One Bedroom Becomes Two

The homeowners planned to convert this home into a rental property, and wanted to maximize their income by adding a new king bedroom and creating additional “fun” space. They hoped to avoid costly structural changes, and long design reviews with their HOA, by avoiding modifications to the outside of the home.

In the original floor plan, the master bedroom was bizarrely accessed by walking through an office. The master was exceedingly large for a modest sized home, and the location of the master walk-in closet restricted the view of the beautiful outdoors.

Without relocating any of the windows or ventilation ducts, and without removing any structural walls, we were able to transform the master into two king bedrooms. We swapped the master walk-in closet for a reach-in closet, noting that the master bathroom already had additional, ample closet space. The new master bedroom was still large, with space for a sitting area, a desk, and a large dresser. We converted the office into a new den with a sleeper sofa for extra guests, and removed the den’s door so that traffic flows in and out naturally. A new alcove area forms the entrance to the two new bedrooms.