How to make the most of a spare room
From gyms and games rooms to a home cinema, the possibilities are endless. By Luke Rix-Standing.
TIP ONE Home office As laptops and Skype calls become the main tools of business, and more people are working from home, the home office has become less luxury more necessity. Besides the obvious desk and chair, you might wish to invest in a filing system, and ensure access to an ample supply of sockets. Office wellbeing matters wherever you’re working, so pick up some pot plants and take the time to decorate. If there is one item not to skimp on, it’s your chair. Posture and comfort are paramount, and when hunched over a laptop all day, lack of back support bites hard.
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TIP TWO Games room A teenage dream it’s never too late to fulfil, a well-stocked games room will ensure your misspent youth continues long into adulthood. Te main thing to be conscious of is space. Pool tables are not only large, they need a perimeter of about 5ſt for comfortable cuing, while ping pong tables need double their 9ſt length for adequate movement at each end. Table football is a little more compact, though be aware that vigorous play could send said football flying into any nearby screens.
TIP THREE Home Cinema Tere are definitely two tiers of home cinema. Tier one is little more than a wall-mounted TV, with large, reclining seats, and soſt furnishings to soak up sound. Tis you can do on your own. Tier two involves a high-quality projector and projection screen, a surround sound setup (five speakers minimum), ambient dimmer-switch lighting, and preferably sound insulation in the walls. Tis will require professional installation. If you want rows of tilting seats, slushie machines, and groups of infuriatingly loud teenagers, you’re entering tier three...
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