Wendy Grills has dubbed this 14 1/3-by-8-foot room the "stupid room.... because she has no clue how to functionally decorate the room," the couple write in an e-mail. It used to be a playroom for their two children, but it has sat empty for the past 12 years. Wendy would like to transform it into her office. But the layout poses a challenge: It includes the back of a brick fireplace, two doorways without doors, floor vents and windows.
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