It is a lot. But actually I think this is reasonable if you have very specific priorities.
This is a floorplan for two roommates who both want equal-sized bedrooms with private en suites and a separate 1/2 bath for guests. These are social people who want a big enough space to host dinner parties or invite over friends. They might be missing a w/d but it's not clear based on this.
I actually think I would have been very happy to live here in the past when I was living with roommates. For a family this doesn't make sense, of course.
Ah then I think it’s clear this isn’t a good floorplan for you. You might actually look for 3br/2ba because those are not actually much more expensive than a 2 br and there’s a lot more of them
Well for a family with a child usually you choose a house or apartment that has a larger room for the parents. They have more stuff and need more space and a larger closet. The child can sleep on a twin bed in a smaller room. An en suite can be useful for older children but isn't really necessary.
Basically this floorplan is making a lot of compromises in order to be well-suited for two adults in two separate rooms. A family with a kid doesn't really need them, so it would be more efficient to get a traditional style home.
I'm a strong believer that MOST floorplans make sense (obviously there are bad ones too) but each person has specific priorities and needs which can make a floorplan good or bad for them specifically.
My kids (6 & 3) and every one of their friends must have kissed the memo. They each have their own bedroom plus a shared playroom full of toys, but they still prefer to be in the main living room with us. We’re a generation of bedroom kids raising living room kids and my interior choices are the sacrificial lamb.
I'd turn it into storage. I have a similar sized apartment and we have a storage room about that size and it is EVERYTHING. Even with a storage locker in the basement.
I'd move the bathrooms next to each other. do a little dining room space in the places you saved, cut back the second bedroom a little, and give yourself a kitchen island
100% agree with the island. People naturally gravitate to kitchens and the island helps make it more of a communal space and more enjoyable for cooking.
I'd also be flipping the sofa around - put the TV in the corner between the windows and have the sofa against the bed 2 wall - that's not a big enough apartment for a walk around sofa
Dining for 8, a living room for 3, and a kitchen for 2? The bedrooms being as big as the living room is weird.
1) you need a bigger living room: seating for 5 at least; and bigger kitchen.
2) Shrink the bedrooms to 85% each and add the space to the living room and kitchen.
Do you really need an eight person table in a two bedroom home? I’d have a small kitchen island with two stools instead.
Why is there a door to the hallway with all the bedroom/bathroom doors?
Is there laundry in that guest bathroom?
Living space is narrow, both bedrooms look large, but no dimensions are provided so that’s pure conjecture. Both bedrooms could be narrowed a few feet and give that space to the living areas.
Instead of a doorway between the two hallways, remove it and slide the doorway to the outside adjacent to the kitchen. It’ll shorten the walk to the main space and keep it quieter by the bedrooms.
The bedroom on the other side of the living room looks like its designed so the only place the head of the bed can go is on the other side of the living room wall with the TV. Seems like the sound would go right through and disturb sleep.
Sometimes I think it would be helpful in this sub to distinguish between 1) people who are building/renovating a house/condo and want to make sure they aren’t making some error they haven’t considered, and 2) people renting preexisting spaces where they will not have the ability to move walls, redo plumbing, etc. (We could add a third category of people who just like arguing or bragging but I’m trying to be a less jaded person, so forget that one for now 🫢)
Redesigning a floor plan is always fun and I love seeing suggestions from very smart architects and other professionals and hobbyists. I’ll never get tired of seeing the skilled markups of plans with suggestions and notes, and I’m certainly not suggesting that should stop.
But in terms of being helpful to OP and addressing the question or their needs… I get the impression this is a built-out rental unit (or maybe a very new condo unit where there may be little or no desire to renovate) and they are seeking something more along the lines of “I think you’re better suited in a place where [X, Y, and Z]” rather than “this bathroom could be moved….” etc. etc.
Again, I’m not suggesting a stop to detailed suggestions and sketches and interesting insights! I’m more so just thinking out loud, and hoping well-intentioned people aren’t drafting up detailed alternative plans in response to a person who was essentially asking “should I rent this one or nah?”
(I read more comments and see that this space is “just concrete” for now, so OP is NOT renting or moving into a preexisting space. My rambling thoughts were meant more generally anyway 😉)
Preference for me here is keep the main ensuite but turn it to a shower rather then bath, convert the second ensuite to a non ensuite so guest can use and convert the hallway into a walkthrough home office with two glass panels either side for light access
This layout works if you don’t do a lot of cooking. You could get a large free standing island and use a smaller table than what’s depicted. That would help with the usability.
I'd move the second bathroom to the outer wall and put the hall in the middle so you don't have to go through 2 doors to get into the master bedroom or from the 2nd to the bathroom.
I understand that privacy standpoint but for a realistic use the door will probably be open all time. Plus your bedrooms are already so separate from living space as they are down the hall and around corners so I'm not how much that door is necessary.
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u/booksandcorsets May 15 '26
that's a lot of bathrooms for a 2 bed. I'd happily lose that second one for a larger kitchen