What would you rather spend money on? Luxury towels or bed linen?
Emmeline Westin
8 years ago
Both can be expensive and both can remind you of staying in a really nice hotel, but what would you rather splurge on? Fluffy, Egyptian cotton towels or the softest-ever bed linen?
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Comments (8)I think much of these are based on ones preferences, for example, where as some people would not like to have a bathtub next to their bed as in option 1, this is an option i can see working successfully in modern concepts like in posh penthouses. Personally i feel the circulation around the bed is too tight, and with lots of wasted space around the bathtub. Option 2 seems to have focused more on the sitting space, again leaving the bed struggling for bedside stools and running the risk of feeling claustrophobic. Option 3 would be my preferred option and even though critics might argue "The bedroom is the room where one spends the least time of the day", my views are that for a Master bedroom to work, its design should be seen to centre its focus on the bed, other spaces should then shoot from this central space and this is what option 1 and 2 fails to capture. Other factors to consider when looking for an ideal room layout would be things like services, water supply and drainages for example, how far are water sources or draining off points, is the angle slope sufficient to these drain points. Power points & Power supply are they accessible in case of future repairs. How does the room ventilations work, Room traffic circulation and evacuations points in case of fire. Furniture arrangement and movements. These are important factors to consider and tend to influence ones options and should therefore be considered in advance so as to guide you as to the ideal option for your space. Best of luck Pase designs....See More5 bed or 4 bed - and what master/en-suite layout?
Comments (12)Do you plan to have a double bed in each room including your master? Having a 4 bedroom house, can give you the space to have a super king in your master bedroom which would balance the space out. Going with the 4 bedroom idea and having a larger master en-suite - it feels like there is a lot of empty unusable corridor space. I think this could be tweaked to make it a fabulous space... Just a brief look at your space, you have 3 wardrobes - could you make the middle one a door into the en-suite, allowing you to have a larger rectangle walk in shower opposite the bath. You could have also have drawers / dressing table on the wall as you come into the bedroom. Think about where the door to the master bedroom would be as it would ideally be balanced around the windows in the corridor. Presuming the windows are fixed. Could bedroom 2 have the door where the 5 bedroom layout is allowing more space for your bedroom door? The A/C cupboard - do you need it? Could you make it wider and smaller depth or a wardrobe for yourselves? It's a little difficult without measurements to work it all out... This is an example of the idea I suggested above. (We are towards the end of renovating our place and we changed it from 5 bed to a 4 but added an en-suite into each room. We don't miss the useless little box room!)...See MoreWhat would you do? Making the most of our space.
Comments (34)It really depends on what you want to achieve with your loft conversion. I've shown the stairs where I'm assuming they would work best to give you a masterbedroom suite - so with a walkthrough wardrobe and ensuite, to the back with a dormer extension, and potentially another room to the front with some rooflights. I don't really have enough information to be able to give you any definitive answers on that. This would be based on my assumptions of that kind of house, and the sort of things that most of my clients would ask for. Your house might be different and your needs and desires are unique to you, so are quite likely to vary from my assumptions. I think it's unlikely that you could do that loft conversion and the ground floor and other alterations within your £40k budget though. So that's why I would do it in stages and focus on the ground floor to begin with, because that seems to be the main area that doesn't work. I expect that increasing bedrooms will increase the value of your house a lot in London, so it might well be of interest to you from that perspective, but it might not really have that big of an impact on your life in your home for the short term. It depends on your priorities and what your long term plans are. Personally, if this was my home, then I would spend all of my £40k on the ground floor, use furniture to divide up the front bedroom for the kids, and even install a shower-room to the ground floor where I'm suggesting a loo/utility, and put the washing machine in the kitchen. Then I would get a really good sofa-bed and turn the lounge into a very flexible space that can be quickly and easily turned into a comfortable guest room, then let it on airbnb with guests using the downstairs shower room. That way I would quickly save up the money needed to do the loft conversion so I could have all the works done over a few years. That would be my approach, but airbnb is not for everyone and you may not need to do that to get together the extra money needed to do the loft in a few years time. it depends on your personal financial situation. There is a lot that depends on what you personally need and want, what your priorities are, and what your personal financial situation is. Quite rightly you've not shared all of that on here, and i wouldn't expect you to because a lot of that is private information. I hope this helps within the limitations of what I can suggest based on the information I have!...See MoreLuxury Vinyl Tiles advice needed
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoDefinitely bed linen, as a good quality linen bedding can significantly improve your sleep, your comfort and your well-being. It can also cool you down if you're too hot and cure eczema and other skin problems. The same cannot be said about even the best towels. Casting a vote for luxury bed linen!
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