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Struggling with room layout in this bedroom

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Tunus · 13/08/2022 13:38

It’s 4.7 m by 2.4 m. Just can’t get it to look right. Door is at one end of a long wall and opens onto the long wall rather than over the corner. Would be tricky to change due to light switch. Window is at the far end on the short wall, to the left as you look at it rather than central.
Want to keep current furniture if possible. This is a double bed, wardrobe, narrow chest of drawers, tv unit and tv. Any suggestions?

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RandomMess · 14/08/2022 12:30

Urgh.

Use the 2nd one, rotate the bed. TV on the wall or but the TV cabinet at the end of the bed but empty as you can't use it for storage.

Will the drawers and wardrobe not fit on the short wall?

DisplayPurposesOnly · 14/08/2022 12:32

Excellent modelling 👌

With #2 I would put the chest next to the bed. I think the wardrobe would be better turned the other way.

He'll get more useable floor space if he puts the bed across the window tho.

Tunus · 14/08/2022 12:32

The problem with having furniture on the short wall by the door (shown by arrow) is that you feel as though you’re walking into it as you enter the room

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Tunus · 14/08/2022 12:35

Thanks for all the suggestions, I’ve laid them out and photographed them for him to look at

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RandomMess · 14/08/2022 12:36

Please do a diagram with the bed rotated. The drawers next to the bed at the head end then wardrobe

Tunus · 14/08/2022 12:39

@RandomMess dd has her room as you say there but hers is slightly shorter and wider and the door opens the other way (plus the door is slightly further along the wall than in ds’ room where it’s right at the end) so much easier to lay out.

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RandomMess · 14/08/2022 12:40

It's making me itch 🤣 please just do it, will look so much better!

Tunus · 14/08/2022 12:42

Like this?

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RandomMess · 14/08/2022 12:44

Yep although I'd move the wardrobe up to the corner and the drawers next to them and get a bedside cabinet

RandomMess · 14/08/2022 12:44

And a gap between the window wall and the bed

Tunus · 14/08/2022 12:47

Or this (which is how dds room is)

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Tunus · 14/08/2022 12:50

RandomMess · 14/08/2022 12:44

Yep although I'd move the wardrobe up to the corner and the drawers next to them and get a bedside cabinet

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RandomMess · 14/08/2022 12:51

That was my thought although if that feels horrid to walk into put one of them on the long wall so there is a corner of furniture. Wash basket could go in "dead" corner space Wink

Tabasco007 · 18/08/2022 07:20

MenaiMna · 13/08/2022 17:42

Wow what a diagram! Put the tall furniture so it's already behind you as you enter the room. Wall mount TV over dresser. Make the window wall more pleasing and symmetrical with drapery all the way across ceiling to floor. If you like a bold pattern that's your feature.

@Tunus this is the best layout!!

JuneOsborne · 18/08/2022 07:27

That was the worst diagram I've ever seen for MN purposes. But then you redeemed yourself with the furniture cut outs!

Wardrobe behind the door, surely?

dudsville · 18/08/2022 07:35

I think you win MN on your diagram to actual scale. You should hold MN Diagram to scale classes.

I agree with the pp who suggests altering the swing of the door. We had a room like this and changing the door had a great impact. I didn't know about the light switch a pp mentioned, I'm going to look into that, but it hasn't mattered greatly to us as we use lamps.

I also agree you need to wall mount the tv and lose that tv unit. It's a challenging room shape.. if you do this then i think the 2nd of your 1st first pics makes the most sense but with the bed centered on that windowed wall.

dudsville · 18/08/2022 07:36

Also work wall mount you could have it in the far wall then or, because they swing out you could have it in the door wall.

parietal · 23/08/2022 22:28

The picture of 12:50 looks good. DDs room is a bit like that - she has the bed v close to the window but with a small bedside cabinet between bed and wall so there is a place for a lamp and book, and also space for the curtains to hang to the floor without hitting the bed.

Add a nice colourful rug in the middle of the big bit of floor as well.

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