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By Jackie Craven, About.com

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Re-purpose Rooms in Your Old House

Luxury bathroom at Rabbit Hill Inn in Lower Waterford, Vermont

An upstairs room with a small porch became a luxury bathroom at Rabbit Hill Inn in Lower Waterford, Vermont

Photo © Jackie Craven

The original owner of your old house may have needed a formal dining room and many small bedrooms. Your family may prefer to have a home office and a large master bedroom suite.

Think creatively about new and different ways you can use the existing rooms in your house. Sometimes a room can be re-purposed with very little remodeling.

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