What Can You Do With An Empty Room? (16 Best Ideas)
For some reason or chance, you may have ended up with an unused and empty room in your home. But you don’t have to keep it empty for much longer.
There are a number of fantastic things you can do with an empty room that will transform the way you make use of that space.
To quickly list a few things you can do with an empty room would be to turn it into an art studio, a craft room, a gym, a library, or use it as a utility room. Other ideas include making it a meditation or yoga room, walk-in closet, an indoor garden room, or a playroom for the kids. For a more extravagant option, this will include building your own home theater room.
You’ll see in just a bit how blessed you are with the opportunity to make use of an empty room and by the time you’re done with this list, you’ll be super excited to get started.
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Ways To Make Use of An Empty Room
1. Art Studio
If you’re someone who loves to paint or draw, then having a space dedicated solely for this purpose will be greatly beneficial to you.
Since I don’t have any empty rooms in my house, I have to make do with painting in my bedroom.
This poses many challenges that need creative solutions but if you’re lucky enough to have an extra room, then I suggest you move your art supplies to that room.
You’ll find it more pleasing with having a separate art studio and storage problems will be a thing of the past.
2. Craft Room
For those who love to knit, sew or do other fun craft things, having a craft room will also be great for you.
You’ll have plenty of space to store things but also enjoy doing crafts in that room.
For those days when you want to escape into your happy place, the door to this room will always be open.
3. Meditation or Yoga Room
Having a quiet place to relax and focus on your thoughts in a calming environment is vital.
If you’re someone who is familiar with mediation and you’ve always wanted your own space to do so, why not turn your empty room into this.
Add certain decor accessories like crystals, charms, Himalayan salt rock, and incense to enhance the feeling. Paint the walls to a relaxing and calming color as well for a complete aesthetic.
In addition, you could also use this room as a yoga room to work out and stretch.
Keep the space clean and empty without any clutter so that you can meditate and do yoga peacefully without being disturbed or feeling stressed by clutter.
See also: How To Create A Meditation Room In Your Home With Limited Space
4. Gym
For a conventional and convenient use, the best way to use an empty room would be to turn it into a gym.
Create your personalized space according to your own workout routine and this will help you be consistent and stay in shape.
Your home gym is available to you at all times and you never have to pay a monthly fee to use it.
Purchasing equipment that you know you will use is also a good investment in this case.
Another great aspect about turning this room into a gym is that other members in the house can also benefit and share this space.
5. Library
For those who love reading, you’re going to really enjoy this idea and that’s turning the room into your own personal library.
All you need is to add a few shelves, a comfy couch, and a rug.
You may also need a lamp and perhaps a few wall hangings to decorate the space but otherwise turning this empty room into a library will be a book lover’s dream.
6. Work Room
Working in your bedroom or living room is a difficult place to fight off distractions.
This is why you need a separate area in your home where you can go to get some serious work done.
If you work from home or you tend to complete a lot of work at home, then having a workroom will be ideal.
It will also be way easier to get into the mood to work because your mind is familiar with this space being for work only.
7. Study Room
Similar to a workroom, you may find a study room very useful if you’re still studying, in school or college.
But if you’re a parent, this study room will also be ideal for the kids.
When decorating this room, all you need is a good desk and chair, a nice lamp, and probably a bookshelf or cabinets to store books, papers, and other things.
8. Walk-in Closet
It’s many people’s dream to have a walk-in closet with all your clothes, shoes, bags, and other stuff well organized and ready to grab.
This empty room can be just that and you’ll have sufficient space for anything and everything.
If none of the other ideas interest you, I would suggest you go for turning this empty room into a walk-in closet.
9. Laundry Room
A lot of homes don’t have the space for a laundry room and tend to use the kitchen to load the machine.
However, if you’ve always wished to have those pretty laundry rooms you see online, now’s your chance to grab it.
You can also use this room to store your cleaning and laundry products as well as sort and fold the washing in this room.
10. Game Room
If you or your family are avid gamers or love to play board games during family time, turning an empty room into a dream game room will be an even better experience.
You and your family will have way more fun being in this room.
11. Kids Playroom
Having a separate room just for the kids to play in will help keep the rest of your house neat and tidy.
You can also take the opportunity to decorate the room with pretty colors and items so that the kids are able to enjoy and have fun in this space.
12. Home Theater
This idea would be really cool if you or your family members love chilling on the weekend and watching movies or shows.
You can add a comfortable couch and footrest and install a large screen.
Alternatively, if you want to keep it more affordable, you could look into opting for a screen projector.
13. Recording Studio
For anyone who loves to record music or make youtube videos, you’ll need a space where you can do this without being interrupted and disturbed by inside or outside noise.
This empty room will be the perfect way to create a recording studio to work on what you love.
14. Indoor Garden
For those who don’t have the space outside to garden or maybe you live in a small apartment but would really love to get into gardening, you can look into turning this room into an indoor garden.
There are many cheap and awesome ways you can do so and the great thing about this room idea is that you’ll feel so relaxed surrounded by all those plants.
15. Supply Room
It’s a challenge to find space to store items in your home and with more years that go by, stuff seems to just accumulate naturally.
Using this empty room as a supply or utility room will keep your home well organized and clean.
Items like cardboard boxes, cleaning supplies, holiday decorations, and unused items can be stored in this room.
16. Guest Room
The last idea here would be to turn it into a guest room. If you’ve never had a guest room before but find yourself in need of one, you might want to consider trying this idea.
Conclusion
As proven, there are many ways you can use an empty room but the best way to decide how or what would be to take a look at what you would like to do with it in the first place.
If you find that you’re way more in need of a storage room because your house seems to be excessively cluttered, then you could try using this empty room as a storage room.
Alternatively, if you love to do arts and crafts, having your own dedicated space will make the experience more enjoyable.
It really depends on what you would like to do with this room.
So, what are your plans? What will you be using this empty room for? I’d love to hear your thoughts on this one.
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