I have a 50 year old split level house in Toronto with three bedrooms.
I would like to "steal" the closet from the next door second bedroom, close it off, and open it up to the master bedroom on the other side.
I was wondering what this will do to my re-sale value, i.e. the second bedroom would not have a closet.
Thanks,
Darren
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i am not sure about it..... but be carefull.... actaully an extra large closet in the master bedroom would be an asset...... to list a bedroom it has to have a window and a closet or it's just a den.....
I agree with dustbunnydiva. Really, be careful. If you have no closet in the second bedroom, you no longer legally have a second bedroom. My Realtor pointed that out to me when I purchased last time. To list a bedroom it has to have a window and a closet or it is just a den.
I have DBD we had a fourth bedroom in our last house but it didn't have a closet thats why it is consider as 3 bed plus office. We couldn't call it a bedroom maybe in the really old houses you can get away with it as they never had any closets.
Thanks for all your input.
I was concerned about calling it a bedroom if it did not have a closet.
It is a nice to have but I may just build a smaller closet in the other bedroom so there is no issue.
Thanks again.
Darren
is there enough room to do another built in closet in the the bedroom that you are stealing the closet from?.....even if its not hugh, having one would be an asset. My sister inlaw stold the closet from thier master bedroom to make a larger bathroom and just built another one in the master.
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janetc
Sometimes it is a tough call. You may just need the extra space or to re configure the room for optimal design and or space and that just may mean removing closets.
& then buying IKEA wall to wall nice ones just may take the current home / bedroom or totally upscale and in the end may make for a more attractive & faster house sale even if the new buyers want the IKEA closets.
I think a lot of older closets are dinky in size and I would much rather prefer something of a more current design in today's world of closets !
That's a tough one, but if you are thinking resale, closets are really needed in bedrooms. (Well...there's always the opportunity to install wardrobes like those from Ikea...)
I could see from a real estate listing perspective that a room without a closet would just be considered a den.
Is this added a space for the master bdrm a 'must have' or a 'nice to have'?
Also-how quickly are you considering a move...short or long term considerations.
I am with DBD we had a fourth bedroom in our last house but it didn't have a closet and we had to list it as a 3 bed plus office or den. We couldn't call it a bedroom maybe in the really old houses you can get away with it as they never had any closets. I would not take out a closet in one room to make another bigger.
I am not sure whether it's illegal to call a room a bedroom if it doesn't have a closet (We used to have a "Century Farmhouse" that didn't have any built-in closets in any of the bedrooms), but I don't think it would be the wisest thing to do IMO. You [I]could[/I] add an armoire to the closet-less room, but you may be asked to include it in the sale.
On the other hand, an extra large closet in the master bedroom [I]would[/I] be an asset.
Your best bet is to ask a Real Estate agent in your area for his/her opinion.
Be careful. If you have no closet in the second bedroom, you no longer legally have a second bedroom. My Realtor pointed that out to me when I purchased last time. To list a bedroom it has to have a window and a closet or it's just a den.