A suite for the masseuse.

TV recessed into wall.

Motorized curtains with crown/trim/dropped ceiling to hide top of curtain/rod

20x17 is too big for a bedroom IMO. My last one was overly big and it was 14x18 or so. You should try to minimize activities in the bedroom other than those that normally occur on a bed....(That is from a healthy sleep perspective).

His and hers bathrooms.

A bigger closet.

A fireplace.

A coffee bar/wine area alcove by the master bath.

My living room is 21’ x 17’. That size is overly large for a master unless you spend hours a day in the room. You have enough room for a nice sized bedroom(13’ x 17) and a separate small office

closet/dressing room large enough to get dressed without waking the spouse.

His and her closets!

Our master will be 15'4" x 18'0" and so far it looks perfect as it'll allow us to have a reading corner. We have a large patio door that opens onto the back porch. We are screening in a portion of the porch right outside our bedroom so that DH and I can enter the porch area from our bedroom. It'll be nice at night to listen to the sounds of the Great Outdoors, listen to music and sip some wine and spirits at night after the kids are in bed.

Our last master was larger than the one planned by the OP and it was a wonderful retreat for us. We had a full size sofa and club chair, cocktail table, end tables and lamps at one end of the room and it was a great place to unwind. We had a French door to our own covered deck, a bath obviously, and a 13 x 12 closet so it was truly a suite. No tv but lots of books and magazines and speakers for music.

Speaking of speakers, we had a few in our last home and our current one has wired speakers in every room. We never used them because we put in Sonos wireless speakers everywhere. You can play different things in every room or use a party mode for all rooms that doesn’t have the weird delay issues some wired systems have. Visitors can download the controller app to their phone and control the speaker in the guest rooms. We even have two for outdoor spaces that can be moved from charging bases to patios or the backyard. The sound is far superior to a wired system. And when you move, they move with you. I’d take a look at Sonos before wiring. It’s more expensive but you’ll get a better sound in a more versatile product. I do regret not having a fireplace, but where we live it would have been used very rarely.

i did none of what you're discussing. But we do have a switch for the bedroom light and flood lights by the bed.

I would not want an office in the bedroom.

Maybe a lounging area 2 chairs table nice tv and fireplace [electric or gas] if in cold climate

my friend has a cool master where they built a false wall and behind it is coffee maker/iced tea maker before the bathroom...

it's pretty cool..

our master is 14x16 which seems large for just a queen bed and dresser, I imagine 20x17 would feel really big unless you think of something.

Sorry, but architectural design isn't really about "cool new features".

To a great extent, it's about how one will use a space. Will you spend a great deal of time during the day in the bedroom? Or will it be used for sleeping at night? In other words, first figure out how you will use a room, and then design the room.

Is a lot of time spent in the bathroom? In the closet? Then design the bathroom and closet?

Do you need one bed or two? Large or small? Do you have tons of clothes and mega tons of shoes? Do you take hours long baths? Do you keep odd hours? Do you have bedroom habits you'd rather not describe?

Answers to questions like these will tell you whether or not you need "cool new features".

Electrical plugins behind drawers in bathroom. Great place to keep hairdryer, curling irons, etc plugged in.

Heated floor in the bathroom, depending on the climate. Exhaust fan with humidity sensor and/or timer. Ebbe shower drain with Designer Drains cover. Vanity area with stool, if you like to sit while doing your hair & makeup. Can you tell we’re doing a MB remodel?!

Everyone, sorry for the misinformation. Master bedroom is actually 12'4" x 19'10". Here is the floor plan. Its going above the new kitchen remodel and will be a secondary master. Main master is downstairs.

It kind of sounds like you're planning on living in your bedroom. The only thing missing is a kitchen. Not trying to be snarky, but how much time do you really spend in there? If the rest of your house is nice - which if you're living in coastal socal I'm sure it is - you'll probably drink wine/read books/do work elsewhere in your house.

Regarding speakers - there's no reason not to wire speakers if you want them. I disagree with a previous poster who said sonos has better sound quality. That's a pretty subjective thing in general, but you can still use wired speakers with a sonos hub, and get the same functionality as individual sonos speakers if that's the route you want to go. We have this set up for our surround sound because I wanted the speakers hidden (sonos hub with wired speakers). Personally I dislike the look of speakers hanging from the wall with outlets and would rather wire speakers in the ceiling. Although we don't really listen to music in our bedroom all that often. Really, it only happens when we're folding/putting away clothes. So the bedroom may not be where we'd put them, but if you're doing a TV & everything maybe that's something you'd want. We really only sleep in ours.

Regarding all the other fancy master bedroom ideas - I don't have many, but if you can squeeze a bigger closet in, that may be beneficial.

@anj_p I understand where you are coming from. We moved in with our in-laws to help them with health issues and will be staying long term to help them out. This master bedroom will be our Oasis to get away. Sometimes just having a drink with my wife only is nice. While we do have other places in the house, I do spend a decent amount of time outside normal sleeping hours.

Fantech fans with automatic timers (the motor is mounted up in the attic so not much noise at ceiling level-super quiet)and I love my new bidet toilet seat. You have to have a GFI outlet near the toilet if you ever decide on one so pre-plan. Hubs was skeptical butt(ha) he now shows it off to everyone when touring the new house like it was his idea-insert eye roll here! Let’s just say he’s a fan now.

I only briefly scanned the comments, so apologies if I'm repeating anything.... I'm looking forward to having the following in a master suite:

• Thermostat near bedroom door

• Windows on all exterior walls, for bed, bath, & walk-in closet (especially window in water closet)

• Northeast exposure for bedroom

• Laundry room accessed through (semi-divided) his/hers walk-in master closet

• Master closet without rods that cross each other (no hard-to-reach corners)

• Linen closets (double-sided, accessed from both the bathroom and the hallway)

• Freestanding copper tub, if possible

• 2-person shower *without* hard-to-clean glass

• Double-acting hinge doors (between bathroom & closet, and between closet & laundry; maybe even between bedroom & bathroom, too) because it bugs me to high Heaven when the love of my life leaves every door open/ajar every morning, lol

• Views & French door access to courtyard/gardens

As I was reading through the comments I was disappointed at how many houzzers "took the bait" and suggested a litany of "cool new features" without first understanding the OP's key lifestyle needs or budget constraints. Then I got to @Virgil Carter Fine Art's comment. I'm not always on the same page as Virgil, but I certainly am on this one.

Installing the latest and greatest "cool features" is a sure way to pump up the cost of your home with things of marginal benefit, many of which will be outmoded before their warranty expires.

I suggest you re-read Virgil's comment above and then go back to the drawing board and make sure the design addresses your lifestyle needs and doesn't break the bank. Give careful consideration to the location of the room: your design locates one of the most private areas of the home above the kitchen--which is one of the most public areas of the home. You might find that one of the "coolest" features to add is whatever best attenuates noise between the spaces.

Once the architectural design is optimized, a Bidet is still an item you never knew you needed! Lol

Maybe not “cool” but I had the builder hardwire a nightlight in the bathroom. Looks so much nicer than those plug-in ones.

I would never want a closet in the bathroom like that. will 2 people use the bedroom? I think more and better closets are the thing I would want most

i think a Murphy desk would reduce the flexibility of ythe space for something not that great also.

We are currently remodeling our bathroom and thinking through the design of our next one (this is a temporary home, we already own land to build on but a mortgage was cheaper than rent here ;) ).

Features I am installing here that I have used in other bathrooms - LIT MEDICINE CABINETS! Oh my these are wonderful. Great ring of light for makeup and smart storage of toiletries, easily accessible.

BOTTOM OF LINEN CLOSET IN BATHROOM SIZED TO HOLD A LAUNDRY BASKET. Keeping it tucked away inside the storage cabinet by the sink streamlines the flow.

PLUGS IN THE CABINET AND A DRAWER OR TWO. I know we aren’t the only people with electric toothbrushes, curling irons, electric razors, etc. I had my husband install a plug on the middle shelf of the aforementioned linen cabinet and a bank of plugs inside a drawer on each side of the vanity for charging these things safely and keeping the countertop uncluttered. Remember that bathroom plugs need to be arc fault protected GFCI, and that goes for the ones in furniture, too.

TIMER ON THE BATHROOM FAN. I love love love having the timer option on my fans so I can set them for awhile, leave the room, and let them exhaust without running for hours on end. Simple and convenient.

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Now as you can see none of these is particularly costly. They just make the bathrooms live well, and smartly, without requiring excess space or even fancy materials. I used several of these features in the kids bath of this house already and they add so much custom home convenience without some weird premium. And since this house is small and has a ton of people (we have seven kids), every inch of space needs to work hard for us. These upgrades are ones worthwhile.

Sure, at the next place we’ll also have radiant heat throughout, a bathroom that is fully accessible and easily cleaned, bigger closets, etc. But it is these little things that make the most difference between a drywall palace mass produced tract home and a true custom job. The thoughtfulness and usefulness.

@User we have several of those wired in nightlights in the switches, including in the master closet and main hallway outside the bedrooms. SUPER convenient and inexpensive way to lower trip hazards. I wouldn’t put them in a room that couldn’t be closed off since they could be bright enough to disturb some sleepers, but that’s another choice we made here that I’ve been super happy with. USB charging outlets built into the plugs, too.