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Bedroom Design ... where to put the bed

It is vital you sort out where the bed is positioned first.

As this is the largest single "fixed size" item in the room the furniture is always planned around it.

In theory the bed can be positioned on any wall ... in practice it likely to be on only one of two walls, as follows:

Bedroom Design Bed Position


This is a good position for the bed, it allows you to:

1. Plan a run of robes opposite the bed
2. Plan an "over bed" layout
3. Plan an over bed layout with dressing table
4. Plan an over bed layout with wardrobe return

 

Bedroom Design Bed Position 2

This is a bad position for the bed because:

1. Entry to to room is restricted by the bed
2. Wardrobes can only be positioned in the far right hand corners, and severely restricts the design opportunities

 

Bedroom design Bed Position 3

This is also a bad position for the bed because:

1. The headboard will interrupt the opening and closing of curtains, and stick up over the window cill
2. Wardrobes could only be positioned in the top left hand corner, severely restricting the design opportunities

 

Bedroom Design Bed Position 4

This is a good position for the bed as you could design the following layouts:

1. Run of wardrobes opposite the bed
2. Run of wardrobes with dressing table return
3. Run of wardrobes with corner wardrobe return

 

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