My stepdaughter has moved out on her own, & I have started to think about switching my office to the little room she lived in. The futon she slept on is attractive & comfortable as a sofa, & its colors would go perfectly in the living room. It would be wonderful to open up the open “sun porch”/bay & make it part of the living room. More space for people to sit at parties! (We love having people over.) We could get a simple folding screen to give this area some privacy when we have an overnight guest. We could add some nice houseplants.

I love our little guestroom – it’s spring green & looks out on the backyard. I could get inspired there, & moving my office there would force me to get my office mess cleaned up. I would have more wall space (the bay’s walls are mostly windows) so could add shelves to help with organizing.

There are some questions about what would fit where, so we have to do some measuring before we decide for sure. Would the bulky armoire fit in the living room bay & not look too ugly there? (Could it be camouflaged acceptably with cloth draped over the sides & plants on top?) Or should we leave it in the back room & get something less obtrusive for guests to hang clothes in? The armoire could be adapted for nonclothes storage. But then what would we do with my computer desk?

My husband thinks the guestroom (which faces south & has no radiator or AC unit) might be too hot for me in summer & too cold in winter. I am thinking it might be fine with (1) the really good window fan we use there in summer & (2) wearing layers in the winter plus running the little space heater when it gets really really cold.

An alternative would be to get a very minimal wheeled computer table that I could take back & forth between there & the living room bay as needed.

Lots to think about!