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Bedroom entry Design Dilemma

Help, Front Door opens to Bedroom

4 years ago

Hi Everyone, I'm renting a great one bedroom apartment, but the front door essentially opens to the bedroom. It goes...front door, mudroom that holds full size washer and dryer, a second door that opens to bedroom. I'm not sure how to arrange so that there is some separation or something without compromising the open layout and other saying than "Hi, welcome to my apartment, please excuse the layout as you have to walk through my bedroom to get the the living area." Any help would be greatly appreciated!

The first photo provided is what you would see immediately walking past the mudroom door and into the actual apartment. The second photo gives you an idea of the pathway between the bedroom that opens into the living area (when you make a right after entering the front door, through the bedroom).

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branson4020
4 years ago
Really gonna need a floor plan here.
katinparadise
4 years ago
That is tricky. I'll be curious to see what ideas folks come up with!
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Thank you everyone for all your suggestions. I’ve been AWAY for work so I haven’t had a chance to retake any photos of the room. I’ve attached them below. @Patricia Colwell I’ve only purchased the bed and it’s queen size in a light grey color. I’ve added a link for that below. I was planning on just getting one nightstand and a dresser. https://www.macys.com/shop/product/monroe-upholstered-queen-bed-created-for-macys?ID=5343213&CategoryID=42972&swatchColor=Light%20Grey#fn=sp%3D1%26spc%3D23370%26ruleId%3D78%7CBOOST%20ATTRIBUTE%7CBOOST%20SAVED%20SET%26searchPass%3DmatchNone%26slotId%3D3 Also @Jan Moyer I would appreciate it if you would not patronize with me. As someone who doesn’t know me personally you don’t know what’s going on in my life. Your side comments are not welcome here. if you would like to say something constructive I appreciate it and welcome any suggestions you may have . Also I’ve added my question below in case it wasn’t clear for anyone here. Question: I have an exterior door in my bedroom that I want to make less noticeable. The plan was to add a wall of curtains since I was planning on putting them up for the windows. Hope that was clear please feel free to ask questions!
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
4 years ago
Floor plan please ans to scale.
Lilanie Grace
Original Author
4 years ago
As I'm renting a renovated in law suite, I'm not sure I can get the layout to scale but I'm happy to draw and provide as best as I can.
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Sabrina Alfin Interiors
4 years ago
I think you simply treat this like a studio apartment, which is essentially what this is. We do need to see the floorplan, but one thing to consider might be to put an open bookcase perpendicular to the wall the door is on to create separation between the entry and the sleeping area, but still have the light come through from the window. Something like this:

Martha Road Ranch House · More Info

Or this:

Book House · More Info

Obviously, you'll need to scale it to the size you need that won't impede the walkway clearances.

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