Upstairs kids bedroom over master bedroom...big mistake?
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Comments (11)I agree with a lot of what has already been said. If you are building this house with no intentions of ever moving, it doesn't really matter what other people think. If there is a possibility that you may move, however, I wouldn't have all the bedrooms in the basement. I think that some people even have a hard time dealing with a split plan where the master is on the main floor and the rest of the bedrooms are on the 2d floor and even more people have a problem with a house where are the kids are in the basement. That's not to say that people couldn't get over that feature, it's just that it becomes a "negative" that a potential homebuyer needs to overlook or deal with before deciding to purchase your home. In this market, at least, one would like to eliminate as many of those negatives as possible. I also agree with the idea that it's hard to anticipate your child rearing needs before you actually have kids. I guess that's the disadvantage of building a home before having kids, but at the same time planning to add kids into the mix. What works for you is so unpredictable and personal. If I designed my house before having kids, I think it would have looked a lot different than the home I designed after having kids. But I understand that we don't all have the luxury of that timing. Best of luck!...See MoreLarge Master bedroom? Or an extra room?
Comments (2)Sorry, but if things aren't to scale, it's hard to know what to say. If resale's not a concern, then use it how you will most benefit from it, but do make sure you do a scale drawing and even mark out the walls on the floor and see how you like it. If extra rooms mean you can have family there, maybe that's the way to go. Unless a master bedroom's a really wonderful place, most people only sleep and dress in there, so if you can make use of that space more creatively, go for it. Walk in closets are nice, though. Two or three-way bathrooms are useful, IMHO....See MoreKids bedrooms upstairs or downstairs?
Comments (8)I currently have a downstairs master and upstairs kid rooms. The baby (2) is in a downstairs bedroom, the big three are upstairs. The baby is moving upstairs in a couple of weeks. I have no issues having the kids on a separate level and no reservations about moving the baby (except that she is moving to a big girl bed...no crib to keep her contained!) We moved here when the oldest were 2 & 4 and they have always slept upstairs with us downstairs. It has never been an issue. This house is a little different, though, in that it's a split foyer so the kid rooms are on the living level with the kitchen and the master is in the downstairs. We're in the very early stages of designing a new home and are leaning towards a first floor master with four kid rooms upstairs so I'll be following this thread closely. Whatever we end up with I cannot wait until the kids' bath is not a public bathroom! Guests get to enjoy a plethora of toothbrushes, hairbrushes, and all my teen's beauty products....See MoreWiden master closet by stealing space from son's bedroom?
Comments (7)Thanks for your opinions! My son's room in the house we're temporarily living in right now is actually the exact size we're proposing reducing his bedroom to, so we can now visualize the space (it's oriented differently, but the dimensions are almost exactly the same). It's definitely not a large space, but does not feel too cramped by any means (my childhood bedroom was smaller!) The first thing I did was to go over the proposed new layout with my son and he actually quite likes it (he has sensory issues and always prefers a more enclosed space to a more expansive one, which is why he chose that room as his room), so that part is not actually a concern for us. It also seems like we can widen our master closet without needing to take quite a full 2-feet from our son's room, so that will help. I'm not really concerned about how big the room is relative to the other rooms, I'm more concerned about the size of the room as a standalone and if there are any practical layout or other issues I haven't concerned in the proposed new layout. Thanks!...See Morereesepbuttercup SLC, Utah 6b
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