What to do with narrow loft space?

lovesydk

We have lived in our apartment for two years, and we just renewed our lease. We have done NOTHING with this space and I refuse to live here another year without taking advantage of it. It's a difficult space, it's about 7.5 feet wide and very long. The end is where a second bathroom and laundry room is. Then to the left of the bathroom is a little nook, that is where my office space is. But it's very small (I don't need a lot of space, just enough space for a computer and printer!)

The couch there right now was one our landlord gave us because he didn't feel like putting it in storage. No one ever sits on it. No one ever uses this space ever. We have a very cozy living room downstairs that we prefer to sit in. I want to turn this into a guest space, but since its such a narrow room we'd have to do a futon. A sleeper sofa I think would be too wide. The slopped ceiling is also a problem. 

Any other ideas?? Thank you in advance.

SBmini

How regularly do you have guests? Is there another place they are currently staying, or are you without guest space? The challenge with the space is that a double bed (standard futon size) is 5 feet wide. So with the bed down, the laundry room would almost be off limits! 

My other thought would be to relocate your office space to the loft- or- use it for a storage solution. Shelves or a dresser or some sort to hold your things. A couch looking at an empty wall is certainly not the best use for this space. But I'm not sure that space is designed to be used for anything.