Design feedback on master suite in self-build house
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Comments (6)bump - any thoughts? This is a new build - I don't think the bath is very efficient - too many doors. I am at a loss at how to reconfigure it. Musts: 2 36" vanities, 3x5 shower, linen closet, closet that is able to hold hanging + drawers (no dresser in bedroom) - access to laundry room from master bath or closet. We do not need a separate WC. Thank you....See Morelearning and feedback on design before purchasing and building
Comments (22)Your kitchen will be VERY dark. Take away the "very", and I agree. Your other two bedrooms are very, very small. Again, take away the adjective, and I agree. My girls' bedrooms are each 12x12, and they're comfortable rooms -- but you should decide just how much furniture you expect them to hold. My daughter who's still at home has a double bed, a double dresser w/ mirror and two bookcases (one tall, one wide). In the other room, we have a queen and no dresser ... this room has held a queen + two dressers in the past, and it was tight with those three large pieces. You say it'll be years 'til you build ... so your kids'll be teens /possibly be out the door by the time you build. These rooms are not large, gracious suites, but they are adequate. I'd add windows to the "blank" walls in the kids' rooms; light from two directions is always a good thing. I would add a pocket door to this "wing" of the house so the children (or guests in the future) can "close it off". This would also allow you to "close it off" to save on heating /cooling once the children are out of the house. The bath is cramped. A person will essentially stand on the toilet to use the sink. I wonder if you could steal from the front porch /push the closet forward ... so you could have a larger, more comfortable bath with a larger vanity /better storage ... I drew in a shower instead of a tub for no particular reason. Grill deck seems strangely far from the kitchen. Yes, that is a problem ... with a screened porch on the side, I think I'd lose the rear porch /go with a deck or patio instead across the back. Traffic pattern from the non-master bedrooms to garage and/or laundry seems like it takes you right through kitchen and dining room, which I wouldn’t like. Yes, I don't think you have enough space between the kitchen and the dining room. I'd extend the dining room out a bit. Here's what I'd do with this plan: - Extend the dining room out so you have space for a comfortable pathway. - Redo the garage entry so you have a multi-purpose room to the right as you enter ... on the right wall /wall shared with the garage you'll have a small coat closet and the washer/dryer (venting won't be bad ... run the hose down the edge of the garage /only one bend) ... across from this wall you'll have a long wall of pantry shelving ... you'll have a door between the laundry and the master closet, which is relocated towards the center of of the house. - The master bath is now on the corner, allowing it to have windows on two sides ... and you have a nice linen closet that didn't exist before ... or you could extend the shower and/or tub to really huge proportions. - You'll lose the French doors in the master bedroom, but I'd let the master "poke out towards the back", allowing for windows on three sides, and I'd place the head of the bed in the middle of the back wall. Overall, I think this layout has the beginnings of a good empty-nester plan....See MoreSelf Designed New Build update...
Comments (8)It began with only my husband's and my vision, rather a 'diamond in the rough' dream. Have 450' lakefront on 6+ acres. No Sandy Beach, cattails and reeds, but not a neighbor in sight! If I want to swim in the crystal clear lake, no upkeep, just pontoon out and jump in! Started with a desire to love nature, enjoy wildlife, and down the road, house my aging mother who sold us the adjoining land. All one level and handicap accessible! I'm so proud of what is soon reality and once only a vision often difficult to get others to believe in. Thank you all, through this Houzz means, to collect ideas. I will post now until April. Here is how it began......See MoreMaster suite feedback?
Comments (41)Sorry Virgil but 7 feet works just fine. 2 feet on both sides leave a 3 foot aisle. Think about it for a second, most hallways in a house are 3 feet wide and no one walks sideways unless they're bigger then 3 feet wide. You're trying to reinforce the myth large closets are needed to be functional and fashionable. She will make it work fine and 6' will do if it's all the space available. Since I brought up Myths I'm going to comment on Closet/closet combos, I'm not a fan of the layout and something builders incorporated to save money. It's not a clean environment and no different then having a bathroom door in a kitchen. The moisture will cause clothing to become musty, and unless you let the exhaust fan run a while the smell will follow you out. But the worst thing is bacterial contamination. It has been proven (mythbusters) that even items sitting outside a bathroom can be speckled with fecal matter and is not something I'd want settling on damp musty clothes. My own OCD may be too high but It convinced me to build my bathroom separated from my closet and bedroom. Trends and fashion take a back seat to cleanliness and common sense and a closet through a bathroom? "Excuse me honey" as she's sitting on the toilet, I need to get a shirt out of the closet. Dumb and the worst layout anyone would build or buy. This is what I'd do if it was me and not what current trend try's to convince me to do. The hall space between the bedroom and bathroom is already lost in Lynn's original design through the closet, and like I stated I don't like Closet/bathroom combos. Now your don't need to walk through the bedroom and the closet to go to the bathroom. Or option 2 is a his and hers closet with walls, or not if you want. This option will allow more fixture options in the bathroom....See Morebpath
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