master bedroom a major layout issue!

8 years ago

I desperately need help with the layout of my master bedroom. I purchased the home a month ago and can't seem to get a grasp of any possible way to lay this bedroom out. Also, the sliding glass door at the opposite the bed is a south facing door facing a covered and screened in patio so it lets in very little filtered light. There is also a door to go to the patio in the master bath as well, so I am not opposed taking the door out. The one single window is wide and not tall, and the only place I see possible to put the bed is in the current location under the window and I hate that. To the left side of the bed the entire wall is mirrored closet doors wall to wall. On the right side is a small door going to a long, but narrow walk in closet. The single door in, what I suppose is a sitting area is the door leading to the master bath. I am really at a loss and open to any ideas.

I also laid in the photo all furniture avail to possibly put in the bedroom. The pieces I really want in the room is the bed, nightstands, dresser, and desk if possible. I would really like either the sofa or chair/s to be in there as well since I like to relax and read in the bedroom. Any ideas what to do to help this room?

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Susan Tiritilli

8 years ago

Instead of removing the patio doors get some nice drapes and use it as back drop for the headboard, if you don’t plan on using the door. See how you like that, much less expensive than removing the doors.

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Nancy Ingram
8 years ago
So I would put in a false wall as shown. I think it will address all your “wants”. Electrical will be the only downside. You may be able to do pendant lighting from the ceiling or battery operated table lamps. If you do pendant lighting, I would take the wall all the way up to the ceiling so you don’t see the cords. Otherwise, it could be a shorter wall with a cap and some crown molding.
ana474
Original Author
8 years ago
I think there is a misconception on how much room this room has. If I put the sofa on the wall suggested there isn't room for the table, let alone the chairs. The false wall will literally cut all light to the room. The one window you have the dresser on is the ONLY window letting in any sort of light into the room. It's pretty bad as far as lighting goes. The false wall wouldn't be a bad idea otherwise, although it wouldn't much feel like a bedroom anymore.
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Wendy Thomas
8 years ago
Do you have a photo of the room.......or put on the drawing....closet, bathroom etc.....instead of showing the extra furniture you want to put in.....
Jennifer Hogan
8 years ago
Can you provide dimensions of the room including placement of doors and windows?
ana474
Original Author
8 years ago
sure, thanks. I have added dimensions to the room, sloppily, but best I can do by phone sketching currently. "E" is for entry door, "C" for closet door, "B" for door to master bath. I played with the room sketcher I used and with some work, I possibly can make the room work, but by removing the sliding glass door, which is the door on the 21'7" wall and closing that up totally and also removing the one single window and adding 2 windows over each nightstand, plus turning the wall to wall closet into a receded niche instead of a closet, but that is maybe not financially smart or feasible??? Not even sure how much it is to remove an exterior sliding door and close it off, or how much it is to remove a window, close it off and add 2 new windows?

The first photo shows the dimensions of the room and the 2nd and 3rd photo a new work around to the room. I would really love to continue getting input, this room is in really bad shape.
Nancy
8 years ago
The bed needs to stay where it is as it fits well and doesn’t look crowded. I would put the dresser and desk opposite each other, the end sides flanking the bathroom door. Desk on porch wall, dresser opposite. Then I would float a chair and ottoman in the room, angled with the chair facing the porch, not the bathroom. So the back of the chair is angled with the dresser behind it. Or two smaller chairs facing each other or angled toward the porch. It looks like you have plenty of room to do that.
Wendy Thomas
8 years ago
Does the mirror wall provide you enough closet space....if so I would look to incorporating the walk-in closet as part of the room or move it to in front of the bathroom so you walk thru there to get to the bathroom.....cheaper option than the others you were thinking of.....and would give you more wall space so you could have your bed on the opposite wall of the mirror doors......this bedroom layout reminds me so much of the similar challenges I have in my own master bedroom
ana474
Original Author
8 years ago
Nancy I like your idea, the only problem is that by keeping the sliding door, no room for the tv and we are huge movie watchers in bed. If I could resolve that then I think we would be ok.
ana474
Original Author
8 years ago
Wendy your solution is also a good one, the idea of flipping the walk in closet to the other side as to walk into the bathroom from the walk-in. Again, like Nancy, the only problem is poses is the tv. If I leave the mirror wall of closets, again, no tv placement. I supoose this is why I was thinking to remove the sliding glass door since I have a patio entrance from the master bath.

This home definitely has some very unique challenges.
ana474
Original Author
8 years ago
Susan that is an option, it would feel a bit weird to have the side of one night stand facing the bedroom entrance. Somehow I naturally gravitate towards having the foot of my bed facing the door or at least visable from the entry to the bedroom door.