Many of those shopping for real estate value a home based on the number of bedrooms
. Families require a certain amount of room and empty nesters are often looking to downsize. Renovating the existing ones or adding new bedrooms is an excellent way to increase the appeal of your home, as well as improve your day to day living.
Bedroom Design Makes a Difference. Good bedroom designs include a few key elements. Size and space is important, as is the location in your home. Often bedrooms located on the street side of the house are less quiet and require heavier window coverings. It can be a good idea to convert quieter areas of the home into bedrooms and transform others to living spaces. Consider whether your home office would make a better bedroom or whether the loft space is more suited to a parlour than a childs bedroom.
New bedrooms need to be well placed in the home. A large bedroom with a private bath could become the master suite and a row of bedrooms sharing a common bath would make ideal places for children or guests to sleep. Window size and exposure will affect the warmth and natural light that filters into the bedroom. Take that into account when designing and redecorating the bedrooms in your home.
How to Create New Bedrooms
Besides adding onto your home on the main floor, new bedrooms can be created by adding up. Is there space above the car park or any other area of the house? You could also consider building a summer house in the garden and equipping that to be a guest bedroom with full bath. This requires extensive planning and services must be run into the building for heat, water and electricity.
Take a look at your current floor plan to see whether a bedroom could be created with the space you currently have. Walls that are non-load bearing can be knocked down and beams and poles can be added to other sections for support. If youre not using a formal dining space or parlour but could use another bedroom, consider converting the space. For some homes the basement may be an option, although youll need to be sure that local building codes will allow a bedroom on this level. Also be sure that moisture and dust will not be an issue.
Whether you are adding a new bedroom to increase the resale value of your home or simply making better use of the space you currently have, designing and building new bedrooms are worthwhile renovations. Create more private space for the family, redecorate your existing bedroom or make room for more. This is a fun remodelling job that will deliver great benefits.