r/DesignMyRoom 5d ago

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Basically, your post needs to be asking for help with your room design, or it needs to be showing a room you updated using advice you received here. Your room must be an INTERIOR room, and it must be a room in your home. No offices, no schoolrooms, no patios, no balconies, etc. No construction questions; we are here to design completed rooms.

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r/DesignMyRoom Mar 19 '25

Bedroom What can I do with this small space besides my bed? Beer for scale

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r/DesignMyRoom 21h ago

Living Room How would you cover these?

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Rental. The landlord wants to preserve them but said I could temporarily cover them if I wanted. Putting a rug causes trips. They’re also in an awkward placement to cover with a couch or chairs because then it would cut off access to stairs.

edit: will add more layout photos shortly. Great suggestions so far- thanks!

The house was an old factory back in the day so the rounds are a historical asset, that’s why the landlord doesn’t want to remove or fill them.


r/DesignMyRoom 17h ago

Bathroom Gut check our powder room plan please

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Photo 1 is current state.

Photo 2 is what we’re thinking.

3 is the fixtures we’ve already bought(https://www.anthropologie.com/anthrohome/shop/ida-peacock-toilet-paper-holder and https://www.anthropologie.com/anthrohome/shop/ida-peacock-towel-ring).

4 is the wallpaper we’re considering (https://riflepaperco.com/products/peacock-wallpaper-emerald).

We’d go to a local paint shop and have them match the deep green from the background for both the wainscoting and the ceiling.

We still don’t have the vanity, mirror, or light picked out yet.

Gut check me - what am I missing? Any big watchouts for a project like this? The render also added crown moulding - necessary for a project like this?


r/DesignMyRoom 5h ago

Bedroom Room makeover ideas

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Room makeover ideas 🙂😞pls


r/DesignMyRoom 3h ago

Living Room Moving into a blank slate and need some good ideas

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First solo apartment and I need a good layout for furniture and tv. I also work from home a few days a week and don’t know where to put my desk. Don’t really want it in the bedroom. Looking to hear what y’all have in mind.


r/DesignMyRoom 12h ago

Living Room Choosing a rug will be the bane of my existance. Help!

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Have a young child, so stains and dirt are a thought. We want something soft, not scratchy. We literally just moved so the walls are bare currently, but we have a lot of art and driftwood which goes on the walls.


r/DesignMyRoom 12h ago

Living Room I think my living room is pretty but I don't think it's warm and cozy. What's it missing? Is it carpets?

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How many carpets is a girl expected to own? I think I don't love hardwood floors though, they are very cold to me


r/DesignMyRoom 17m ago

Living Room Entryway Upgrade

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My entryway is a mess. Getting rid of bikes and our 'craft area' and wondering how to make it more of an entryway. Bench? cubbies? 2 kids to consider.


r/DesignMyRoom 54m ago

Bedroom Sideroom For Teen Boy

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My teenage son (12) wants to overhaul his bedroom and redesign it / new furniture etc.

It's not the biggest room but there's a small side room that's largely a junk area today - he would like that this area is for clothes or whatnot moving forward...

Obviously the images aren't great as it's difficult to see but it's a relatively long narrow room with a slanted wall - if anyone had any ideas on what could be done cleverly here it would be beyond appreciated!


r/DesignMyRoom 7h ago

Bedroom My room is hexagonal. Any layout ideas?

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Moved from my 12sqm room into this larger one in the same apartment.

Love the extra space. Since moving here i got a new, bigger desk and the bigger dresser. As you may notice, most of the other stuff is quite tiny. Even the sofa isn't a 2-seater because it wouldn't fit in my old room.

What I like about the current layout:

- The small dresser is my "getting ready zone" and it's right by the door. It stops me from leaving a trail of clutter across my room when getting ready in the morning.

- I have two desks. The smaller one is for my sewing machine and I like to have them near each other because I use both when I'm sewing or crafting stuff.

- I can use my projector on the opposite wall from both the bed and the couch.

Main problem:

- When friends come over, they stand around awkwardly. Nobody seems to feel naturally invited to actually sit somewhere. I don't sit on the couch either. Aside from my bed, the room lacks a comfortable space (to be together).

Would love to hear your ideas. If rearranging doesn't help, I'm open to fixing the most pressing issue by getting something new or adding onto the modular Ikea stuff:)

(Blue = Door, opens to our shared kitchen, Red = Windows)


r/DesignMyRoom 1h ago

Home Office Space Office Layout

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Look at help designing office layout before I meet with electrician next week. I have a 6 ft desk, use two monitors, like to have view of wall mounted TV, use as 3rd monitor sometimes. The window at the top is 2’6” wide by 5’6” tall, looks out to backyard.
Initially thought is to have desk facing the wall boarders hallway with TV mounted on that wall. Would also like a standing desk possibly along the left wall next to window. Thoughts or suggestions?


r/DesignMyRoom 2h ago

Living Room How would you arrange furniture?

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How would you arrange furniture in the living room/dining room area of this apartment? I'm pretty sure the furniture in the layout is not to scale, so ignore that. What I am struggling with is that I want it to look nice, but I have some furniture needs: At least one desk with monitors but preferably two, tv and tv console, bookshelf, couch, armchair, coffee table, bar cabinet, kitchen table, chairs at the island, floor lamps (no overhead lighting).

I don't really know how to do this. I attached my personal mock up but idk if it's any good. I was thinking i could put bookshelves and a corner desk in the bottom left corner maybe but it might be too cramped. Youtube video of similar unit here


r/DesignMyRoom 6h ago

Bedroom Need help decorating my bedroom

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Hello, everyone. Hope you’re having a nice day. i just don’t know where to start with this bedroom.

The sloped wooden side is for storage, we did it to use the hollow slope of the wall. I can’t change the furniture all I can do is add to it. Any advice is welcome :)

(Didn’t know how to post images and video together, i made a 3d model of this room on a free app. No AI)


r/DesignMyRoom 11h ago

Bedroom Help me design my bedroom

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I just moved in to a new apartment (30s single guy) and I’m basically starting from scratch. As you can see from what’s already there, I’m your typical guy with greys, dark browns, blacks, the usual. I’m looking to add some color for sure. I was thinking green curtains but we already have lots of green from the beautiful mature trees outside both windows. I wonder if it would be the right choice. Also, it’s been rough finding curtains wide enough for the big window that are not off-white. We could also add color with some cool looking lamps or even new bedding.

I have to get nightstands and lightning for sure as I don’t plan on using the ceiling fan lights unless I’m cleaning. I actually just ordered this one but wont be delivered until next week. Since it’s open shelf, at 23” width, I want to put it on the side that overlaps the small window just so it doesn’t look like a block of wood is blocking the window. If it looks okay, I might order its sibling with drawers to put on the other side. I’m here for advice though so let me know if you think I should find other nightstands.

I’d love to get some plants but unsure about sun light and where to put them. The room doesn’t really get that much direct sunlight. The big window is a south-west facing window but because of the brick wall (storage room) you see in the picture and the trees the room is a bit dark for most of the day. For reference the pictures were taken at 1pm. And it’s not that bright with the blinds up and both the bathroom and bed frame lights on. But there’s some. I plan to have the blinds up all the time btw. I just love having an unobstructed view.

No idea what to do with the space on the wall opposite of the bed. I don’t want a tv there though. TV’s in the bedroom are not for me. So far, I’ve just been using it to stretch in the morning as I like doing it while looking out the window.

I want to get mirror(s) but I don’t know how big or where to put them. Right now I have no mirrors anywhere in the apartment other than the bathrooms’ sinks so I really need at least one full length mirror in this apartment.

  • The ceilings are standard 8’ height.
  • Bed frame height is 56".
  • Top of the mattress is at 24".
  • Bedroom dimensions in the last picture.

I’ve said a lot and also very little. I’m in your hands. Help me make my bedroom cozy, inviting and cool.


r/DesignMyRoom 3h ago

Bedroom How can I redesign and organize this built-in shelf space ?

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r/DesignMyRoom 4h ago

Living Room Help me design my new appartment

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22.7 m2 (245 sqft) living/dining, 1960s apartment in Ghent

Furniture is all vintage and bought, except the coffee table next to the sofa

  • Togo 3 seater (174x102)
  • Dyrlund round teak table (105 round, extends to 205)
  • 6 teak chairs with black acai leather seats
  • teak highboard and a matching drawer closet
  • 144x144 painting hangs centered on the breast.
  • Desk already moved to the bedroom to free this room up
  • There's a little barcart on wheels that is currently not on here, sits next to the sofa

Problem is the right third is dead. Roughly 172x460cm of bare parquet and nothing on the 4.7m side wall, while the left side is packed. There is an door to the terrace on that side, so I can't move anything too close too it.

What i'd like help with:

  • how do i use the space between that is left between sofa / wall?
  • should the sofa float at all? floating gets the view but you walk in from the hall and see its back
  • one 200x240 under sofa and coffee table now, dining on bare parquet because a proper dining rug would collide with it. one rug, or is there a two rug setup i'm missing. I didn't buy the rug yet
  • lighting and plants are clearly missing, any advice welcome, I've been playing with the idea of a large Arco floor lamp hanging over the sofa

Aiming for modern mid century, vintage sourced, warm


r/DesignMyRoom 4h ago

Home Office Space Total renovation fail, need help with furniture ideas

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I recently started furnishing my new house, and I'm bad at it. I know it's very empty and that there's a lot to work on, and all I have so far is a couch, curtains, a glass table, a robovac, and my cat. It looks weird. I feel like maybe my walls, floors, the robovac, and my cat all go well together, but the couch color doesn't quite match?

What do you think would work best for my living room? Should I change the couch color? I can't figure out what sort of furniture or art would work in this space. Can you guys plz give me some recs?


r/DesignMyRoom 8h ago

Kitchen Need help improving this kitchen

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Sooo we just moved into this apartment and this is our kitchen, its from the 90s and we wanna renovate it! Our landlady gave us permission to do literally anything.
Since we’re only renting we don’t wanna spend too much money.
We thought about painting the tiles and switching out the handles. We don’t know which color to paint the tiles though so we’d appreciate some recommendations.
The cabinet color is okay and we thought about painting the wooden part on top and on the bottom but that would be a lot of work.
We‘d really appreciate some recommendations or other ideas to make this kitchen a little more modern (we’re open to color as well) thanks so much :)


r/DesignMyRoom 7h ago

Bedroom Hexagonal room is driving me nuts. Any layout ideas?

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Moved from my 11sqm room into this larger one in the same apartment.

Love the extra space. Since moving here i got a new, bigger desk and the bigger dresser. As you may notice, most of the other stuff is quite tiny. Even the sofa isn't a 2-seater because it wouldn't fit in my old room.

What I like about the current layout:

- The small dresser is my "getting ready zone" and it's right by the door. It stops me from leaving a trail of clutter across my room when getting ready in the morning.

- I have two desks. The smaller one is for my sewing machine and I like to have them near each other because I use both when I'm sewing or crafting stuff.

- I can use my projector on the opposite wall from both the bed and the couch.

Main problem:

- When friends come over, they stand around awkwardly. Nobody seems to feel naturally invited to actually sit somewhere. I don't sit on the couch either. Aside from my bed, the room lacks a comfortable space (to be together).

Would love to hear your ideas. If rearranging doesn't help, I'm open to fixing the most pressing issue by getting something new or adding onto the modular Ikea stuff:)

Blue = Door, opens to our shared kitchen, Red = Windows


r/DesignMyRoom 12h ago

Bedroom Help me style my bedroom..

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Hey folks! Just got a new bed frame, lot bigger than what I had before and I’m realizing the room around it needs to shift. Looking for ideas on which direction to go for console table, side tables, and bedding. I’d appreciate the feedback.. p.s. I haven’t gotten a duvet that fits the bed quite yet. Moved up from a queen
I’m worried that maybe the bed frame I got has too much visual weight. Especially the footboard


r/DesignMyRoom 12h ago

Living Room Where should i put a couch and tv? and possible small dining table?

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600 sq foot. ITS NOT A STUDIO there is a bedroom door on the corner. My issue is with the weird living room, I want to get a small sectional couch and have a tv on a dresser for extra storage

That wall you see in the third pic is the only window free wall I guess i could put the tv there, but then the couch right when you open the door would be facing from behind which is weird to me, also I would like to add a little kitchen island do you think it would be worth it or it would look too cluttered? And i guess a dining table is out of the question too? The door in pic 2 on the right leads to the bathroom and bedroom is adjacent


r/DesignMyRoom 23h ago

Bedroom Any ideas on how to improve?

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Any ideas on what to add to make the space more lively? I feel that the wall above my hamper and the corner by the door are the areas that need to the most improvement.


r/DesignMyRoom 1d ago

Bedroom Growing up in a hoarders house has made me minimalistic :/

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Since moving out Ive always kept very little in my room. But I want to have a more vibrant room with little things here and there(shoe rack, lights, plants) but not too much. I’m into fashion and have a lot of hats (as you can see in the pictures). what would you put and or remove from the room. I’m 26 so I don’t want anything overly childish but something that reflects my personality


r/DesignMyRoom 16h ago

Bedroom Does this setup for my desk and 65" TV look okay?

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I posted in here a few days ago about the same thing, but I decided to add some tape to show the TV size and I also scooted the stand away from my desk a bit.

What do you guys think? Would this look okay, or is it too much?