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Please re-christen my playroom!!

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kittylester Fri 10-May-13 09:57:11

This was prompted by Frank's thread on new carpets etc! smile

I'm so excited that we are replacing everything in our playroom - new. huge sofa (no room for chairs), carpet, curtains, tv, shelving and colour scheme.

As our youngest child is now 26 and has her own children [and playroom!!] we thought we ought to rename the room too!

It's rather a funny space, approx 15' x 15' and it is open plan with the landing on one side - the landing has a glass roof and walls (think conservatory connecting two bits of the house) and has one wall brick, one wall mostly windows and one wall 'sumptuous plum'. It is open to the apex with exposed roof beams. It holds DH's crosstrainer, tv, CDs, shelving, sofa and a foot stool. We also have padded window seats.

The room is light, quite warm and, as well as from the landing, is accessible from stairs by the kitchen door.

We intend to use it during the day and revert to the lounge in the evening. If the house was for sale I imagine it would be called a family room but that sounds daft for just DH and I!

Glamma suggested snug on another thread but it isn't!

I suspect it will still be the playroom however hard we try to call it something new but a new name might just 'click!

I haven't taken photos grin

Ella46 Mon 13-May-13 18:41:00

What about calling it the 'Solar'?
It was a room often used by senior women in a household if they wished for a little solitude. A room of comfort and status.
Soiunds good to me smile

kittylester Mon 13-May-13 19:28:03

Ella that would be brilliant if I could just keep the others out grin

Ella46 Mon 13-May-13 19:32:36

kitty If only grin

susieb755 Mon 13-May-13 19:56:36

My DD always called the church creche , the crash ! Hopefully not suitable for your new room smile