Hello,
I am currently planning the furniture, electrical outlets, and light switches on our floor plan. My wife thinks we should already plan for larger beds (1.60 m (5 feet 3 inches) wide) or even set up with those right away (children: one is 3 years old; another one planned).
What do you think about this? Does it make sense to plan for a large youth/adult bed for children? For me, a bigger bed leads to more complicated room layouts, and it also takes away valuable floor space for playing, which is especially important for young children.
The rooms are each 3.80 m by 4 m (12.5 feet by 13 feet), about 15 square meters (160 square feet).
A 1.6 m by 2 m (5 feet 3 inches by 6 feet 7 inches) bed takes up 3.2 square meters (34 square feet). A 0.9 m by 2 m (3 feet by 6 feet 7 inches) bed takes up 1.8 square meters (19 square feet). That’s almost a 1.5 square meter (16 square feet) difference...
I am currently planning the furniture, electrical outlets, and light switches on our floor plan. My wife thinks we should already plan for larger beds (1.60 m (5 feet 3 inches) wide) or even set up with those right away (children: one is 3 years old; another one planned).
What do you think about this? Does it make sense to plan for a large youth/adult bed for children? For me, a bigger bed leads to more complicated room layouts, and it also takes away valuable floor space for playing, which is especially important for young children.
The rooms are each 3.80 m by 4 m (12.5 feet by 13 feet), about 15 square meters (160 square feet).
A 1.6 m by 2 m (5 feet 3 inches by 6 feet 7 inches) bed takes up 3.2 square meters (34 square feet). A 0.9 m by 2 m (3 feet by 6 feet 7 inches) bed takes up 1.8 square meters (19 square feet). That’s almost a 1.5 square meter (16 square feet) difference...
guckuck2 schrieb:
It was about the width of the bed and the positioning of sockets and light switches. The first requires space though.
guckuck2 schrieb:
I would rather consider whether the structural support in the children's room is sufficient to install a whirlpool later on. Also plan for wastewater and high-voltage power. After all, you only live once and not (only) for others. *Scratches head....*
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hampshire30 Dec 2019 10:07guckuck2 schrieb:
Comfort is for the elderly.I like that saying! Offer: I’ll trade comfort for youth (as long as I don’t lose my life experience).
Golfi90 schrieb:
As a teenager, a bigger bed is definitely necessary! Sleeping in a 90cm (35 inch) child’s bed with your first girlfriend is just embarrassing!!Even in my mid-20s, living in a student dormitory, I still only had a 90cm (35 inch) bed. Just like my girlfriend. It wasn’t embarrassing, it was just how it was, and it was pretty bad.
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hampshire31 Dec 2019 09:31Although I personally consider using the bed size for teenagers as a guideline for positioning electrical outlets in children's rooms to be excessive, I have to acknowledge that standards are constantly changing, and my childhood is not a reference for what is expected today. One thing is clear: children's rooms need more electrical outlets nowadays.
hampshire schrieb:
Even though I personally consider using bed size for teenagers as a general guideline for the positioning of power outlets in children’s rooms to be excessive, I have to acknowledge that standards are constantly changing and my childhood is not a reliable reference for what is expected nowadays. One thing is clear: children’s rooms need more power outlets these days.Well, whose expectations are these? The children’s? Probably not.Similar topics