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
7 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
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Comments (25)bullielove and motherof3inct - Yes, the Linen Cabinet was also built custom and to match the vanity - drawers same height and same wood/finish. The original Linen Closet had an 18" bi-fold door, which really only opened about 15", with wire shelving inside. The door was standard 80" height. We opened the width to 24" and the height to 96" for this cabinet. It is free-standing, though anchored, and the frame is scribed to fit as if built-in. Appreciate your kind remarks....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 layout in a 1927 house :) Asheville, NC
Comments (5)Depending on the layout of the rest of the space I may use some of the mudroom for master space, could move the entrance to the master from the mudroom to the family room - there are a 1000 different ways to do this and if you are taking everything out, this is the time to make sure you have everything the way you need it to work for your family....See MoreHelp w/master suite layout after addition!
Comments (8)Is this plan more helpful? I wanted to have a tub because I love taking baths, and have been living in a house with no bathtubs for the past 10 years! My husband wants an additional closet because I am currently using up all the space in the master closet. We thought about just taking some bedroom space and expanding the bathroom and closet into the bedroom, but then thought that would make the bedroom kind of a long-and-narrow shape that’s a little weird. We also wondered if the bedroom would feel too small if we did that (or if future buyers would think it’s was too small for a master bedroom). I would also lose my little “corner” of the bedroom that currently serves as my “office” if we did that. But, that idea is still in consideration. The plus to expanding with an addition is that: #1: Since we are renovating the house at the same time, we could match floors etc easily. #2: I would definitely have enough space to give myself some kind of little office nook. #3: adding square footage should add value at resale. #4: We could probably even take some space from the old closet to build a hall closet and a place for the AC unit so we could move it down from the attic. Anyway, those are our thoughts, but we are not pros and don’t do this all the time. That’s why I’m reaching out to see if anyone had any advice or layout ideas. I’ve seen some people post really helpful ones on Houzz before. :)...See Morehomey_bird
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7 years agoOaktown
7 years agohomey_bird
7 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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