Has anybody ever done this before? My friend and I are looking to rent, and were looking at a 2 bedroom, but of course one bedroom is a master and one is a small guest bedroom. We are both willing to pay more for the larger bedroom, so there's a bit of confusion as to how we should divide up the space. We could also switch rooms halfway through the lease, but that's inconvenient. Also, I don't have a permanent residence nearby (he does) so I have a boatload of crap with me, and need a lot of space to house it. So I wouldn't really want to settle for a smaller bedroom, even for half a year.
For the same price as the two bedroom, however, we're looking at a renovated large one-bedroom (the two bedroom is non-renovated). It has separate living/dining areas (as seen below) so we were thinking of cordoning off the living area into a second bedroom, preferably with three of these: http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20093060
On the right side of the living room (so that the opening to enter the solarium bedroom would be on the left, beside the jutted-out wall.
I'm not terribly adverse to living in the living room, as long as I can divide it off with something solid like the wardrobes, but I have been given warning about lack of privacy/regretting it in the future/etc. Another part of me, however, thinks it'll be kind of cool living in that loft sort of environment.
Of course the plus side is, we'd both have rather large living spaces, and still have space for a couch/TV, and we'd eat at the breakfast bar most likely.
I've attached the floorplans below, but if anyone has any advice, comments, or suggestions as to a good way to cordon off the living room, I'm all ears. I want to avoid the "just use an accordion room divider" because I feel like that will definitely not give me the minimum amount of privacy I'd like. I'd want something solid, like a bookcase or a large sliding door. Kind of like what this guy has done here: http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2006/06/divide-and-conquer.html
... except I'm a bit wary of drilling holes into the ceiling/walls/floor.
Any suggestions are welcome!
For curiosity's sake, this is the building we're looking at: http://www.vertica.ca/collegeparksuites/
And floorplans are shown below.
One bedroom (829 sq. ft.):
Two bedroom (924 sq. ft.):
For the same price as the two bedroom, however, we're looking at a renovated large one-bedroom (the two bedroom is non-renovated). It has separate living/dining areas (as seen below) so we were thinking of cordoning off the living area into a second bedroom, preferably with three of these: http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20093060
On the right side of the living room (so that the opening to enter the solarium bedroom would be on the left, beside the jutted-out wall.
I'm not terribly adverse to living in the living room, as long as I can divide it off with something solid like the wardrobes, but I have been given warning about lack of privacy/regretting it in the future/etc. Another part of me, however, thinks it'll be kind of cool living in that loft sort of environment.
Of course the plus side is, we'd both have rather large living spaces, and still have space for a couch/TV, and we'd eat at the breakfast bar most likely.
I've attached the floorplans below, but if anyone has any advice, comments, or suggestions as to a good way to cordon off the living room, I'm all ears. I want to avoid the "just use an accordion room divider" because I feel like that will definitely not give me the minimum amount of privacy I'd like. I'd want something solid, like a bookcase or a large sliding door. Kind of like what this guy has done here: http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2006/06/divide-and-conquer.html
... except I'm a bit wary of drilling holes into the ceiling/walls/floor.
Any suggestions are welcome!
For curiosity's sake, this is the building we're looking at: http://www.vertica.ca/collegeparksuites/And floorplans are shown below.
One bedroom (829 sq. ft.):
Two bedroom (924 sq. ft.):
