And I’d lose the purple door… it’s horrible.

Yep … it is very horrible indeed. At least someone agrees with me on that.

Currently thinking of :

1. a table suitable for games.
   +/- 180 cm x 120 cm appears to be the norm for ‘big’ games, not sure how much ‘extra’ space is needed to use the thing.
2. a desk for painting/airbrush with dedicated lights(*)
   Currently : 80cm x 80cm Ikea desk (Vangsta?)
3. a desk for assembly/generic hobby with dedicated lights (*)
   Currently : 120 cm x 95 cm computer desk
4. storage space near the desk for paints and projects
5. 2 chairs for the gaming table
6. 1 chair for the painting/assembly desk

(*) the lights are on an assembly made out of 32 mm pvc pipes. There’s a bit of cleanup to do to make them look good (and to hide the wires), but the concept has proven to be very useful.

I hadn’t thought of the amount of light the gaming table itself needed. I has to be something that can provide atmosphere while not being too dark, although there’s a decent sized window.

I’m not worried about “oversized” gamers because I’m normal sized myself. 😀

Theming the room is the hardest part. I kind of want it to look like a war room, but am having zero ideas as to what such a thing would look like. There’s a few posters in my collection I could add as decoration.

I’m thinking ‘tardis blue’ for doors … heck, maybe even a TARDIS door just for fun.

hmmm … maybe I should add this to my project 🙂

The perfect hobby room?
I already have mine! I purpose built a workshop at the bottom of my garden a few years ago (the “bungalow” as my wife calls it). It’s brilliant! Full of cool stuff for my electronics, guitars hanging around, plenty of space for laser cutter and 3d printers…. and, of course, plenty of space for miniatures and painting.
The only trouble is, I let it get very messy, very quickly. But it’s my ideal hobby room. I love it!
(though my wife and I recently discussed the idea of moving house, so it’s quite possible that I’ll have to create another one some time later in the year if the move does go ahead!).
It’s late and it’s dark, otherwise I’d post photos. Maybe tomorrow…..

In fact, I’ve just been in the bungalow, laser-cutting and messing about with electronics, and making an animated “Full Tilt” game. It’s still very early days, but I’m documenting progress over on my nerd blog (I tried using the project system here on OTT and I never want to get to that level of frustration ever again!). I might summarise it in a little project over here, when it’s done.

Once again I feel like I’m flying in the face of popular consensus – while everyone else here seems to be ill or fed up (or both) I’m having a lovely time and really enjoying my hobby. Even having to get into the crawl space under my house and unblock a super-stinky kitchen drain that had been emptying straight into the garden and leaving a river of foul grey slime for weeks wasn’t enough to put me in a bad mood. I’m feel pretty chipper! Sorry for you guys who are having a hard time of it.
Maybe it’s because my Fanatic Mega Paint Set is due to arrive some time after next weekend – I’m really looking forward to getting down to some painting before the end of the month.

@limburger – are you keeping the elephants? Or replacing them with some kind of full-length 40k warzone scene maybe? I quite like the door – maybe not the colour, but the blacklining that makes it look like it’s not really a door, but something you’ve drawn on the wall with a jumbo Sharpie, is pretty cool!

@blinky465  the elephants are staying if at all possible. The doorframe is not black, but a dark purple.

I kind of wish it was black now 🙂

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It’s funny how plans become more real when you see things in real life.
I didn’t have any good ideas before, but now I am seeing possibilities.

Unfortunately I either need to hire someone to execute them or attempt a fair bit of DIY myself.
Both options are going to cost money and time no matter what I do.
The various youtube videos make it all appear to be so effortless, which I kind of doubt is realistic.

Of course if I mess things up I can always get a pro to fix it afterwards … and as it is meant to be a hobby room anyway there’s room for error. Another option is to claim that it was intentional 😀

Same thing applies to the room I’m planning for my computer/office space. The minty green wall in that one is a bit too minty green and it’s got the same purple door.

The 3rd room used to be a bedroom for the kids of the previous owners, so the wallpaper on the one wall has got to go. It will be my first proper DIY project in my new home. I think I will know if I want to do more DIY after that’s done. 😉

I hope that once I get those 3 rooms done I will know if I dare to attempt the living room myself.

@limburger if you are trying wallpapering and it’s your first attempt I would go for the ‘paste the wall approach’.

Pasting paper then hanging it wet requires more skill. Paste the wall is a lot easier. Shop around for the right materials.

Painting walls, ceilings and woodwork is not difficult, just time consuming. Play some music you like and get on with it.

Make sure you don’t get confused and dip your paint brush in your cup of tea 🙂

And don’t try this…