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Master bedroom dilemma!

7 years ago

Hi. How would you change the design of this master bedroom? We want to keep it open plan with roof trusses and a reading nook. But the final drawing ended up looking like a maze...lol!

Comments (15)

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Do you sleep in your bathroom now?

  • 7 years ago
    @denita. Thanks. We sticking with the open plan. Was just seeking opinions on the design.
  • 7 years ago
    I would put up a wall behind the vanity and across the end of the run to make it an enclosed space. Nobody REALLY wants all that open air bathing.
  • PRO
    7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    I would give advice, but I would not do this to anyone (other than construct it so the bathroom can easily be enclosed in the future when you realize your mistake).

  • 7 years ago

    I would add more walls and reduce the library/reading nooks by one. And I would not have a chair where one could monitor sink activities.


    What were you expecting your MBR design to look like?

  • 7 years ago

    I understand wanting to have an open plan. You should be able to make lots of changes and keep your roof trusses. Is it important to you to have the tub visible from the bedroom? I would not have a chair in the walkway into the bedroom either. If you had a wall along the bathroom, the bed could even move to the bathroom wall and you could have a few chairs where the bed is.

  • 7 years ago
    @Beckysharp. Thanks for you feedback. We wanted to maximize light so minimal walls. House is south facing (southern hemisphere). Aldo wanted the bath tub to have a view of the tv in the bedroom.
  • 7 years ago
    @bcarey thank you for the ideas. The bed is currently facing a greenbelt view on the juliette balcony wall. We could play around with that a bit though.
  • 7 years ago

    Where in the bedroom would the TV be placed?

  • 7 years ago
    @becky tv placement will most likely be on the library nook wall. If we change the placement of the bed to the floating wall the tv placement will stay the same
  • 7 years ago

    Seriously, is this a master bedroom for 2 people? If so, what if one of you needs to use the bathroom in the night? How will you wash your hands without waking the other? What if one person needs to get up really early and shower or gets food poisoning and is running to the bathroom all night? Insane.

  • 7 years ago

    Your master bedroom seems really long to make having the bed on the right wall work well. Could you move the closet and/or the bathroom to that end and still make your view/balcony work right? The bump out could even be a great location for a tub with a TV at the foot of the tub! Then you can watch whatever you want conveniently without worrying about what a spouse is watching. If that doesn't work, could you place a 2nd TV at the foot of the tub (rearranging the bathroom some) so that you can still have a wall there?

    I personally love the view at the side of the bed. I think having the view 20 feet from the head of the bed is a long distance to enjoy it from. I think moving the closet or bathroom to the end is the best way to stop the master suite from looking like a maze.

  • 7 years ago
    @bcarey thank you for the advice. You are awesome!
  • 7 years ago
    @robinlmorris rumour has it the couple is insane