Makeup drawer needs to be beside where you stand or sit not in front of you as per that pic as you can open it like that if you are sitting at the bench and powders will drop in. The stool needs to be easy to move too.
Open closets are easier and allow ventilation for shows etc but dust can be an issue. If you are in an insect prone area fighting moths without doors is problematic. I guess there is no one answer to doors within a walk in robe.
Bottom drawers for shoes great if you can afford them. ,ü

Huge difference between ‘must haves’ and ‘want, want, wants’. And so dependent on your lifestyle. For me it’s: not too tight; natural light; temperature control. With storage up there in importance, too. Everything else is work-around-able. Lived in roughly 20 houses over 30 years, some a tad palatial and some a tad basic, and it is function over form. Every time. The “little things”, like the difficult to clean gap, poor quality fittings, or (as Kate says) the inconveniently placed drawer, matter way more than the fanciest tap ware, the trendiest bath or even the greatest view

Well said Jan Dobson. I've seen many spaces in display homes, on tv shows, on websites, which have those 'little things' and as soon as I've noticed that the overall effect is lost.

@Kate thanks for your thoughts. Yes definitely you want the main drawer for makeup accessible without needing to move. Having the additional drawer in the picture makes use of the storage potential for less used items. Great point on the seat moving easily, thanks!

And , yes, there’s no absolutes on the door/no door wir issue. In fact sometime, when space allows, no doors for the every day, and doors for the less used or precious clothes is a practical solution

@JanDobson
Your experience shows! Thanks for your input.
Natural light is often overlooked in the grab for more obvious “wants” such as storage of TV’s . It’s essential and with it natural airflow. As you mentioned, storage is always up there in importance, and balancing storage requirements without impeding natural light , airflow and ease of movement in the room are key to design.
The nitty gritty of hard to clean gaps are also lessons learnt through time- hair balls under vanities, dust in the shower gaps are definitely to be avoided.
Loving this input, and definitely on the same page:)

@macyjean…. I know, right! Good for you with your discerning eye. One of my absolute peeves is when display homes hang paper clothing in the WIR to “virtually “ display the space as if your real clothes will fit into a 450mm space- they don’t! They are “virtual WIR’s. Not helpful in REAL home.
Thanks for getting in on the chat:)

One of my pet hates is the open WIR behind the bedhead wall. It looks good in a display home with a few crisp white shirts, a luxurious fluffy bathroobe and shelves adorned with Tiffany and Chanel shopping bags. Because of course, that's all I ever wear, my perfectly ironed shirts, a bathrobe on top if it's a cold day, and lots of bling.

Now you've got me thinking, I saw a picture recently of a beautiful bathroom, but the hand towel was folded to fit on the holder above the vanity and straight away I realised that the holder was not high enough above the vanity to allow for a hand towel to hang normally. Everything was beautfully styled and colour coordinated, but who folds up their wet hand towel like that when putting it back on the holder? I've also seen toilet roll holders below towel rails, making part of the towel rail useless for hanging a towel as it would cover the toilet roll. Measure things so they are installed to do the job they are designed for!

I'd like some innovative ideas for suitcase storage. I hated having to get suitcases down from the typical top shelf storage location. Ours now live in a corner of a room behind some other stuff, which is also not ideal, but I'm not going up the ladder with suitcases again.

I saw a picture somewhere of a roll-out drawer which doubles as a step for reaching higher items and that seemed like a good idea for suitcases. Heavier items in custom designed compartments at the bottom which also provide access for higher storage. Most commonly used items in the middle where they can be reached with no effort. Occasional use items which are lightweight at the top.

Hi @Macyjean, it’s always those impracticalities like one thing being in front or on top of another that drive us mad. Most of the time we only have one hand free to grab an object and it’s ridiculously frustrating to have to move a towel to get to the t.paper.

I think every photo on social media has to be used as inspiration only, and through the lens of”how would my things and lifestyle actually fit and work here” .
Most people, most days can barely get through the laundry list let alone when it’s raining, , your family have come down with a virus and the new puppy hasn’t yet finished toilet training. These are the real days of our lives where we need to just reach the toilet paper, and everything else without hassle.
Re the luggage, it’s the same for anything that needs storing- the things you use most need to be closest to you and where they are used. The things less used in the less valuable spaces. Unless you have acres of storage(which actually has you walking miles from one end of the home to another, following a hierachy such as this is the way most people have to live .
This can be greatly enhanced though with a lot of thought going into how and where you do activities, what your physical capabilities and limits are and then designing ergonomically to those parameters. (it’s the not so sexy aspect of interior design that we specialise in:))
You can see the blum space step drawer you mentioned here , it’s great. I’ve included it into dressing rooms for shoes and providing access to the upper storage cabinets

https://www.blum.com/au/en/products/cabinet-applications/space-step/overview/

And I’m glad we’ve got you thinking- it might spur a solution to your luggage:)

Oh and re the open robe behind the bed. It’s true the clothes are on show, it is possible to conceal with doors to solve that problem though. This solution does really help with long and narrow rooms where there’s a window on the short wall leaving the only option for the robe to be on a long wall making the room too narrow, or right up against the doorway, making the entrance cramped. I have used this approach in such rooms with great effect. It squares the room up nicely and has the bed position primed for the window view. It’s not the best layout for a large bedroom, but it is probably the best layout for this shape room when people need maximum wardrobe storage.