Building a master suite---should door come off living or dining room?
Hello, I'm turning a bedroom and hall bathroom into a master suite by closing off some walls in the existing floorplan and need some advice on where to put the entry door. The bedroom is at the front of the house and access is via a hall that has openings onto the living and dining room. By closing off one of the access points I will be able to build an extra closet in the hall. If the entry is in the living room, there will be 2 smaller closets. If the entry is from the dining room, I can make a single larger reach-in closet. Overall I estimate that the closet space gained will be the same, it will just be distributed differently.
My inclination is to have the entrance off the living room since it will be used less than the dining room (there's another main living room to the right of the dining room that will be used more). The disadvantage would be that I would have 2 smaller closets and it might require more searching to find things if I don't remember which closet they are in. I prefer the closet organization with the dining room entrance, but I don't feel like a master bedroom should come off the dining room.
Any thoughts on the best layout and what might be more preferable for resale value? I've included a drawing of the general layout, not to scale.
Current layout (kitchen below dining room, another living room and other bedrooms to the right of dining room):
Entrance from dining room
Entrance from living room
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Comments (12)I know what you mean about taking advantage of the view, but I think you'll find that you'll still be able to see it from most of the couch even if it is against the wall. With a room that wide, I wouldn't waste all the space that is currently behind the couch. And you can move your funky chair to the right so it is directly in front of the window, which will be the best place to see the view, and probably a better distance to swivel around and see the tele. I would think that you will want more work surface in the kitchen - you seem like entertainers and cooks if you are going to use one of the bedrooms as a dining room. So I would have an island unit where you can sit on one side and have extra storage and a counter top. You can get lovely ones that are either fixed or on castors (the good quality ones lock properly in place, the cheap ones tend to wobble whenever you try and cut something - ugh) and you could just put two bar stools near it. I don't know if you want me to stick my nose into the dining room, but ... I love the shape and style of your dining table and chairs but I don't think you'll be able to fit a table with six chairs in a room that is 9'7" x 9' unless you don't plan on any humans sitting in the chairs :) Also, my experience with new builds and buying off plan is that the rooms don't always quite match the dimensions in the plan. They might only be off by a few inches, but I wouldn't buy any new furniture for that room until you are there. Fingers crossed it might end up bigger than the plan dimensions!...See MoreNeed help with open plan kitche/living/dining layout...
Comments (76)Hi jonathandb1972, yes our architect suggested and prefers accessing the ensuite via the changing room too, but I'm not convinced. It will reduce usable wall space in the changing room and walking through one room to get to another just feels wrong (if you know what I mean!)....See MoreDownstairs toilet off kitchen or living room?
Comments (7)@Hermione D - I was considering the full space under the stairs leading up to the current wall, and possibly leaving the door where it is, accessed then from the kitchen. @jonathandb1972 - I know what you mean about the space feeling small in the living room with the under stairs closed off. I also thought about a complete open plan. Reading some other discussions it seems that a downstairs toilet helps in terms of it's resale value so I'm hesitant to remove it completely. However, we are planning an extension in the (distant) future, so maybe leaving the pipework in place to build a loo on the other side of what is currently the external wall would make sense... by the way I'm 30 and my Mum is fit and well at 54 and no issues with stairs!...See MoreHelp please!!! Living/dining
Comments (24)Hi all, thought I would give an update on the room. I decided to paint in neutral and take some time to allow the extension to complete before attempting this room. We freshened it up with some white paint and I’m now ready to tackle it!! I have sold and cleared much of my clutter after reading the magic art of tidying. The book should really come with a warning. I have literally ransacked our home! We have ordered a new sofa. We went with the French connection zinc. A 3 seater in light grey with dark cushion combo with a grey leather cuddler. We have a decorator pencilled in for 3 weeks time. I’m loving the teal blue shades for an accent wall to separate the living area from the play end. I like teal tension by Dulux and F&b stiffney blue or Hague. I’ll post some samples tomorrow. I’m not sure which one or two walls to paint. Either just the fireplace wall or the long wall facing window (or both). Undecided on colour for other walls too either little greene French grey in pale or elephants breath. I think I would like the darker wall to be one that the tv sits against. Where would you put tv? I would like to change the stand for a lower more minimalistic one. Love all of the mid century styles. The other side of the room will be for the girls as our dining area has moved to the extension room. Any idea much appreciated. Here is a current pic. The toys and armchair will go to other end of room....See More
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoIs there another bath on this floor? If not, I guess I would have the access from the living room. But, with all the talent here on houzz, I am wondering if you squeeze in a powder room.
You don’t have to waste floor space on a typical closet, either. Each is taking up valuable floor space that can be incorporated into the plan.
If your bed were on the long outside wall, it could have sizable closets on either side of the bed.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI didn't include the whole house floor plan but I can see that is confusing some people so did my best to draw it. There is actually a large living room that comes off the other side of the dining room as well as two additional bedrooms and a full guest bath which will not be affected by this change. The kitchen comes off below between the dining and second living room.
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