Layout for Parent Retreat
Karen Austin
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Comments (5)Hi Judy, I'm a bit late but just in case you're still playing with your room... On the table: Try a table runner (a cotton brightly coloured or striped navy & white will go with a beachy nautical look). The latern you've got is a good style but needs to be bigger and centre it in the middle of the table (if you want to keep it and use it then see if you can get another one and then add a hurricane lamp that will group together on the table - odd numbers work best). On the corner coffee table: See if you can some how get a stand that will raise the model boat up so that the eye roams around the room rather than straight to the mid height of the room. On the wall with the window and photo: You could think about adding a timber oar over the window and the picture to create a more united look (grouping the wall) and additional boat/beach pictures - keeping the commonality of the frame and matting that will tie it all together. On the bench seating: add some fun cushions it'll make it more inviting to sit on. You've got great basics for a room to kick back with a few beers/wines with mates - just play with your décor pieces. Good luck!...See MoreAdvice re: ensuite bathroom layouts - double vanities / bath?
Comments (32)Kate: - I like the idea of a door at both ends of the new central bedroom doorway - maybe some kind of thin sliding door or a foldable shutter door might be best? - house can’t be knocked down/rebuilt due to location in a heritage conservation area OkLouise: - thanks again for doing this - I’ve loved all of your updates, they are so well thought out and hope to incorporate them all into the build - will send you a token of appreciation when the build is finished! - we have already been thinking about whether to rotate the kitchen island 90 degrees as you have drawn - i think it might look weird? but i’m not sure - theres a lot for us to process with your new updates so we'll need to spend some time thinking about them! - i’m resistant to reducing the size of study 2 as that’s the most important room for me as i will spend a lot of time there and it is doubling as a work productivity office/man cave so really want that room to be fantastic! - i thought the laundry chute was above the laundry but will need to ask the architect Siriuskey - I also think there may be too many bathrooms in the house - due to the good location of the property i think it is hard (within reason) to overcapitalise on the property so believe it will grow well in value in the long run so would rather overdo it than underdo it - FWIW the other houses in the street/adjacent streets are kind of similar to our proposed plan so its not out of keeping with the area - am still wondering about combining the downstairs powder room/adjacent en suite into one big bathroom for a bath - variable number of family members staying but 4 to 11 over 3 generations at various times of the year - the plan for the mudroom is for it to be the entrance into the house that we use most so it can also act as a cloak room too so that’s why its not near the laundry - i don’t want a lift in the house as it seems unnecessary for our needs and fi we ever ended up in a situation where we needed a lift we would just sell and downsize Dreamer: - i think we (parents) might end up living downstairs when the kids get older/noisier - they are in primary school currently Pleased to Bijou design - point taken about number of bathrooms - i don’t really have a good answer Paul Di Stafano & Dr Retro - i can sense and empathise with your professional frustrations :) - thanks for the good luck wishes, I agree we’ll need it - fortunately I’m a lifelong/relentless optimist and things always seem to work out ok in the end (and if they don’t, I’ll take it as a positive learning experience) - thanks for the insights into dodgy busy practice business models mummagabz - thanks for comment about small robes - will look into making them larger...See MoreKitchenette in kids/teenagers retreat
Comments (8)siriuskey - yes the pipes can definately be enclosed by the “linen/robe” doors. I just wasnt sure if running pipes to a dead end was a doable thing. Am leaning more this way now. Plus there IS a bathroom sink right next door. Thanks for your perspective. oklouise-Thanks I might look at doing what you did. There are many places I could put the kitchenette but its more a question of should I, I guess. We do have plenty of project, craft space downstairs too, so Im looking at this room as an “only when friends/cousins are over room”. Or maybe thats just wishful thinking and me hoping my kids dont get sick of hanging out with me! 😂...See MoreMaster Bedroom make-over with walk in wardrobe and parent's retreat
Comments (8)Okay Kate, to quote my client..."Go for it!!! Will be the best make over Yet! " So the view is out through the sliding door that you see from the doorway into the bedroom. I felt the entrance to the room didn't do the room justice, so we are creating the new wall there which will become the back of additional shoe closet and travel section. The custom mirror on the new wall on the landing creates a sense of arrival when you get to the top of the stairway, and pause before entering what will be a lovely retreat. We will move this door across a little so that the room isn't completely exposed before you enter from the top of the stairs I really wanted the bed to face the view but the patio sliding door only gives space for a 350mm deep bedside table- it's a little compromise, but worth it to have the bed next to the window and view. Then, opening up the wall to what will become the TV sitting room has the bed centred to that new room. Then the Walk in robe will be accessed by a new doorway and with the additional storage room we've gained from the landing, there'll be plenty of space for shoes, luggage and linen. The new doorway position for the walk in means the client doesn't have to walk all the way around the room to get to the walk in wardrobe which saves a lot of walking after coming up a couple of levels from the laundry. In the video, the wall and door to the luggage room is removed so you can see the storage :) This is what I love about site visits- the client just wanted me to replace the existing wardrobes, and when I saw the potential in the room and threw these ideas around they were at first a little blown away by the change I was suggesting, but now they've started demolition and super excited....See MoreKaren Austin
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