Main bedroom, Ensuite and WIR
I am trying to design upstairs main bedroom layout which is labelled 'Main Bedroom' in the plan (photo). The right-hand (West) side has a hip roof so only 600x600mm windows can fit on that side. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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oklouise
7 years agoDy Penna
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Master bedroom, WIR and en-suite design
Comments (12)reluctant to lose the convenience of outside access to a toilet my suggestion sacrifices a little space off the lounge and bedroom to keep the extra toilet and use the original laundry space for a bigger ensuite with separate toilet and double vanities, the new extension makes a more spacious wiw with only standard doorway openings to the new rooms but the ideal outside door for the laundry will depend on the location of the drying area and you may decide that a western door or no outside door (and walk through the verandah?) could both add more counter space to the laundry and, much as i like the gable roof for the extension, it would be interesting to obtain a comparative quote for a simple skillion roof (and raked ceilings for the new laundry and wiw) that may save a lot of extra roof structure that doesn't add anything to the inside of the new rooms or streetscape and could be much cheaper.....See MoreMaster bedroom/ensuite/WIR floor plan help!
Comments (14)One question i have with your design Oklouise is whether the sloped ceiling will look odd in bed 2? The house is an old queenslander and bed 2 was originally the lounge room, with two sets of french doors opening on to an enclosed veranda. We are opening up the front veranda but not the side one (because that would limit the floor space we have available to build in downstairs). The "reading/playroom" was kept separate to the bedroom because that space has a steep sloped ceiling and a set of french doors opening on to it so we thought it looked like a separate space. If we remove the french doors and knock down the wall, do you think the bedroom will feel strange? We would like to keep the set of french doors opening on to the verandah at the front of the room....See MoreMaster bedroom, ensuite and WIR robe ideas
Comments (38)What is the wall going out from the laundry, is there another room? Going up into the roof space is a great way to add extra room/s if the pitch is high enough, perhaps your son inlaw could get up there with a tape. We did this some years ago in our Federation house and ended up with 2 bedrooms with a study break out area across the end of both rooms which had QBs. Our builder pre ordered the stairs which were installed in one piece, this was quick and once the stairs were in place they could then proceed to fit out the space. Your wide passage could be where these stairs would fit....See MoreSecond story addition advice
Comments (3)Just some general thoughts and advice -- WHY ? You will need a staircase of some sort . Expensive . But also it takes space out of your very small 3 bedroom , so you are down to 2 bedrooms downstairs , or no laundry or moving the kitchen or . . . . . . . . Then theres the practical stuff , like will your place take the additional weight and stresses -- it's almost certainly designed to have a roof , not another storey and a roof ( potentially 3 times the weight or more ) . Then you probably have to take out existing ceilings and replace ( to get at electrics and add plumbing ) , so possibly paint and paper of the downstairs walls , definitely the ceiling , and all the new upstairs . Then you look at the cost versus any increased value , and before you even start trying to match materials and colours , you are spending $200k or $500k to end up with possibly a stuffup or at least a mishmash , without much extra resale . A prime central city trendy suburb -- maybe . Anywhere else I'd at the very least consider selling and moving . Probably not what you want to hear , but thats my first instinct ....See Moreoklouise
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agothis space is fabulous... is it a planned or existing home, what is the measurement of the wall along the family bathroom and entry door into the master bedroom, does the ceiling slope down lower than 2400, is there any restriction on where the ensuite is placed, where does the sun come in the windows in the morning, where are the windows and are there any views that you would like to see from inside??...all these details will help create a more accurate scale plan that will invite more suggestions for you...please correct any details on this rough plan (i've included a queen sized bed and my guestimates of the main bathroom so HOUZZERS can see the scale of the room)
Dy Penna
7 years agoDy Penna
7 years agooklouise
7 years agoDy Penna
7 years agoThe master is at the back of the house.
Ensuite - I like that the ensuite is at the foot of the bed and not to the side. I am not sure about how much light I will get into the ensuite with only 600 high window restriction. The blue box in the below is the west wall.
The floating wall is good.Thankyou.
oklouise
7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
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7 years agowww.allbuiltins.com.au I would suggest visiting some wardrobe company show rooms and display homes for ideas. You need to know what your needs are. For the walk in robe you want to have maximum storage that will suite your clothing, shoes hand bags etc. Take in to account what is worn more often? How much room do you need for long hanging for dresses and the like, Do you have a lot of business shirts or only tee shirts, suites generally need a bit more length to hang? Your height is also something that is overlooked, tall people may be disappointed with the industry standards for heights of top shelves, as long shirts will not fit well in double hanging, therefor the height of the top shelf may need to be raised to allow for more length in your double hanging. A top shelf should be no less than 1950mm high. New homes are often fitted with one top shelf at 1700 to 1800 high in the wardrobes, this is too low to include double hanging. Drawers may not be necessary in a walk in robes if you have a tall boy or chest of drawers in the bedroom. The walk in robe is best left for maximum hanging and shelves for hand bags shoes and foldable clothing, Some accessories like pull out pant racks can be an advantage but some just take up too much space. Feel free to browse my website gallery for ideas. www.allbuiltins.com.au
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7 years agooklouise, with regards to the family bathroom. I like how you used space for a linen cause we didn't particularly like how the door opening onto the shower.
We are trying to determine a different bathroom/toilet layout (if rather than having a double basin like we currently have) we used a single basin in the family bathroom. Would you have any thoughts?
Current layout:
Thanks for your advice.
oklouise
7 years agoDy Penna
7 years agoThis is our upstairs plans. The wall between the toilet and stairs is glass balustrade at the end.
oklouise
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoafter trying lots of different arrangements (some of which would have lost the glass balustrade) i think this plan will be the best use of the space: the L shaped linen cupboard gives more storage, makes more use of the extra hallway to the bathroom and toilet, solves the problem of the door opening against the shower screen while reducing the shower to 1200 x 900 (still considered a double shower) and allows for two 900 wide vanities (or one 1800?) and a large bathtub...leaving out a vanity doesn't improve the options as the challenge with your home is that there is so much more space to consider not too little..The other rooms look good, especially the sitting room which should be a great room for day time activities
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