PRINCIPLE SUITE – THE BEFORE
Oh, the good ol’ before shots. I took a full video of the space before we started any demo, so here’s a look at what we’re working with. These spaces pretty much look just as they did when we moved in. Our room has a few newer pieces like the bed and the rug, but for the most part I’ve just been using things I had from other rooms in the house and from our previous home.
Our home has 4 bedrooms on the upper level. A principle bedroom and 3 smaller bedrooms. The main bathroom is up there as well, but thats pretty much it.
When we purchased this home we thought we might eventually need a 3rd kids room, but life happening as it does, we ended up not needing it. The debate then became; should we eliminate a bedroom and gain a bathroom? After looking at comparables in our neighbourhood we found that many homes had an ensuite, or at least 2 full bathrooms, and the number of bedrooms ranged from 3-5. We just have the 1 full bath, no ensuite, and are considered a 4 +1 (basement room with a window not quite large enough to be a true bedroom).
Although you do have to consider your homes value when debating any kind of renovation, you also have to keep living there, and your needs should play a major role in that decision. With 2 teenaged daughters and 1 shower, we opted for the ensuite and lost a bedroom.
I’ll honestly be so happy to finally have a space to rest, relax, and sleep that isn’t just a graveyard for furniture and other odds and ends. Here is what our bedroom looks like now:
These accent pillows are one thing I bought for myself for this room and I love them still.
The too short drapery, the artwork waiting for a place to hang, no style to speak of, the boob light… but its typical isn’t it? Of a main bedroom? To be forgotten, deemed unimportant, and not a priority. It’s the 1 room hardly anyone ever sees, after all…
BUT YOU SEE IT.
You see your main bedroom everyday. I once read a study that discussed the psychological effects that poorly designed, kept, and cared for spaces have on those that inhabit them. This study was on a communal space, but the evidence showed that a cold, thoughtless space sends messages of lower worth to its inhabitants. How does that translate into our homes and how we feel in them? Something to think about….
And definitely something I considered while designing this whole space, I can’t wait to see how it feels!
