Three Layout Options for Faye's Room

The study project is almost a wrap, and we're itching to get another project going–something that's a bit of a lighter lift and possibly more in our hands. So we referred to our 2023 project list, and we're excited to get started on Faye's room next!

Shop Faye's Bedroom

We've spent some time in both Polly and Greta's rooms, but Faye (who's nine years old) has been patiently waiting for her turn. Her room has remained mostly untouched, aside from a new bed and rolling out a rug. Oh, and we installed new flooring throughout the house before moving in. Faye is my kid who's most interested in design, so I'm going to lean into her childlike creative genius throughout this process as much as possible.

Here's what the room looked like before moving in!

Before

The other day, Chris and I put our heads together and talked through the current layout of her room, which is a little awkward with the closet and window situation. When we do this brainstorming together, no idea is off the table. No idea is bad. We say every idea we're thinking about and talk through the pros and cons to help us land on the best possible idea. Chris took measurements of the room and drew up three possible layouts that we're considering.

With this option, we would keep the current closet and bed placement but downsize from a queen-size to a twin. This would allow us to put a small dresser along the smaller wall, which is a huge request from Faye. This isn't my favorite option because although we would get more floor space to add a dresser and nightstands, the closet placement is still odd and cuts into the symmetry of the windows. I also don't love the idea of going backward in bed size.

The second option is to move the closet over to the small wall and move the bed over to the window wall. Then we would have room for a dresser and maybe even some nightstands on either side of the bed. Moving the closet is going to make the windows more symmetrical, although there's still a bit more wall space on that left side. But we can make it work! Pssst, we already moved the bed to this window wall, and we're trying it out! The new closet would be standard depth, all trimmed out, and flush with the opening into the bathroom.

The third option we're considering is to do something similar to the built-in wardrobes we did a couple of houses ago. When we lived in Rexburg, Greta and Faye shared a basement bunk room, and we built in some IKEA Pax wardrobes for them to use instead of closets. I think this would make a great solution in Faye's room! I envision two wardrobes with a mirror or vanity in between, and since there was already more wall space to the left of the window, the window wall stays fairly symmetrical.

As of right now, nothing's off the table! Does having a bed in front of the windows scare me? There were a lot of reasons why it didn't work in our room, but I think it could be the most practical solution in Faye's room! When I wrote the post, "Where does the bed even go?" here's what I said about beds on window walls.

"Two rules of thumb that I’ve picked up in my under-window positioning and Pinning: 1. Choose a low-profile headboard or one with an open frame so you don’t obstruct the window too much. 2. Pull the bed out about nine inches from the window-wall to allow curtains to hang behind."

As far as making design decisions for this room, all I know right now is that I'm really interested in doing some wallpaper along with some contrast-colored trim. I ordered 27 wallpaper samples and together with Faye, we'll narrow them down. Here's a peek at what I'm considering!

Sneak Peek of The Wallpaper Samples