The Office (MMR 8)

One of the rooms on the main floor of our house that was originally a bedroom when we moved in has since been converted into an office. There was a nice large closet on the same side of the office that the bathroom was on, so we closed the closet to add more square footage to what would become the master bathroom. The first step was to remove all of the moulding around the closet opening, as well as the hardwood flooring inside the closet to be used elsewhere if needed. The old sheet rock and plaster walls were removed from the inside of the closet as well. Once the demo was finished, we simply framed in the old closet opening to match the existing wall. After some drywall, spackle, primer, and paint, the room is now ready for some office furniture.

We are currently using this room as an office / closet until we are finished with the master..."area". I use the term 'area' because I'm not sure that a bedroom, closet, and bathroom are the only components typical of a master suite. In any case, I know that some people will argue that by closing the closet we have lost an official bedroom if we ever sell the house. We, however, think that converting that space for the creation of a master bathroom and powder room will more than make up for it. And if need be, we can always add a small corner closet in the room to turn it back into a bedroom, albeit a small one.