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ROOM LAYOUT WITH NEW KING BED COMING, ODD WINDOW

I need help with room layout as we transition from a queen size bed to a king size, mainly due to an oddly placed window. The four poster bed in the photos is our current queen bed, and the width of it allows for the bed to be mostly centered on the wall without the nightstand on the right overlapping the window. When we switch to the king bed, should I move the new bed over to the left so that the nightstand will not overlap with the window (bed will no longer be centered on that wall), or should I move the nightstand over to allow for centering the king bed but now the nightstand (and lamp) will overlap with the window? The new bed will have a distinctive wooden headboard fyi but is not a four poster. Note that there is a dresser on the wall opposite the bed that is currently lined up with the bed centering, but that could also be adjusted. We will also be getting a new more colorful rug that is 10x13 (current rug is 9x12).





Comments (13)

  • 5 months ago

    I think you should leave it centered on the wall. If you were to move it over, it would make for a rather tight walking area by the tall boy dresser.

  • 5 months ago

    Appreciate the input. I think we could leave about 36 inches between that side of the bed and the tall boy, and still move the whole nightstand/bed/nightstand set up over so it doesn't overlap with the window.

  • 5 months ago

    I would probably keep it centered in the room. I think it will look a little off with tv centered ceiling fan otherwise. You can always move it around and see which positioning you prefer.

  • PRO
    5 months ago

    I’d keep the bed centered, especially since it will be the main focal point with the new headboard.

    Instead of shifting the bed, I’d adjust the nightstand on the window side either a narrower piece, a floating option, or lighter styling so it doesn’t interfere visually with the window.

    The larger rug will help anchor everything, and I’d also realign the dresser with the bed to keep the room feeling balanced.

  • 5 months ago

    I'd center the bed on the portion of the wall to the left of the window. Because of the window, it's difficult to even tell that the bed is centered on the full wall. To my eye, it looks a little off-center because there is more sheetrock on the left of the headboard than on the right.

  • 5 months ago
    last modified: 5 months ago

    I think a NON four-poster bed will be easier to make look nice and the alignments will be less important.

    As-is, your current bed is very bossy with its dominant vertical lines.

    I agree with relocating some items to another room. The brown baskets and stacked white cases, for starters.

  • 5 months ago

    i would just get rid of the second nightstand, use a smaller table there for a night table.

  • PRO
    5 months ago

    Center on the wall, not the room.

  • PRO
    5 months ago
    last modified: 5 months ago

    I am all for tradition, but you have a room choked with heavy furniture......?

    Please DRAW and measure the space and show exact location of all openings, doors, windows, and each SOLID wall.

    Note the dimensions of bedside tables, armoire, dresser etc

    It all looks a bit HEAVY and crowded. Can look mhch better, even with king size bed. Which is what bed, exactly?


    Yes, I realize not what you asked, but do it anyway? The help is free.

    Thank you!

  • PRO
    5 months ago

    Yes a to scale plan for sure . I do think centering on the wall nt including the window is best if that wall is big enough .

  • PRO
    5 months ago
    last modified: 5 months ago

    What if you centered the bed on the wall, put shutters, instead of the blinds, on the windows, while using a shutter to make a "faux" window on one side of the bed. No draperies and the faux has the same trim around it. Angle the louvres on the bed wall, and tuck a little light behind the faux.



    You can also buy a LED flat panel light, wall mount, and trim it out. I think they are dimmable.

  • 5 months ago

    To me, the ceiling fan is the joker in the deck. It seems very prominent. If you center the new king bed on the nonwindow section of the wall, the fan will be over the lower righthand corner of the bed, as you enter the room. I’m afraid that would look unplanned and destroy the balance you’re going for. If you can remove the ceiling fan, the new bed will look great centered on the solid portion of the wall. Otherwise I think you should center the bed under the fan. It should also be centered on the new rug. Just my amateur opinion based on what I want to see as I walk into a bedroom.