Master Bedroom - First Phase

The first major renovation we did in this house, is reconfigure our master bedroom.  For a master, the room is small compared to many giant master ‘suites’ in new homes, but size wasn’t really the main issue.  The closet was.

We also did not like that the entrance to our room was directly at the end of the main hallway where the guest restroom is.  So, in reconfiguring (I'm trying really hard to find some in progress pics of the renovation), we took out a small linen hall closet, our main (but highly unfunctional) master closet, and moved the entrance to the room.  With these changes, we gained space, a more private entrance and the ability to arrange or rearrange our bed as we want.   Have I mentioned I'm a chronic furniture rearranger?

So, you may be wondering, why the heck did you take out your one and only closet??  Looking back, it was a crazy move, but one I am so glad we did.  As I mentioned, we gained valuable room space and were able to make a cute sitting nook.  We bought and assembled PAX wardrobes from IKEA that we have use for the last 4 years, along with an awesome revamped dresser we painted in lovely purple gray.

We also painted and ripped out some disgusting old carpet.   We painted 3 walls an arctic blue and one wall a dark gray for an accent.  We considered leaving the concrete in the room, but found a great deal on some carpet tiles that coordinate perfectly with the colors in the room.  These tiles are easy to remove to clean and have an added warmth, concrete would not provide.

The space and has been calm and serene and overall a nice room to be in, but we have realized that an actual closet would be nice.  So, hence the reason this post is called phase 1.  We are currently in the process of ‘phase two’, which is adding a hopefully luxurious walk in closet that will hold our PAX wardrobes, some extra shelving, a valet for charging and some open shelves.  Add rich laminate flooring, a flokati rug and a chair and you see our vision?  Hopefully it won’t be just a vision for long and I can update everyone with a phase two post with pics soon!