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I would second putting the bed on the angled wall, with two nightstands on either side with lamps.

Then I'd put the dresser without a mirror on the wall to the left of the door and the dresser with the mirror on the wall to the right of the door.

I'd also put a reading chair in the corner by the window - angled to face the bed. That way you should still have room for a low table under the window by the chair and a small floor lamp on the other side.

And I'd paint the wall behind the bed something fun. :o)

ummmm just an idea, but what if you build a fake wall of sorts coming off the angled wall, parallel to the door wall. you could make the area behind that into a dressing area, which is especially nice, since, if you're like me (and most) clothes pile up and look messy.

you could even center it in the room, which would allow you to walk around the bed on both sides. nightstands on either side with lamps on them. it could look really luxurious.

the reading chair can go in the corner where the door wall meets the angled wall.

I'd put the bed parallel to the angled wall, but a couple feet out, so it's freestanding, and get a headboard that acts as something of a divider. The larger dresser would go parallel to the angled wall along the line of the third side of a triangle with the door wall and the straight wall (though this would be awkard if the door goes inward). Between the headboard and the dresser, it should give some feeling of squaring off the room.

Nightstands could match the headboard, or be part of it.

Other dresser is against the 6' 8" angled wall.

Chair goes angled against the window, a small bookcase would give the feeling of a reading nook.

I'd put the bed against the straight wall. Hard to tell for sure without seeing the rest of what's outside the doorway, but it might give more privacy and stability. On the diagonal wall, it would seem to me that the bed is about to slide out of the bedroom.... The nine-drawer dresser would go to the right of the entrance, opposite the window. And the other dresser could go on the wall to the left, or near that on the large angled wall. I'd set up a seating area in front of and to the right of the window area, at the far end of the room. And try not to put much more furniture in there.

By the way, I think they have a dressing area already in the walk-in closet.

There is absolutely no way that you can put a king-sized bed, a 4-drawer dresser (42.5"H x 33.75"W x 17.75"D), 9-drawer dresser (30"H x 61.75"W x 17.75"D) with a mirror, reading chair, and two nightstands (size & type TBD) into this bedroom.

The only possible solution would be to lose the fiancee -- who is obviously not contributing in the home design department anyway -- and get a single bed.

The only thing I'd do different from Maxwell's idea is that I think that 6'8" and 6'6" are kind of decent sized areas that flank the entrance, and I think besides that big old dresser in the center of the big right wall, a matching pair of highboy chests of drawers could go on those smaller walls, and there would still be room for a hamper in the extreme corner past one of them. Or past both of them.

There is a chance that I'm not picturing the right spacing here, though.

Notice on the diagram that the 2nd bedroom looks pretty large too, and with better dimensions, maybe use the 2nd as your main, and the main as a guest bedroom or office.

Ha, ha, rick...but this room is huge, even for everything that they want to get in it.

A king size bed is 76" wide by 80" deep, so they'll have enough room to fit this all in, I believe...my vote is to put the bed along the angled wall, it'll have to go closer to the door than 1/2 way into the room. Then put the bigger dresser on the opposite long wall--my gut is to center the bigger dresser (or there abouts) with the center of the bed, even if it's not centered in the room.

Otherwise those items can swap; try the position of the bed first...no matter what you think about feng shui, chances are you'll have preference for how you want to view the door/room from your perch on the bed.

As for the shorter dresser, I would recommend that you put it on the corresponding short wall, just inside the door, that is closest to the wall you put the long dresser on. So, if you put the bed on the angle wall, put the short dresser on the right of the door.

The chair by the window, provided it doesn't block the view, would be most inviting, otherwise angle it into the room on the short wall opposite the shorter dresser.

I feel that getting night stands that are wider than they are deep would play up the length of the room, though it really depends on the style of your furniture. And whatever the style, take advantage of the wall space and make your bed the focal of the room. Maybe drape fabric on the wall from ceiling to floor, emphasize the fact that this bed commands the room (in all the right ways!).

Good luck!

You don't have to put a bed against a wall.

Maxwell, why do your feet have to point toward the door?

Put the bed against the straight wall. It is the most "protected" wall, which is how you want to feel when going to sleep. Put the dresser with the mirror along the angled wall, you will be able to see the doorway from the bed. Put the tall dresser against one of the short walls near the door. Create a small sitting area near the windows with one (or two) chairs, a small table, etc. I would also add an area rug under or next to the bed, to anchor that area (since it is such a large room), and perhaps one to define the sitting area by the window. Artwork would help define/anchor areas, too.

MP, the Chinese think it's bad luck to lie in bed with your feet pointing toward the door. I would guess Maxwell meant that, when your feet are pointed that way, your bed is against the most protected wall (correct me if I'm wrong, Maxwell).

I would put it against the straight wall too. The angled wall is in contact with the "outside" and thus will get colder and maybe feel more humid during winter.

bed against the straight wall makes the best of a bad situation... the bed has more repose and more privacy in this location. ie. there is a more natural relationship with some of the key features of the room. ie. the entry and window.

This is a little hard to swallow at first, but keep an open mind. I tossed all my dressers and rely on smart shelving (built in) to do the work for me. I love my space so much more with the freedome to move about. I mean, face it, that is not a huge room. So less REALLY is more. Image the BEST linens on that King bed and one FABULOUS original artwork that is a screaming focal point, since there is nothing to compete with it.

Greer is correct that according to feng shui, a bed in the mortuary position is unlucky. When the foot of a bed directly faces a door, this is reminiscent of a corpse waiting for burial. In addition, angled walls indicate a missing area in the occupants' lives. In PJ's case, I believe the missing areas would be knowledge and wealth. In addition, slants portend unexpected events.

More important than feng shui is how the eye perceives objects in an angled room. Sea is correct: a king-size bed on the angled wall will seem to be coming at you as you enter. The wider the object on that wall, the more obvious the angle. The foreshortening of an angled object is more pronounced the wider it is.

I suggest putting the wide dresser with its mirror along the 6'8" wall. The mirror will create the illusion of depth. Place the narrower dresser against the angled wall. Make sure there's clearance to open drawers of both at the same time.

I'd tuck the chair by the window. A reader could use the nightstand on that side of the bed as a table. Besides the advantages of natural light and a nearby table, the area will appear cozy and inviting, protected as it is by the bed's bulk.

I also agree with josie that using a more regularly shaped room would be great.