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Need advice on master suite layout with laundry

2 years ago

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Hello! The attached image outlines the overall space I have to work with for my master + laundry, so the following will need to fit:

Bedroom
Walk in closet
Bathroom
Laundry

The walls within the space are ones I drew in so those are flexible but the entrance to the space cannot move since there are stairs next to them. (Currently, the space has a bathroom on the top left, a sink in the bedroom (top middle), and laundry in the closet on the top right and the layout isn't working for us. The bedroom has extra space so I added a wall to this dedicates more space to bathroom/closet/laundry than before, which requires the entry to the room to walk into a nook, but I don't mind that to improve overall functionality.)

A few considerations:

I don't mind if the washer/dryer are stacked if high capacity stacking units exist (I have two small boys).
I am fine with just a shower, no tub.
Ideally the toilet would be in its own room with a pocket door but I think I don't have enough space for that.
I'd want the vanity to be the size of a double vanity (but likely will ultimately go with one sink and the rest extra counter space).
Of course need a wall between the closet and bathroom but I don't care which room the washer/dryer go in I don't need walls around them.

I just can't seem to figure out how to maximize the space! Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance. :)

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apple_pie_order
2 years ago
1- Bedrooms need two means of escape in case of fire. Have you drawn all the windows already?

2- Show the adjacent hallways and rooms so that a laundry room entrance can be found.
felizlady
2 years ago
I don’t like having a laundry room or bathroom near or inside a closet area….I want all moisture to be in a separate space and sent directly outside via a good exhaust fan. Moisture from the bathroom or laundry can damage your clothing. Would you be connecting the new plumbing to existing plumbing downstairs or adding all new plumbing?
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I like the larger bathroom, but I think the doors conflict and it is nice to have them open into the closet. I'd do a good pocket door into the bathroom to avoid more conflict although it could open against the wall next to the sink. You do loose more closet storage, but corners aren't all that valuable in a closet. You could fit a lot of clothes in there by double hanging rods. That would save some money over the Pax system. Plus your closet now seems more separate from the bathroom by extending the wall. Here is another idea for the main bath. My daughter has stacked washer and dryer and is short, but uses the arrangement well. You have plenty of room in front of the W/D to get clothes in and out. The toilet is off to the side. The vanity could be 72 inches with 2 sinks. The bonus is the door would open up against the tub and the room would feel more open. The laundry would be easily accessible without the bathroom door being in the way. Folding laundry in the laundry room is overrated. I had a nice space for folding laundry in our 1 st house with a window to look out. I usually took the laundry to the TV area and sat down on the floor to fold.
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One of the things that struct me about these two plans was that the windows were drastically different between them. What does it look like from outside? It's usually best to have a cohesive plan that looks balanced and thoughtful from both the outside and inside. Too many windows outside of different shapes and sizes looks bad. Also, with the different window exposures in the two plans, I don't know where you live, and thus whether western sun is highly desired, or very undesired. I would start from what looks correct outside, as well as the sun exposure right for your climate, and then build the floorpan inside that makes sense to your lifestyle. I agree with loobab about almost all of the bathroom issues. I would rather share a sink and have lots of storage and counter space. It would drive me crazy cleaning behind that tub with so little access. However, I like a separate toilet area, and definitely don't want to notice the toilet when I enter the master bath. You can set it up so that there isn't a door, or that you can leave the door open, as long as it is not obvious from the entry. That leads me to another point- when you enter the bathroom, you want to see something nice right in front of you so that you have a sense of entry. [Not a wall, as in plan 2.] In well-planned high-end bathrooms, you see something nice in front of you- perhaps a free standing tub with a window behind it (and with lots of room to clean around the tub). Or a beautiful vanity with a nice mirror and lighting. Or even a knock em dead shower (although that is harder/more expensive to make a nice focal point). Plan 2 has better symmetry and less wasted space overall, but still has some problems for me. Are you using an architect for this project?
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A G
2 years ago
With the door that way, you may not be able to get the bed and matress in/out. Can you show the surrounding areas of your house and also existing windows (unless those can be moved anywhere)?
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RappArchitecture
2 years ago
Lots of problems here. Obviously the bedroom has to have windows, perhaps you just forgot to draw them in. I doubt that the door to the bedroom swings the way you show. If it does, it should be changed to swing into the bedroom against the wall. That would allow a door to a laundry room in the upper left corner from the hall. Not sure how you came up with dimensions to the nearest 1/8" either. But in general the bathroom in the upper right corner with some sort of closet between bath and bedroom looks like it would work best.

I agree a plan showing more of the surrounding area would be helpful.
Lisa Foreman
Original Author
2 years ago
Let me put together how the room is now and add that to my post! I did forget to draw the windows, I’ll add those too. Thanks - stay tuned!
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
2 years ago
Is this space on an upper level of the house? If so IMO a really poor place for laundry since a main floor laundry IMO is the perfect place since thta is where you spend the better part of the day.No runnin gup and down for every load twice , one trip down with all the dirty and one trip up with all the clean I never like laundry near a closet either
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RappArchitecture
2 years ago
There's nothing wrong with having the laundry room on the bedroom floor. The advantage, obviously, is never having to carry laundry up and down stairs.
Lisa Foreman
Original Author
2 years ago
Thanks, all, for the feedback! The washer/dryer are up there already, along with our furniture! We are open to having the laundry accessed from the hall, outside our bedroom, or from within our bathroom or closet (like it is currently). I added the photo with the other two missing windows in. I hadn't thought about furniture getting in since we already have our furniture in there and that wall would be new (the one right when you walk in) so I'll definitely make sure we could change out our furniture before we put a wall in where it didn't exist, woops, haha!

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