Master bedroom without dresser or chest?

5 years ago

Hi all we are moving into a new house. Our master bedroom is a little smaller then the one we have now, but the closet is huge. My husband would really like to decrease the clutter by not using our bedroom furniture, specifically the chest and dresser and just putting all of our clothes both folded and hanging in the closet. is this a thing? I fell a little hung up on not having that furniture in the room.

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justcallmepool

5 years ago

No dresser in the bedroom was exactly my plan in my new house and so far I have attained it. I had drawers built in the closets. It's awesome. I love having all my clothes together in the same space. No more separating them into groups of work/casual/etc. Sometimes I like to mix& match haha. Also my coats and workout and everything is in there. except swim suits :( Not enough drawers. yet haha I may add something. But right now I'm using 3-drawer chests as nightstands to store my bathing suits & some random items that don't fit in my closet drawers.

I do have room for some pieces if I wanted. In my previous house I didn't have a lot of space but had to keep a chest for towels, etc bc the master bath was so small.

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Sina Sadeddin Architectural Design
5 years ago
Its not uncommon. Depending on the size and height of the furniture you could always move it into the closet, or use only one piece in the room for items like socks, underwear etc. and put everything else in the closet.
K Laurence
5 years ago
I’ve done that in my guest room, the room is large enough but walk-in closet large too. instead of a dresser in the room I added a large upholstered bench where the dresser was & I like the spacious uncluttered look of the room better.
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And I thought I was the only one! After our remodel I pitched lots of old or poorly fitting clothes. Thinned out my wardrobe to essentials -- so much that I thought I could live out of my closet exclusively. (I had had shelves installed and use baskets for underwear and socks.) I tried it for a few months and didn't need the dresser at all. Free-cycled it to a neighbor's son in his first apartment. This left room for the blanket chest I had always wanted. Our son-in-law is a cabinet maker and he built it to my specifications, complete with cedar lining and soft-close hinges so our granddaughter wouldn't smash her fingers if she peeked inside. It matches a dresser our SIL built for DH. I love this arrangement and will never go back to a dresser. A bit OT -- I had a brainstorm one day that allowed me to eliminate the panties basket: I made two 14" open-ended cylinders for panties. One is black, the other ivory. About the diameter of a small tuna can. Each has a ribbon loop on the top and elastic snugs the bottom. I stuff fresh panties in the top and pull them out of the bottom as I need them. I usually wear simple black or nude panties -- these "underwear dispensers" hang from a hook inside the closet.
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Exactly, although I really appreciate your critique of my bedroom space. DH would not allow me to switch chest of drawers. That's his "side" of the room, bed, bench, lol. Y'all don't know what it took to talk him into curtains! Although, he has been pretty good throughout this decorating process. I did previously try to put the basket under the side table, but it is too tall with the pillows and would be a pain to get under to retrieve them. As for the air return, I cannot block it with anything that large and solid. You should have seen the dust on the solid painted screen. The heating and air guys were not thrilled with that, either. One of these days, I'll see the perfect console table to put there, but in the meantime, that's what I feel comfortable with and it's staying. I can't believe y'all have not seen these decorative screens as just that...decorative! Must be a southern thing. Anyhow, all I wanted to do is show you my newly revamped space because it is such a big improvement over what it was. Thank you for the kind words, tryingtodecorate. The color is Decatur Buff in the bedroom, and my fireplace wall is as well. I have considered painting that entire wall like the trim color, a paneled look like my previous home (seen below) and may do so when we replace the fireplace box (another story.) yayagal - We may sell, so come on!
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Will you be able to post photos? Neo-Classical lines, a dash of Hollywood glamour, finished in glossy lacquer/ polished nickel accents/ oversized acrylic knobs. [https://www.houzz.com/products/channing-six-drawer-tall-chest-prvw-vr~121551283[(https://www.houzz.com/products/channing-six-drawer-tall-chest-prvw-vr~121551283)
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Dawn Martinez
5 years ago
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We have done the same thing, not due to the size of the room but for a nicer decluttered space. We have closets which have added drawers, you can go to CA Closets (more expensive option) or The Container Store (more affordable option) and either can add drawers and organization to any walk in closet.

Like jwap I have added two large 3 drawer nightstands, mine are from RH, and they hold things like socks, pjs etc. and it works just perfectly. Best of luck to you in the new home pthibo5.
Brown Dog
5 years ago
I've done that in my house. It's wonderful! All my clothes are in the large walk-in with build-ins so it's more like a dressing room. Everything in one place. So much more convenient! Plus the bedroom is less cluttered, more roomy.
justcallmepool
5 years ago
We installed closet drawers from IKEA in our previous house and I loved them. Sometimes more than my current custom ones. We used their online closet design software to configure it all and we installed it ourselves over a weekend.
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Ronna Rosenberg
5 years ago
If your master closet is large enough you can get a closet company to design built in drawers. If you have the closet dimensions I can an idea on the CAD for you. The trend now is less furniture. The home I live in now is an older home (1972) have very little furntirue in the master. Instead we have lots of drawers in our closet.
jmm1837
5 years ago
The bedroom in our new house was too small for our old bedroom furniture (space between end of bed and dresser was simply not big enough to fully open dresser drawers)....so, we kept the bed and nightables (which have drawers), moved the dresser, without mirror, into another room where it provides storage , and put a bookcase where the dresser would have been. The walk in closet has drawers, and pretty much accommodates all our clothes.
Sammie J
5 years ago
I LOVED not having all that big furniture in my last bedroom and having all of my clothing in one spot (rather than a closet and a dresser in another room). We now are living in a space with a much smaller closet so we have a dresser - the next home we buy will have a large closet and no dressers!
tartanmeup
5 years ago
Makes sense to me. Less stuff to clutter up and dust. Would love to be able to do this in ours! :) What are the dimensions of your new master bedroom? Are you worried it will look too bare without furniture or do you simply appreciate your furniture? Instead of storage, perhaps you'd have room for a chair or a bench? Or a nice leaning wall mirror?
Oliviag
5 years ago
I love bedrooms without a lot of case goods. I have the bed, several large oueces if art, two integrated nightstands, a chair and ottoman, and a bench in mine. still looking for the right console table for one wall.
Everything else is in the closet. I find it very restful . And less dusting.
njmomma
5 years ago
I love having everything in my closet!

Uncluttered is the way to go. You won't regret it.
decoenthusiaste
5 years ago
I love a minimalist man! Let him have his way!!!
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5 years ago
I too have everything in the closet. I’ve actually never had a dresser and I like it that way. Other interesting things you can do in the bedroom without having to have a dresser.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
5 years ago
I have dressers in my walk in
Kate E
5 years ago
We are going to try to downsize to one dresser in our new house. In our old house we each had a dresser plus our shared closet. New house closet is about the same size - maybe smaller. However, we’ve been living for 11 months with 1/3 of our clothes- the rest in storage. It’s been eye opening - so many clothes & shoes we don’t miss!! Our plan is to donate the bulk of what’s in storage when we unpack and eliminate a dresser. Wish us luck!

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