Building a Shoe Barn

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My wife and I thought we might work on the bedroom of our house. I hesitate to call it the master bedroom because we are not sure if it is going to stay that way. We are working (slowly) on an inlaw apartment too, and so we might take that as a master bedroom when we are done...I am not sure.

But right now we have a 16 x 16 bedroom that is kind of goofy. It used to be a 16 x 12 bedroom when we had a hallway that went by it, then out a back door. But it looked like a hotel room walking down the hall. So we truncated the hallway where the doors led to the bedrooms on the left and right. Then we put in a 4 x 4 closet for stuff like board games, crafts, and that sort of thing. Then we took out a wall in our bedroom and made it a bit bigger by 4 x 8. But for a bedroom it looked goofy; we had an exterior door, and the room was U-shaped.

So my wife decided she wanted a shoe closet there instead. That will get rid of the exterior door, then take out another window so we can put a bed against that wall. Then take out the window that is left, and put in a big patio door instead.

This will give us two closets in that bedroom. The master closet that is 8 x 12 feet will be for my wife and I, then the new walk-in shoe closet that will be 4 x 8. We affectionaly call it the "Shoe Barn"

Down the road we might turn the bigger walk-in closet into another bathroom, or maybe not...we are not sure. That would make it a master bedroom suite, but with a tiny 4x8 walk-in closet. So anyway, today I framed up the new shoe closet just for something to do. So I will put the cogeneration set on hold, and work on this for awhile. A Trophy-Husband has to prioritize, heat and electricity for his humble abode, or a place for the Mrs. to put all her shoes!

 

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Kind of a follow-up to that post above...

My wife was married before, and yet her husband was on the shorter side, so he did not allow my wife to wear high heels because she would then be even taller than him. He was also kind of controlling, and told her how to dress, and bought her clothing for her to wear.

But my wife LOVES shoes. So when she met me, who is taller than her anyway, I did not care, so she has kind of gone overboard on her shoes. At one time she belonged to (3) shoe-of-the-month clubs, so her collection is kind of substantial. (And yes they really do have shoe-of-the-month clubs).

I am the only male in this house, as even the dog, bunny, cat, goldfish, and duck are even girls, so with the exception of the goldfish...all have plenty of shoes! At the last great shoe-census of 2019, I think there was 92 pairs of shoes in this house. So my wife does need a "shoe barn"! (LOL)

A note to the wise though: do not let your wives read this post because if it gets out, that will be the newest house craze: a must-have in a home: walk-in shoe closet!

 

[Jstpssng]

At least your wife isn't named "Imelda".
When I read the title I thought that you were getting into a new sideline; shoemaking. There's definitely a precedent for it in Belfast.

 

[3Ts]

The construction all looks reasonable to me, the only comment I have is that I recommend a master plan which includes everything you want. If you do it piecemeal, there is a greater chance that it will look as a bunch of parts that don't fit together as well. As for the number of shoes, I can't comment on that, my wife has 4 - sandals, dress shoes, hiking boots, and rubber boots.

 

[newbury]

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Did you mean to downsize the bed also?

 

[Gem99ultra]

I think your plan sounds perfectly fine. I know that because my spouse told me to say that :laughing:

Still, it won't be long before all the space in the closets are filled with other "valuables". Too much closet space is like having too much money - ain't gonna happen.

 

[newbury]

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Still, it won't be long before all the space in the closets are filled with other "valuables". Too much closet space is like having too much money - ain't gonna happen.

It's a simple scientific fact - nature ABHORS a vacuum. I had 5,500 sq ft of vacant warehouse when I started moving my 15x15 basement shop 10 years ago. I still have not finished moving and it's full!

 

[BrokenTrack]

Believe it or not, we have ample space here.

We moved out of the this house in anticipation of selling it, and moved into a Tiny Home. We gave away a lot of stuff, sold some stuff, and threw out even more. But when the house did not sell, we moved back in, and so we have very little stuff, in a pretty big home.

We have several kitchen cabinets and kitchen drawers that are completely empty. We have our entire attic empty. An attic in our barn that is empty, just tons of empty space.

But when it came to her shoes...even in the Tiny House, my wife had to keep them.

 

[BrokenTrack]

Did you mean to downsize the bed also?

Sorry, no...just an Excel Spreadsheet misjudgment on squares.

 

[Sigarms]

Is there any ductwork for heating and AC in the master bedroom per supply and return registers? Being you're in Maine, assume heating is the primary issue and who knows what you could be using LOL