Where should I put my bedroom furniture in our new apartment?

4 years ago

Hi! I have attached some photos of our new bedroom that we are moving into. We have a queen size bed and 2 dressers. Where do you think we should place everything?

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mindshift
4 years ago
First choice: I would put the bed on the wall next to the door and facing the window. If there is some reason you can't put the bed there then it has to go under the window. Your dresser and chest of drawers will go opposite of the bed or on the offset wall.

The bed obviously can't go in front of what appears to be mirrored closet doors. Nor can it go on the wall with the offset. I would replace those mirrored doors with shoji, louvered, paneled, anything else.
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decoenthusiaste
4 years ago
I would put the bed under the window; proven you get more restful secure sleep when the bed is on the wall opposite the entry door. If you plan to have TV here, place the wider dresser left of the door and put TV on it. If no TV, then put the dresser in the alcove so the light from the window will help you see yourself in the mirror (hung vertically.) Place the taller dresser on any of the remaining walls that make it convenient for storing folded clothing that you want to access as you're on your way to the bath. Art and window treatments will help flesh out the rest of the room.
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Betty Wasserman Art & Interiors
4 years ago
We recommend trying the bed under the window, as it looks like you'll be able to fit a night stand on each side. We might try one dresser across from the bed, next to the door. Then the other in the little nook.
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