AIBU to want a kettle and mini fridge in our bedroom?

I would never personally, unless there were health issues then only permanently of those issues were permanent.

Going down is more of what I want getting up to include, even on days where I am not going anywhere. One extra set wouldnt register even remotely.

Fridges can be annoying as they power cycle on and off to keep the temperature, so it will be humming on and off throughout the night. Just something to bear in mind if either of you are likely to be woken by it.

How much noise and mess could making a cup of tea involve?!

Well yeah, but there's no easily accessible kitchen in a hotel and it's not like it looks particularly nice. It's a needs must situation.

Make-up in the fridge? That's a new one on me. What makeup requires refrigerating?

I got a loft conversion and did this in the end of a sliding wardrobe, go for it

I'm not sure why people are so horrified. Never stayed in a hotel room?

I'm about to move into a 3 storey house with our bedroom on the top floor. I already have a teasmaid and currently take a flask of milk up. When we move i'm getting a mini fridge to keep milk and bits of make up in. My ds has a mini fridge in his room for drinks and they aren't that noisy. Think the one I'm getting is 5 liters so very small!

Think of the exercise you are getting 👌

My parents had one those about 40 years ago😀Do they still make them?

I can't believe what I'm reading here! I assumed that everyone would be as horrified as I am at the thought of this set-up in the bedroom, but it turns out I am in the minority. Having a long hard think about my preconceptions.

Our second floor loft extension should be done within 6 weeks, so I guess the real test will come then...

I voted you are being unreasonable as I've never understood going back to bed with a cup of tea thing, once I'm up I'm up, and the risk of spilling tea in bed and the massive operation cleaning up, just seems more hassle than it's worth. I also don't really understand the first thing on someone's mind when they wake up is tea/coffee. But that's me not you.

Also I wouldn't want the whirr of a fridge all night or white noise of the kettle boiling on the 1 or 2 lie ins I get in a year! And smelly tea bags in a bin, having to clear the bin more regularly because of this, spillages, dishcloths, remembering milk for the bedroom fridge etc etc...

I am also on a top floor attic room, 3 flights of stairs from the kitchen and would however looooooove an ensuite (bathroom is 2 flights of stairs away), but husband hates them!

I wouldn't want a kettle and mini fridge in my bedroom personally. 2 flights of stairs at home is not that much different from one flight really, unless your disabled or elderly and can't manage them.

Get a nice chair in the kitchen / dining room. Make drink and sit there.... enjoy the peace before everyone gets up and comes down. Maybe a coffee in bed on a sunday but im not making a brew in my bedroom.
although teas-maid. Is that a thing still?

gets my vote

Swan teasmade. They are so brilliant in every way. Your wake up alarm is an actual cup of tea! We also sleep in loft conversion so it is a must. Milk in a small thermos in the summer so no need for a fridge.

We have a fridge inside our wardrobe for cold drinks etc- wanted to be bougie when we did our master bedroom 😆When we were having renovations and without a proper kitchen, I bought a teasmade so that I could have a brew in the morning in my bedroom Love it!! Got it brand new off vinted for £20

I’m sorry but thermos flask tea is rank !

Unless you are my husband who can easily spill tea on the way up, on the carpet, the walls .. honestly it’s not worth the effort!

Get good thermos flasks not just to keep milk cold but also to make the tea the night before. It tastes fresh and hot in the morning and no need to boil water in your bedroom

It's not a big thing to have a kettle and mini fridge in the bedroom, surely. You just have to remember to fill the kettle every night before you go up. Can't see the problem.

We do this !! Treated us to a fancy Smeg mini kettle so it looks cool. And ours is actually on the landing , could you do that ? All on a tray to limit spillage. Milk in a flask, we wash the mugs in the en suite sink which will probably horrify some. Every so often we take the dirty ones down in the morning and bring clean ones up at night.
I love my cup of tea in bed before I have to get up and begin the day .
My parents had a kettle right by their bed, and everything else on a tray under the bed which my dad could pull out without even getting up 🤣

Get a teasmade you wont look back so 80's but the best invention ever 😆

OP, we did this in a previous house for exactly the same reason. It was lovely to be able to make tea without going down two flights of stairs, and we always open the windows and close the bedroom door for a bit after getting up anyway, so we didn't have a problem with damp from the steam.

We regretted the mini fridge, however. The one we bought claimed to be 'silent' but definitely wasn't. I second pps' suggestion to use an insulated flask instead, just one of those double-walled metal water bottles would be perfect.

If someone created a stylish, modern version of the teasmade I'd be there like a shot.

Hi, OP -

As @LostFuse says, a thermoelectric mini fridge is essentially silent. It is best for things like pre-cooled drinks; for your needs it would be fine.

If DH has genuine concerns about damp etc why not set up a tea station on the landing outside your bedroom door?