[Ohiogirl]

forgot to say that I would wait on the Murphy Bed and see how you are going to use your room in the end. We thought we wanted a sofabed in the 3rd bedroom and are now glad we didn't do that. I've seen a lot of Murphy Beds for sale here. The 3rd BR in a villa is not that big, and you might not have room on the opposite wall for anything usable, which can make it look kind of bare. Hard to move stuff like a desk out of the way when the bed is open.

We use the 3rd bedroom for an office and a music practice room. I thought I would be using it for my sewing room, but turns out I often sew when Ohioboy is practicing and sharing would not work. I sew in the guest room and it works - when we have guests, I don't have time to sew, and with a customized closet and guest dresser I have lots of room for my stuff. Also like the light there. We actually still have empty drawers in the guest dresser, enough for guests and me to fill up a couple more.

We have rethought how we use our space once we actually lived here.

Another thing we did was add window film to cut the glare and heat from the windows. The neighbor's CYV is close and reflects more glare into yours. Didn't notice that much until we were here more often.