Master Bedroom help!
Hi! I have previously posted on here before asking for help with a master bedroom/ensuite layout. Since that post we have decided to go a different way and I would really appreciate some help visualising the space if possible. Here are our measurements (the red lines are new walls that have been put in recently) The back room will be a small ensuite bathroom with a toilet, basin and shower For the middle room (which is also the entry) we were thinking of making it an open closet/dressing room and the front space will be our bedroom! Any thoughts/advice/suggestions would be appreciated on how to make the space work best!
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6 years agoI apologise for the lack of info, I'm not really good at this sort of stuff. Here is an updated one with the new walls that have been put into this space. I had written that F was the sliding door by mistake it is actually E which is at the front of the house and is the old garage door opening.
The cavity sliver (G.) is the entry to the space from the kitchen/lounge area.
We were thinking of using the space in these ways:
1. Bathroom (we are aware it is not a huge space and this does not bother us)2. Dressing room
3. Bedroom
The wall separating I and H has not yet been finished (just framed) so it could possibly be moved if there were any other options available.
We don't plan on selling our house at any time in the near future so we aren't too focused on resale more on what works as a nice living space.
Our laundry is now in our hallway cupboard with a sliding door.
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Comments (5)You need to articulate to your architect why you aren't happy so that they have a opportunity to resolve it. Don't try and do the job that you are paying them for by providing a solution, tell them what you actually need. Sometimes I find during my design review meetings I realize that some clients have trouble visualising from a plan, and are much happier when it is explained in detail. Best of luck Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls...See MoreCreating a master bedroom with a large wir by combining 2 bedrooms
Comments (8)I wouldn't. If having a master suite were important to me I would buy a modern home that has one. The thing about historic homes is that they typically had three equal sized bedrooms. It's part of the character of the home. If you combine two squareish bedrooms you will end up with a strangely shaped rectangular room that's not really all that useful. Particularly as you mention they both have french doors that go to a verandah. Those doors pretty much limits what you can do with the rooms. You will be trying to either preserve the symmetry of the doors or build a wardrobe wall up close to one and have the whole look of the room thrown off. A heritage home is what it is. It's never going to be a modern home and it's limitations are what people expect when they buy one. The limitation is a traditional floorplan that doesn't necessarily reflect modern lifestyle choices. One conversion that is often done on federations is part of the verandah is built in, and turned into a WIR or ensuite. Many of these homes already have built-in verandah sections so doing so won't necessarily ruin the character. Particularly if you infill them with a nice casement windows and appropriate trims on the outside....See MoreHelp on converting 2 bedrooms into 1 master bedroom with nice ensuite
Comments (5)my suggestion has an ens and wiw and uses the old bedroom door for a linen cupboard, although the toilet could be placed at either end to be closer to the original sewerage, this arrangement allows for more privacy for the toilet, more standing room near the shower, wall space for a towel rail and room in teh wiw for a chest of drawers..the vanity is over 2m long with cabinet under the (one or twin) sinks and open shelves next to the toilet for towels .. and, while you're adding the new ens, it would be worthwhile to plan the new access to the kitchen and new laundry...See Morehelp with master bedroom layout
Comments (33)Thanks so much for your input. Re the downstairs floorplans: we prefer to keep the study away from the family area to keep it quiet, so will probably leave it as is. However, I have been thinking more about the downstairs bathroom and your comments to move the laundry. I really think the downstairs bathroom was too small for a family bathroom so I have expanded it by stealing the laundry space, and taking space out of the pantry ( which was very generous) to make space for the laundry. This also allows a separate toilet. I don’t need outside access for the laundry as we would hang the clothes on the other (west) side of the house. Would just need good ventilation. Once again I am very grateful for your input! Old followed by new posted for comparison....See Moreoklouise
6 years agoyour drawing and measurements are fine just wanting to clarify the existing room and the measurements are better than i first thought but, despite the fact that you've already started the wall and you'd probably want a window for the bathroom, i still think that this floorplan will make a much more comfortable ens and wiw without having to walk through the dressing room, there's more privacy and separation between the master suite and living areas with the short hallway (which can still be used as a dressing area) and the ens has space for bigger fixtures: double shower, twin handbasins, full sized standard toilet and a wall to wall mirrored wall cabinet and much more room to move around
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoThis is a very, very, very rough sketch, but since built-in wardrobes are more popular outside if the US, this may be a lower cost, more functional option.
(There was no option for a pocket door, which I think you currently have, but if you had a hinged door to the bedroom, I would flip it from my drawing, so it opens into the bedroom side, not the bathroom side.)
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6 years agooklouise
6 years agoat 1200 x 2960 the ensuite will need very small fixtures and suggest you consider a wall hung or semi recessed handbasin on a narrow shelf or a tiny vanity, no more than 45cm front to back and up to 120cm wide..the average toilet is about 70cm front to back which only allows for 50 cm space to walk to the shower so you'lll need to shop around for the smallest toilet you can find...the shower space allows for a walk in shower 1200 x 900... the wiw can have shelves and hanging space on three sides with the ens door opening into the wiw so it won't hit the basin and the bedroom has room for extra wardrobes or chests of drawers and a chair
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