Probably not. You can't change the size, so buyers will see that although it's advertised as x number of bedrooms, it really isn't.

Is there even an egress window in that space?

I think this is regional. Where we live a bedroom technically needs a closet but in reality many don’t have them and it’s totally fine and houses still fly off the market.

As others have posted, it's purely a regional thing since many places would not permit a room without a closet and egress window to be called a bedroom. To list it as such would open you up to a possible litigation claim and would certainly enable the prospective buyer to back out before escrow - although in my experience, a buyer can back out pretty easily prior to escrow without loss of the deposit.

I would ask realtors who you are interviewing what they would recommend. At least in California there is a duty that real estate agents disclose anything they are aware of so they might not be able to list it as a bedroom if it wasn't a legal bedroom just as in some jurisdictions square footage can't be advertised unless it meets certain requirements.

consult your realtor if " 3+ " bedrooms might be a good idea. when i see that it means that there is a den, or sun porch, or some space thats not a traditional bedroom but you could use it if needed or as a guest room.

in any case dont bother building something, it would just look worse for puzzled shoppers. i think 'potential' is a lot better than 'this is how it is, kind of lame'.

when i was house shopping i was annoyed if the listing wasnt clear about how many actual real bedrooms there were.

In my state (CT), you can't call something a bedroom if it's under x size or doesn't have a closet (closet counts against minimum square footage).

For resale purposes... don't put in an expensive built in that others may have to spend money ripping out. A huge portion of buyers want a spare bedroom as an office, storage, gym... anything but a bedroom. For those buyers the closet won't matter, it will still have a "bonus room" that they can customize to fit their needs.

We turned our 7x8 "illegal bedroom" into a master closet and love it.

Furthermore, while we were shopping for homes, we found it really aggravating when houses were advertised as more bedrooms than were truly usable for sleeping in. You'll just be attracting the wrong people by mislabeling it, not necessarily more people.

Just call it a "bonus room" and repaint it neutral colors that say "home office". If you are going to be living in the home until it is sold and IF YOU already have a suitable table/desk and chair, put that in it the room along with any desk lamp and/or bookcase and/or file cabinet (office stuff) you might have when showing the home.

For a child, an armoire and toy box would serve the purpose of a closet -- let the buyers decide how to use the space.

I think the requirement for an egress window for bedrooms is in place everywhere. Not sure about floor size. Closets are a regional thing. Heck, in the good ole days, no one had closets, they used armoires. Still do, in Europe. So, I would check local codes to find out what is legally required to be called a bedroom where you are.

Regardless of whether it complies or not, I wouldn't do a built-in for a small space - our third bedroom is used as an exercise room, and the one in our previous house was the home office/library, so something like you're proposing would limit the usage of the room. You'd be better off putting in an IKEA flatpack wardrobe for extra storage.

Your not going to fool anyone into thinking it is a bedroom. True historical homes sometimes do not have closets and it is to be expected. They are grandfathered. We are not in Europe and can't go by their standards for a bedroom. If you don't have a window, a closet, a real single bed, nightstand, chest of drawers, and dresser in the room, I would not call it a bedroom. If it has a window then make it a office or playroom. If it doesn't have a window use it for a storage closet. If you were planing to make this your 4th bedroom and people looking for 4 bedrooms are just going to look at this room and walk away. People who are looking for a 3 bedroom home ain't even going to look at it because it will be priced as a 4 bedroom house. You will just be hurting yourself.

Have you talked with a realtor - or even better, someone familiar with the building codes where you are - to verify what is required for a bedroom and if If even makes sense to do this.

Where I am, you need a door and a second egress point to outside. No closets necessary. Indeed, as we don’t really like closets very much, in our new build we only put closets in the master (two walk ins). That way we can have more flexibility for furniture placement and use IKEA Pax etc for closets.

Going by the photo you are suggesting as a solution, it is likely better to just leave as is and call it a den/office/flex room/bonus room and be done with it. Buyers can then decide how they would use it, rather than look at the built ins as something they will need to rip out later.

In real estate you’re selling a home- fixed walls, not furniture. If it doesn’t have a framed in closet it’s pretty much a lie if your saying furniture makes it a bedroom.

Depends on your state, ask your realtor. We were able to add an armoire when we sold our house and it was then considered a "bedroom". Appraiser in our state also counted it as a bedroom because of the armoire (even though it's not a fixture).

In my area most of the bedrooms don't have closets - all homes between 1860 and 1940. In my four bedroom house, only 2 have a space that could be considered a closet. Only one has a bar for clothes. But these rooms are all considered bedrooms.

I guess it depends on where you live in the country. If the majority of the homes in the area have closets and the OP's other bedrooms have closets then the bedroom would need a closet for they buyer to view it as a bedroom.

You might be better off turning the room into a large walk-in closet.

I don't think this is about closet or no closet... it's about the fact that the room is too small to hold a closet, which means it's too small to be a practical bedroom. Most people wouldn't be happy at all with a bed lofted above a closet. If anything, I'd do a Murphy bed so it can function as an office / guest bed