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Stumped by modern master bedroom/sitting area + windows!

6 years ago

We have this ridiculously long bedroom (29 feet!), divided on one side by the entrance to the bathroom and opposite that, a sliding door to the patio. Our plan is to put in a modern barn-type door by the bathroom which would have to slide along the bedroom wall toward the suitcases/white chaise.

So - please help! Here are my issues awaiting your brilliance :)

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1) how to arrange the sitting area utilizing the white chaise and the chairs

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2) do I let my husband put the t.v. on the wall by the white chaise (where the white R and D letters are now covering the outlet/cable)?

3) The vintage Hartmann luggage set had a perfect home in our last house but, I can't seem to make it work in this one, so it's just piled up because I don't have any other room to put it and will likely sell it and get some type of coffee table unless anyone has any great ideas? I feel like there are so many pieces and they're making the area feel cluttered.

4) I'm thinking a large standing lamp (arc lamp?) would be great with the chaise, wherever it goes.

5) I need a rug to ground that sitting area - thinking to stick with the pale yellow color of the other rug by the bed, but maybe with some other colors also?

6) I cannot stand the vertical blinds on the sliding door (no other windows in the room) and am thinking double curtains (sheers plus lined curtains) but am not sure whether I should do gray with white sheers or both white or a pattern??? Also thinking they would be hung just below the ceiling? The walls are 8 feet.

Hopefully the pictures I took make sense? Please let me know if they don't and thank you in advance for any advice!

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Home Interiors with Ease

6 years ago

Please no Barn Door..it is not modern at all and very trendy..will be out in a blink of an eye!

do a beautiful frosted glass door

move the white chase to the end of the bed with a large area rug under it and the bed.

remove all the trunks they don't give a modern feel.

put tv in a tv lift cabinet on back wall. Add another rug....turn the two chairs towards back wall and move the two ottomans in front of chairs for relaxing and putting your feet up! Add a small round table between the chairs.

yes please remove the vertical blinds...

replace with track drapery that can be pulled open with a hand wand..or with a traverses rod.

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Reid's Handyman Service
6 years ago
Here's my thoughts, for what it's worth. I was going to number my thoughts to go along with your numbers, but it seemed too broken up, so forgive my ramblings.

The white chase moves up the wall towards where you said the barn door will hang, with the modern arc lamp coming from the corner where the chase currently sits. I think the chairs may be too much, I would remove them along with the suitcase tables, end table and the book case beside the R and D (if the dresser where the TV is currently is not necessary, removing that could go a long way toward making the space seem less cluttered. Instead I would have a modern loveseat where the chairs are currently with a coffee table and a low entertainment cabinet under a wall mounted TV that you were asking about (for your husband). I think an area rug that compliments the existing one under the bed (either color or the spiral pattern) would go nicely to pull the room together. Currently it looks very much like two separate rooms. As for the sliding doors to the patio, I agree, remove the vertical blinds and install ceiling to floor curtains, maybe a subdued spiral pattern to compliment the rugs, with separate sheers to give you light and privacy (after all, it is your bedroom).

If the dresser where the TV currently sits is not necessary, removing
that could go a long way toward making the space seem less cluttered. Or it could go under the wall mounted TV as the entertainment cabinet I mentioned above. I can't tell if it goes with make-up vanity and nightstands by the bed as the lighting seems quite different. If it does, even more reason, in my mind, to use it under the TV.
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Elle
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I think the cream piece is too big to be placed anywhere in the room and would remove it. I would put the T.V. on the wall that currently has the colorful art, the bookcase to the left side of it, the small suitcases w/plant on the right side, and the 2 chairs across from and facing the T.V. I would then add an area rug to define that area and make it more cozy.
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dg24
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you all for your advice! Of course, now I have more dilemmas and questions! The biggest problem is that the only pieces I could remove would be the bookshelf and the suitcases. We downsized and really like the pieces we have - just can't make them work! The white chaise is really big - 6' long and 3' 5" across. It's super comfy and my favorite reading spot and I'm thinking it's too big to sit in front of the bed? So - if I move the bookshelf out, take out the suitcases, move the dresser to the current bookcase/chaise wall to use under the t.v., slide the chaise to the wall to the right - where do I put the chairs? If I kept them pretty much where they are now they would face the t.v./dresser and the chaise would be to their side, a rug would anchor the space and once I have curtains up, that would help as well -? Is it a mess or okay? Is it ridiculous to try to make the chairs and the chaise work together?
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Do you actually sit up in this bedroom to watch TV? Or more relax in chaise and read?
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Could your bed be turned and put on the other wall facing the slider and outside wall...than put chaise on that outside wall across from bed with a floor lamp...than only use the two chairs and two ottomans in front of the TV..yes you need another large rug to ground that other TV area.
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suzyq53
6 years ago
The chairs are just to big and chunky in your space. How about just the chaise and move the vanity into that area too? Then it becomes a dressing/reading area instead of a family room in your master. Maybe you can put the suitcase coffee table at the foot of the bed and use a bench stool for the vanity in the sitting area. There is just way too much furniture there now and you will probably never use most of it.
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dg24
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6 years ago
I'm not sure about turning the bed around, mainly because my husband would be on the inner side and I'm thinking he won't be thrilled with that! And yes, agreed, too much furniture. We rarely watch t.v. in bed, but my husband will occasionally watch sitting in one of the chairs. I tend to use the chaise for reading. I don't have another place for the chairs and they're great chairs - very comfortable and I'm not ready to get rid of them. The two benches/ottomans that are in front of the bed now are likely too high to use with the chairs. The bookcase and suitcases can and will leave and I think that will help a lot. The only other thing I can think of is to move the chairs to my living room but I would have to move one of the loveseats into the bedroom. And I'm not sure if that would solve the problem. The biggest issue, really, is that our furniture was designed and bought for our last house and we're trying to make it work in this one, in what is a much smaller space. Sigh.
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Mimy von Schreiner /John R. Wood Properties
6 years ago
With such a big room? Is it possible to divide up the space and would this idea help?
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To bad I think actually if you turned the bed and put the TV on that wall opposite of the bed above the dresser...keep stools at end of bed..

put chaise on wall where the bookcase is now and add a big rug with the two chairs facing chaise.....with a floor lamp next to chaise and a round modern coffee table between the chaise and the chairs...very pretty sitting and relaxing area...add a big floor mirror for use when getting dressed.
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felizlady
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Since you enjoy reading in/on the chaise, I would put it in a separate reading corner with a small table to hold a few books and your cup-of-whatever and a floor lamp to give you good light. A 5'x8' rug could define that area.
The chairs, ottomans and tv can be arranged in a tv-only zone. I would purchase a matching rug large enough for the chairs and ottomans and a small table, maybe 8'x10'.
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decoenthusiaste
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If you stack the three suitcases, will they arrive at mattress top height? Use those on the side of the bed where the person who least needs access to drawers sleeps. You can eliminate the larger trunk. Your bedside lamps are too skinny, short and fou-fou for the contemporary bed. With chunky or boxy bedside chests, the lamps need to be more chunky with a heavier profile. If tables/chests properly arrive at mattress top height, then the overall height of both lamp and table should reach 58-64" above the floor. A closer look at the two chests would generate more suggestions about what to do with them. IMO, the round mirror with the dresser is in too great a contrast with the angular contemporary headboard. The same can be said for the curved chaise. the two benches at the end of the bed fall into another era design wise and should be eliminated. The table between the two chairs is too low. To be useful and balanced tables should arrive 1" above or below seating arms. Try moving the rug to the seating area and getting a smaller one for the bed. It doesn't need to extend so far out from the sides or bottom of the bed as yours does.

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So, if you've followed me, you should only have the 2 chairs, 3 suitcases, a lamp, rug, TV and credenza, and bookcase in the seating area. If leaving the TV where it is, then turn the chairs to face it, add a table between them and the floor lamp beside one of them. They'll have the horizontal art behind them, and if the suitcases don't work with the bed, try them between the two chairs or as a coffee table in front of them. Put your plants on the floor by the stationary side of the sliders. Flank sliders with panels and use sheers between them. I agree with a frosted glass door for the bath, although you can mount it like a barn slider.

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Try your chaise with other more curvy pieces near a window in a feminine bedroom. You might move the dresser and round mirror there too. For this bedroom you need a mirror that "mirrors" your headboard. This one is a "leaner" but could be modified to hang.

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Center the bookcase on its wall, remove the RD and set the little collectible TV on the top shelf so it covers the electrical installation.
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Flo Mangan
6 years ago
I think HIWE nailed it with her first comments. Move the chaise to the end of the bed. It is 6' long and a king size bed is 6'+ wide so it would fit very nicely. Then make the other end of the room your "sitting/TV" area. Make the suitcases a "console" under the TV and arrangement them stacked appropriately. Remove the metal and glass étagère and use it elsewhere or gift it and donate it. Chairs and round table stay as is. Remove and replace vertical binds. Use sliding wide panels. They come in a variety of looks. Absolutely no barn door. Not appropriate, as HIWE mentioned, on the way out. Hope this reinforces some idea already posted and please just move the Chaise to the end of the bed and find a cute small gold and glass table to set beside it to set your book down on and coffee or whatever!
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Flo Mangan
6 years ago
Start with moving the chaise. If you haven't found the wonder items called "sliders" they make moving furniture a breeze and you can do it yourself. The come in packages that have round disks for both wood floors and carpet. You can move that chaise ASAP! haha! Start with that. It is the elephant in the room making everything else not work. Trust me on this. Enjoy!
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Elle
6 years ago
dg24, yes I agree with your earlier mention that the chaise is too big to be well placed at the foot of the bed.
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Home Interiors with Ease
6 years ago
Won't hurt to try it!..you have a big space and it could really be that wow factor!
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Flo Mangan
6 years ago
Awesome at foot of bed!
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Elle
6 years ago
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I agree the first 2 look great (the 3rd one looks a little tall). I think if her chaise were also a streamlined assymetrical vs. a bulkier boat style, it would work better at the foot of the bed but, yes, it doesn't hurt to try since it's just a matter of opinion.
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alwaysdesigning
6 years ago
Just my thoughts, don't take anything personally. And I must comment on the furniture sliders, they have made my life so much easier. I use them ALL the time and I can now move things by myself easily.

The sitting area feels extremely busy and clunky. Think about your room as an oasis, calming, open, spacious.

I had a sitting area in a previous house we designed and we kept it simple. We are not "TV in the bedroom" people so that was not in the mix. A nice reading nook, along the wall: two chairs with a table and lamp between them in a corner was all we had. It kept the room open having them along the wall.

Take everything out and visually imagine the space you want. Put back what you truly use. If it doesn't work, don't use it. If I cannot get something to work that we used in a previous house, I don't keep it. I would just say, keep the space plain and simple. It's not the same as a living room where multiple people need space. I just would keep seating along the wall for now and not in the middle of the floor. Open up your room and make it feel clean, airy, and spacious.
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dg24
Original Author
6 years ago
Wow - thank you all for such great advice! I moved things around (and I have those sliders and yes they are fabulous!). The luggage is all out - so much better! (anyone interested in buying a set of vintage Hartmann Skymate???) Moved the dresser and the t.v. to the wall where the bookshelf was, slid the chaise to the right, so it's against the wall, instead of angled. The chairs are basically where they were but I put a different table between them, it's higher and looks great. The bookshelf, for now, is to the right of the chaise, just before the opening into the bathroom. I couldn't make it work anywhere else and I'm not willing to get rid of it because it will work in my husband's office as soon as I can get him to agree to re-do it! My husband also collects mid-Century and vintage t.v.'s, phonographs, radios, etc. and so our house has always been a mixture modern + different eras. The lamps by the bed, btw, are fabulous - they're actually thin layers of parchment paper! We had the headboard designed for us and made after we had the lamps because we liked the juxtaposition. I don't think the photos show them properly because they're definitely not fou-fou! ;)

Moved the dresser and the t.v. to the wall where the bookshelf was, slid the chaise to the right, so it's against the wall, instead of angled. The chairs are basically where they were but I put a different table between them, it's higher and looks great. The bookshelf, for now, is to the right of the chaise, just before the opening into the bathroom. I couldn't make it work anywhere else and I'm not willing to get rid of it because it will work in my husband's office as soon as I can get him to agree to re-do it!

My husband also collects mid-Century and vintage t.v.'s, phonographs, radios, etc. and so our house has always been a mixture modern + different eras. The lamps by the bed, btw, are fabulous - they're actually thin layers of parchment paper! We had the headboard designed for us and made after we had the lamps because we liked the juxtaposition. I don't think the photos show them properly because they're definitely not fou-fou! ;) We also moved the art work around on the walls.

I love the vintage dressing table with the round mirror - it used to live in my previous bathroom which was much larger than my current one. I couldn't find it a home here but again, I'm not willing to part with it and since I don't know how long we'll be in this house, I'm going to live with it where it is. The two benches at the end of the bed were in a different room - they're also vintage re-do's that I'm debating having painted white but that's another debate all together!- and I have a modern, white with brushed steel trim, streamlined rectangular bench that is currently needed in the foyer until I find what I want to replace it. So the benches are there as placeholders because our dogs love to lie on them!

Anyway, the room looks so much better and feels so much more open! I still need to find a rug for the sitting area, get the curtains/sheers ordered and find something to use as either an ottoman for the chairs or a coffee table. But - thank you all so much - I will keep all of your ideas in mind because chances are good that I will need or want to move things around again :)
Vicki B
6 years ago
It sounds as if you've made it work well! Can we see pics and enjoy the changes with you?
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Mimy von Schreiner /John R. Wood Properties
6 years ago
Pics please :)
jbtanyderi
6 years ago
The seating area needs a rug, and fewer "tables".
jbtanyderi
6 years ago
Paint the fan to match the ceiling.
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Flo Mangan
6 years ago
Love to see photos. Glad you are happy.

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