Looking for 'Live-Apartners'
We've been seeing examples of his-and-hers bathrooms and vanities for
quite a while now on Houzz. (Some say that the extra sink space does
wonders in terms of keeping the peace between a married couple.) And we
recently featured a lodge in Oregon, where a retired couple keep both his-and-hers sinks and separate master bedrooms.
That Oregon couple isn't alone. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 1.7 million married couples were living apart for reasons other than legal separation: commuter marriages, a tough economy that's forced couples to take jobs wherever they're available and personal preferences. Across the pond, the Office for National Statistics has put the number of "live-apartners" in the U.K. at 1.2 million, citing high-profile celebrities Helena Bonham-Carter and Tim Burton as an example of a happy married pair living in adjoining apartments in Hampstead, North London.
This image shows half of a shared bathroom (with separate his-and-hers sinks and a tub that's used just by the woman of the house). One door leads into her bedroom ...
... and another leads to his.
Interior designer Tracy Murdock met a client's request to design a custom double queen-size bed with this bedroom setup. She says, "The clients requested a special bed that would allow each of them to have their own space yet still be together, so we created a large platform bed with two queen mattresses on the platform, each on its own control for adjusting firmness."
Show us: Are you part of this growing "live-apartner" trend? Do you and your partner keep separate bathrooms, living spaces, sleeping quarters or homes? If so, please post a picture in the Comments section and tell us about it. Your space could appear in a follow-up feature on Houzz.
Article originally published on Houzz.
That Oregon couple isn't alone. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 1.7 million married couples were living apart for reasons other than legal separation: commuter marriages, a tough economy that's forced couples to take jobs wherever they're available and personal preferences. Across the pond, the Office for National Statistics has put the number of "live-apartners" in the U.K. at 1.2 million, citing high-profile celebrities Helena Bonham-Carter and Tim Burton as an example of a happy married pair living in adjoining apartments in Hampstead, North London.
This image shows half of a shared bathroom (with separate his-and-hers sinks and a tub that's used just by the woman of the house). One door leads into her bedroom ...
... and another leads to his.
Interior designer Tracy Murdock met a client's request to design a custom double queen-size bed with this bedroom setup. She says, "The clients requested a special bed that would allow each of them to have their own space yet still be together, so we created a large platform bed with two queen mattresses on the platform, each on its own control for adjusting firmness."
Show us: Are you part of this growing "live-apartner" trend? Do you and your partner keep separate bathrooms, living spaces, sleeping quarters or homes? If so, please post a picture in the Comments section and tell us about it. Your space could appear in a follow-up feature on Houzz.
Article originally published on Houzz.
