Goodbye Man-Room!

Husband purchased our pretty little house back in February of 2008. It had been a rental property for over 20 years, so to say it smelled like a frat house is probably an understatement (and if you have never been in a frat house, urine and b.o. is what one smells like). We had grandiose plans for our lil brick ranch, so when we renovated, we did so with plans of eventually finishing the basement (with a master suite and big walk in closet. if you have ever been in a 1950's brick ranch, you know closet space is non-existent)...So, meet man-room.

This had previously been a den (with nice pine panelled walls) which served as the 3rd bedroom. We cut a big ole' hole in the floor and installed funtional (and up-to-code) stairs to the basement.



Well, then the economy continued to tank (thanks obama!) and home values are officially in the dumps...while we arent upside down, Husband and I both agreed that pumping any more money into the house would be a bad investment...So what do we do about baby?

We still have the second bedroom, but would like to keep that for guests (aka Moms who decide they want to sleep over and get up with baby in the middle of the night..hint hint) so our other option is...dun dun duuunnn! Converting the man-room back into a 3rd bedroom. I've pretty much decided how we would do this is by converting the half walls into full walls...yes the room will be a little small, but its a nursery, its not like baby will need THAT much space...The only thing I'm not 100% sure about is the area that will lead from the nursery to the kitchen:



My dad says pocket door, so that I'll have easy access to the kitchen for late night bottle warm ups, fridge runs, etc. I'm kind of thinking of just putting a full wall in, because its not like its that terribly far of a walk to the kitchen...plus i dont want to confuse future owners as to what the purpose of the room is (you know, is it a bedroom, is it a nursery, is it an office, is it a den?) but I guess if thats my biggest worry right now, I'm doing alright!

Does anyone have any suggestions about pocket doors or wall? Oh, and yes, we are keeping the flat screen in the nursery, cuz' Momma ain't about to miss her stories while she's rocking baby.