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I don't think this one is available in the US any more, sadly.

I think a great long-term plan would include some of the following:
1) Open up the main living space by knocking down the walls surrounding the upper right bedroom (closest to the kitchen area) and turn it into the living area, then convert the current living area (with couch and TV) into the third bedroom). Make the entrance to the "extra" room in this area, close off the entrance in the third bedroom.
2) Convert the "extra" room into a master suite with access to a larger bath. This would be far more expensive but would undoubtedly be a fun way to convert the space.

That closed off hall feels like it was a strange last minute addition, too. I think if you open up the space a bit it will add to the long term value a lot, assuming that you can take down some walls.

In the mean time, turning the third bedroom into an office won't change the resale value of the home, since it's mostly a question of furniture. I think considering the flow of the rooms is more important. You have to walk past two bedrooms to even get to the office and the "extra" room, I think you'd rather that any company/guests be encouraged to stay in the upper/right hand part of the house and that the lower left corner be where the private spaces are.

My suggestion is similar to Karen's, but the opposite: rather than building an entire wall, why not use part of the triangular area indicated as the "baby room". You can use curtains or head-height shelving to partition the space without losing the light, sense of scale, etc. I (personal opinion, you may disagree) don't think that kids really need their own room until well into toddlerhood, and by then you may come up with a better long term solution? Otherwise, I'd say don't cut off the entire triangular area. It looks like you're doing that to retain the closet, but you can use a wardrobe just fine for that and by cutting off the new bedroom a little to lose it you'll maintain some living space.

I really wish there was a way for us to submit photos in comments, I'd sketch up what I was thinking.

Spoke too soon, sorry. The prices for the leather version of the sectional are closer to $3500...should know better than to type that quickly.

It is not strange. All of the women in my family had massive changes in their allergies in their late twenties and thirties, many a result of hormone shifts. My mother, after giving birth to me, was no longer allergic to eggs after having trouble her entire life eating cookies and cakes, let alone actual eggs. Immune systems change based on age, hormone levels, other illnesses, and environmental factors that we have little to no control over.

For women in particular, changes in hormone levels can really impact the way your body response to histamines. My mother was deathly allergic to eggs as a child, but after giving birth to me the reaction but disappeared. My cousin, on the other end, went from being able to scarf down omelettes to violently allergic when she hit her late twenties. Your immune system's reactions to your environment does change, I know several people who are non-reactive to their cats but highly allergic to other cats.

Also, if she had immunotherapy treatments years ago that allowed her to live with cats, they may have 'worn off". I had a decade and a half of weekly allergy shots and in the past two years have noticed that my reactions are growing stronger to things I never felt sniffly at before.

Just as a note, Benita's son is in his late teens and she's putting the Legos in long term storage as he doesn't use/play with them as often as he did as a younger child.

Looks a lot like the West Elm Henry sectional to me.

The only issue is that some people put their phones as password protected, especially those of us with work phones that require it. In that case, no one can access your contact list, which is exactly why I still carry an emergency contact card, one in my wallet and the other in my phone case.

I actually have a business card in my wallet behind my ID and a second in my phone case that lists my emergency contacts, allergies, and full name in English, French, and Spanish. It felt like overkill until one of my friends got hit by a car while riding her bike to work and no one could figure out who to contact once she got to the hospital because her phone is password locked.