Sometimes you have to live with a pet before you give it a name. Don't you think" You have to give them the time to show their personality, see how they are going to behave, and really get it right. And then there are those times, you just know right off the bat what you're going to name them and for the rest of their life you think "I couldn't have picked a more perfect name." I think that rooms are the same way.
Sometimes, I can walk into a space and know exactly how I would design it down to the very last detail. That's what happened with my living room and dining room. I knew from the moment that I saw the apartment where the carpets would go, how the furniture would be arranged, even the color palette. And then there are rooms that puzzle me. Rooms that I need to live with for a while, addressing the flow and the character of the space, questioning how I live in the rest of the space and how that room could best be used full time.  That's precisely what my second bedroom was: a real puzzle! For most people it's not hard, a second bedroom means a guest room. Throw a bed and some lovely bedding in there and you're done. But that's not what I needed. I don't entertain company that needs a place to stay. Any of my friends visiting from out of town are more likely to get a hotel simply out of the need for privacy and comfort, so then what does this 100-square-foot room become"

Here it is standard issue. Blah carpet, plastic mini-blinds, a basic...