Help with closet placement in new primary bedroom

4 years ago

Hello everyone -

We are building a new primary bedroom + bathroom on the second story of a late 1800s house in New England (its on top of a one-floor addition that already exists. There is a long hallway to get to the bedroom (made by carving out of already-existing Bedroom 3. For the new space, the walls will come up 8' on the west and east sides, and then it will have a cathedral-style ceiling (reaching 14' max) in the center. We are thinking a king bed will go on the south wall on the east side of the room. We will have a very a large window on the north side in the center of wall (looking into the back yard), and in front of that window would have a chaise/chair sitting area.

We're struggling with closet placement. We have two drafted in (one on the west wall, carved out the bathroom, immediately as you come in, and another on the south wall, adjacent to a closet that will face into Bedroom 3). Other ideas we've considered: a walk-in closet on the left immediately as you come in the room, but it would be a very small walk-in to still leave space for the bathroom; but maybe there's an advantage to a small walk-in vs current reach-in. We also thought of a closet on the north wall on the east side of the house (across from the bed), but thought this is 'valuable real estate' in the main room and could be an electric fireplace/sitting area instead. We had also thought of one on the south wall on the east side of the house (where currently the headboard of the bed would go), but that's the only south-facing light and we're in New England, so we wanted a window there.

We are also considering whether to add skylights, but given that there will be a lot of windows and a 14' lofted ceiling and central air, we're not sure its necessary.

Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated!

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halberta

4 years ago

Could you close off the closet backing onto bedroom three so that is one big wall to put the bed on. You can then make bedroom three closet bigger. Then have your sitting area where you were going to put your bed. And have a huge wardrobe on other wall.

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
4 years ago
IMO the closets are too small and honestly a walk in one would be a muge better choice since you have a huge space but I am wondering whay a 14' ceiling in a bedroom at all IMO a sitting room is a wasted space usually in a bedroom but a walkin closet is IMO a huge plus .
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RappArchitecture
4 years ago

Closets are small, but if you don't have many clothes maybe they're fine. I would rework the bath, pull the door closer to the bedroom door, and put a walk-in closet between bedroom and bath. Your bedroom is huge and will still be large with the walk-in. The sitting area can still be in the upper portion of the bedroom and adjacent to the window.
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rainyseason
4 years ago
I would definitely sacrifice sitting room space for closet space. You have a nice amount of room there— I think you can have a great space. Consider getting a pro or least a second/third set of eyes, they might see new ideas.
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Kath T
Original Author
4 years ago
Thanks for the comments and thoughts everyone! It is a likely overly large space to what we need, but that's the current footprint of the space we have/location of the plumbing/without messing with exterior walls too much (the wall between Bedroom 2 and 3 and the new bedroom is current exterior wall), and the 14' ceiling is just how the house framing will be anyway.

@RappArchitecture Hmm, do you mean putting a walk-in closet where the small closet (adjacent to the Bedroom 3 closet) is? So essentially extending that out and making it walk-in?

@halberta Thanks for the thought, will consider switching bed and sitting area. Although I think we could fit a wardrobe there even with the bed, I believe....
husterd
4 years ago
An addition this large is a master suite. A generous walk in closet. Min 7x7 but should be bigger. It is really needed and expected. And you will love as a “Dressing area” if larger. You have lots of room to do this. Next to bathroom, not through it, keep separate. As you walk in bath door is to left, walk in in front of you. Sitting area next to closet wall. Bath also now bigger possibly allowing for a water closet. Bed location would be better between 2 windows instead of in front of a window. Looking over at a nice window view or serenely looking over to your sitting area. You have bed all the way at end of room with back to the west, in front of a window? Play with furniture layout on graph paper.
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husterd
4 years ago
Correction bed back to the sunny west.
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RappArchitecture
4 years ago
No, locate the walk-in on the wall to the right. Eliminate both smaller closets so that the bath takes up the entire rectangle at the top. If the walk-in is about 7 feet wide with a door in the center (facing the bedroom door), you will still have about 19 feet of bedroom from top to bottom. The sitting area can still be at the top of the room, adjacent to the walk-in.
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