The WIR takes a lot of room with not much extra hanging/storage space to justify it. Having a built in wardrobe along one wall would give you about the same storage and not needlessly take up space.

Can u add dimensions

Yes thanks big reader. I was pondering the same thing.

I’ll add in dimensions shortly. Thanks

Can you add a sketch and dimensions of the existing space inc the doorways and windows you’d like to keep?

Here is a basic sketch of the existing space, with the dimensions. The proposed walk in robe is in the larger Room 1 and the proposed ensuite is taking space from Room 2.
I hope that makes sense.

Sketch

Going by your drawing there's approx 1.25 from the wall between bed 1 & 2 to the double doors you want to keep?

Hi siriusky, I just went and measured that again myself and it's actually 1.45m. Apologies for the dodgy drawing.

Hi oklouise, thanks so much for taking the time to put this floor plan together. It looks good and has given me something to ponder.
I’d appreciate any other ideas and suggestions.
I’ve also been wondering, if I wanted to preserve and restore the Art Deco ceiling in room 1 and, therefore, not have any full walls to the ceiling in room 1, is there a way I can add WIR/BIR and an ensuite and still retain a small bedroom 2?
Thanks for any help you can give me.

Can you post a photo of ceiling

I also have ornate Art Deco ceiling panels which I’d hate to remove but you might need to be practical with both the double doors (which can be rehung further along) and the ceiling panel. Somethings may have to be sacrificed.

As suggested it will depend on what ceiling pattern you have, is it a central oval or round which could work but you would need to redo part of the cornice. This idea does away with the WIR and gives more wardrobe space.

Thanks so much Siriuskey, for taking the time to put this floor plan together. Another great suggestion.
Here is a photo of the double doors and the ceiling. The deco pattern is a large centred rectangle covering a lot of the ceiling.

If that's the ceiling in Bed 1 the 600 deep robes should easily fit within the plain battened section of the ceiling on both sides of the room,maintaining the beautiful main square section, Beautiful doors as well.

I also just realised that in my sketch of the two rooms, I wrote small window in room 2 to be replaced. Is does need replacing but it can also be changed and/or moved. Maybe a wider window the width of the small room to let in more light?
Apologies again for my dodgy drawing.

can you share a plan of the whole house and a list of everything you want to achieve as it's always best to plan for the whole house even if you only need/want to do a small portion at a time...old real estate for sale adds often have rough floor plans although you will probably have to check for accurate dimensions

Can u give dimensions for the ceiling feature. Offsets from walls

Your drawing is fine, what aspect does bed 2 have and a whole house plan would be great no matter how old. Have you started any reno's yet.

I have that ceiling and those doors. I also struggle with how to have an ensuite. So we have very similar houses. One thing I’ve learnt from my pondering is that you’ll need Council approval to add a bathroom which means plans and permits. The costs for the permits/plans is very similar if you’re adding one bathroom or five. So to make the best use of your money you need to do a master plan for your house inc all the improvements you’d like to make eg additional bathroom, moving windows, additional toilet, high front fence, reroofing, carport, shed, additional room - even if you think you can’t afford it yet or may not want it yet. In VIC a building permit can have 6-12 mths for you to commence after approval and 6-36 mths for completion. And there’s no penalty if you decide not to do the work at all.

Hi again everyone, I found the house drawings! Long story as short as I can make it, we started our renos 20 years ago. Blended family situation and lots of kids between us, we just renovated what was quickest and easiest to get enough bedrooms and living space etc. We couldn’t really look at the overall, longer term picture due to time and money constraints. For example, the main bathroom is off the living room due to that being the quickest and cheapest option. I know that’s not the ideal place for the main bathroom though. You can see from the plans that we’ve added a back extension onto the original 1930s cottage. We have moved the kitchen out to the new family room and that is a nice north facing open place space. Not finished yet but the layout and functionality is good. The central existing bathroom has been removed and we now have a central hallway running through to the new section. As I said, the new bathroom is off the new family room. I have had a long time to mull things over and ponder options over the last 20 years and I’m still not 100% clear about the best way to go given our situation. The master option I’ve asked you all about uses the original lounge and then the existing kitchen area for the ensuite and small bedroom. Originally I was going to put the ensuite and WIR in the whole space and lose the bedroom. However, I think that extra bedroom space is important, especially if you want the option of two living areas. Another option I’ve toyed with is using the existing kitchen area as the master and going though to the existing laundry area for the ensuite and extra robe space. The existing laundry is a bit bigger now because we brought the wall out about 1500mm, in line with the central hallway. I would move the laundry to the study, opposite the bathroom. I’m concerned that room might be too small for a master at 3500x3300? I’ve even thought about putting a room up in the roof but I imagine that is very expensive! I wish I could draw this info for you on top of the plan but I have no idea how to do that. So, what do you think is the best option for the master bedroom? There might be other options I haven’t even thought of as well. I’m trying to do what works with what we’ve got but also make the best long term decision re-house value, so I’m trying to keep the house a 4 bed or 3 bed 2 living area. My partner and son-in-law can do a bit of construction work, if it’s not too complex. I’m sorry this message is so long!! I’d be so grateful for any ideas, suggestions or advice. I’ve been in my house for 25 years and I really want to finish it!! Thanks so much

House drawings

I forgot to say that the existing back bedroom and the existing veranda have been incorporated into the new open plan family room.

Is this the current layout, sorry but I marked bathroom as laundry as I think you should swap them

Pic

Hi Kate, thanks for doing this. That is pretty much correct but the back bedroom across from the current laundry doesn’t exist anymore. That is where our kitchen is so the walls on the hallway and family room sides have been removed.

how is the kitchen and furniture arranged in the extension?

Can you add the missing dimensions and kitchen layout.

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.

using some assumed dimensions my suggestion would be to keep the original lounge and use the original kitchen and laundry for the new master suite and there small study becomes a new laundry and allows enough space for a generous powder room and separate bathroom but you need to accurately measure every room to be confident about what will fit where

Current layout

Kate, the dimension at the end of the hallway you wanted is 1250 and the existing laundry is 2400 wide. Thanks so much for taking the time to help me.

Thanks so much for taking the time oklouise. I really like your suggestions.

Carrying on with my suggestion for the master suite the following without all of the dimensions and understanding exactly what has already been done. I was concerned about the position of the Tv due to the large 3m x 1800 windows.

Thanks so much Siriuskey. I appreciate you taking the time to put the floor plans together and I really like your suggestions.

I would seriously consider separating the WIR and ensuite, otherwise the steam can cause your clothes to become damp and then you can have mould issues. This is how we did ours, with the bedroom in the middle. You could extend the robe walls all the way if your access is from the centre room).

Hi, Can you show where the water penetrations are located or can this be flexible?

An elevation and North Point as well.

Jason

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