How much storage is too much?

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Never thought I would say this but...this room has too much storage!

We offered on this house and are waiting to hear back from the agents.

The only issue I have with it is that the bedroom is full of fitted wardrobes. There is barely room to walk and hoover. I was planning to leave the left sided ones and rip the bedside & overhead ones.

Even then there is no empty wall left for a TV. We absolutely want a TV in bedroom (have one now) and I just can't bear the idea of ripping perfectly good
storage to put up a TV. Rest of the walls have 2 windows and radiators etc on the walls so cant move the bed there!

How would you rearrange this room?

Where would the bed go? In the gap on the right side? If so, you could remove the first two wardrobes on the left directly opposite the bed, and leave the two closest to the window in place

Looks more like a walk in wardrobe or dressing room than a bedroom!

I totally agree this looking like a walk-in wardrobe than a bedroom! And they are good quality too! wish I could use the room as dressing room only 🤪
Yes, the bed will go on the right side where there is a bit of space.
Brilliant idea to move a couple of wardrobes and make space for other things! Thank you!

I would get a pop up tv for the end of the bed. Like this but goes down into a box: https://www.dunelm.com/product/x-rocker-living-ava-tv-bed-with-led-lights-and-tv-mount-1000230317?defaultSkuId=30885313&ds_c=Beds_Fabric+Beds-PMax_%5BGOO-PLA-BEDS-FABRICBED%5D&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhIfm3uzKgwMVFZNQBh3p4QhuEAQYBSABEgLVHvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Move in and put all your stuff in the room before you decide if you have too much storage.

I agree. That’s a wardrobe room. It wasn’t designed for a bed. What are the dimensions of the room?

Removing some wardrobes will help with the width bit it might still be tight. If the bed looks at wardrobes, remove doors and add shelves which can accommodate a tv. Put drawers in underneath. So you convert a wardrobe to a wall unit.

How would you configure the room if it had no wardrobes at all?

You could replace some of the wardrobes opposite the bed with chests of drawers which will maintain some of the storage and also give you somewhere to put the TV.

I would remove everything except the two closest to the window on either side then you have space when you enter the room.

@Outthedoor24 the room dimensions are on the image.

Yes the room dimensions are there. But we have no clue how much stuff, Op and her DP actually have in their existing house. Or how much storage there is elsewhere in the house.

Zero point in pulling out cupboards to then realise they need to do a crazy declutter because all their clothes and stuff don't fit.

For all we know the previous owners might have kept the hoover and laundry baskets in one of those cupboards because there is a lack of storage elsewhere

@Outthedoor24 The others rooms are even smaller and there isn't much space in them for storage. Right now they are housing even more fitted units (eek!) and single beds, we will gradually move and redesign them
once we sort the master bedroom out.
The master bedroom is okay ish size, it just feels extremely boxy and suffocating.

@TizerorFizz If the wardrobes weren't there, I would keep the bed in its original position with bedside drawers.

Opposite the bed I would put a dresser and mount the TV on the wall.

The window on the side is the causing all the problem here IMO, we could have put wardrobes on the wall and still have plenty of space for door opening. I can't do that with the windows, can I?

Well no but how big is the room. Width is critical.

Width is 3.2 m including the wardrobes. I haven't measured it excluding the wardrobes.

We looked at a house where there was a run of fitted wardrobes opposite the bed in the main bedroom. When the wardrobe opposite the bed was opened up, there was a TV inside. As we don't have/want a TV in our bedroom, I was immediately thinking about how we could turn it back into a wardrobe. However, it was a massive room and didn't feel cramped. We didn't end up buying it.

Yes. If the doors go back 180 degrees, you can put in a tv on a shelf. It just needs the interior reconfiguring. However if the bed is too close to the doors, it’s impossible. So dimensions are key. No doubt the shape of the room has made the current owners make it into a walk in wardrobe. My guess is it’s narrow.

You don't need to guess.

The dimensions are literally there, on the diagram!

Are the measurements not wall to wall? Ie from back of wardrobe to back of wardrobe? Not the space left.

@Seaside3 Yes, the measurements are from wall to wall.

Ah! So they are. Brain failure here!

I assume it’s wall to wall. So you could just about retain the wardrobes on one wall and reconfigure. I’d have a drawer unit under the smaller window or a seating area.

Removing all the wardrobe would be very aesthetically pleasing. Unfortunately I do need at least some of the storage.
I am thinking of doing something like this photo. There are plenty of space in front of this window and that way, the room will look more square shaped than narrow and long.

It won't feel dark as there are 2 sets of windows in the room.

Only problem I can see is they will cost a lot £££ 😭

Wardrobes are around 60cm depth usually, which would leave you with 2.67m from the wardrobe to the wall to fit a bed. A king size mattress is usually 2m long, add 15-20 cm for the bed frame and you will have about 40-50cm of space between the edge of the bed and the wardrobe if you leave them in place.

Why don't you sketch your bed into the drawing, will make it easier to visualise

My bedroom is the same size and layout with door and window. The radiator is under the window.
I have a long run of wardrobes on the wall facing the door with the bed behind the door, facing the wardrobes. This gives plenty of storage. The wardrobes have sliding doors, as opening doors would take up too much space. Are your doors sliding?
I have a divan bed as it is shorter than a bed with a frame so makes the gap between the foot of the bed and the wardrobes wider. A bed frame to hold a TV would be difficult. I would reconfigure the central wardrobe if I wanted a TV.
I have a dressing table under the window and bedside cabinets and it all works well.
Wardrobes on both sides of the room would be too much.

Divide it in two. Have the furthest part from the door as a dressing room, wardrobes on both sides, dressing table or chest of drawers under the window. You could move one of the wardrobes into the gap so you have along run.
Then put a stud , room divider, shelving ( whatever) along the end of the wardrobe to close I off a bit more and use the door end of the room, which will now have nothing on the walls, as a bedroom ; there would be enough space for bedside tables on each side. Your tv is mounted on the wall beside the door. Or you could have your bed head against the dividing’ wall’, and use on of the wall beside the window for the Tv.

I have a similar arrangement in my loft room , long and thin, and it works very well.

I would always use the larger window end for the bed. Don’t have it at the door end. Sliding doors are also more efficient in a small space. Better quality wardrobes are 650mm deep. Not all bed frames are bigger than mattresses by a lot but the space between the bed at say 2.2m and the wardrobe is small!

I just think you have to spend money to get a usable room. For me, I don’t like wardrobes framing windows but the window seat would help with this.

I have 9 doors of double height hanging wardrobes in my bedroom, + 12 drawers. They’re all full! Never too much storage
Is the gap big enough for a double or king bed though?