Xpost from Decorating: Help with Master Suite layout
Hi,
I posted originally on Decorating forum in the hope of getting help but I got none. I have seen folks post layouts for Master Suite here, so I am trying my luck on Bath forum.
I am designing a new house and we have liked pretty much everything in the current plan except perhaps the master closet. Somehow the layout does not seem like most efficient to me, and I am interested in sharing and hearing ideas about this arrangement.
My choices are either to move the walk in closet to the extreme right wall (since as per the building rules we cannot have any clear windows there due to neighbor privacy). I am quite happy with the way the bathroom has shaped up, but would gladly consider another option if it gives me a similarly large vanity and shower, and enclosed WC (those are my requirements).
But the main focus is on the closet; current plan is his-and-her, but that is not a must. Getting most storage from the space is important.
Larger closet is 7'x5', smaller is 5'x5'. Thus current design gives us 12' hanging space in Her and 5' space in his. I find this on the lower side. Besides, I would like to reduce the number of doors to the closet to one, so we get more wall space.
I am open to considering a shallow set of built in drawers on the wall between two closet doors, to store lingere etc. Over the wall we plan to wire up a TV (DH's dream). The bed will be against the windowless wall.
Behind the closet is another bedroom, most likely DD's. There is another spare bedroom at this level that she can occupy, in which case the previous room becomes our multipurpose room for sewing, making crafts, projects etc.
Once again, as long as the closet leaves a good sized wall, we can hang a TV there.
Thank you, and hope to hear comments!
Comments (11)
homey_bird
8 years agoIf it would be helpful to consider entire floor plan, here it is. Except, we like the general way that it's laid out and prefer to not make big changes. Open to ideas though, we have not committed to this plan yet and it's not late to make changes, if they absolutely made more sense.
In my current plan I like the fact that BR's are a good size and we have a laundry room with space to line dry our clothes (we line dry 75% of our clothes).
Oaktown
8 years agoRelated Discussions
Help with Master Suite Layout
Comments (47)Final Plans - have incorporated most suggestions that made sense. -Back middle bathroom has tub in front, door moved to left to leave room for towel rack or hooks. -master shower widened to full 4 feet X 5'10" with head on back wall to allow for possible doorless shower. - front right bedroom closet squared off. - all kids bedroom closets now have slider doors to allow for full mirrors (have them now and work well). - worked out the pocket door on the master toilet room - it fits okay - am going with double hung windows in front of house, but casements on sides and back. Casements are smaller for the same egress requirements and allow for more wall space in bedrooms Still some small cleanup on the plans, but pulled the trigger on the construction drawings. thanks to everyone for all the assistance. Don't think I would be at this point without all the interaction and advice....See MoreVnity layout help X-post from decorating
Comments (1)Caveat: I am not a decorator, nor do I claim to be, but we are in the process of renovating our master bath which also has an 84" vanity, also with double sinks. While it didn't occur to me to put in a makeup area, I probably wouldn't have anyway. That's just too much lovely storage to give up. But what a wonderful window! We are putting in medicine cabinets, but our vanity is on an interior wall and I have not a clue how much difference that would make in the room temperature on an exterior wall. I think you could do a number of things with mirrors. You could use a rectangular mirror that would be the same size as the window below the arch. I think that would call attention to the lovely detail that the arch provides. I would think about placing a light fixture above the mirror if that were the decision. Or you could use oval mirrors and echo the curve of the arch. Is there room for sconces if that's what you choose? You might try cutting templates out of paper and placing them on the wall to see which appeals to you the most. We used oval mirrors in our other bath (just finished, not yet painted) that I really like. But no window above either vanity....See MoreNeed Master Suite Layout Help
Comments (10)Thanks for your input, chartist. That's a good point about the shower/toilet use, but we have another bathroom 5 steps down the hall, so I'm not sure it will be a problem in real life. We currently only have one bathroom in our house (2 adults, 2 young kids), so anything is going to be a major upgrade! I like the toilet and shower flipped, and had tried that in an earlier layout, but still had the pocket door, which would interfere with the plumbing for the shower. Without the door, I see that this could work. I'm concerned however about putting the plumbing for the toilet on the outside wall, as I've been told it's hard to insulate. How big does a water closet need to be? Did I read 36x60 is the absolute minimum? Maybe it's not even worth separating it. I liked the little room for toilet and shower, as we have hardwood throughout that space now, and I was thinking we could tile just the floor in that small room, rather than in front of the vanity as well. I'm torn on the closet through the bathroom. Part of me thinks it will limit the noise myself or my husband makes while getting ready, as we won't have to come back through the bedroom. And honestly, we are trying to save space (like a builder I guess). We currently have about 1500sf on our first floor, 4 bed 1 bath, and we're adding dormers to our walkup attic to create 3 bedrooms and another bath. We're using 3 of the 4 bedrooms on the first floor to create a master suite and laundry room. But it's not like this is a big, high-end house. In the end, it will still be a modest cape...we just want it to work as efficiently as possible....See MoreHelp with Master suite & guest bathroom layout
Comments (3)IMO, the master bathroom is too small. 30" for a toilet (the minimum allowed) and 30" a vanity is tight even for a guest bath. Your closet is huge proportionally. I would take at least 2 feet from the closet to add to the toilet and vanity space (48" vanity and a 36" space for the toilet) because I would much rather be cramped in a closet than feel cramped in the bathroom. You could also take a few inches from the shower. 5' 34" showers are very common and plenty of room if you are not a large person....See Morehomey_bird
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8 years agoOaktown
8 years agohomey_bird
8 years agoOaktown, is this what you meant? This does give room for closets. I do believe though that this can be tweaked further to make more functional. Rightmost part of MCL2 can be used as hallway linen closet. Our bed can be along the smaller edge and MCL1's wall can have a wall mounted TV (which, in original plan, we were planning to put on the wall space between two closet doors).
I am also at a loss of how my doors to both closet areas would look? Will they be bifold? There's not much scope for pocket door here.
Thanks a lot!
Oaktown
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