Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 18, 2008 12:18 pm Hi everybody,
There's been a few discussions about bedroom sizes. Just wondering how important bedroom sizes are to people. Bel's retreat thread has had a lot of different opinions about retreats and the validity of them. And Aussiedamo's Latitude thread has had a couple of us commenting that we preferred M3tricon to PD because of minor bedroom sizes. In my situation I wanted minor bedrooms that could accommodate two singles if needed or a queen size bedroom suite (bed, two bedsides, dresser or tallboy). This is because kids stay home into adulthood these days often with partners. On the other hand, the master size was not so important. A little bigger than the minor bedroom was fine by me. The retreat floorspace I'd rather see utilised as a study or playroom. Our design has a retreat that is common to the three minor bedrooms. So I guess the question is two fold. Master bedroom size and minor bedroom sizes. What were your requirements when looking and did it influence the choice of house? Jo I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 2Jul 18, 2008 12:23 pm I'm not fussed about Master room size, as long as it's comfortable enough with queen bed, bedside table etc, but I agree with you that I want the minor bedrooms to be generous and also big enough to fit the queen bed, two bedsides etc etc. I think it's more important even for these rooms to be of decent size for the reason you mentioned but also because kids have so much stuff, and their room needs to cater for sleep, play, study, sleepovers etc etc. Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 3Jul 18, 2008 12:44 pm Hi Jo
Yes I agree with you....one of the reasons that we have chosen the house that we have is because of the bedroom sizes. This house has 5 bedrooms (we,ll use the smaller one for a study) Our bedroom is huge...too big really and there is a lot of wasted space. The other 3 bedrooms upstairs can all fit queen size suites in them and one of them has a big wir... The guest bedroom downstairs is huge as well. There were a lot of house designs that we loved,but unfortunately the bedrooms were just too small Kids need space for all their stuff as well as a desk and room when they have friends over to stay. Cheers Mel Building on 9 acres Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 4Jul 18, 2008 1:32 pm I also agree with you jo
I feel the oversized master bedrooms are probably a bit excessive, however, I will probably be loving it when the kids are older and have friends over so I can escape I would prefer our minor bedrooms to be a bit bigger, it was one of the reasons I chose the Cremorne 41 over the Cremorne 34 as the bedrooms are bigger. Enough to fit a double, bedside table and desk/tallboy - so adequate. Also we have 4 minor bedrooms and one master so each child will have their own room which helps. My karma ran over your dogma Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 5Jul 18, 2008 1:50 pm joles Hi everybody, So I guess the question is two fold. Master bedroom size and minor bedroom sizes. What were your requirements when looking and did it influence the choice of house? Jo Minor: Enough room to fit a double plus two tables or two singles. Major: Queen plus two tables. Lots of BIR space. Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 6Jul 18, 2008 2:01 pm We fell in love with our house design, because of the large master bedroom. I plan on having a treadmill in there, as it is the only place we could put it without it being in the main living area, and a place away from the kids. The minor bedrooms are practically the same size in nearly every design (in our price range) of all the builders that we looked at. We plan on getting 2 loft bunks for each of the boys so that underneath a table chair etc can fit for study. This is the first time we will have wardrobes, and in the house we have chosen they are bigger than some others we have seen, the main one is huge to us.
We had looked at, and considered, other designs, but what we always went back to was the big master b'room. Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 8Jul 18, 2008 2:24 pm joles Hi everybody, There's been a few discussions about bedroom sizes. Just wondering how important bedroom sizes are to people. Bel's retreat thread has had a lot of different opinions about retreats and the validity of them. And Aussiedamo's Latitude thread has had a couple of us commenting that we preferred M3tricon to PD because of minor bedroom sizes. In my situation I wanted minor bedrooms that could accommodate two singles if needed or a queen size bedroom suite (bed, two bedsides, dresser or tallboy). This is because kids stay home into adulthood these days often with partners. On the other hand, the master size was not so important. A little bigger than the minor bedroom was fine by me. The retreat floorspace I'd rather see utilised as a study or playroom. Our design has a retreat that is common to the three minor bedrooms. So I guess the question is two fold. Master bedroom size and minor bedroom sizes. What were your requirements when looking and did it influence the choice of house? Jo I agree with you Jo, we would also like to fit at least a double, if not a queen size bed in the minor bedrooms and side tables on two sides, and a desk and chair. I also agree that the master has a lot of wasted space that could have been used in other ways. In our case, we don't have a study, so using some of the space in the master for a study would have been good. Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 10Jul 18, 2008 2:41 pm joles Dreamhome, You're building with m aren't you? Which design is it if you don't mind saying? Jo Hi Jo, Yes building with M, it is the Zenith 33, which has been discontinued. They now call it Windarra but the floorplan is slightly different to ours. Bedrooms and Facade are the same i think. Main difference is the outdoor room, ours is in the middle of the house whereas the Windarra has its outdoor room at the back in one corner. BTW, i love the Grandview . We were hesitating between the Grandview/Bel Air/Zenith and in the end went for the Zenith Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 12Jul 18, 2008 2:49 pm I'm going to be the odd one out here and say that we specifically asked our designer to keep the minor bedrooms small, which he admitted he found very difficult...he kept feeling sorry for our kids. The reasoning behind this was purely to keep costs down...when you are quoted $20,000++ per square you do want to minimise size. Plus we have got 4 kids...we looked at only going with 4 bedrooms and making 2 kids share but our age gaps between the boys and girls just doesn't work. We are also having a 'utility' room down stairs off the rumpus, which will be sort of like a study/sewing/spare room. When the kids are older I'm sure they will fight over who gets this room as a bedroom as it has a WIR/storage space and ensuite.
OK, I don't know how these room sizes compare to other houses but each of our minor b/rs are about 2.8 x 2.8m, plus the BIR and built in desk. We figure that even though they are smaller than what they currently have they will at least have their own room (we currently have a boys room and a girls room). The utility room is smaller than this. Master bedroom is 4 x 3.2m. '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? 13Jul 18, 2008 2:56 pm Bedroom size can directly influence social interaction. Do you want each person's bedroom to become their mini-loungeroom ? The place they have all their stuff, watch TV, use a computer, study, read, social etc ?
Or is it better to have very simple "sleep compartments" with the essentials only. You then use the saved space to create several communal areas. A quiet one for reading and study; another for computers and game consoles; another for eating and chatting etc. Very small bedrooms will force people to come out and be socialable. Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 14Jul 18, 2008 2:59 pm Cabinfever Bedroom size can directly influence social interaction. Very small bedrooms will force people to come out and be socialable. I initially wrote this, but decided not to say it - I wanted the minor rooms small to keep the PS3/TV/Computers outside so that we can keep an eye on the little ones! Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 15Jul 18, 2008 3:00 pm Cabinfever Bedroom size can directly influence social interaction. Do you want each person's bedroom to become their mini-loungeroom ? The place they have all their stuff, watch TV, use a computer, study, read, social etc ? Or is it better to have very simple "sleep compartments" with the essentials only. You then use the saved space to create several communal areas. A quiet one for reading and study; another for computers and game consoles; another for eating and chatting etc. Very small bedrooms will force people to come out and be socialable. Yes...ummm....that's what I meant the real reason was for our bedroom sizes we weren't being tight at all '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? 16Jul 18, 2008 3:05 pm Chelle -
Cabinfever - i think you make a great point. We won't be having Tvs etc in the kids rooms, they have a rumpus room for that, the bedrooms are mainly a place for them to sleep, and go homework/quiet reading etc, but we also have a study for this purpose too. When they have friends over they can either put a mattress on the floor, share the double bed, or we will have a spare mattress to put in the rumpus room for slumber partys and such. My karma ran over your dogma Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 17Jul 18, 2008 3:18 pm Cabinfever has expressed my thoughts on our recent purchase.....the minor bedrooms are smaller then our previous house (3 m x 3 m plus BIR compared with 3.5 m x 3.8 m)....at first this was a bit of an issue but we will be adding on a rumpus room once the kids are older for kiddy cr*p and computer facilities as required....so I didn't see it as much of an issue in the end.
The house is laid out for an easy upper storey extension if we change our mind or want to distance ourself from the boys..... As far as the master is concerned its more than ample for our requirements at 4.2 x 4.5 plus WIR and ensuite for our king bed, bedsides, and drawer units. This has given us a lot more space in the "communal" areas for what is a fairly modest sized home. mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 18Jul 18, 2008 3:36 pm Some interesting comments and I guess we all see things in a different light. Our two children are adults now, and they had TV’s in their bedrooms, along with computers and games machines etc etc. We also had two telephone lines in the place, this also helped minimised the arguments.
When our daughter was going through university, she would sit up most of the night with the TV on and doing her assignments and whatever else. Our son, well… he did what he wanted. Anyway to cut a short story long both are now well educated, hold well paid jobs, and are very sociable. I realise society is changing and there are some weird people hanging around places like forums , but as your children grow, you should also look at changing your views along with them. All I’m saying build/wire for the future not for today. Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 19Jul 18, 2008 3:44 pm Kiwi - I see your point, I also had a TV in my room growing up (and I consider myself to be well educated ) I don't really have a problem with TVs in the kids rooms, the only reason we won't be having them in our kids rooms is we feel the rooms are too small for this, there would be nowhere to put the TV, as there is only really room for a bed, bedside table and small desk/tallboy...
My kids have a choice of 4 rooms to watch TV in, and a choice of thier bedroom or the study to do homework/computer in... Each to their own My karma ran over your dogma Re: Are bedroom sizes important? 20Jul 18, 2008 3:50 pm One of the reason we didn't choose Eden Brae was because their minor bedrooms were a bit small. Since we are planning to live in this house for the next 10 years or so, it would be too small. By the time you add a single bed, a study table and a swivel chair, there really isn't much room left. Their computer would probably be outside until they are a bit older, then I guess they are entitled to a bit of privacy and have it in their rooms.
As for master room, it doesn't have to be massive but must be enough to fit queen bed, side tables and big WIR! They are the best place to hide things from the kids 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 |