First off your husband will need a pair of noise cancelling headphones :-) It depends on how handy 'you' are, the only limit is your imagination. You could trot around the Opportunity furniture shops, collect a couple of filing cabinets and use those to hang a board between. Blackboard paint on one side and glue felt, cork or fabric on the other. Then you have a noticeboard for the office and a blackboard for the children. This can be repeated in different configurations for more privacy. Alternatively check the internet sites like Gumtree or the Trading Post and see if anyone is selling at a good price folding screens or something that could be used as a screen. Most of all enjoy doing it.

One suggestion I'd make - shelves above a bed are very hard to reach, without standing on the bed. There are many beds though that fold up into a wall cabinet, so take up the thickness of a mattress/frame when folded up. It also makes for a tidier office when it's not a guest room. You may have to hunt for a fold-out that hinges on the long side - most are hinged on the short side (i.e. hinge under the pillow). If you can't find the right unit you might be able to swap with the shelves behind the door, or on the opposite far wall. You'd then have to rejig the other shelves you want above the bed, or move the bed unit the depth of the shelves out from the wall, or rotate it 90 degrees to parallel the wall to the credenza. I'm trying to work out exactly the same problem in my study as we speak :-) albeit with a different floorplan. Good luck!

Hi Amy, Just a rough sketch for you. I think it would be best for you to have a desk in the living space which would be built into a cupboard so that it could be closed off when/ if needed. This is a great place to have a Desk/ Computer for when the kids get bigger and are using the computer so that you can keep an eye on them while in the kitchen/living and Alfresco. I also think you need a doorway next to the desk opening into the passage next to the Master as the other access is too far. I have changed the area next to the garage, too many angles, You have access from the garage with mudroom to drop things like school bags/coats etc and the bedroom next to the laundry is now bigger. cheers

It would not be unusual to have black knobs, handles etc and different hinges. It is personal preference though.