North Wales Coastal Home - Upstairs Plans and Progress
A couple of weeks ago, I introduced you to the North Wales coastal home project and showed you the interior design plans and the progress we’ve made with the downstairs. In case you missed it, you can read about here. Since then, a lot of the furniture has gone in - VERY exciting! Today, I’m going to show you the plans for the upstairs.
The Upstairs Plans
Upstairs, there were three bedrooms and one bathroom.
Because the house will be able to accommodate up to 8 people (with the three bedrooms and sofa bed downstairs), one bathroom wasn’t really enough. The existing bathroom was just over 3 metres long and about 2.1 metres wide (quite big for the size of the house) so I looked at ways of separating it into two, to create an en-suite for the master bedroom and a separate family bathroom.
One of my favourite parts of the interior design process is working with tricky floor plans - it’s a bit like doing a jigsaw - it’s so satisfying seeing the end result and how a space can become so much more functional through clever space planning. We decided to knock a door through from the master bedroom and leave the existing entrance to the family bathroom where it was, with a cleverly shaped wall to separate the bathroom from the en-suite. More on the bathrooms in a minute. First, let’s look at plans for the master bedroom.
Master Bedroom
I know, I know - these pictures are really bad. They were taken during the clear out phase and I hadn’t started my business yet so wasn’t thinking about using them for a blog! Lots more dark oak furniture, like we saw downstairs. The door through to the en-suite will be going in the corner where the little cupboard is. Like many mid-century houses, there wasn’t much character - no cornices and tiny skirting boards.
The Interior Design Scheme
The brief for this room was to create a homely, calming space. Sticking to a similar colour palette to the rest of the house, I chose mint green and pink, with copper and brass accents and plenty of rattan to add warmth and texture.
Progress
The Bathrooms
The existing bathroom was quite big - it had a bath and separate shower.
Plans
Progress
If ever there was an image to demonstrate the importance of good project management in interior design, this is it.
(WARNING: it could make you feel very dizzy)
Yes, that’s right, the plumber had laid the tiles haphazardly! To be fair to my mum, this was mid-lockdown so she couldn’t be there to supervise. God I feel sick just looking at them.
Bedroom 2
The Design Scheme
I don’t have any decent Before pictures of Bedroom 2 I’m afraid but here’s the interior design scheme!
Bedroom 3
Again, this was taken during the clear-out phase! This will be the kids’ room so we’ve decided on bunk beds to make the most of the space. The radiator has been moved.
The Design Scheme
And that’s the upstairs! Next time I write a blog about this house, it will be a room reveal - can’t wait to show you! Let me know what you think in the comments.
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Update: See the Final Reveals of the Master Bedroom, the Ombre Bedroom, the Kids’ Bedroom and the Bathrooms in my blog posts.