Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Optimal size bedrooms 4Aug 09, 2010 2:35 pm mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Optimal size bedrooms 6Aug 09, 2010 3:06 pm Timeline Aug 08-Land Mar 09-Demo/Titles Sept 10-Handover No1 Sept 11-Handover No2 April 12-Sold No2 Aug 14-Land/Demo Jan 15-Slabs viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25736 Re: Optimal size bedrooms 8Aug 09, 2010 3:28 pm mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Optimal size bedrooms 11Aug 09, 2010 4:33 pm Yes there are some houses (mostly lower cost homes) with bedrooms well under 9sq/m. They make a few rooms like that and can call it a 4 bedroom house, when the total floor area may have been better divided up into three decent sized bedrooms. But it IS a 4 bedroom house! Re: Optimal size bedrooms 12Aug 09, 2010 4:38 pm Ash, just a heads up, the link in your sig doesn't go anywhere Not stalking, just saw you mentioned somewhere the other day in a carpet/flooring thread and that you were in perth and clicked... my new build thread- Ben Trager https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=89826 my switch build thread (2011) https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36569 Re: Optimal size bedrooms 13Aug 09, 2010 5:09 pm Our 3 and 4th bedroom are a little over 3x3m with that space including double door BIR. It feels pretty small. When you open the doors on the robe it feels even smaller!! I wish I had of added sliding doors on the robes at the design stage. Re: Optimal size bedrooms 14Aug 09, 2010 5:31 pm Ross Gday, still at design stage with my house, has anyone decided opn an "optimal size" for bedrooms, especially children(who then grow into teenagers!) I got back designs but their rooms were only 3.2X 3.4(plus BIR) but when i measured it on ground it seems really small!! Sounds around average, definitely not small when comparing to most current plans. You'll fit a double or a queen bedroom suite in that for when they are older. It's not so much the size, but a combination of size and window/door placement so that furniture can be placed easily. We have one minor bedroom that is 3 x 3.6 but due to window door placement, can really only fit a queen and bedsides. Another bedroom is 3.3 x 3.4 and due to pacement of windows and doors can fit a queen bedroom suite (including tall boy.) royalblue I think for bedrooms other than main bedroom, its best to have a nominal width of 3.65m. (This allows for full width carpets or floorcoverings with minimal wastage. Then the length can be as much as you can make it. If I were planning, I'd make it about 4.2m long. This would be a nice size of 15.33sq/m. But of course, it depends on how the overall floorplan works, and where you need more room. 3.65 x 4.2 for minor bedrooms? Pretty unrealistic in the current housing climate unless it's a custom build and $$$$ and size isn't an issue. If kids have to use their bedrooms as their play area as well, then size is more important, but if they are purely for sleeping, then the space is definitely better used somewhere else. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Optimal size bedrooms 15Aug 09, 2010 9:20 pm Our master is 4.5 x 4.5 and it is huge. We have a massive furniture - king size bed, two oversized bedside tables plus a huge double chest of drawers and there are oodles of room left. In fact we also have a giant cradle at the foot of our bed at present which still doesn't impede. Our minor rooms are all 3.5 x 3.5 and again this is a good sized room. We chose to have sliding doors on the robes so as to cut down on the impact an open door can have. Some things are worth waiting for. Re: Optimal size bedrooms 16Aug 09, 2010 9:22 pm Our bedrooms are the exact same size as Kytons....with WIR in all of them. Deemaree Kyndylan Capers: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=46852 My blog: http://www.sufficientlysufficient.blogspot.com/ Re: Optimal size bedrooms 17Aug 09, 2010 9:33 pm My current house is a bit on the small side and my master bedroom is 3.3 x 3.1 (internal) and thats big enough for a queen and 2 bedside tables. Personally I think much bigger than that is a waste for minor bedrooms, I think my new place has the 2 minor bedrooms (with the robes external under the eaves) about 3.5 x 3.5 and the master a bit bigger at 4.5 x 4.5 which I reckon is near enough spot on - but others may have differing needs than I do. Re: Optimal size bedrooms 18Aug 10, 2010 12:55 am Our 3 other bedrooms not including ours is 3x4 and I think thats quite large Re: Optimal size bedrooms 19Aug 10, 2010 1:08 am I'm building at the moment and the 3 minor bedrooms are 3x3.8, 2.9x3.8, and 2.7x4.0. I'm a little concerned about the 2.7x4.0 (which will be the guest room) becaue of the layout, but the other two for my two boys I think will be plenty big enough (they look big with double beds in them in the display home). There is also an activity room between the two boys rooms. Re: Optimal size bedrooms 20Aug 10, 2010 1:25 am joles royalblue I think for bedrooms other than main bedroom, its best to have a nominal width of 3.65m. (This allows for full width carpets or floorcoverings with minimal wastage. Then the length can be as much as you can make it. If I were planning, I'd make it about 4.2m long. This would be a nice size of 15.33sq/m. But of course, it depends on how the overall floorplan works, and where you need more room. 3.65 x 4.2 for minor bedrooms? Pretty unrealistic in the current housing climate unless it's a custom build and $$$$ and size isn't an issue. If kids have to use their bedrooms as their play area as well, then size is more important, but if they are purely for sleeping, then the space is definitely better used somewhere else. You make some good points there Joles, and others' input as well. The original question was "what are optimal sizes" so I offered what I think is optimal. Sure, it may be unrealistic, but it is optimal! And although some may choose other floorcoverings than carpets, a nominal width of 3.65m makes a lot of sense. Whether its a length of 2.7m, 4.2m, more or less, having that width is a good standard. Ash. Hi, Have fun, remember bedrooms should feel relaxing and inviting, the last space you see before sleep and the first you see when you wake up. 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