I have a 100 square foot or so bedroom in my townhouse that is my guest room/library/yoga room. I really want to add built in booksheves around the window, essentially reducing the room size by about 8 1/2 sq ft. Is this going to be a probolem when selling in 4-5 years or so? I personally feel it will help by creating more storage and reducing the need for much other furniture in the room but I dont know if I am in the minority or not. Opinions? (PS, all of the bedrooms are small, I believe one is around the size this would end up being, so I dont think that the smaller footprint would look out of place)
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1Depends on who's buying your house in the future. If I were buying your house, the guest room not having all its potential space wouldn't matter to me. Mostly because its not a crucial room I'd be spending all that much time in. Since you can't predict the future and opinions are just opinions, I wouldl just do it and knock it out later if you feel the need. Chances are before selling you'll be doing some other work too.– jmathewCommented Feb 22, 2016 at 20:26
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1Make sure a standard bed can fit. Don't reduce the wall so much that it can't. Otherwise added shelves don't hurt. If you can also measure a desk or dresser, and design the shelves around space for furniture like that.– ArielCommented Feb 22, 2016 at 21:08
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This is a question for a realtor, not a do-it-yourself home improvement site.– Tester101Commented Feb 22, 2016 at 22:14
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Most house buyers won't be going in with a tape measure. If it's likely to be a problem, your realtor will let you know when its time to sell. They will probably recommend a short list of work to be done anyways (paint is a huge bonus).
In my limited experience as a home-buyer, it wouldn't make a lick of difference. If it looks nice, its a bonus. If it doesn't, I'll plan to tear it off the wall and paint.
