Would you find it odd having skylights (with darkening shades) over the bed or is aesthetically ok?

Skylight in foyer would be nice, but there's about 12 feet of attic above the foyer and that would create a really long tunnel between the roof surface and the ceiling.

I want to say " I love the morning light!" but my wife would disagree with light peeking , especially over the weekend.. So far, I'm committed on the solatube but on the wall for the skylight..

I’m confounded by adding skylights if you don’t want light…

I'm grappling with that as well. I could use a little more light, but nothing that needs 2 skylights. I'm more interested as a "feature" and to see out into the sky at night.. Can I actually see the stars lying on the bed with a couple of skylights? So far, it seems like I'm adding something that breaks the thermal envelop, adds leak points, adds light that's not really needed, especially while trying to sleep in..

Properly installed skylights don't leak and it is but one of many thermal breaks in your home so I wouldn't let that be the defining decision. I would not pay thousands of dollars for a skylight unless I actually want light from it... Gazing up at the stars seems nice enough for a few minutes before bed but you then have to remember to close the shade or else you are in the doghouse when it wakes up your wife (again)

We don't have curtains in the bedroom and wake up with the sun so would be fine for me, make sure it works for you

Have you considered turning that part of the wall across from the bed between bedroom and the ?patio? outside the living room into some kind of a window wall -- perhaps creating a garden bay window area with a glass roof :

http://www.renaissance-online.com/photosCloserLook2.asp?iCategoryID=5&iPageNo=3

Check for windows weather rated in your area or at least be sure you choose double pane glass.

If excess heat/cold might be a problem, you could build it to enable you to close it off with bi-fold doors as if it is a closet using the same wood finish you use for your window trim. Creating a niche with a comfortable window seat would be a plus.

Alternate ideas:

Have you considered just adding a patio door to the wall across from your bed with fixed windows above that?

If you don't want to add another bay window to your room or encroach upon the ?patio? area outside the living room, might be to alter the roof of the bay niche you already have. That keeps your solid wall for your chests of drawers and dresser intact.

How much do you use that ?patio? area as is?

Have you considered building a solarium -- a clear glass "greenhouse" sun room behind your living room that is also accessible from your bedroom?

https://www.prosunroom.com/products/north-hills-solarium-sunrooms/

hmm @User and @suezbell.. I hadn't thought about adding a door to access the deck. Well, there isn't a deck as of yet, there's a tiled pad that's 3 feet below the floor level, but there's also a at floor-level tiled area near the backdoor with a step leading down.. I'm thinking of adding a same-as-floor-level deck at some point in the future.. I've got to consider these.. They are definitely outside the box ideas that could have high value add..

The window wall - that's beautiful. It might take more area from that wall than we'd like, but I haven't ever seen a bay-window with a glass roof! That's amazing!

Now that I see the pic, the solarium idea seems even better even if you don't add access to it directly from your bedroom ... probably wouldn't. You might even consider investing in a large comfortable hammock chair either in a stand or that you can hang from the ceiling. When you're in the mood to sky watch, take blanket and enjoy. Would make at least two of the vertical walls of the solarium that are out beyond the bedroom/house wall as sliding glass patio doors with screens placed across from one another so they can be opened to enable a cross breeze ... preferably aided by a modern ceiling fan .

Even if your sky lights don’t leak the sun can really heat up a room not to mention fading anything it beams on. I love the idea of skylights but the practicality ruins it for me. We installed a solar tube in a dark hallway and l loved it! It eliminated the need to turn on a light in the middle of the day.

What an odd little raised stage above the main deck- raising that to one level will make the whole area feel much larger and more accessible. I would also cut the living room picture windows down to floor level and make them into doors... We've spent ten times the cost of the new roof and skylights but at least you would get your money back on these changes!

@HALLETT & Co. - I can picture the down-to-floor doors now.. The new roof and Solatube is going in anyways (hail damage).. But we're now moving away from adding skylights and going to use that fund to level out the outdoor deck (single level) and maybe add a door to the master OR if we get ambitious, actually seriously consider converting the living room window to door.. Thanks all for the ideas and discussion!

I didn't know the term "roof lantern" till today. I have seen them before but never know the name. We've settled on solartubes in the pathway nd nothing for the master room for now. We didn't really see the benefit of a skylight in the end.