Help! 2 master layouts: Which one is best??
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2 years ago
Master layout #1 has a walk-in closet, a reach-in closet and a smaller bedroom.
Master layout #2 has two reach-in closets and a larger bedroom.
What say you, Houzz? Which one is best??
OPTION 1:
OPTION 2:
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What's the best was to layout this master closet/laundry area?
Comments (9)I like the layout you have now, but have questions and comments: - How wide is your master walk-in closet? It appears to be wider than necessary. You need 24" for clothing to hang on each side, and around 36" is nice and comfortable for a walking aisle (lots of closets have less). I'm thinking you might be able to steal some space from the closet's width and have a nice built-in bookcase at the top of the stairs. - I think you have entirely too many doors opening in the same spot: 2 bedroom doors, a laundry door, a closet and a bathroom. To compound the problem, you don't have laundry room space to hold baskets waiting to go into the laundry, so you're going to end up with piles of dirty clothes in this very spot! One option is to stack the laundry, allowing storage and folding space in the current space, but we hear lots of bad things about stacked laundry. I'd consider giving up the linen closet. You have ample space in both bathrooms to include a "linen tower" by the sinks. Or you could have a small linen closet in each bathroom by the sink -- I have a tiny 24" closet in my master bath, and it holds an amazing amount: hamper in the bottom, towels in the middle, blankets on the top shelves. And what if you flipped the bathroom so that the items were on the opposite wall? That would move the door a bit to the left, so that it wouldn't be right on top of the bedroom door. - I think your master bath toilet area is awfully narrow, and your shower (that's a shower beside the tub, right?) isn't particularly generous. I'd move the toilet across from its present position and give it a full 36" for comfort /ease of cleaning, reduce the over-abundant sink area, and allow the shower to stretch to a more comfortable size. - I would not compartmentalize the hall bathroom. When you do this, you end up with two tiny rooms, neither of which is comfortable. I'd rather have one nice-sized bathroom....See More2 Kitchen Layout Designs. Which one is better?
Comments (9)The visuals you have are at different vantage points. The second gives the look a tunnel effect I think because it is taken so far back. More importantly though is the functioning of the kitchen, and even more so the entire house. From experience, the kitchen designers on this site are going to want you to graph out the cabinets etc. to make suggestions off of. Visually, I think it would be best to allow more space along the back with the vent and cabinets. Perhaps even some glass upper cabinets to provide a more open look. Have you given up making the current door from kitchen to patio into a window? If you have, perhaps you could widen the sink window instead. With the extra cabinets on the opposite side of the pennisula, you should have enough storage to allow for loosing some storage to a bigger window. Depending on your options for furniture placement in the living room, perhaps you can take down an additional wall between the dining room and living room to create a more open feel for the main living areas while still keeping the kitchen mess hidden to a degree....See MoreWhich of these 2 layouts is best?
Comments (10)I must be the only dissenter on FF placement. I prefer #2, because that puts my oven closer to my cook area, because oven = still cooking. I wouldn't want to be basting something in the oven, or throwing in 3rd tray of cupcakes/muffins in, while people are trying to walk past me to get to the fridge/pantry. I like my FF far away, so that my cooking area is not impacted. I seem to be a RUSH cooker, everything rush rush rush: (not perfect example) like last night's Lobster Arrabiatta: I was trying to finish up the lobster sauce while cooking the pappardelle at the same time. I would hate it if someone interrupts me then. That's why my fridge = 20ft from my cooktop. I have 2 kids (11, 9) who are now helping themselves to all sorts of stuff in the fridge/freezer, ie. ice cubes for the dog after each walk. I also grab most of my ingredients before I start cooking (think Rachel Ray's big bowl of ingredients), so I am not at the fridge/freezer often. Amanda's lobstah arrabiata --- be sure that there's enough clearance on the inner DW: think knobs/handles sticking out on perpendicular base cabinet. Amanda...See MoreHelp with Master/Closet/Bath/2nd Bath/Laundry Layout
Comments (8)Our budget right now is $30k. I am not quite sure how much that’ll get me. I have never undertaken anything like this. This will absolutely be something we take on in stages. This space is what we’d like to tackle first and is the largest. In our kitchen at some point we will replace countertops and in our other bathroom we will swap out the toilet, tub and vanity. Luckily the rest of the house is functional for us. I lack the vision and knowledge that a lot of people on here have of being able to see a functional layout in disaster zones lol. My intuition tells me all these spaces can somehow be rearranged to give us what we need. I’m completely wrong, please help. Im also completely fine and understand if it’s impossible, financially or practically to have it all. I do have a consultation with a designer scheduled for this week (so excited), and I’m praying that she’ll have time to take us on as clients but I got excited and wanted to ask the Houzz community first. Thank you !!...See Morehoussaon
2 years agoYou could still have a small chair in option 2 depending on the bed position. You'll get more hanging space and you could could put a small chest in the alcove next to the bath. If you don't have barn doors, you might get a highboy on that wall.
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