Master Bedroom
This cutaway plan illustrates a large bedroom; it’s 17 feet, 8 inches long and 14 feet wide. The furniture pieces have standard dimensions, and the principles of the uses of the space apply to many bedrooms. With this much space, you will have an entry point and a circulation route, and perhaps a dressing or sitting area. Next to the bed you need the “slipper rest,” my term for the area used for disengaging feet from the earth and entering the subliminal plane. Keep your entry and circulation 30 to 36 inches in width. Dimensions for dressing and sitting areas all depend on your needs and available space. The areas do not have to be as spacious as shown, but you could allow a circular area in front of the furniture that’s 36 inches in diameter at minimum. Allow a 30-inch-diameter space for your slipper rest.
No room for a bookcase? Consider sliding a low-rise unit right under the bed, as was done so cleverly in this rustic farmhouse bedroom. Other nice touches: the schoolhouse desk repurposed as a nightstand and the reclaimed-wood bench from Urban Evolutions at the end of the bed.
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