October 1, 2006
Vanity
It dawned on me today that instead of expanding the master bedroom by several feet and adding a reach-in closet, we could expand the bedroom by just a couple of feet and create a walk-in closet.
The wall on the right
will be moved out to create
a larger room and a closet.
The idea seems decadent, but it makes sense for what we use. In our current bedroom, we had a full-size bed pushed against the side wall, leaving a large open area in the center of the room. Guess what that open area ended up filled with 99% of the time? Trevor's toys. When I redecorated a couple of months ago, I put a king-size bed in the center of the room and we don't miss the open space at all.
The new room is a foot shorter in both directions, but the computer desk will be moved into the office, freeing up several square feet. We can also bring the wall out to make the new room the same size as our bedroom now. A walk-in would be fantastic, especially because there's a window to work with for natural light. It's a good spot for a vanity so I can brush my wet hair in the morning without driving Dave crazy.