WWYD? Walk in wardrobe or fitted? Updated for other layout help too!

NatNat77

Evening all!

I need help deciding. Our building plans have been passed and the below shows the dimensions our bedroom will be, ours is the one at the bottom. Our en suite will be bigger than the plans show though. My dilemma is, do I go for a separate walk in wardrobe next to the en suite, or fitted wardrobes on the flank wall? It's unlikely we can move the door and I don't really want to create a long corridor into the bedroom, as that feels like wasted space, and I do like the idea of a large bedroom, but is a walk in wardrobe more desirable in your opinion? That obviously has benefits too as we had one in our last house and I loved it. I keep flip flopping between the two and can't make my mind up! I appreciate this is nice problem to have but would love opinions.
Thanks! 

BornTooHula

Personally I'd go for a fitted wardrobe. Seems as though you could be more flexible with the space, and easier to change in future if you need to.

ka7e

I think it depends on how much storage you need and accessibility. I currently have 3.5m of fitted wardrobes (hanging rails with drawers below) for 2 people + spare bedding. If it was fitted into a walk-in wardrobe, I'd need the space to be able to open and  access the drawers and enough room to step back and "see what I've got"!  Fitted wardrobes just seem a better use of floor space.

Doozergirl

Hotel rooms often have that corridor feeling.  I'd embrace it, maybe change the shape of the ensuite so that you can have wardrobes facing you as you walk in, perhaps.  

I do love having a walk in wardrobe though, as it allows me to shut the door and keep the bedroom as a sanctuary.  If you loved it in your last house, you'd definitely love it again.  

theoretica

If you go for the corridor you could make it a lobby with ensuite and dressing room/wardrobe off it and another door between the lobby and your bedroom (I don't like toilets and bathrooms directly off bedrooms personally).

Maybe it would help your decision to draw in the bed and other furniture to scale.

getmore4less

Some go for storage room and bedroom based dressing area where the current seasons clothes are kept in a smaller unit.

You don't loose a load of space with doors with a storage room

This is something that should be done as part of the initial design not an afterthought.

NatNat77

Thanks all. I had thought of turning the ensuite around and having wardrobes in the corridor part but having both isn't a bad idea actually! I do need a lot of storage space and even though I had a walk in wardrobe in the last house I did still have to alternate my summer and winter stuff 🙈 used the kids ottoman beds for that. Would be nice to have it all accessible in my room somewhere. Maybe once it's built and I get a feel for the space the best thing to do will be obvious. I like the lobby idea too! 

Doozergirl

See, walk in would probably suit you better as it would allow you two runs in a relatively small space.  You could get away with 2 runs in a room a width of about 2.4 metres.  

ComicGeek

Personally, both ensuites are too tight. Both bedrooms are much bigger than most people will ever need even with lots of wardrobe space.

I would personally do the following, and may even make the en-suites even bigger than drawn. I wouldn't bother with a bath in the master en-suite, just a really nice big shower.

NatNat77

Thanks for the drawing comic geek, love it! And it's good to have a minimum width that we know would work for 2 runs, so thanks Doozergirl! I think I would prefer to have my stuff out of sight if it doesn't compromise the room size too much. 

The ensuites were just placed there by the architect for the purpose of planning really, we didn't discuss sizes or exact placement with him as it wasn't really needed for that purpose and we didn't think we'd be allowed to go out 4m- but we were! So it gives us more options obviously. But the en suites will both definitely be bigger than shown, and in those ends of the rooms. We definitely want a bath in our en suite as both hubby and I prefer a bath but we will have a separate shower rather than one over the bath.

He'll be coming back to do the building regs drawings soon where we can finalise those details. It's possible the stairs will be moved further towards the back, if we can make it work. There is currently a water tank in the room next to us, which I'd rather not have to move, and we have a shower/sink in our bedroom, next to it, which are both where those stairs are shown (we're creating a loft room above the extended part only). We needed to get the 4m to make that plan viable as hubby didn't want to go into the original loft. We don't really need the extra room up there but it seemed worth doing as it will be just about big enough to create an extra bedroom with ensuite. Planning refused a gable wall however they have allowed a dormer so I'm hoping this will allow the head space to move the stairs further down, but we'll be stuck with our bedroom door where it is either way. 

Hmm maybe I need to start a new thread for staircase placement options and I'm also struggling with the best layout for downstairs. Such first world problems for me atm but I want to get it right 😂

Really grateful for your contributions, so thank you 😘 

Doozergirl

Whole house plans are better than partial ones.  It might just be that a different layout suits better.   There's two master bedrooms there that most people would be happy with - but most people don't need two so one awesome suite might be better, after all, there are usually two people
sharing a master bedroom - which I remind my children of regularly when they mention how big our room is now.  

 

If you want help with stairs, then elevation drawings will be important too.