any other damage to the walls. As you go from one wall to the next size each panel so that it will fit tightly against the surface of the previous edge, and so on.
Bushie says: Jan 9, 2012. 9:51 PM
Put any "non-sleeping stuff" that is in your bedroom, and any "non-living stuff" that is in your living room, into your spare room ~

Books and magazines; desk top computer and peripherals; games machines; tools and "projects"; sports and camping gear; park your bicycle/skateboard/kayak in there.. ; anything else that doesn't quit "belong"...

~ and you no longer have a "spare" room. And a tidier and neater apartment..
wolpert101 says: Apr 4, 2011. 7:16 PM
Put in to hammocks, a HUGE ball pit under, and a bunch of fish, ( or maybe make it a library but the first one is funner) :)
tornadoboy says: Jan 22, 2009. 6:11 AM
I've got an extra room I may turn into a personal arcade, I've already got a coin-operated Road Blasters and Buck Rogers.
Weissensteinburg says: Jan 11, 2009. 3:02 PM
I would turn it into a photo studio. But you're probably not into that. If you're into it, you could make a sports bar/poker room, or a mirror on the ceiling, and well...you know the rest.
teamcoltra (author) in reply to WeissensteinburgJan 12, 2009. 3:02 PM
Seriously, it has crossed my mind to turn it into a "love room". That way I can keep MY room messy... and in there I can have a bed with silk sheets and everything.
Wafflicious says: Jan 11, 2009. 1:09 PM
laser tag!
teamcoltra (author) in reply to WaffliciousJan 11, 2009. 1:20 PM
Sorry I didn't mention, the room is like 15 X 15 feet.
Wafflicious in reply to teamcoltraJan 12, 2009. 1:11 PM
=)
Kiteman says: Jan 11, 2009. 9:18 AM
Replace the door with book shelves, tilt one book to release the catch...

Behind it, add sound insulation and you can get up to all sorts.

With all sorts...
teamcoltra (author) in reply to KitemanJan 12, 2009. 10:56 AM
I think this would be awesome
whatsisface says: Jan 11, 2009. 8:24 AM
Massive games room. Pool table, darts board and a mini bar. Whack a TV on the wall and hook and xbox up to it. Beanbags everywhere.
guyfrom7up in reply to whatsisfaceJan 11, 2009. 8:49 AM
Man Cave
Lithium Rain in reply to guyfrom7upJan 11, 2009. 1:47 PM
And why, pray tell, is that a man cave? I would totally love a room like that.
whatsisface in reply to Lithium RainJan 11, 2009. 1:50 PM
It's a room for drinking beers and watching the game. Like my mates garage. It's awesome.
Lithium Rain in reply to whatsisfaceJan 11, 2009. 2:17 PM
Right. So why is it a man cave?!
bumpus in reply to Lithium RainJan 11, 2009. 2:30 PM
No girls allowed.
:P

Unless noted otherwise..
Lithium Rain in reply to bumpusJan 11, 2009. 3:04 PM
Mmmk, remember that when you want in my fortress of awesomeness...
bumpus in reply to Lithium RainJan 11, 2009. 6:05 PM
Fortress of Awesomeness? Like home-economics?
Lithium Rain in reply to bumpusJan 11, 2009. 6:15 PM
Okay, now you're going down.
bumpus in reply to Lithium RainJan 11, 2009. 7:00 PM
I like China Town.
guyfrom7up in reply to bumpusJan 11, 2009. 7:15 PM
the real china town, not the fake one that everyone knows about ;)
bumpus in reply to guyfrom7upJan 11, 2009. 7:28 PM
Word.
guyfrom7up in reply to Lithium RainJan 11, 2009. 2:28 PM
it's basically a guy's haven (minus sex, lol) that's decked out with electronics and everything. One could probably live in one for a couple of days. I guess cause I guess wives usually get the whole house, lol.
Lithium Rain in reply to guyfrom7upJan 11, 2009. 3:03 PM
And I'm saying that it sounds awesome. Why do you assume a girl isn't interested in that kind of room?
xACIDITYx in reply to Lithium RainJan 11, 2009. 5:42 PM
It's based off of the stereotypical notion that beer and TV is a "man's" thing. It's just a name, nothing to get worked up about.
Lithium Rain in reply to xACIDITYxJan 11, 2009. 6:14 PM
*sniff* That was...beautiful...you did put it in perspective. @ whatsisface and guyfrom7up - Pffft to your man room! I'll make a better one. With a TV that's a foot wider. :-P
skunkbait in reply to Lithium RainJan 11, 2009. 11:45 PM
Well, I have a "Man Bus". Only cool chicks are allowed. If you ever visit Arkansas, because of your supreme coolness, you are permitted to enter the "man bus". Just don't do or say anything "girly"!
Lithium Rain in reply to skunkbaitJan 12, 2009. 6:33 AM
xD I'll have to visit the Man Bus some day... Nae worries, a person might use many adjectives to describe me, but "girly" is not one of them.
NachoMahma in reply to Lithium RainJan 12, 2009. 8:09 AM
. I knew it!! You really are a guy!
Lithium Rain in reply to NachoMahmaJan 12, 2009. 9:29 AM
ROFLOL Just 'cause I don't spend 40 hours a week on my hair and nails doesn't make me a guy. ;)
teamcoltra (author) in reply to Lithium RainJan 12, 2009. 10:55 AM
Well, then it sounds like if it does become the "man room" I will just call it the "Room of Awesomeness that has no sex based denial process" :D
Lithium Rain in reply to teamcoltraJan 12, 2009. 11:13 AM
XD
guyfrom7up in reply to Lithium RainJan 11, 2009. 7:14 PM
a Man for a Man cave knows that they measure it in diagnol ;P
whatsisface in reply to guyfrom7upJan 11, 2009. 11:25 PM
That was win.
whatsisface in reply to Lithium RainJan 11, 2009. 2:19 PM
Let me put it this way, we were thinking of installing a spit bucket at one point.
whatsisface in reply to guyfrom7upJan 11, 2009. 8:55 AM
Precisely.
Chicken2209 says: Jan 11, 2009. 2:32 PM
Im going to have to say bowling alley or just open a restaurant franchise in there, that way you dont have to go out to eat
teamcoltra (author) says: Jan 11, 2009. 1:38 PM
http://www.instructables.com/id/Indoor_Wooden_Castle/

This would be awesome... and I could have my ham radio inside the fort... and tech stuff... ANNND some play balls... win win win
bumpus says: Jan 11, 2009. 10:10 AM
Have a half-door, the ones where you can open the top half, and keep the lower-half closed, and make a ball pit!
n8man in reply to bumpusJan 11, 2009. 12:01 PM
LIke this
bumpus in reply to n8manJan 11, 2009. 1:29 PM
:D
Kiteman in reply to bumpusJan 11, 2009. 11:43 AM
With a ladder to the half-way point, and a small diving board.
bumpus in reply to KitemanJan 11, 2009. 11:56 AM
:D
teamcoltra (author) says: Jan 11, 2009. 1:02 PM
All great ideas... :) I already ahve my media room tied in with my living room so I think I will keep it like that... I really do like the idea of a green room... but I have got out of film for a while now... :D Keep the great ideas coming guys...
danvesma says: Jan 11, 2009. 10:07 AM
paint the walls blue or green, mix a bit of white in with it for the ceiling (ceilings look darker than walls), get some carpet offcuts of a similar colour for the floor, and BAM green screen studio for video fun. or just build a holodeck... whichever.
danvesma in reply to danvesmaJan 11, 2009. 10:08 AM
just noticed the comment about the walls - a similar effect could be achieved with blue-tacking large painted paper panels.
FaqMan says: Jan 11, 2009. 9:06 AM
Replace the door with the same color of the walls and then make a massive hidden game room or excersie room.
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