Hey y’all, I’ve been thinking about room design for a master suite renovation in my new home and have pretty much struck out on finding a layout we like. But then, I’m no designer. Outline of my thoughts/considerations and photos/layout are below. Please let me know your thoughts!

So, for pre-renovation status:

• Here’s a floor plan of the master suite. Each grid square is 2’ on each side and drawing is to scale.

• Here’s a set of photos of the pre-renovation area. Note that the photos are numbered and at the end of the album there’s a markup of the floor plan that shows the perspective of each photo.

Thoughts on the re-design:

• No real budget constraints.

• All walls can be removed. All fixtures moved. All plumbing/electrical can be relocated. Entryway will be removed, replacing the door with a window, most likely. Might just turn it into wall.

• New suite should have bedroom, closet and bathroom. No other uses are needed. If anything else is included, a sitting area would be the most natural.

• Just the two of us living in the house, so no real need for significant privacy barriers between the suite and the downstairs living space.

• I’m leaning toward a semi-open floor plan for the suite, but without direct line of site from the bed to other elements (so bathroom can be used in low light without significantly disrupting a still sleeping partner). That’s not a particularly well-developed or closely-held preference, though.

• I like the idea of a zero-entry shower, without no or minimal enclosure (think the concrete shower photo in the top right on the inspo board linked below). Able and willing to waterproof a large area and sort out the grading/drainage issues that creates.

• I can vault the ceiling and we think that’d be a cool look. Likely will want to integrate that into the renovation.

• This is my wife’s inspiration board on Pinterest for the bathroom. Mostly finish ideas, but might be helpful for layout.

• I’m having trouble finding a use for the nook next to the stairs. Closest I’ve come to an idea that I like would be something like this, flipping that railing into a new wall and using the space as a toilet nook. As I’m thinking about that more, I think I’d move the door into the nook so that it’s on the side at the top of the stairs instead of on the end.

That’s pretty much all I can think of. Would love to hear any ideas for layouts and finishes!

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