Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 41Jul 18, 2008 11:02 pm I've always wanted to have a big master bedroom (I used to have a fairly small bedroom when I was younger).
But in order to maximise space, as I've always been dreaming of having a huge WIR, we decided to move the WIR wall (that serves as the wall to the bed) to have a bigger WIR and a smaller bedroom area. It's still big enough for all the bedroom furnitures and a small sofa (it's now 4.6 x 4.7). All other bedrooms's dimensions are: 3130x 3550, 3200x4140 & 3200 x 3820. Bedroom sizes were also one of the reasons why we chose to build M's Nevada. We have big BIRs to all other beds and we can fit a Queen-sized bed in all bedrooms. We almost built PD's Hamilton, but decided to go for M, due to the small bedroom sizes. The master was too big, but the other bedrooms were too small. When I was younger, I grew up with TVs in every room (bedrooms, kitchen/dining & lounge . Now, we might not do it in our new house. We feel that we have enough rooms where TVs can be installed - leisure room upstairs, family room and the HT room. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Built the Nevada 42 Next project - landscaping! Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 42Jul 18, 2008 11:03 pm I'm curious...a few of you have mentioned wanting to fit a double or even queen size bed in the minor b/rooms.
Is this common? I can understand the need in some cases - like Jo's, but it never even occurred to me to give the kids a double bed...I never had one til I left home and even then DH and I shared his single bed for quite some time before we moved in together "officially". Am I weird? or is this a new trend and something else for the kids to complain that we won't let them have 'chelle We have a hand-over date...15/10...but I won't hold my breath! http://people-in-glass-houses.blogspot.com/ Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 43Jul 19, 2008 12:41 am Yes, was wondering about that myself, 'chelle and some of the room sizes mentioned would fit a double bed but nothing else, our own included but only intend to have a single bed in our minor bedrooms Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 44Jul 19, 2008 1:32 am Definitely a personal choice thing. I love big bedrooms - just because they look spacious - and I hate clutter! The (PD) house we're building has big brms , all with WIRs and ensuites - a lot of people freak out about the ensuite part, but it will suit us. None of the kids will be allowed tvs, or computers in their rooms - there's plenty of space for those things elsewhere, they'll just have enough space in each of their rooms to make it a space that they can get away to, and chill out! Solidarity, not solidity.......The Lexicon of Life Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 45Jul 19, 2008 5:20 am Mozzie The thing is most people want a lounge, family room, rumpus, study, another 3 bedrooms, large master and a dining room. Agree. If you have three or four other rooms to hange out in then the bedrooms don't need to even fit the toys or desks etc in them, you can have a toy room for now and perhaps a study one later. We are only having Family Room and Rumpus room, the Living Room will be converted to an Office, so we don't oodles of rooms so that's why I need the bedrooms to be big enough for activity. Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 46Jul 19, 2008 7:04 am 'chelle I'm curious...a few of you have mentioned wanting to fit a double or even queen size bed in the minor b/rooms. Is this common? I guess it depends on how long you intend to keep the house. Another thing that amazes me these days is every child needs their own room. We shared bedrooms when we were growing up. Anyway I digress; our children had single beds when they lived with us, now that they’ve flown the coup we put double beds in the spare rooms for when we get visitors/family staying over. This is why I made a comment earlier build/wire for tomorrow not today. Even if you only intend to stay in your house a few years larger bedrooms maybe a good selling feature. Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 47Jul 19, 2008 8:13 am There is no way my kids will be getting double / queen size beds until they are working and can buy them for themselves DH lived at home until he was 30 and he had a single bed all that time, I bought my first home when I was 26 and until 4mths after moving in I only ever had a single bed. Then I bought a art deco bedroom suite which I put a double foam mattress on it - did me for the 4yrs until DH built his home and we got a queen size bed - oooooh the luxury!!! Now we are looking at a king size bed for the new home - with two littlies who end up in our bed in the morning plus at least another one planned we will need the room to allow for all those little elbows and knees! Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 48Jul 19, 2008 9:11 am Hmpf....the day the "kids" want a double bed is the day they move out......and no partner sleepovers thank you.... .....besides I have a guaranteed cure for stopping partners from sleeping over....the old man walking around in y-fronts in the morning....heh...heh...heh... mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 49Jul 19, 2008 9:58 am to_do_list Hmpf....the day the "kids" want a double bed is the day they move out......and no partner sleepovers thank you.... .....besides I have a guaranteed cure for stopping partners from sleeping over....the old man walking around in y-fronts in the morning....heh...heh...heh... I'm with you , there, Mike - YEAH, BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Solidarity, not solidity.......The Lexicon of Life Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 50Jul 19, 2008 10:21 am to_do_list Hmpf....the day the "kids" want a double bed is the day they move out......and no partner sleepovers thank you.... .....besides I have a guaranteed cure for stopping partners from sleeping over....the old man walking around in y-fronts in the morning....heh...heh...heh... That's sure to get the girls running off home I got the kids King Single beds with trundles for when they have friends over to sleep. I was looking into doubles for the kids until one salesman pointed out that when DS gets into his teens, he may not appreciate sharing a bed with his mates - hence the trundles. The bedrooms have to be able to fit this, a desk and tallboy. Our bedroom has to be able to fit a queen, bedsides and a chest of drawers, with separate WIR ( which if I had my was would be the same size as the bedroom. Paula Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 51Jul 19, 2008 11:05 am I love this discussion. It's been really fascinating to see how people view things.
I think the double/queen beds in bedrooms is an interesting one. Even if our build was only for myself and DS I still would have gone the path of biggish bedrooms. Previous family experience has taught me to prepare for anything. I have four siblings. All of us have moved back home with mum as adults for one reason or another. Marriage breakups, illness, etc. One of my brothers works shift work and lived with mum for a while after the breakdown of his relationship, as this was the only way he could have weekend access to his son. His hours would not have allowed it without support. Another brother spends up to six months a year overseas, after his relationship breakup, he lived with mum as he would have serious security concerns with his own home with his absences. I myself had a new baby, an absent partner and an illness, so went home for 18 months for support and help. My invalid brother has a terminal illness, so needs care and support. Could we have all gone home into single beds? Yes I could have, but for my brothers it would have been physically impossible. My "smallest" brother is 6 foot 2. My youngest brother is 6 foot 6. My invalid brother is of similar height and weighs 180kg. Another brother has an old back injury that means he needs to stretch out while he sleeps because of chronic cramping. Single beds, ummm, not likely! This issue is an important one to consider. The population is getting taller and heavier, with sons especially, there is a possibility they simply will not fit in a single. My son's projected height is 6 foot 7!!!! When I speak of partners staying over, that is a very personal choice for each family, and ANY choice in this area is a valid one. For us we were allowed long term serious partners only. My younger brother and his partner lived at mums while they saved for a home. kyton There is no way my kids will be getting double / queen size beds until they are working and can buy them for themselves Good point! But I bought my first queen at the age of 16. It was the first thing I saved for with my part time job! I think there's a lot of issues to think about, and for those of us with kids, the possibility of them being at home as adults is a very real one. For me it meant that bedroom sizes had to be given serious consideration. Jo I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 52Jul 19, 2008 11:38 am Paula to_do_list I got the kids King Single beds with trundles for when they have friends over to sleep. To discourage this (and any hanky panky going on) any sleep overs will be in the upstairs games room... the cold and drafty games room... Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 53Jul 19, 2008 1:16 pm I had a single bed up until I was 6 and we moved into the house my parents built. I had a queen sized bed from like 6-22. It was great as well, when my friends who slept over slept in the bed. When I was 22 my parents finished building the beach house and we put the bedroom suites in that house. I got a new amazing king sized bed which I love, love, love. This will the bed I will be taking with me when I move out. My bedroom at my parent's isn't too big, but big enough for a king sized bed, two bed side tables and a dresser. I have a 3 door built in robe which, as a female adult is not big enough. My brother's room is a tad bigger than mine, he had in there an entertainment system with t.v, his guitars and amp with plenty of room to spare. His wardrobe is smaller than mine though. My parnet's bedroom on the other hand is HUGE. Kingsized bed, x2 bedside tables, filing cabinet, table, sofa, massage chair and still enough room to have a party. Such a waste of space imho. When they built the beach house, they made all the bedroom smaller, but still big enough for the queen beds, bedside table, and dresser with plenty of room to spare.
When I designed my house, I made sure that my two master bedrooms were just a tad bigger than my bedroom at home to allow for a plasma and all the other bedrooms as big as our spare bedroom at home which fit two single beds and some. From my experience with my parent's bedroom it's such a waste of space. I never had a t.v in my room but now that i have been pretty much living at my partners place for the last 3 years i have become used to falling asleep with the telly. I find that I can't sleep without it now. I was never a kid that hung out in my room. My room was strictly for sleeping and getting changed in. I always had my study and at the rumpus room as hang out rooms. I made sure when designing my house that my kids would grow up the same. Oh and my partner who I will be marrying, to this day has never spent a night at my parnet's place. He never will. You see i'm a good European girl and would never dream of hanky panky under my parent's roof out of respect to them. Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 54Jul 19, 2008 1:55 pm joeygbh Paula I got the kids King Single beds with trundles for when they have friends over to sleep. To discourage this (and any hanky panky going on) any sleep overs will be in the upstairs games room... the cold and drafty games room... OMG I ment their friends now they are 9 & 11 not boyfriends/girlfriends Paula Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 55Jul 19, 2008 2:33 pm My ideal master bedroom is quite spacious. It's actually a slight L shape.
You walk in and there's a short hallway/corridor with the ensuite off it, so that door doesn't impinge on any main bedroom wall space. Then you keep going and it opens up to the main area, and there's a lovely wall for the bed suite (queen/king bed with 2 side tables and ornate lamps *drooling*) and then another wall (backing onto the ensuite wall) for the dressing table with large mirror, then another wall with walk-in robe/built-in (mirrored) robes, and then one wall just of windows. Huge floor to ceiling windows with balcony (with gorgeous view). If I can't have the above, then anything big enough so it fits my bed suite, dressing table (6 drawers and mirror), tall bookshelf, low bookshelf, and small display table, with some room to spare so it looks relatively not tiny, and has a nice big floor to ceiling window, is ok by me. (must have a fairly large - 2 or 3 doors worth - built in robe) My minor bedroom requirements are pretty nothing. If it's a spare bedroom for guests, all it has to fit is the bed, 2 side tables, and some other small table or chair (again, needs BIRs). We actually use our minor bedroom(s) as a study, so it needs to be a bit bigger than a guest/spare bedroom. We need it to be able to fit a large corner desk, a keyboard, 5 guitars, 3 tall bookshelves, a low bookshelf, and a foldout couch bed. So yeah. I don't ask for much, do I!? lol How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 56Jul 19, 2008 2:38 pm Our eldest son had my DH old single bed (it was about 20+ yrs old) But last year we had to buy him a new bed,so decided on a queen bed as he,s nearly 6 foot and only 13 yrs old
There was no point getting him anything smaller. Our other son who is 6 will have his single bed until he outgrows it and then we will buy him a queen size....as far as I,m concerned a good night,s sleep in a comfortable bed is very important As for partner,s sleeping over.....well that,s why we,re building a 5 bedroom house and we,re only a family of 4 ....and if all else fails then there,s always the caravan We,ll have a single bed with a trundle in one of the spare rooms and a queen in the guest room.... Cheers Mel Building on 9 acres Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 57Jul 19, 2008 5:19 pm melanie02 As for partner,s sleeping over.....well that,s why we,re building a 5 bedroom house and we,re only a family of 4 ....and if all else fails then there,s always the caravan Cheers Mel Love it, Mel!!!! We are also building a 5 brm house, but we have 4 kids, so we'll fill them all.....so I'm loving the caravan idea!!!!!!!! (oh, yeah - forget the lounge, home theatre, games, or family room - the caravan is far more off putting!!!) Solidarity, not solidity.......The Lexicon of Life Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 58Jul 19, 2008 6:37 pm joeygbh Paula to_do_list I got the kids King Single beds with trundles for when they have friends over to sleep. To discourage this (and any hanky panky going on) any sleep overs will be in the upstairs games room... the cold and drafty games room... Yes, but if its cold and draughty, they might find a way to keep warm..... Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 59Jul 19, 2008 7:06 pm Helyn joeygbh Paula to_do_list I got the kids King Single beds with trundles for when they have friends over to sleep. To discourage this (and any hanky panky going on) any sleep overs will be in the upstairs games room... the cold and drafty games room... Yes, but if its cold and draughty, they might find a way to keep warm..... Only you would think like that Helyn, not sweet innocent teenagers!! I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 60Jul 19, 2008 7:34 pm Quote: Only you would think like that Helyn, not sweet innocent teenagers!! No, no, of course not, teenagers would never think of such a thing. I'm sure their thoughts are all pure and platonic. http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj187/nurselovescoffee/ispc069054.jpg Yeah right, Joles I may be old-fashioned but I'm not that naive!! The worst thing you can do is sign a building contract without a pre contract review. Over the years many people have come to me with disputes where they just signed… 0 8347 I have a box of quality drill bits that seem to be new but their engraved sizes covered by rust ,,,,I tried to sand them to see their sizes but still I am finding… 0 1437 Personally, considering your layout (study/work desks in bedrooms), I don't think you have any other option but to leave NW windows and make them as big as possible e.g.… 7 10480 |