Layout of master suite - bedroom/ ensuite/ walk in wardrobe
I would love some tips on the proposed layout of the master bedroom suite which we are adding to our house.
I had approved the layout below but now I am getting cold feet about a) the size of the shower and b) the en-suite door being so far from the dressing room door. However... I can't really think of a better layout. Maybe someone else can? Some points to note:
- The bed needs to be centralised with the bay (as there will be a vaulted ceiling in the room running towards the bay window)
- I don't want the bed to go in the bay, as I have my heart set on a window seat.
- I really really want a walk in wardrobe, so need to make it work somehow!
- I definitely don't want a walk through dressing room
- Ideally I'd like space for a walk-in shower (although that could be sacrificed, as it is at the moment!)
- Room measurements: from the outside wall {not including the bay} to the ensuite wall is 3.4m, from the flat window to the internal wall is 4.5m
- En-suite is currently 1.3m wide at the widest point and the dressing room is 1.7m at the narrowest point
- The only furniture in the bedroom will be a double (possibly King) bed, two bedside tables and possibly a slim dressing table/chest of drawers if there is space.
Is there enough width to put the bed on the wall immediately on the left when you first go into the room? Or will that make the entire room feel very cramped? if we did that, then there could be two doors off what is shown as the ensuite wall, one for the dressing room and the other for the ensuite.
Hope that's not too much info. Would be very grateful for any helpful comments. Thanks in advance :)
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Billy
6 years agoGina Anderson
6 years agoMy bad - the image above is an older drawing. We ended up having to reduce the extension a bit and consequently everything got shuffled around a little. See attached! The dimensions quoted above are correct but the layout of the ensuite is a bit different. Which means there isn't space to have the door on the other wall unfortunately.
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Comments (7)It really comes down to how many clothes you have and how much space you need to store them, along with where you prefer to get dressed and how you use your ensuite - obviously no point having double sink if you never share the bathroom, but if you're brushing your teeth while the other half is doing their thing in the next sink then this bigger ensuite might work better for you. It all depends on how you want to live, how much stuff you have and where you want to store it. I've created a checklist that helps with a lot of the foundational decision making that you need to make when you're planning a redesign project, so you might find this useful. You can get it plus a few guidance emails here: https://bit.ly/2P1quQ6 Hope this helps, Jane, i-architect.co.uk...See MoreEn-suite - Walk in wardrobe design dilemma
Comments (10)Thanks so much for taking the time to respond Jonathan, I really appreciate the input. My husband is kind of set on a balcony as we can see the river and he wants to be able to sit there with a cup of tea 😜. I don’t mind either way really, I just didn’t want to have chairs in the bedroom as I thought that would look odd? Your ideas have brought up an issue in my mind though about the balcony/possible seating for this view and the fact that we will need to keep moving it around when we open and close the doors. With the side window, the house is under a national trust covenant and so the side window is really there to look a little more aesthetically pleasing and to match downstairs. I know it seems to waste that whole wall though....See MoreIs the master bedroom too small for an En-suite
Comments (8)Thanks for all your replies - I really appreciate it. We do currently need all four bedrooms as we have 3 children. Whether it is our forever home really depends on how much we can expand. It is a semi detached 1930s property. The current owners have already extended to the side to create a fourth bedroom downstairs and have extended to the rear for a bigger kitchen. We are hoping to eventually extend on top of the current side extension - I'm guessing if we did that we could make bedroom four bigger and build in to it to create the en-suite? Here is the whole floor plan...See MoreMAster bedroom/en-suite/wardrobe extension
Comments (2)If you can extend to 7m its definitely worth extending to maximise the space. A good way to do layouts is cut out little templates of a toilet, sink, shower/tub, king-size bed etc then you will be able to work out how much space you will need to achieve what you are hoping for....See More
Emily
6 years agoGina Anderson
6 years agoEmily
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Carolina
6 years agoEmily
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6 years agoGina Anderson
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acew1234
6 years agoGina Anderson
6 years agoEmily
6 years agoGina Anderson
6 years agoGina Anderson
6 years agoThis shows approximately where the bed would be if I put it on the other wall. The line right across the room shows approx where the peak of the vaulted ceiling would be. Of course, we could ditch the vaulted ceiling. (with it being a more traditional house I'm not convinced it links anyway, but my husband really wants it!)
Carolina
6 years agoOkay, here's what I was thinking: something like this might be an option: wardrobe behind bed, no door to dressing area.
Emily
6 years agoEmily
6 years agoGina Anderson
6 years agoJonathan's idea is a possibility... if there is the space? I'll check now :)
It is a lovely room and I do want to make the most of the bay etc. (hence wanting to have the bed where it was). BUT I also do reeeeeally want clothes storage on open rails behind a door which can be closed to keep it out of sight! (I need less visible chaos in my life!) We don't have heaps of clothes so don't need huge amounts of space.
We can't change the flat window (circled below) unfortunately because of the design of the outside of the house. The new extension (to the right of the plan) echoes the original gable in the centre, but is subservient. The original house is L-shaped with a flat roof curved section where the front door is (quite art deco!) and currently has a horrible flat roof extension which we will remove to make way for the new one :) it's taken us several attempts to get planning permission (we are in a conservation zone) and they have basically dictated how the outside of the house must look.
Very grateful to you all for your comments - definitely given me some food for thought.
Gina Anderson
6 years agoGina Anderson
6 years agoOK so here I have a quick sketch of how Jonathan's idea could work. This gives us 2m of space for hanging rails (which is enough) with shelves above, and a large closet opposite which can have shelves for all other clothes, shoes, bags, laundry bin etc etc. I can't believe I'm even considering this as I have always said I will not have a walk through wardrobe ;-) this house is certainly teaching me how to compromise. I imagine I'd have matching cupboard doors either side rather than having a wall with a door for the closet. It bothers me a bit that it's not symmetrical, but we need the wall space for the bed to be symmetrical with the bay and the vaulted ceiling!
Very grateful for everyone's comments. They have really helped me to think a bit differently. Thank you so much Houzzers!
kiwimills
6 years agokikiamack
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PROCasa Colori
6 years agokiwimills
6 years agoGina Anderson
6 years agoI finally have revised plans from the architect! He's made the ensuite approx 1.6m deep which means we get a nice big shower but does reduce the size of the wardrobe area a bit. I'm hoping it will still be enough space :)
tezz4
5 years agoGina Anderson
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