Get It Right with Undercover Architect Secondary bedrooms for your kids and guests - Episode 8 (Season 2)
Apr 24, 2017
Practical tips for designing secondary bedrooms like nurseries, kids' rooms and guest or live-in spaces. Questions to help you plan who will live with you now and later. Design rules on orientation, circulation, storage and safety for growing kids. Flexible solutions for occasional guests and future-proofing for elderly relatives.
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Design Nurseries Around Convenience And Flexibility
- For nurseries, keep essentials within arm's reach and provide good day-darkening for naps.
- Design the room flexibly so it converts easily to a study, walk-in robe or full-size child's room later.
Future-Proof Kids' Rooms With Practical Sizing
- Size kids' rooms to fit at least a king single bed, a desk and built-in robe to future-proof them.
- Avoid walk-in robes for kids and keep permanent built-ins minimal to preserve flexible floor space.
Zoning Balances Teen Privacy And Parental Oversight
- Zone the home so kids' bedrooms are separated from the master suite to support privacy as they age.
- Provide intermediate shared spaces so teens gain independence while remaining supervised.