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Need help with bedroom furniture placement

2 months ago

We are planning on getting two twin beds for when our sons are both home from college at the same time. My husband also works out of that room so need room for his desk as well. Any ideas how to best place the beds to maximize space and make it as user-friendly as possible. I am envisioning one bedside table in there as well. Thanks!

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Elle
2 months ago
I would consider bunk beds given the size of the space.
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kandrewspa
2 months ago
If you put two twin beds and a desk in that room it's going to be a tight fit. Unless your sons are short you are going to want to get extra long twins. Does the measurement of the room not include the closet? Normally you would put the head of the beds on the far right wall so they're not visible from the door. I would put a bedside table between them. Try the desk on the opposite wall. It depends on how large a desk is required. If you can get by with one that is only 24" deep that would be easier to fit than a larger one. Also look to see if you can find a daybed/trundle arrangment with extra long twins. I don't know if they're made that way or not. Bunk beds don't seem appropriate for grown people.
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Thank you call for your comments! I do appreciate them. We've had the bed in between those 2 narrow windows for the longest time now. We really just wanted to a change. It also made watching the TV a bit more difficult with the TV on the side wall like that. Those were our two main reason for wanting to move things around. But you make a good point, Cheryl - about walking all the way around the bed. I moved the furniture we currently have around to see how it would feel and I do not like having to navigate all the way around like that. Suzmtl, the wall of windows faces our covered back desk. Unfortunately, even though it's a west facing window, the covered back deck doesn't let much natural light shine though. And those narrow windows the opposite side of the room don't let much natural light in either. When my children were infants, I appreciated the little dark cocoon feel, but now - not so much :) Also, I tried moving the furniture around that way you suggest - with the bed on that opposite wall and my husband didn't like it. So scratch that. I guess I'm back to the original layout, though I'm still uncertain how the TV is going to play out. Maybe I'll move the smaller/long media table from my son's room into he bedroom in front of the windows instead?? Would this look ok? (Btw, the main entry door doesn't look just like that, but it was the best I could to show the layout).
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Here's a picture of our plan. There's a corner on the lower right that is created by 2 windows making the longest wall with approx. 11' of usable space. All large furniture is mahogany. Where the corner window is I have a decorator table with 2 chairs. The French doors are next to the table and chairs. In the past on the full length of the back wall I had the queen bed centered on the wall with the long dresser to the left and the men's chest on the right. I'm not sure if that's the best arrangement. I don't have to include the lingerie chest in the room since I can put that in our closet. Again any thanks!
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Nancy R z5 Chicagoland
2 months ago
I would put one twin bed on each side, with head ends at the window wall, and then put the desk in the middle between them on the window wall. When someone is in residence, they can use the desk as their nightstand. You can obscure the off-center window by hanging draperies across that wall. I don't think you have enough space for a separate nightstand.
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tresmamma
Original Author
2 months ago
We are thinking we could get a twin bed with a trundle that pops up and separates from the bed for when they are both home (which is not that much but we have to have beds for both of them). If you know of a bed like that that is great, please share :).
nelliebean
2 months ago
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How about twin corner beds? Maybe set them up as day beds for every day
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